The event, which has to be recognized as a landmark event for video games in the broader culture, took the expanded Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to the stage of London’s Royal Albert Hall for a concert entirely of video game music. rice field. This is one of the premier venues dating back to 1895 and is the world’s premier concert series for classical music, now managed by the BBC.
The Gaming Prom explores music from the origins of 80’s game music composition to the modern orchestral soundtracks of big-budget AA games. The composition uses various genius tricks with percussion and wind to simulate synth noise and, in some cases, even game hardware sounds that accompany the song.
If you are inside the UK you can watch the whole BBC Proms game music concert on iPlayer. (opens in new tab) Anyone outside the UK should be content with just hearing the audio Via BBC Sound. (opens in new tab) Anyway, we were here for the music, so including the host voting the audience on their favorite Gen 1 starter Pokémon is fine.
Two hours of beautiful music started as a commissioned piece based on the music of Chronos in 1987 and updated by composers Matt Rogers and Tim Follin. Then move on to Koji Kondo’s The Legend of Zelda. A tribute to the secrets of Pokemon, Echo and Mana. Final Fantasy VIII: Ribery Fatali by Nobuo Uematsu. Suite of soundtracks for Hiroshi Otani’s Shadow of the Colossus. Kingdom Hearts arrangement. Excerpts from Traveler – A Traveling Symphony by Austin Wintory; then a selection from his Battlefield 2042 soundtrack by Hildur Guðnadóttir and Sam Slater. It concludes with music from Dear Esther’s Jessica Curry. The entire schedule BBC Events website. (opens in new tab)
The Proms, short for Summer Promenade, are concerts famous for being played in parks for people strolling in the parks. The contemporary concert series includes cheap standing-only tickets as a nod to its democratic heritage. The last night of the Proms is well known to modern Britons. This is the kind of frenetic festival atmosphere that is more suited to other contemporary music festivals. anyway, Go listen to that sweet game music. (opens in new tab)
