Los Angeles - The American Federation of Musicians (AFM), a group started in 1896 that represents mainly orchestra players, has signed a deal with the video game industry that will allow game publishers to make more uses of music in their titles, such as for soundtrack CDs, game trailers and other promotions, GameDaily.com reported.

To this point, publishers wanting to make further use of game music would have had to pay the union and all of the individual musicians involved in creating the score again.

The new buyout agreements approved by AFM, as well as Canada's International Executive Board, will mean publishers will have more flexibility in using game scores, while players and composers will get more work.

AFM officials told GameDaily.com that as a result of the deal, it has already "experienced a dramatic increase in the volume of projects utilizing large orchestras in just a few short months and anticipates a continued steady stream of increased work."

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