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Is Video Game Music Headed in the Wrong Direction?

November 8, 2007 by ronito

It is no great secret that videogames have come a long way in the past few years. No longer are they five minute diversions, but now are vast epics spanning across many hours. Videogame music has changed as well. The simple bleeps, bloops and zings of early videogames have been replaced with huge sweeping orchestral scores. And yet for all that change I can't help but fear that videogame music might be headed in the wrong direction.

I'm Looking For Writers and Contributors

November 4, 2007 by archard

I have a vision for this site. In that vision, it's more than just a place for you to come by, grab a few tabs, and then run off into the sunset. I want this place to become a thriving community where not just video game tablature, but video game music in general is celebrated and appreciated. In order to do that I need to expand the content of this site beyond just tabs. I've already begun to do that myself, and I plan to continue doing so. But I want to get the community involved as well. I'm looking for people to write content for this site on a variety of subjects. Articles about composers, reviews of soundtracks, and guitar lessons, to name a few. I encourage everyone to voice their opinions and contribute.

I can't currently pay anyone for their contributions. But if you want to share your opinions and talents to a large amount of people (over 60,000 unique visitors per month), then please consider becoming a contributor for this site. Just email me at and I will give you further details.

Vote For Yoko Shimomura Project Winner

November 4, 2007 by archard

Yoko ShimomuraTo honor Yoko Shimomura, composer of music from games such as Super Mario RPG, and Live A Live, we have decided to make a collection of tabs from games she composed. 11 people have submitted tabs for this project. We would like your opinion on which one you think is the best. Please vote for your favorite in the Yoko Shimomura Project Voting Thread.

This is just the first of many projects to come in the future. We plan to do a lot of similar community oriented things like this and we encourage everyone who is a fan of this site to participate in future projects. You can also give suggestions for future projects by posting in the Site Stuff section of the forum.

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