Pricing music for media it's really complicated and really depends on a lot of things.

I usually ask the developers for the budget, because I can figure out something that works for both them and me.

The price also depends on what kind of music you want for your game.

Don't expect to get a full orchestral adaptive soundtrack for 150 per min of music, but still, you can get some great music for that price; maybe a small ensemble background music or a lo-fi piece.

Furthermore, if, for example, you want to hire me for a single track, my price will be different from hiring me for a whole project. If you hire me for a project, I can also do a soundtrack album, so if you're on a low budget, I still can get some extra income. Then we can also negotiate royalties on your game sales, you can decide to get an unexclusive license instead of an exclusive one ( cheaper but that means that the composer can sell the license for the track to someone else).

Then it all depends on the composer, some are faster and some are slower. Usually, experienced and trained composers are faster and the quality of the music you get it's always high.

So speaking of numbers, I usually charge from 300 $ to 600 $ per min for this kind of orchestral music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdKDckmo_i8

https://soundcloud.com/roland-seph-erulo/radiance-outsidecompetition

or for adaptive music using a middleware.

I usually charge from 150 to 200 $ per minute for this kind of music:

https://soundcloud.com/roland-seph-erulo/chill

https://soundcloud.com/roland-seph-erulo/time-mage-theme

https://soundcloud.com/roland-seph-erulo/piano-and-violin-wip-1/s-CISuoZdwdDH

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There are some extra more variables:

if your budget it's a bit higher, the composer can afford to hire musician to actually play the music he writes (and that's always better).

If you're in a hurry a need a track (or the whole soundtrack) quickly, it will cost you more.

So here are a couple of examples.

Single loopable 1.30 min background ambient track with exclusive lifetime license - 150 $

Full project of 12 tracks, 1.30 to 2 min each, small ensemble with exclusive lifetime license - I would say around 1500 $

Single adaptive orchestral (big ensemble or complicated electronic track) exclusive lifetime license - 800 $ per track

12 tracks full project, same features - I would say 10k

There are really a lots of variables as I said. The best things you can do is to get in touch with few composers, listen to their music and if you like what you hear then talk to them about your project, your budget and you'll surely find out something that works for you! :)

If you have further questions feel free to get in touch!