Are video game soundtracks the new concept albums?

Does the brilliant soundtrack for Max Payne 3 hint at a future in which bands use game scores as a new creative medium?While Max Payne 3 has its detractors, there's one thing most gamers agree on about Rockstar's latest slab of edgy interactive mayhem: the music is awesome. Over several months of intense sessions, US noise punk merchants Health recorded around six hours of new material for the score, producing a soundscape every bit as enthralling and messed up as the onscreen action.This perfec...

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