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Which, of course, wouldn't sound that great — no, instead, he expanded it in length and in breadth. even the compositions of modern games like battlefield 2042, have to be interpretations, because these days gaming scores aren't even linear pieces of music — every time you play, the music changes to follow the action. what's important to understand is that composing for a game is such a multifaceted job. you have to compose for when nothing's going on. you have to compose or when action is happening. you have to account for the fact that the player might do something unpredictable. the amo...

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. ican. it's not a large expansion. well, you know, its quality, not quantity, that's important. so this is...

Lots of fans. really passionate fans. i would say there was a point where, perhaps, the wider musical establishment didn't respect videogame music, but i also think that's true for film music and tv music back in — back in time. usually it just takes a bit of time for cultural and arts institutions to catch up, but i think we can safely say that we've got there in the end. 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 ...

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 an orchestra — which, of course, wouldn't sound that great — no, instead, he expanded it in length and in breadth. even the compositions of modern games like battlefield 2042, have to be interpretations, because these days gaming scores aren't even linear pieces of music — every time you play, the mus...

Even the compositions of modern games like battlefield 2042 have to be interpretations, because these days gaming scores aren't even linear pieces of music — every time you play, the music changes to follow the action. what's important to understand is that composing for a game is such a multifaceted job. you have to compose for when nothing's going on. or when action is happening. you have to account for the fact that the player might do something unpredictable. the amount of music and the amount talent that goes into even a 10—hour game, let alone a 50 or 100—hour game, it takes an awf...