Nice work if you can get it

There's an interesting, albeit brief, piece on Variety's site today looking at the current state of music production for videogames and the amount of money that the leading names pull in for their work. With quotes from the likes of Inon Zur (Prince Of Persia, Crysis) and Garry Schyman (Bioshock), the feature makes it clear that these guys are making a lot of money - although still nowhere near as much as their Hollywood counterparts.

Unsurprisingly, then, it seems that most game composers ultimately want to get into scoring movies, where the bucks get crazy big.

Read more here.

A music and technology journalist of over 30 years professional experience, Ronan Macdonald began his career on UK drummer’s bible, Rhythm, before moving to the world’s leading music software magazine, Computer Music, of which he was editor for over a decade. He’s also written for many other titles, including Future Music, Guitarist, The Mix, Hip-Hop Connection and Mac Format; written and edited several books, including the first edition of Billboard’s Home Recording Handbook and Mixing For Computer Musicians; and worked as an editorial consultant and media producer for a broad range of music technology companies.

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