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Bafta Games Awards

Matthew Sweet looks at music written for gaming and marks the tenth Bafta Games Awards.

Matthew Sweet looks at music specially written for the important growth area of Video Gaming and marks the 2015 BAFTA Gaming Awards, the winners of which which were announced this week. He looks back on the history of the music and highlights some of the key scores, including The Legend of Zelda, Battlefield 2, Ys, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Halo Reach and Final Fantasy. He looks at its relationship with film music and how major orchestras are taking up this repertoire.
He also features music from the winner of the Best Score in this year's Awards.

1 hour

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Sat 14 Mar 2015 16:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • LEGEND OF ZELDA (1986): Theme

  • Koji Kondo

    LEGEND OF ZELDA (2011): Suite

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Skeet.
    • X5 : X5CD114.
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  • Jonas 脰stholm

    BATTLEFIELD 2 (2005): Theme

    Composer: David Tallroth. Composer: Fredrik Englund. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Skeet.
    • X5 : X5CD114.
    • X5.

  • Ari Pulkkinen

    ANGRY BIRDS (2009): Suite

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Skeet.

  • Michael Giacchino

    MEDAL OF HONOUR (1995): Taking out The Railgun

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Activision : Download.
    • Activision.

  • Jeremy Soule

    THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - FAR HORIZONS (2011): Dragonborn

  • Michael Salvatori

    HALO REACH (2010): Overture

    Composer: Martin O鈥橠onnell.

  • Nobuo Uematsu

    FINAL FANTASY VII (1987): Opening Bombing Mission

    Performer: Allm盲nna S氓ngen. Conductor: Arnie Roth. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the choir.

  • Garry Schyman

    BIOSHOCK (2007): The Ocean On His Shoulders

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Skeet.
    • X5 : X5CD114.
    • X5.

  • Cliff Martinez

    FAR CRY 4 (2014): The Mountain Watches

  • Trad.

    Tetris Theme (Korobeiniki)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Skeet.
    • X5 : X5CD114.
    • X5.

  • Rael Jones

    SUITE FRAN脟AISE (2014): I am Free

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.

Broadcast

  • Sat 14 Mar 2015 16:00
    成人快手 Radio 3

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