Back in 2020 Square Enix announced that they would be conducting a world tour featuring orchestral performances of the award winning music from NieR and NieR: Automata. For those who missed it the first time round, “The live music experience of the NieR series lives on!” Making the announcement on …
Read More »SEGA announces Sonic Symphony world tour
Sonic the Hedgehog has had a tumultuous life. Following the past decade or so of mediocrity, the Blue Blur has had somewhat of a resurgence thanks to the likes of the Sonic films, the Netflix original Sonic Prime and of course, the success of the latest mainline video game entry: …
Read More »Would you pay to see a Tomb Raider concert?
This October marks 20 years since Lara Croft's polygonal form first graced our screens, so understandably there are a few celebrations planned. One of the less expected ones though, is a concert at the Hammersmith Apollo, which will take place in December, featuring the full Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Headed by famed conductor, Robert …
Read More »Creative Assembly on making Alien: Isolation sound authentic
Whatever your thoughts on Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines, one thing they did get right with it, was the sounds of the assault rifles and that's commendable, even if the rest of the game isn't. And that's because sound in the Alien universe is incredibly important. The original film's orchestral score …
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