Gamer Grooves

A Non-Productive.com Mini Series about Video Game Music

The soundtrack to a good video game is like a story that carries you through an adventure, ratchets up the intensity, or lures you into a narrative made more immersive by its mere presence.

In this series, Alex McVeigh walks us through some of the music he found most influential, from the classics to modern games and everything in between…


4 Minutes Before Death: The Music of Ghost Trick November 20, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. Ghost Trick is another story-centric game with many twists and turns leading to the [...]
The Composer Bros. Sharp & Flat Present: The Music of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask November 19, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. What was once a dark horse in the Zelda series soon became one of [...]
Baby Mario Cries… Quite Loudly: The Music of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island November 18, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. I don’t actually remember how I played Yoshi’s Island as a kid. I do [...]
Run Meat Man, Run: The Music of Super Meat Boy November 17, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes (Team Meat) had a vision when they decided to [...]
Nobuo Uematsu is Ridiculous: The Music of Final Fantasy VI (or III on the SNES in America) November 16, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. This is going to be another RPG length post I knew Final Fantasy VI [...]
The Last Metroid is In Captivity: The Music of Super Metroid November 15, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. 1994 saw the release of what many people consider to be the greatest Metroid [...]
Super Fighting Robot X: The Music of Mega Man X November 14, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. There are a couple of games on the SNES that I would think of [...]
The Fast and Furious Clicking: The Music of Noitu Love 2: Devolution November 13, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. Today’s article is going to be shorter than usual. Konjak (Joakim Sandberg) is one [...]
The Finale of a Trilogy; The Rebirth of the World: The Music of Terranigma November 12, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. Terranigma was made in 1995, and one of the few games developed by Quintet. [...]
A Donkey, Diddy and Dixie Double Header: The Music of Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2. November 11, 2013 - As always, a friendly reminder that this post may contain spoilers. You read correctly! Today, we’re covering two games instead of just one. My reasoning [...]