Philharmonie de Paris launches video game music exhibition, highlighting three rhythm-based games

The Philharmonie de Paris has launched an exhibition dedicated to video game music, celebrating how this art form integrates into gaming. The exhibition features well-known titles like Just Dance, Guitar Hero, and Assassin's Creed. Three lesser-known musical video games were highlighted: Dead As Disco from Brain Jar Games combines martial arts combat with music in a colorful universe where players defeat enemies to the beat. The game allows players to import their favorite songs and adjust latency for synchronization. While not yet released, a demo is available on Steam, with developers promising mods to include characters from other universes like Mira from the film KPop Demon Hunters. People of Note, released on April 7, is a musical role-playing game where players control Cadence, a singer recruiting musicians to form a band and become a star through turn-based rhythm battles. Available on Steam, Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series, it presents as a musical comedy in game form. Riziki, a free Nigerian mobile game from Weza Interactive Entertainment, offers African music and dance experiences, allowing players to create and style characters, perform local dance moves, and compete in Afro-futuristic settings. It addresses the lack of African sounds in games like Just Dance. The exhibition opened recently, with the article published on April 11, 2026.