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Add a Game Soundtrack Music Player

LaunchBox for Windows

📋 Summary

Add a dedicated music player for game soundtracks inside LaunchBox and Big Box.

❗ Problem

LaunchBox can already play game music, but soundtrack support is limited compared to a full music player experience.

Users may have full albums or soundtrack collections for their games, but there is no dedicated way to browse and play multiple tracks as an album from within LaunchBox.

💡 Proposal

Add a soundtrack music player that allows users to attach multiple audio files or albums to a game.

Supported features could include:

  • Multiple tracks per game

  • Album or soundtrack folders

  • MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG, and other common formats

  • Play, pause, next, previous, shuffle, and repeat controls

  • Track list display from the game details view

  • Optional Big Box support for controller-friendly playback

🧩 Use Cases

  • Listen to a full game soundtrack from the game details page

  • Attach OST albums to favorite games

  • Browse and play music collections in Big Box

  • Use LaunchBox as a lightweight game music library

📦 Benefits

  • Expands existing game music support

  • Makes soundtrack collections easier to enjoy

  • Adds value for users who collect game OSTs

  • Improves LaunchBox as a media-rich game library

⚠️ Considerations

This should build on existing game music support rather than replace it. A first version could focus on multiple tracks per game and simple playback controls before expanding into broader music library features.

Posted by DavidMomu20 ·
Status: Open To Community3 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Sep 12

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    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

  • mangaka92

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    Sep 15

    This is something I’d really like to see, as well. It would be great to have support for more features like creating simple music playlists, being able to listen to random music from a particular platform, etc.

    I think two things, in particular, that could really help make it more useful than just some other music player are,

    • Native support for .vgm/.vgz files. This is something most music players lack.

    • Support and organization for music beyond just official, original soundtracks

    That second feature would be incredibly useful for games/series like Final Fantasy that have had countless songs produced for it over the years such as original scores, arranged albums, reimagined albums, piano arrangements, jazz renditions, live orchestral performances, YouTube covers, etc.

  • DavidMomu20

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    Sep 12

    Music Player Feature for Launchbox

    I think it would be really cool to have a music player in Launchbox as an extra feature. It would be great to be able to add songs (in MP3, FLAC, WAV, etc.) or entire albums from a game and play them right within Launchbox.