6 Music's History of Video Game Music

Charlie Brooker's Video Game Playlist

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Mar 2019, 01:00 on 6 MusicLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Mar 2019, 01:00 on 6 Music

Charlie Brooker discusses his passion for video games, and selects some of his favourite game music. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 3^rd Mar 2019, 13:00 on 6 MusicLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Mar 2019, 02:00 on 6 Music

Mark Savage charts the evolution of video game music, from Pong’s basic bleeps to the sweeping scores of Red Dead Redemption 2. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 10^th Mar 2019, 13:00 on 6 Music

Mark Savage explores how video game music is written; and why “death music” is the dark art of gaming. Show more