I got married this year, hold for applause, thank you, thank you.

And here comes the issue: these songs are forever and irreparably wedding songs now.

To misquote Trixie Mattel, thats a lot of emotion for not important.

Minecraft game charcters popping out of a movie theater screen.

I do wonder what might happen to the songs if I ever get divorced (god forbid).

Never playing the games again?

But a bigger part of me loves this regret.

Wyll pointing a sword forward in Baldur’s Gate 3.

These melodies now evoke the weight of our vows and the warmth of our loved ones.

They are no longer just the creators' intent; they are also undeniably, beautifully, ours.

Many of the biggest video game hits of the last decade have been original ideas.

A woman glowing purple with bat wings in Borderlands 4

Can original movies apply any of their lessons?

Noctis and Lunafreya at the end of Final Fantasy 15.

The opening to Final Fantasy 10 with Tidus looking at Zanarkand.

The opening of Final Fantasy 15 with the main characters pushing the car.

Triple-A Games

Final Fantasy 10