The String Arcade — available today — beautifully combines video game music with string instruments

This carefully curated selection of video game tracks has never sounded so classy.

The String Arcade is appropriately named for a collection composed entirely of string-quartet arrangements of video game tracks. The Kickstarter-funded album releases today and is available as a digital download on iTunes, Loudr, Amazon, and other digital stores for $10.You can also buy a physical CD recording on BandCamp for $12, which includes two exclusive bonus tracks and free streaming. All profits from sales will fund the Alameda Music Project (AMP), a music-intensive after-school program for elementary school children in the Alameda, Calif. The AMP is set to begin in September.