The Great Composers of Film and Games

I went to an orchestra concert tonight. I was very excited for it because the program included orchestral music from film (especially by John Williams) and video games. The great composers of films and games are my heroes. For years I have dreamed of writing music like that, and I have been moved enough to even write a few pieces inspired by such work. There is often a lot of emotion and, well, epic-ness to it all. Each score might have small, subtle moments of magic in them (a bell chime, a small glissando on a piano, a shrieking trill from a flute, a thump from the timpani). Above all, I often feel hope in the music. Most films and games feature the theme of good over evil, and the music reflects that hope-filled triumph.

Being a tremendous fan of film and video game music, I am grateful for the great composers that write it.