Symphony Orchestras and Video Games

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday July 13, 2005 @10:52AM from the two-great-tastes dept.

robi2106 writes "The BBC is running an article regarding the cooperation between video game composers and top symphony orchestras, like the recent Los Angeles Philharmonic concert entitled Video Games Live. The VGL event contained orchestral productions of video game music, a live video game match between audience members on jumbo screens behind the orchestra, and pre-recorded game footage accompanied by the orchestra. Such productions are becoming more and more popular." From the BBC article: "With the emergence of machines like the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube, anything became possible musically, and sound became a fundamental part of gaming experiences. When Mr Wall composed the score for Myst III, he used a full symphony orchestra and choir. "

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Re:Halo by superpulpsicle · 2005-07-13 14:02 · Score: 0, Redundant

LOL Roflmao omfg mod this dude +99 funny. That is way too harsh an insult for slashdot. Ouch!
Re:Halo by rohlfinator · 2005-07-13 15:22 · Score: 0, Redundant

I guess you could think so, as long as you liked the opening song. The rest of the game's soundtrack was just a bunch of remixes of the same melody, maybe with some electric guitars thrown in for spice.