The Music of Cuphead and Ori to Feature at Game Music Festival in March 2022

Lovers of video game music in London have much to look forward to in March, with Game Music Festival to bring a two-day program of events to the Royal Festival Hall on 5-6 March 2022. The event is confirmed to feature the music of two popular indie games – Cuphead and Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

Day 1 – 5 March 2022

While the second day will be dedicated to these concerts, the first day will be centered around educational programmes – including masterclass workships, where participants will be able to see behind the scenes learning how audio is created for games, improve their skills and learn many tips and tricks from sound designers and the composers themselves.

While the full educational programme is due to be unveiled “soon”, this is what the Game Music Festival had to say about the program:

These sessions will be a unique opportunity to have a closer look into the world of music and sound in contemporary video games, a fantastic opportunity for anyone who plans to build a career composing or designing sound in games.

Day 2 – 6 March 2022

“The Jazz of Cuphead” will start the performances with music from the unmistakeably stylish title interpreted by a seasoned big band. Full of the early styles of jazz mixed with ragtime music, Cuphead swiftly transports the listener to a world inspired by Duke Ellington and Count Basie, but always with a twist. Cuphead has won a well-deserved BAFTA Games Award for Best Music with composer, Kristofer Maddigan joining the audience to see his score brought to life by the Bartosz Pernal Orchestra.

Lauded by critics and millions of fans worldwide upon release, Ori and the Will of the Wisps features an unforgettable score by multi-BAFTA nominated and Ivor Novello winning composer, Gareth Coker. Entitled “The Symphony Of The Spirits” and performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Hertfordshire Chorus who recorded the game soundtrack originally, the second concert of the day will take the audience on a journey through Ori’s world as never before.

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Guests

Game Music Festival 2022 will feature a number of special guests through workshops, including Kristofer Maddigan (Composer | Audio Director), Gareth Coker (Composer | Music Director), Robert Kurdybacha (Conductor | Orchestrator), Bartosz Pernal (Bandleader | Orchestrator), Louise Blain (Hose | BBC Radio Presenter), Kristin Naigus (Woodwind Soloists) and the amazing composer and Youtuber Alex Moukala.

Ticketing

Ticket prices start from £25.00 GBP per concert and rise according to seat location. Strictly limited VIP vouchers are also available – they include the best seats, as well as meetings with all composers that will appear at the festival (in person or online). All tickets are being sold via the official Game Music Festival website. While some educational content is being streamed, there are no confirmed plans to make either The Jazz of Cuphead or The Symphony of the Spirits streamable via a digital event pass.

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