Game Songs
Every game as a chiptune · built from play-by-play, xG and the score
Pick a game and press play. Each period becomes eight bars of music, so a whole game lasts under a minute. Home shots ring out high on the right, away shots lower on the left, every goal gets a fanfare, and the chords follow who's winning.
Home shots above
Away shots below
Power play
Taller means more xG · circles are goals · click a period to start there
The mapping
How a game becomes a song
One sixteenth note is 9.375 seconds of hockey, so each 20-minute period is exactly eight bars. The song is the home team's, in C major.
| Part | What drives it | What you hear |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Every home shot attempt | One note per attempt on a bright pulse, panned right. Higher notes are better chances (more xG). Blocked and missed shots are soft; shots on goal ring longer. |
| Away | Every away shot attempt | The same, an octave lower on a thinner pulse, panned left. |
| Goals | Each goal | A four-note fanfare in the scorer's part and a crash cymbal. Home goals rise in major; away goals in minor. |
| Chords | The score | Home ahead: C and G. Tied: F and G, never quite resolving. Home behind: A minor and E minor. A two-goal margin doubles the bass. |
| Tension | Strength | A power play turns the chord suspended and the hats run every step. An empty net turns it diminished. |
| Drums | The clock and penalties | A steady beat; a crash opens each period and a clap marks each penalty. Shootouts get a drum roll. |
| Tempo | Pace | Faster for games with more shot attempts per 60 minutes, from 112 to 152 beats a minute. |
| Last bar | The result | The home team's major chord if they won, a minor one if they lost. |
About these songs
- The data is the same as Game Film's: NHL play-by-play, this site's xG model and the play-by-play strength codes. The score is made in your browser when you pick a game.
- When two attempts by one team fall in the same 9.375-second step, the bigger chance plays. Every goal plays, and the check that ships with the page confirms each one lands on its own step.
- Shootout attempts aren't on the timeline, as in Game Film; the shootout is a one-bar drum roll before the final chord.
- "Remix in Chiptab" opens the score in Chiptab, the chip-music editor these songs are written for, where you can change any note.