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The Rise of Robots

Elle Osili-Wood guides us through the soundtracks for the best robots in video games and explores how AI is used as both a story-telling device and gameplay mechanic in gaming.

Elle Osili-Wood guides us through the soundtracks for the best robots in video games as well as exploring how AI is being used as both a story-telling device and gameplay mechanic in gaming. Featuring music from Halo Infinite (by Gareth Coker) with themes around human-AI bonds, NieR: Automata (Square Enix Music) which asks what counts as being alive, and Detroit: Become Human (Philip Sheppard) which explores the idea of civil rights for robots.

Producer: Barnaby Gordon

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Music Played

  • Stephen Barton

    Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order "BD-1 and the Boglings"

    Composer: Gordy Haab. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: The Bach Choir.
    • Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Original Video Game Soundtrack).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Mark Mothersbaugh

    Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart "Rift Apart"

    Composer: δhΙ½Ψ¨. Orchestra: Nashville Music Scoring Orchestra.
    • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Original Soundtrack).
    • Milan.

  • Stephen Barton

    Titanfall 2 "Bt-7274"

    Orchestra: The London Session Orchestra.
    • Titanfall 2 (Original Soundtrack).
    • EA Music.

  • Joris de Man

    Horizon Zero Dawn "Aloy's Theme (Part 1 - Motherland)"

    Composer: Alexis Smith. Composer: Joe Henson. Composer: Niels van der Leest. Composer: Jonathan Williams. Singer: Julie Elven. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Horizon Zero Dawn Original Soundtrack.

  • Philip Sheppard

    Detroit: Become Human "Kara main theme"

    Orchestra: English Session Orchestra. Orchestra: Synchron Stage Orchestra. Orchestra: The Berlin Orchestra.
    • Detroit: Become Human - Original Soundtrack.
    • Quantic Dream.

  • Keiichi Okabe

    NieR: Automata "Grandma - Destruction"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • NieR:Automata Original Soundtrack.
    • SQUARE ENIX MUSIC.

  • Kenneth C M Young

    Astro Bot "Astro"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Astro Bot (Original Soundtrack).

  • Kenneth C M Young

    Tearaway Unfolded "The Hole in the Sky"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Tearaway Unfolded (Original Video Game Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.

  • Mat Clark

    LittleBIGPlanet "The Gardens"

    Composer: Kenneth C M Young. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • LittleBIGPlanet Soundtrack.

  • Gareth Coker

    Halo: Infinite "Escharum"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Halo Infinite - Original Video Game Soundtrack.
    • Mondo.

  • Garry Schyman

    Middle Earth: Shadow of War "The New Ring"

    Composer: Nathan Grigg. Orchestra: Northwest Sinfonia.
    • MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK.
    • WaterTower Music.

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