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The City Getaway

Louise Blain goes on a virtual city break, sampling the soundtracks of gaming鈥檚 most compelling urban landscapes.

Louise Blain goes on a virtual city break, sampling the soundtracks of gaming鈥檚 most compelling urban landscapes. She takes in some of the cities which are centre stage in video games such as Venice in Tomb Raider 2 with a score by Nathan McCree and the terrifying plague ridden imaginary city of Yharnam in Bloodborne, beautifully brought to life by the composer Tsukasa Saitoh and others. And to hear how music enhances these gaming metropolises, Louise hears from the composing duo Joe Henson and Alexis Smith - known as The Flight - who wrote the Ivor Novello award-winning score for Assassin's Creed Odyssey, which imagines the cities of ancient Greece.

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Music Played

  • Jesper Kyd

    Assassin's Creed Unity "A Leap of Faith"

    Performer: Jesper Kyd.
    • Assassin's Creed Unity: The Original Game Soundtrack Vol. 1.
    • Ubisoft.
    • 7.

  • John Paesano

    Marvel's Spider-Man "Main Titles", "City of Hope"

    Choir: London Voices. Orchestra: London Session Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Parry. Orchestra: Nashville Scoring Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Greenaway.
    • Marvel鈥檚 Spider-Man (Original Video Game Soundtrack).
    • Mondo.

  • Nick Arundel

    Batman: Arkham City "Main Theme"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Tim Davies.
    • Batman: Arkham City Original Videogame Score.
    • Watertower Music.

  • Garry Schyman

    Bioshock 2 "Pairbond - Main Theme"

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

  • Naoto Kubo

    Super Mario Odyssey "New Donk City"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack.
    • Being Group.

  • Stephen Barton

    Watch Dogs: Legion "This Little Piggy Went To Camden Market"

    Performer: Stephen Barton. Performer: Gregg Lowe.
    • Watch Dogs: Legion (Original Game Soundtrack).
    • Ubisoft Music.

  • Sarah Schachner

    Assassin's Creed Unity "The Nation, The Law and The King"

    • Assassin's Creed Unity: The Original Game Soundtrack Vol. 2.
    • Ubisoft.

  • Nathan McCree

    Tomb Raider 2 "Venice"

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Ziegler.
    • The Tomb Raider Suite.
    • Nathan McCree self-released.

  • The Flight

    Assassin's Creed Odyssey, "Legend Of The Eagle Bearer"

    Performer: The Flight.
    • Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Original Game Soundtrack).
    • Ubisoft Music.
    • 1.

  • The Flight

    Assassin's Creed Odyssey, "Athens, Birthplace of Democracy"

    Performer: The Flight.
    • Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Original Game Soundtrack).
    • Ubisoft Music.
    • 1.

  • The Flight

    Alien Isolation "Tomorrow, Together"

    Performer: The Flight.
    • Alien Isolation (Unreleased soundtrack).

  • The Flight

    Gotham Knights "Main Theme"

    Performer: The Flight.
    • Gotham Knights (Original Game Soundtrack).

  • Inon Zur

    Fallout: New Vegas "Suite"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Fallout New Vegas: Original Game Soundtrack.
    • Bethesda Softworks.

  • Rob Maloney

    Planet Zoo "Northern Lights (Dusk Haze Remix)"

    Performer: Rob Maloney.
    • Planet Zoo: Arctic Pack DLC.

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  • Sat 1 Oct 2022 15:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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