Expect an array of music at tonight's “Video Games Live.”
Here are five of the sources:
“Super Mario Bros.”: Having sold more than 40 million copies, it's the most popular video game and its honky-tonk-style music is a model of peppiness.
“Sonic the Hedgehog”: The fearless critter inspires enough snappy melodies and rhythms to get just about any gamer in the mood for adventure.
“The Legend of Zelda”: Heavy on action and fantasy, the game rousingly combines renaissance and rock influences.
“Halo”: The science-fiction series has a theme that's like medieval plainchant on steroids.
“Final Fantasy”: Classy and classically based, the scoring often reveals the sophisticated side of video game music.
– VALERIE SCHER
