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September 11th, 2008
Video game developers utilize royalty free music in several different ways. Smaller video game developers often incorporate royalty free music into their final video game soundtracks. Although larger video game developers do not usually include royalty free music in video game soundtracks for commercial products, they do use royalty free music throughout the development process: developers frequently use royalty free music to save a place for rights managed music in preliminary versions of games.
Whether you are using royalty free music as your video game soundtrack or simply as a place holder during development stages, manipulating the audio into a compatible format is a must. Unlike multimedia applications such as Flash, which allows users to add music in WAV or MP3 formats, adding music to video games requires additional software to make the music compatible with the video game programming. Middleware is software that connects two distinct applications, allowing the video game program to read music files and integrate music into its code. According to Joe Shiver, faculty member at the Atlanta Art Institute and a member of the Georgia Game Developers Association, "Middleware is what allows the audio engineer [or musician] to interface with the game developer and see how their sounds would [work] in the game space. The game programmer may not know that sound "x" was intended [by the composer] to fade out at a certain point, but middleware programs allow the composer to communicate that." Two of RoyaltyFreeMusic.com's favorite middleware programs for use with video game soundtracks are Unreal Technology's Unreal Engine and the FMOD music and sound effects system . Both of these programs are compatible with multiple video game consoles, including Xbox360 and Playstation 3, allowing video game developers to create video game soundtracks for different systems.
RoyaltyFreeMusic.com's music library contains a huge selection of video game music for use with middleware software programs. Our collection of video game soundtrack music will set the stage for action and adventure in video games from every genre, from sports to strategy to role playing and more. For poker, blackjack, or other casino games, we recommend Sin City Remix . This collection of retro funk, lounge, and jazz grooves will transport players to casinos under the bright lights of the Las Vegas strip. If your crime or mystery-themed game requires some serious attitude, kick it up a notch with Action Drama Soundtrack . Filled with a variety of freewheeling and menacing tracks, this compilation of video game soundtrack music is the perfect accomplice to danger and adventure. For sports and other games in need of an urban edge, check out Nu Skool Urban . Packed with authentic hip hop tracks from the production company behind Jamie Foxx, India Arie, Fergie, and more, this collection of video game music will add a modern and youthful vibe to your video game soundtrack.
Still can't find the perfect video game soundtrack music for your project? RoyaltyFreeMusic.com's vast network of stock music composers can create original music to meet your needs. Contact RoyaltyFreeMusic.com for more details.
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