Sound of Gaming

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Sound of Gaming: The Worlds of Action Adventure

The Worlds of Action Adventure

BBC Radio 3 - Sound of Gaming, The Worlds of Action Adventure

Louise Blain's journeys through gaming music.

Louise Blain guides us through the variety of worlds evoked by action adventure gaming music, including Jesper Kyd’s sonorous score for the new Assassin’s Creed - Valhalla.

Sound of Gaming returns to Radio 3 with a much-anticipated mix featuring some of the very best and newest gaming soundtracks out there. And with new scores comes a new voice. In the first of two programmes, gaming journalist and music enthusiast, Louise Blain, guides us though the many worlds of  ‘action adventure' games, as evoked by the music. She looks forward to the release this week of the latest incarnation in the Assassin’s Creed franchise  - ‘Valhalla’ - with a storyboard inspired by the Viking invasion of Britain and boasting a sonorous new soundtrack by this Louise’s guest, Jesper Kyd.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Music: Easy Listening, Soundtracks & Musicals

A journey into the exciting worlds of video games and gaming music.

Radio 3's regular jaunt into the latest, brightest and best gaming soundtracks.

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