The secret tricks of video game composers
Jessica Curry chats to Assassin's Creed composer Winifred Phillips about writing for huge franchises, the glory of live games music concerts and what composers are up to in games.
Jessica Curry with the latest and greatest music for video games.
Today she's joined by composer Winifred Phillips who has scored some of the biggest game franchises from Assassin's Creed III: Liberation to God of War to Little Big Planet. She's also written a handy composers guide on how to write game music. Jess and Winifred chat about writing for those huge franchises, the glory of live games music concerts and what composers are getting up to in games.
Plus composer and musician J.J. Ipsen calls up to introduce an exclusive new release - his music for the brand new game Planet Zoo, and Jess's Classic Track is an absolutely seminal score - music from Chrono Trigger by Yasunori Mitsuda.
Get in touch - email soundofgaming@bbc.co.uk
Full playlist:
Yasunori Nishiki - Main Theme (Octopath Traveller)
J.J. Ipsen - Title Theme (Planet Zoo)
Laura Shigihara - Fish Heads and Morizora's Cave (Rakuen)
Winifred Phillips - Main Theme; Aveline's Escape; Society Suite in 4 Movements (Assassin's Creed III: Liberation)
Traditional Russian/Johann Sebastian Bach/Angèle Dubeau - Tetris theme
Yasunori Mitsuda - Main Theme; To Far Away Times (Chrono Trigger)
Michiru Yamane - Unfinished Business (Skull Girls)
Christopher Larkin - City of Tears (Hollow Knight)
Winifred Phillips - The Ziggurat Theme (Little Big Planet 3)
Winifred Phillips - Main Theme (Dark Eye: Book of Heroes)
Gustavo Santaolalla - The Last of Us (The Last of Us)
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Yasunori Nishiki
Main Theme (Octopath Traveller)
- Yasunori Nishiki ββ Octopath Traveller (Sound Selections).
- Square Enix Co., Ltd..
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J.J. Ipsen
Title Theme (Planet Zoo)
Performer: J.J. Ipsen. Choir: Young Mbazo Choir. -
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Laura Shigihara
Fish Heads (Rakuen)
Performer: Laura Shigihara.- Bandcamp download.
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Laura Shigihara
Morizora's Cave (Rakuen)
Performer: Laura Shigihara.- Bandcamp download.
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Winifred Phillips
Main Theme (Assassin's Creed III: Liberation)
- Ubisoft Music.
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Winifred Phillips
Aveline's Escape (Assassin's Creed III: Liberation)
- Ubisoft Music.
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Winifred Phillips
Society Suite in 4 Movements (Assassin's Creed III: Liberation)
- Ubisoft Music.
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Traditional Russian
Tetris theme
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach. Composer: Angèle Dubeau. Performer: Angèle Dubeau. Ensemble: La Pietà . -
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Yasunori Mitsuda
Chrono Trigger "Main Theme"
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Skeet.- The Greatest Video Game Music 2.
- X5 Music Group.
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Yasunori Mitsuda
To Far Away Times (Chrono Trigger)
- Chrono Trigger OST.
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Michiru Yamane
Unfinished Business (Skull Girls)
- Skullgirls: The Complete Soundtrack.
- Lab Zero Recordings.
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Christopher Larkin
City of Tears (Hollow Knight)
Performer: Timothy Cheel. Performer: Christopher Larkin. Singer: Amelia Jones.- Hollow Knight (Original Soundtrack).
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Winifred Phillips
The Ziggurat Theme (Little Big Planet 3)
Performer: Winifred Phillips. Music Arranger: Winnie Waldron. Choir: The Generations Productions Choir.- Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
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Winifred Phillips
Main Theme (Dark Eye: Book of Heroes)
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Gustavo Santaolalla
The Last of Us (The Last of Us)
Performer: Gustavo Santaolalla. Orchestra: Nashville Scoring Orchestra.- Masterworks.
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