Invisible Heroes – Music in Video Games

From Super Mario to The Witcher – A journey through the evolution of video game music and its visionary composers.

Video games are more popular than ever, and the market continues to grow rapidly. A significant part of their success lies in the music that underpins them. Since the first three tones of the arcade game "Pong" in 1972, game soundtracks have evolved tremendously – today they rival those of major Hollywood productions.

For the first time, a film takes a comprehensive and global look at the phenomenon of video game music. In search of the secret behind a successful soundtrack, we meet some of the world’s most renowned game composers, including Koji Kondo (Super Mario, Zelda), Yoko Shimomura (Kingdom Hearts), Chris Hülsbeck (Turrican), Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy), and P. T. Adamczyk (Cyberpunk 2077), whom we accompany exclusively during his work at The Witcher 4.

Curtain up for the sound artists who are shaping the soundtrack of entire generations!

Invisible Heroes – The Power of Music in Video Games (working title)
A film by Günter Atteln
A production of Accentus Music
In co-production with WDR
In cooperation with ARTE
Supported by Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
Duration: 90 min
In production: 2025–2027