For centuries, composers have written music for plays. For ballet productions. In the last century, for film scores. And now, more and more composers are writing music for video games. Emily Reese is the writer and host of Top Score, a podcast about video game music. Emily joins host Fred Child today to talk about what's new in music for gamers.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Antonin Dvorak: Sorrowful Reverie, from Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85
Vassily Primakov, piano
Traditional (arranged by the Imago Mundi Ensemble): Dobrogeana
The Imago Mundi Ensemble
National Music University, Bucharest, Romania
Antonin Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53, B. 96
Veronika Eberle, violin, the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Sanderling, conductor
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, Neubrandenburg, Germany
Jesper Kyd: The Maker's Theme, from Darksiders II
Studio Musicians
Hour 2
Claude Debussy: Reverie
The Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue, conductor
Peter Tchaikovsky: March Miniature, from Suite No. 1, Op. 43
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle, conductor
Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
Pavel Chesnokov: Spaseniye Sodelal (Salvation is Created)
The Dale Warland Singers, Dale Warland, director
Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis
Peteris Vasks: Epifania
The Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Juha Kangas, conductor
Blackheads Guild Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
Peteris Vasks: Landscape with Birds
Elizabeth Mann, flute
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
The Knights, Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, Illinois
Persian Traditional (arranged by Colin Jacobsen and Siamak Aghaei): Ascending Bird
The Knights, Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, Illinois
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