Video game soundtrack composer credits

Looks up a video game's soundtrack release and who composed it, via MusicBrainz's own release-group database.

Also known as: game soundtrack, game composer, video game music credits, OST composer, who composed this game, game score credits

Call it

bowmark.game_soundtrack_composer_credits.search(gameTitle: string): Promise<SoundtrackSearchResult>
bowmark.game_soundtrack_composer_credits.getCredits(releaseGroupId: string): Promise<SoundtrackCredits>

Functions

Function	What it does
`search`	Searches MusicBrainz for soundtrack releases matching a game title and returns each match's composer credit and release-group id.
`getCredits`	Looks up one soundtrack release-group by id (from search()) and returns its full composer/artist credits.

Types

interface SoundtrackMatch {
  releaseGroupId: string
  title: string
  composer: string
  firstReleaseDate: string
  disambiguation: string
}

interface SoundtrackCredits {
  releaseGroupId: string
  title: string
  composer: string
  firstReleaseDate: string
  disambiguation: string
  relations: { role: string, artist: string }[]
  warnings: string[]
}

interface SoundtrackSearchResult {
  query: string
  matches: SoundtrackMatch[]
  warnings: string[]
}

Examples

// Find a game's soundtrack, then pull its full credits.
const found = await bowmark.game_soundtrack_composer_credits.search("Chrono Trigger");
const top = found.matches[0];
if (!top) return found;
const credits = await bowmark.game_soundtrack_composer_credits.getCredits(top.releaseGroupId);
log(`${credits.title}: composed by ${credits.composer}`);
return credits;

Providers behind it

None — this capability needs no site. It computes the answer, or reads a public API that publishes it.