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Open Universe Games

Featuring some of the best music from games in which you are free to roam and including an interview with Inon Zur, composer of Starfield, the vast new open world game.

Monthly series showcasing music from the world of gaming, today with Elle Osili-Wood focusing on open universe games - where you are free to roam where you like - featuring highlights of scores by Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger), Ilan Eshkeri & Shigeru Umebayashi (The Ghost of Tsushima), Ludvig Forssell & Justin Burnett (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) and Gareth Coker (Halo Infinite). And she’s joined by Inon Zur, Israeli-American composer of Starfield, the vast new game in the open world genre.

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Music Played

  • Curtis Schweitzer

    Starbound "Vast Immortal Suns"

    Performer: Curtis Schweitzer. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Starbound Original Soundtrack.
    • bandcamp.

  • Yasunori Mitsuda

    Chrono Trigger "Main Theme"

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Skeet.
    • The Greatest Video Game Music 2.
    • X5 Music Group.
    • 8.

  • Sarah Schachner

    Assassin's Creed Valhalla "Main Theme"

    Composer: Jesper Kyd. Singer: Einar Selvik. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Original Game Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.

  • Kow Otani

    Shadow of the Colossus "Prologue to the Ancient Land", "The Farthest Land"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Choir: Gey's AX.
    • Shadow Of The Colossus: Roar of the Earth.
    • Iam8bit.

  • Ludvig Forssell

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - V has come to

    Orchestra: Nashville Music Scoring Orchestra.
    • Metal Gear Solid V (Original Soundtrack).
    • Konami Digital Entertainment.

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    Ghost of Tsushima "The Way of the Ghost", "Jin Sakai"

    Orchestra: London Metropolitan Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.
    • Ghost Of Tsushima (Music From The Video Game).
    • Sony Classical.

  • Woody Jackson

    Red Dead Redemption 2 "Fleeting Joy"

    Composer: Colin Stetson. Performer: Woody Jackson. Performer: Colin Stetson.
    • The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Score.
    • Lakeshore Records.

  • Inon Zur

    Starfield "Into The Starfield"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Starfield Official Soundtrack.
    • Bethesda Softworks.

  • Inon Zur

    Starfield "Peaks and Valleys"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Starfield Official Soundtrack.
    • Bethesda Softworks.

  • Inon Zur

    Syberia: The World Before, "The Hymn of Vaghen"

    Performer: Emily Bear. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Inon Zur.
    • Syberia: The World Before - Original Game Soundtrack.
    • Decca Records.

  • Inon Zur

    Starfield "Under A Different Sun"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Starfield Official Soundtrack.
    • Bethesda Softworks.

  • Yasuaki Iwata

    The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild "Main Title"

    Composer: Manaka Kataoka. Composer: Hajime Wakai. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild – Sound Selection.
    • Nintendo.

  • Lukasz Bryla

    Bang-on Balls: Chronicles "Thor"

    Performer: Lukasz Bryla.
    • Bang-on Balls: Chronicles Soundtrack.
    • Exit Plan Games.

Broadcast

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