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Apocalypse

Louise Blain looks at gaming music in a post-apocalyptic world and talks to Bear McCreary about his score for the God of War series.

Louise Blain looks as gaming music in a post-apocalyptic world and talks to Bear McCreary about his score for the God of War series. The programme includes music from Alexei Omelchuk's 'Metro Exodus', Jesper Kyd's 'State of Decay' and Jessica Curry's 'Everybody's Gone To The Rapture' with a musical nod in the direction of Tom Clancy as well.

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Sat 2 Sep 2023 15:00

Music Played

  • Jesper Kyd

    State of Decay "Main Theme"

    Performer: Jesper Kyd.
    • State of Decay.
    • Microsoft Studios Music.
  • Nicolas de Ferran

    They Are Billions "An Ocean of Doom"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • They Are Billions (Official Game Soundtrack).
    • Numantian Games.
  • Garry Schyman

    Bioshock 2 "Pairbond - Main Theme"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Sounds from the Lighthouse (Official BioShock 2 Score).
    • Rapture Records.
  • Jessica Curry

    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture "The End of All Things"

    Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Choir: Metro Voices. Choir: London Voices. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: James Morgan.
    • Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (Original Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 26.
  • Ola Strandh

    Tom Clancy's The Division "Precinct Siege"

    Performer: Ola Strandh.
    • Tom Clancy's The Division (Original Game Soundtrack).
    • Ubisoft Music.
  • Joel Schoch

    FAR: Changing Tides "Circling"

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • FAR: Changing Tides (Official Soundtrack).
    • Bandcamp.
  • Kuniyuki Takahashi

    NeiR Automata "Grandma (Distruction)"

    Composer: Keiichi Okabe. Performer: Kuniyuki Takahashi. Performer: Keiichi Okabe. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • NieR: Automata Original Soundtrack.
    • Square Enix.
  • Mike Reagan

    Darksiders "Theme"

    Composer: Cris Velasco.
    • Darksiders (Original Soundtrack - Directors Cut).
    • Skill Tree Records.
  • Bear McCreary

    God of War "Memories of Mother"

    Orchestra: London Session Orchestra. Choir: London Voices. Choir: Schola Cantorum. Choir: City of Prague Philharmonic Choir. Conductor: Ben Parry. Conductor: Hordur Askelsson.
    • God of War (PlayStation Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • Bear McCreary

    God of War "Ashes"

    Singer: Eivor. Orchestra: London Session Orchestra. Choir: London Voices. Choir: Schola Cantorum. Choir: City of Prague Philharmonic Choir. Conductor: Ben Parry. Conductor: Hordur Askelsson.
    • God of War (PlayStation Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • Bear McCreary

    God of War - Ragnarok "Svartalfheim"

    Choir: Schola Cantorum. Conductor: Hordur Askelsson. Orchestra: London Session Orchestra. Conductor: Cliff Masterson. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • God of War - Ragnarok (Original Game Soundtrack).
    • Sony Masterworks.
  • Bear McCreary

    God of War - Ragnarok "Ragnarok"

    Choir: Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis. Conductor: Hârður Áskelsson. Orchestra: London Session Orchestra. Conductor: Cliff Masterson. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • God of War - Ragnarok (Original Game Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 13.
  • Inon Zur

    Fallout 4 "Suite"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Fallout 4 (Original Game Soundtrack).
    • Spacelab9.
  • Juan Miguel MartΓ­n

    Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo "Theme"

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo (Original Game Soundtrack).
    • Pendulo Studios.

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  • Sat 5 Nov 2022 15:00
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