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In fact, the battlefield 2042 performance is where those strange additions to the instruments really do theirjob, allowing the orchestra to produce sounds that they really shouldn't be able to do. 0n the night, in the albert hall, the gaming prom sounded beautiful, exciting and innovative, and the audience loved it. if you would like to experience it for yourself, it is on iplayer right now. 0k, more music for you now, and did you know that more than five million vinyl records were sold in the uk last year? sales are now at their highest for 30 years. now, these records are made from pvc — t...

Of a lot of work. i say beeps and boops, but some of those early theme songs were pretty clever, giving the feeling of chords it's something that astounded a young matt rogers, who's now been asked to arrange a new version of the theme tune to this, the 1987 zx spectrum game, chronos. i did like the game, but i used to load the game more to listen to the music. i would be sitting with my ear to the spectrum. and the thing was when i came to arrange it, i already knew it inside out, because i have known it for a long time. matt's challenge was notjust to transplant the original arrangement to a...

Just like a lot of film scores, this is obviously pretty atmospheric. so although it's a perfectly good piece of classical composition, my guess is if you know the game, and what bit this relates to, it will heighten your enjoyment. in fact, the battlefield 2042 performance is where those strange additions really do theirjob, allowing the orchestra to produce sounds that they really shouldn't be able to do. on the night, in the albert hall, the gaming prom sounded beautiful, exciting, and innovative. and if you'd like to experience it yourself, it's on iplayer right now. ok, more music for you...

He's helped to curate the choise of music here, which is a journey through the �*80s, through pokemon, final fantasy viii, shadow of the colossus, and all the way up to battlefield 2042. and in order to recreate the sounds and feelings of these games, some of which emerged through tiny, tinny speakers on the zx spectrum, he's augmented the traditional orchestral make up ever so slightly. you have an electronically expanded orchestra. can you show me your electronic expansion? yeah, ican. it's not a large expansion. well, you know, it's quality, not quantity, that's important. so this is spec...

By the royal philharmonic orchestra, a performance that should take many gamers back — way back. so i'm in my 30s, growing up with — megadrive was my first console, and if i hear sonic, i immediately get put straight into that christmas where me and my two sisters got our first console. robert eames is a conductor and arranger who's worked on film scores and who's conducted previous proms based on experimental electronic music and sci—fi movies. he's helped to curate the choise of music here, which is a journey through the �*80s, through pokemon, final fantasy viii, shadow of the colos...