The Players' Score - A Video Game Music Documentary

A project in Ellensburg, WA by Kory Caldwell
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We're following cover bands, composers and conventions to showcase the cultural and personal impact of video game music!
Backers: 581
Average Pledge Per Backer: $52

Funded: $30,441 of $24,000
Dates: Aug 26th -> Oct 11th (46 days)
Project By: Kory Caldwell
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Latest News

Japan, Cover Rewards, and New Stretch Goal: Animation!

October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit our first stretch goal, and we'll be flying to Japan to get in-person interviews! We've made it to our first stretch goal, this is absolutely phenomenal, thank you all so much! You have no idea how happy this makes us!Our next stretch goal... (Read More)

Videogame Music Documentary Reaches Kickstarter Goal

October 9th - via: intomobile.com
Ever heard of Chiptunes? You’re about to. A Kickstarter project to produce a documentary on video game music has reached its Kickstarter goal, raising $24,000. The documentary is slated to be completed in spring 2015 and will feature artists the likes of Journey, Shovel Knight, The Megas, Starbomb and Power Glove. (Read More)

SUCCESS, 56 Hours to Reach Our Stretch Goal, and New Executive Producer JD West!

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
WE MADE IT! The Players' Score is funded! We're extremely glad to announce that we've officially reached our goal and The Players' Score is funded because of our amazing backers and supporters! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Now, our team will be able to cover... (Read More)

Join us in the film's credits as a custom pixellated version of you!

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers who've chosen the FULLY EQUIPPED reward will also appear in the credits of the film as pixellated versions of themselves! If you've chosen the FULLY EQUIPPED reward, not only will you be receiving: the beautiful physical BLURAY copy of the... (Read More)

Shout Outs and The Start of Our Final Week!

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We'd like to thank everyone who's helping us keep up the momentum as we approach our goal in our final week! Thank you all so much! Every share, retweet and shoutout makes us happy to be taking part in this project with you. Because this film is... (Read More)

Jake Kaufman's Digital OST for All Backers Pledging $10 or More, New Updated FAQ!

September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Pledges $10 or more will receive all music created for The Players' Score!All backers who pledge $10 or more will now receive a digital copy of Jake Kaufman's OST including any contributed tracks and backer reward covers from the campaign in addition... (Read More)

Dale North Cover Song Reward, and Alexander Brandon On Board!

September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dale North, musician and Editor-in-Chief of Destructoid, is contributing a videogame cover song to the campaign as a new reward, and Unreal Tournament/Deus Ex composer Alexander Brandon is on board for the film!  We've just added another VGM... (Read More)

Destructoid’s Dale North joins game music documentary Kickstarter as an exclusive backer reward

September 26th - via: consoletuner.com
A month ago, Dale highlighted a Kickstarter campaign for a documentary focusing on videogame music called The Players’ Score. Today, filmmaker Kory Caldwell announced that our own Editor-in-Chief would be a part of an exclusive backer reward at the $400 level. (Read More)

Composers Hitoshi Sakimoto (Final Fantasy Tactics) Marty O'Donnell (Halo, Destiny) Braxton Burks (Pokemon Reorchestrated) confirmed participation!

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We're very happy to confirm and announce some exceptionally talented game composers will be lending their voices to The Players' Score. Hitoshi Sakimoto and Marty O'Donnell!We're glad to have such great names coming on board. Hitoshi Sakimoto,... (Read More)

Dmitry "C-jeff" Zhemkov, new Japanese translation and Band Saga shout-out!

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dmitry "C-jeff" Zhemkov will be contributing music to our OST and The Players' Score will also be translated into Japanese!  We're very happy to announce and welcome Dmitry "C-jeff" Zhemkov to the team! C-jeff is an amazing music artist and... (Read More)

Video Game Music Culture Examined in The Players’ Score

September 15th - via: cliqist.com
If you love video games, then by effect you probably also have an affinity for video game music. Over the years there have been so many memorable songs that even non-gaming fans have etched into their minds. The Players’ Score is a documentary that looks to encapsulate a slice of modern game music culture and share it with others. (Read More)

Codes Courtesy of Scarlet Moon Records, and New Reward Tiers!

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Scarlet Moon Records has provided the campaign with codes for Dale North's Silent Horror Original Soundtrack!The next 100 backers to pledge or increase their pledge will receive this in addition to their chosen reward tier!  "Dale North surprised... (Read More)

Mexico, Mariachi Games and VCONCERT!

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We have new sponsors and a big announcement! We're glad to be bringing on new executive producers Mariano Latapí Di Carlo and Poulette Roel Rizo, as well as to be working with Mariachi games and VCON. They've given us the wonderful chance to... (Read More)

New Composers and Surprises Update!

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Alright folks, have we got a few surprises for you! PAX Prime 2014 was a massive success for us, and we managed to get a few names and interviews that we’re incredibly excited to finally share with you! The list goes as follows: First up, C418! You... (Read More)

25 'HAWKEN' OST Codes Courtesy of Paper Sound!

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Shadi Muklashy and Ali Bavarian of Paper Sound just supported our campaign with 25 copies of the full HAWKEN OST!The next 25 backers to pledge or increase their pledge will receive a code to download the full HAWKEN OST in addition to the reward... (Read More)

New Reward Tier Added: Bluray + Physical OST!

August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! I'd like to open by sincerely thanking you all for your support and getting the word out. The positive reaction this project has received has our entire team excited about the coming campaign.We've added a new reward tier! This reward... (Read More)

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