Do you call Video game music, Video game music?

[kirbykirb]

While it may be from/made for a video game; wouldn't you think it'd also fall under the appropiate music genres?

For example, sonic 2 dreamcast has a few songs that can be classified as pop.

And what about some RPG's that really go deep with the music; such as Valkyrie Profile?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOe1tm-lJ4Y


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ADL...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csrmyv09y9g

[kupomogli]

I call it video game music. Main reason is that unless you just decide to call it techno then you can't really differentiate each video game under one music category.

[Richter Belmount]

Do you call a cheeseburger a hamburger?

[HappehLemons]

Most of Sonics music that includes vocals are remixed songs from other artist with the words Sonic thrown in there so they'll be considered "sonic songs". Not sure if this is the case for EVERY one though.

[kirbykirb]

Do you call a cheeseburger a hamburger?

So games that use classical music are now consideresd to be VGM?

[kupomogli]

So games that use classical music are now consideresd to be VGM?

Pretty much. Yeah.

Here's an example. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvYflh27Luc

[Flack]

They are Video Game Music in the way that Soundtracks are Soundtracks, regardless of what types or styles of songs they contain.

[Enigmus]

Do you call a cheeseburger a hamburger?

Nah, I call 'em Tendercrisps.

Also, I refer to them as "BGM tracks" due to their usage as (in a lot of cases, sans title screens), well, background pieces. Another one is "background instrumental" due to the lack of lyrics, unless a YouTube user adds obnoxious, asinine lyrics into what was once a nice instrumental, then the results are called "armed ear assault."