“Why don’t you make music for video games?” is a question Sean Long gets asked a lot.
The guitarist, part of Sheffield-based While She Sleeps, says fans often suggest titles they think would be a perfect fit for the metalcore band’s sound.
He’s not surprised by the crossover – heavy music and gaming can both be seen as outsider interests.
“Maybe it’s a slight sense of not feeling like you’re really fitting in with the majority, which is so common,” he tells BBC Newsbeat.
“You find other means to express yourself and the stuff that everyone else seems to be doing maybe isn’t resonating with you as much.”
Sean remembers being in his bedroom at 01:00, riffing on his guitar, lost in music, and sees parallels with gaming there.
“You find yourself in another universe, completely in this unconscious realm,” he says.
“And when you’re making the music, there’s a similar aspect.
“Positive escapism.”
Sean says he’d love to make music for a video game. But he wouldn’t know where to start.
