The AP is running a story on how video games are influencing the music sales and popularity of bands
featured in games from Tony Hawk's
American Wasteland to FIFA 2006, detailing how an unknown Ghanian reggae singer is now stocked on
iTunes and is enjoying much greater success because his single "Run" was included in the latter game's
soundtrack.Video-game music isn't as prominent in the States as it is in Europe and Japan, but it's slowly finding its way, even if there have been a few setbacks in the recent past. Nevertheless, game music is selling, as Jon Kertzer, business development manager for MSN Music, says: "We're selling lots of Xbox music on the downloads site. There's lots of interest."
In the meantime, we're left to consider how successful music downloads will be when one-click purchases become easily accessible on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Oh, and if you've got "the right Latino hip-hop sound" (that kinda resembles that of the rapper Fat Joe), then get in touch with the folks making the third True Crime game. They're looking to sign someone like you.
[Thanks, Mike]
