Each year, GameSoundCon publishes a detailed report on compensation, environment and education of video game music composers and sound designers. This year’s report has just been published. The information detailed there will be invaluable for any aspiring game audio person, as well as anyone already inside the circle.

The information detailed there will be invaluable for any aspiring game audio person.

More curious pieces of info include the most common rate per one minute of music ($ 300), the fact that one in five pros have a bachelor’s degree or higher, and the average freelance income – approx. $ 60 000. Some say information is power, so let’s use it wisely.

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Marek Domagała

Electric guitar, cinema and as much Rocket League as possible. Loves synthesizers and wouldn't mind some good black metal either. Taking the first steps as a video game composer.