Music from the Halo franchise will be played
The music used in videogames has come a long way since the days of mono beeps and blips in the 1980s. A live concert of videogame music played by a symphony orchestra in London is the latest sign of maturation for the art.
"Non-gamers might think that videogame music still sounds like a merry-go-round anthem," says Tommy Tallarico, composer and co-founder of Video Games Live, a music and interactive concert which debuts in the UK on Saturday.
He describes VideoGames Live as the "intensity of a rock concert combined with the emotion of a symphony and the fun and interactivity of a video game".
full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6166566.stm
The music used in videogames has come a long way since the days of mono beeps and blips in the 1980s. A live concert of videogame music played by a symphony orchestra in London is the latest sign of maturation for the art.
"Non-gamers might think that videogame music still sounds like a merry-go-round anthem," says Tommy Tallarico, composer and co-founder of Video Games Live, a music and interactive concert which debuts in the UK on Saturday.
He describes VideoGames Live as the "intensity of a rock concert combined with the emotion of a symphony and the fun and interactivity of a video game".
full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6166566.stm
