Video Game Sheet Music

Video Game Piano Songs

Love gaming?

Video game sheet music is awesome to play!

Musicians all over the world, from pianists to full orchestras, are discovering the amazing world of video game piano sheet music.

Fan sites and music are all over the web!

From official sheet music imported from Japan, to free transcriptions done by video game music fans, I'll show you all the best sources online.

You can also check out anime sheet music!

Did you know there's even a video game music tour called Video Games Live?

Huge video screens, lighting and special effects, a full orchestra and chorus create a one-of-a-kind experience for fans. Check out this amazing video of classic video game music:

Video Game Sheet Music

Hands down, the best source for official video game sheet music is GameMusic.com.

You'll find official versions of sheet music (mostly imported from Japan), music CDs, anime music, collectibles, toys, and anime DVDs. Pretty much everything for your video game and anime music cravings!

An example... here's the sheet music book for Final Fantasy X. You can see all the music included and read customer reviews.

You'll find music for favorites like:

• Dragon Quest
• Howl's Moving Castle
• Princess Mononoke
• Legend of Zelda
• Chrono Cross

...and tons more! Enjoy!

Free Video Game Sheet Music

If you're looking for free music to download right now, here are your two best sites!

Ichigo's Sheet Music is a huge collection of free game and anime sheet music. You'll find vocal, instrumental, and even orchestral arrangements of the music!

You can choose to download PDF files, gif files, midis, or Finale files (MUS).

Ichigo's also has an active community, with forums, chat, and composition contests. So not only is it a great place to find video game sheet music for piano, it's a fun place to hang out!

Riulyn's RPG Sheet Music Shrine is a terrific collection of role-playing game sheet music.

From Chrono Cross to Xenosaga, you can choose from midi files, windows media files, PDFs, and zip archives to download your free music. Plus, it's just a great-looking site, so you'll enjoy your visit!

Halo fan? Here's some piano solo sheet music...

Halo 2 Theme (Mjolnir Mix) By Steve Vai. For Piano. This edition: Piano Solo. Sheet. Original Sheet Music Edition. Pop; Video Game. Sheet. 6 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (30374) See more info...

One Final Effort (from Halo 3) For Piano. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords. Sheet. Original Sheet Music Edition. Video Game. Sheet. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (30453) See more info...

Got Midis?

If you'd like video game music midis (sound files) to play on your computer or iPod, then you've got to check out the Video Game Music Archive. An absolutely gigantic collection of midis for you to download!

All the game console systems and games are there: Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Atari... even game music from old systems and computers like the Commodore 64 and the Amiga! You won't believe everything you'll find here!

OK... I can hear your next question! How can you get sheet music from midi files? Glad you asked! ;-)

You need music notation software to do the conversion for you. Most of the big name music notation software (Sibelius, Finale) can convert midis, but each program has it's own conversion methods and some are definitely better than others. You don't want sheet music that's unreadable!

The midi conversion software I like the best is from Notation Software. It's easy to use, and best of all, you can download a free trial that lets you use the full program for 30 days to see if you like it.

To get you started, Notation even has a directory with over 400 midi sites on the internet. Cool, eh?

Give it a go. You'll then have nearly unlimited sources for free sheet music -- every midi file, everywhere on the internet.

All these great music sources should keep you playing for a while! So happy practicing!

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