[here] - Tom Salta’s Journey Into The Video Game Industry

New York based producer, artist and composer Tom Salta is not only a rising star on the music scene, but he’s also making waves in the video game industry. Salta, who’s been involved in the music industry for 15 years, has had his work featured in several titles since crossing over into video games earlier this year. More recently, the composer had a chance to score the cinematic sequences in Electronic Arts’ “Need for Speed Underground 2“.

Salta’s journey into the video game scene is an interesting story in itself, and it all started after a few rounds of “Halo“.

“I had an epiphany of sorts about two years ago. One evening I was playing a game, and the thought occurred to me. I was like “wait, I love this stuff” and this would be perfect for me. The thought of marrying the two things I love to do the most into one art form was incredible,” he explained. Read more…

The For the Gamer column is a weekly article that I write for [here] magazine based out of Moncton New Brunswick, Canada.