New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) The acclaimed
London Philharmonic Orchestra once again translates 8-Bit classics to orchestral masterpieces on 'Greatest Video Game
Music II' (11.6, X5
Music Group), the follow-up to Rolling Stone's "weirdest hit album" of 2011, which debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 --the highest debut for an orchestral release since 2005's 'Star Wars Episode III' soundtrack. 'Greatest Video Game
Music II' features classical orchestrations of some of the best-known video game themes like 'Halo,' 'Sonic the Hedgehog,' 'Kingdom Hearts,' and 'Elder Scrolls - Skyrim,' allowing gaming enthusiasts to enter their favorite virtual worlds in a way they've never experienced before.
Over the past 40 years, video games have become a critical form of entertainment. The average gamer in the United States spends twelve hours a week playing video games, with the most active users playing more than 40 hours a week (according to NPD). From the first blips of 'Pong' to the interactive surround sound scores that now accompany each second of gameplay, music has always been an integral part of the gaming experience. Now, orchestral interpretations of video game music are growing into a worldwide cultural phenomenon, helping "introduce young players to the sounds of classical music" (GRAMMY.com) much like cartoons did in the mid 20th century.
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"Wow what an incredible journey this second album has been," said conductor Andrew Skeet. "World class orchestra, amazing choir and the music - epic, beautiful, sometimes quirky, at times violent but always uniquely spectacular. Hope you're all ready for this - enjoy the ride!!"
One of fall 2011's most talked-about releases, 'Greatest Video Game Music' was called "Music to a gamer's ears" by NPR "Morning Edition," while CNET said, "There is something epic about a serious symphony taking big bites out of pop culture." It's no wonder the New York Times proclaimed that "if Beethoven and Tchaikovsky were alive today, they would be composing music for video games."
'Greatest Video Game
Music II' Tracklist:
1. Assassin's Creed-Revelations: Main Theme
2 .Elder Scrolls - Skyrim: Far Horizons
3. Legend of Zelda - The Windwaker: Dragon Roost Island
4. Final Fantasy VII: One-Winged Angel
5. Mass Effect 3: A
Future for the Krogan/An End Once And For All
6. Halo: Never Forget/Peril
7. Sonic the Hedgehog: A
Symphonic Suite
8. Chrono Trigger: Main Theme
9. Luigi's Mansion: Main Theme
10. Kingdom Hearts: Fate of the Unknown
11. Super Metroid: A
Symphonic Poem
12.
Diablo III: Overture
13. Batman Arkham City: Main theme
14. Deus Ex-Human Revolution: Icarus Main Theme
15. Fez: Adventure
16. Portal: Still Alive
17.
Little Big Planet: Orb Of
Dreamers (The Cosmic Imagisphere)
