The BBC Proms are a big part of the British identity, a celebration of classical music held at the legendary Royal Albert Hall over eight weeks in the summer season. The seasonal event has been an annual fixture since 1895 and is still going strong. Over the years, the music has remained focussed on classical music but this year marks a major first- videogame music.
According to the BBC Proms website:
Fantastic worlds, epic adventures, complex characters and huge moral choices – the universe of computer gaming is a natural match for orchestral music, and in the 21st century games have created a huge and passionate global audience for some of the most vivid, ambitious and inventive music currently being written for symphony orchestra. In this first ever Gaming Prom, Robert Ames – best-known at the Proms for his explorations of sci-fi and electroacoustic music – takes an electronically expanded Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on an odyssey from the classic console titles of the 1980s, through Jessica Curry’s haunted soundscapes to the European concert premiere of music from Hildur Guðnadóttir’s and Sam Slater’s score for Battlefield 2042.
The link to the BBC Sounds is here and the televised presentation will run on Friday 5th August 2022.
As a huge videogame music enthusiast (check out reviews of videogame vinyl soundtracks below) I appreciate that this form of music is being more recognised and appreciated by a larger audience.
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