Prom 21: Gaming Prom – From 8-Bit to Infinity

Matt Rogers & Tim Follin Loading Chronos (world premiere)
Koji Kondo arr. Nic Raine The Legend of Zelda
CHAINES Tribute to Pokémon, Ecco and Secret of Mana (Original compositions by Junichi Masuda, Hiroki Kikuta, Spencer Nilsen, Attila Dobos, András Magyari, David Javelosa and Andy Armer)
Nobuo Uematsu arr. Andrew Skeet Final Fantasy VIII: Liberi Fatali
Kow Otani arr. Tomomichi Takeoka Shadow of the Colossus: Suite
Yoko Shimomura orch. Kaoru Wada Kingdom Hearts
Austin Wintory Excerpts from Traveller – A Journey Symphony
Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater arr. Robert Ames Selections from Battlefield 2042 (European premiere)
Jessica Curry arr. Jim Fowler Dear Esther/So Let Us Melt – I Have Begun My Ascent; The Leaving

Fantastic worlds, epic adventures, complex characters and huge moral choices – the universe of computer gaming is a natural match for orchestral music, and in the 21st century games have created a huge and passionate global audience for some of the most vivid, ambitious and inventive music currently being written for symphony orchestra. In this first ever Gaming Prom, Robert Ames – best-known at the Proms for his explorations of sci-fi and electroacoustic music – takes an electronically expanded Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on an odyssey from the classic console titles of the 1980s, through Jessica Curry’s haunted soundscapes to the European concert premiere of music from Hildur Guðnadóttir’s and Sam Slater’s score for Battlefield 2042.

There will be no interval.