And, for the first time in 2012, the chart featured two original works from video game soundtracks.
In 2015, 12 pieces of music from video game soundtracks were voted into Classic FM's top 300 chart.
[4] The current top twenty was revealed on 1 April 2024:[5] Source[6] The Hall of Fame reflects voter preferences, rather than public purchases of recordings, so there has been a lack of variation at the top of the chart.
[13] Several video game soundtracks were voted into the 2013 Hall of Fame, with the highest being Nobuo Uematsu's music for Final Fantasy at number three.
John Suchet stated that he was "delighted that we've attracted so many votes for our chart" and that what he finds "truly exciting is the continued increase in a younger audience for classical music - I didn't expect to be thanking the video game industry for introducing the genre to a new generation of people, but it's wonderful.