Hello!

Welcome to Indie Game Music Theory! This site is dedicated to analyzing the music behind some of the most popular indie, or independently developed games. Music is often one of the most endearing aspects of indie games because of its accessibility - you don’t need extensive time and talent or expensive software to make a great track. On this site, you’ll find a collection of analyses on what makes the music of certain games so fun to listen to, and how they help to make the gameplay more fun. This site is designed to be as friendly as possible to people not familiar with music theory, but some knowledge of music, especially reading sheet music, may be required to fully understand this site.

Disclaimer: While the discussion on these pages is mostly centered around the theory behind these tracks, it is almost impossible to avoid giving spoilers. If you plan to play any of these games eventually and care about your experience, it would likely be better to play through them before reading.