Gaming
How gaming music moves us
Arwa Haider explores the emotional power of videogame music, with composer Gareth Coker, Mark Choi, Ready Singer One and more [BBC Culture]
The ultimate videogame icon
Jump up, superstar! Arwa Haider looks at the vibrant legacy of Super Mario: videogaming's original renaissance man [BBC Culture]
The art of gaming on display
As video games increasingly feature in museum collections from MoMA to the V&A, Arwa Haider considers the argument for why they are "art" [Elephant]
The 1990s game that’s still a hit
Arwa Haider squares up to Street Fighter II: a 1991 arcade smash that still packs a mighty cultural punch [BBC Culture]
Gaming music in concert
Live performances of beloved scores such as "Assassin's Creed" are bringing a new young audience to symphonic music [The FT]
Joystick Division! 10 music games
Arwa Haider unlocks the hidden levels of the weirdest band-based video games, starring Journey, Wu-Tang, Aerosmith, David Bowie, and Paul McCartney [BBC Music]
Attract Mode playlist
Arwa Haider curates a playlist of classic videogame scores, spanning Jessica Curry to Jesper Kyd and Yoko Shimomura [Elephant]
Sonic Boom: the game music biz
Arwa Haider investigates how videogame music has become big business, thanks to major series soundtracks like GTA [The Times]