Editing Soundtrack (section)

==Video game soundtracks==
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Soundtrack may also refer to music used in video games. While [[sound effect]]s were nearly universally used for action happening in the game, music to accompany the gameplay was a later development. [[Rob Hubbard]] and [[Martin Galway]] were early composers of music specifically for video games for the 1980s [[Commodore 64]] computer. [[Koji Kondo]] was an early and important composer for [[Nintendo]] games. As the technology improved, [[polyphonic]] and often orchestral soundtracks replaced simple [[Monophony|monophonic]] melodies starting in the late 1980s and the soundtracks to popular games such as the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series began to be released separately. In addition to compositions written specifically for video games, the advent of CD technology allowed developers to incorporate licensed songs into their soundtrack (the [[Grand Theft Auto|''Grand Theft Auto'' series]] is a good example of this). Furthermore, when [[Microsoft]] released the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] in 2001, it featured an option allowing users to customize the soundtrack for certain games by ripping a CD to the hard-drive.