... by nostalgic memories of what FF7 “should” be or “should” sound like based on the original game; I have instead learned its music through a constellation of arrangements, versions, and covers. On the other hand, this also means I am not as intimately familiar with the game’s original soundtrack (OST...

... of the circulation of musical mods that were composed and shared on the Nexus Mods platform for the The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim video games. These mods add new musical material that is similar to the existing soundtrack of both titles, but the majority of the files...

.... The specific sounds vary according to personal preference, but the overarching categories indicate an assumed commonality in soundtrack making, in part influenced by film and video game soundtrack culture. The curation of these playlists indicates the DM’s intent to perform for their group and create...