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This year, the Proms dips its toes for the first time into the vast ocean that is video games music. Although written originally for the small screen, games music has long been a success in the concert hall too. Orchestrations of 1990s classics from the Japanese masters of gaming sound regularly sell out large venues, Austin Wintory鈥檚 Grammy-nominated Journey has now become a fully-fledged symphonic poem, and Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir鈥檚 and Sam Slater鈥檚 recent score for Battlefield 2042 has also made its way to the concert platform. The selection of games music for this Prom is curated by the young British conductor Robert Ames noted for his pursuit of fruitful exchanges between the classical tradition and contemporary music.

麻豆社 Presenter Fiona Talkington and composer Jessica Curry introduce the concert.

Broadcast programme:
Koji Kondo - The Legend of Zelda, arr. Nic Raine
CHAINES - Tribute to Pok茅mon, Ecco and Secret of Mana
(Includes original compositions by Junichi Masuda, Hiroki Kikuta, Spencer Nilsen, Attila Dobos, Andr谩s Magyari, David Javelosa and Andy Armer)
Austin Wintory - Excerpts from Traveller : A Journey Symphony
Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir, Sam Slater - Selections from Battlefield 2042, arr. Robert Ames
Jessica Curry - Dear Esther/So Let Us Melt: I Have Begun My Ascent; The Leaving, arr. Jim Fowler

Performers:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Robert Ames - conductor

(Photo: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Robert Ames at 麻豆社 'Gaming' Prom 2022, credit Mark Allan/麻豆社)