Rainbow Road is the final track in the final cup of Mario Kart 8. It's been that way for Mario Kart's entire history. Each version of the circuit track has been loopy, insanely colorful, and disorienting—with music to match. » 7/01/14 11:30am 7/01/14 11:30am

We still have to wait a few more weeks to play Mario Kart 8, but here's something to help tide us all over until the game finally launches at the end of May. If you go over to Nintendo's main Mario Kart 8 website, you can spend the rest of your Friday listening to the game's excellent soundtrack. Here's hoping that… » 5/02/14 11:30am 5/02/14 11:30am

The soundtrack for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is available now on iTunes. It's $9.99 and includes 270 tracks. Soundtracks for Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire, Diamond/Pearl, Black/White and Black 2/White 2 will be released later this year, says The Pokémon Company. » 1/19/14 4:00pm 1/19/14 4:00pm

Fahey wasn't too fond of the remixed "The Touch" that played during the credits for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron last year, the credits only offered an excerpt. Today, Stan Bush released the entire thing. Does the additional context make it better? » 12/15/13 1:00pm 12/15/13 1:00pm

Old-school heads out there may remember Iron Helix, a sci-fi CD-ROM game that did survival horror in the FMV format that was all the rage then. If you played it, you'll remember how the music tweaked your nerves with a tense layering of synthesizer chords. » 10/24/11 9:00am 10/24/11 9:00am

Hot on the heels of the game's "Peer Review" DLC, Valve has made available the third and final volume of "Songs to Test By," free of charge (as usual) through the game's official publicity site. There are 24 tracks, including the closing credits theme "Want You Gone," plus another six snippets for ringtones. The… » 9/30/11 11:00pm 9/30/11 11:00pm

Volume two of "Songs To Test By," Valve's soundtrack to Portal 2, is now available. 18 tracks of free music, plus some bonus ringtones and chimes for your iPhone and Android mobile. [Think With Portals] » 7/01/11 5:20pm 7/01/11 5:20pm

It's hard explaining why syndicated dance party shows like American Bandstand and Soul Train were compelling television, unless you grew up in that analog era that predated VCRs, cable TV (in some stubborn households) and goddamn for sure the Internet. » 6/16/11 7:30pm 6/16/11 7:30pm

For your listening pleasure, Rockstar Games has uploaded nine cuts from the L.A. Noire soundtrack, including the game's title theme (embedded below) and two other original compositions. The tracks are hosted at the social music site SoundCloud. » 5/15/11 2:00pm 5/15/11 2:00pm

This is Gillian Grassie, a Philadelphia-area harpist. That's not the sort of instrument that gets a record deal; harpists typically fund their recordings by playing weddings, dining rooms and the like. To raise money for her next album, Grassie took requests, and found that video game patrons are very willing to… » 5/12/11 10:00pm 5/12/11 10:00pm

In March, a five-year-old song for Civilization IV became the first original composition for a video game soundtrack to win a Grammy. While no award has been created specifically for video game scores - in fact, more than 30 categories have been eliminated for next year - a renaming of four categories means games will… » 4/08/11 10:00pm 4/08/11 10:00pm

This month's Mortal Kombat reboot will be accompanied by an all-new collection of electronic music inspired by the bloody, fatality-filled fighting game. You can listen to it right now, if you're looking for some new MK-inspired jams from the likes of MSTRKRFT, Skrillex and Congorock. » 4/04/11 7:30pm 4/04/11 7:30pm

It's an appropriate opening for a song placed in a game that begins in prison. "You know you fucked up, right?" begins "The Loser Wins," by Atmosphere. In another sports game, this would have to be blanked out, or just not used. » 2/17/11 6:00pm 2/17/11 6:00pm

Say what you will about their relevance for popular music these days, but the fact remains the Grammys are still the world's biggest music awards. So why can't video games get their own nomination? » 2/12/11 1:00am 2/12/11 1:00am

If you have fond memories of Mortal Kombat music by Belgian techno specialists The Immortals, the people behind the new Mortal Kombat have something just for you: an all-new album of thumping electronic music inspired by the gory fighting game reboot. » 2/11/11 8:30pm 2/11/11 8:30pm

The next Silent Hill won't feature the musical stylings of series mainstay Akira Yamaoka. Dexter composer Daniel Licht is filling the void in Silent Hill: Downpour... and doing a pretty good job of delivering the same musical vibe. » 1/25/11 4:30pm 1/25/11 4:30pm

The opening theme for Civilization IV is the first original composition associated with a video game to be a finalist nominee for a Grammy. The track, "Baba Yetu," is in the "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists" category. » 12/04/10 1:00am 12/04/10 1:00am

Sure you can download the Red Dead Redemption soundtrack - get it on CD even! But if you want authentic pop, crackle and hiss coming over your wild west soundtrack, only Rockstar has what you need, a double vinyl LP. » 11/20/10 7:00pm 11/20/10 7:00pm

Per its name, The Billboard 200 is a weekly list of the 200 highest-selling albums in the U.S. The official soundtrack for Halo: Reach debuted at No. 157 for the past week, the best mark ever for the franchise. » 9/23/10 10:30pm 9/23/10 10:30pm