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Thursday saw the red carpet open for the 15th BAFTA Games Awards, held this time at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank. All the games industry’s finest, dressed to impress, came to celebrate incredible talent at this years awards ceremony. God of War were nominated in all audio categories, boasting 4/5 Performer nominations. You can see...

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SCREEN MUSIC CONNECT FIRST SESSIONS ANNOUNCED: CONFERENCE EXPLORES THE MUSIC OF FILM, TELEVISION, VIDEO GAMES AND VIRTUAL REALITY ON SEPTEMBER 24 BAFTA, IVOR NOVELLO Celebrated Composers and Innovative Live Musical Performance Confirmed for Inaugural Event at Southbank’s Purcell Room Screen Music Connect, from the people who brought you Game Music Connect is an exciting new London-based conference...

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  Article by Alyx Jones Wednesday 30th May, a date many have been waiting for. It’s the date of Playstation in Concert at The Royal Albert Hall in London. One of London’s most iconic venues, located in South Kensington, and well known for hosting the BBC Proms annually. While it is a concert hall, it’s...

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Saturday the 22nd April saw the first of an exciting new series, showcasing the best of video game classical music. It will continue to air on Classic FM on Saturdays from 9-10pm, with future themes for the show including: celebrating female composers, performers and games characters; another on the music that has influenced Jessica as a...

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Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes For International Women’s Day, Alyx Jones gives recognition to some inspiring women working in game audio, flying the flag for feminism or just generally being awesome in their jobs. Here’s Alex’s rundown of just some (Impossible to do all!) of the inspirational women who make a difference in the world of...

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Review by Alyx Jones Jessica Curry sold out the Milton Court Concert Hall for a highly anticipated playthrough of Dear Esther, with a String Quartet, Pianist, live electronics, and live narration, conducted by the wonderful James Morgan. This is really the first event of its kind in the UK, closely following Austin Wintory’s music for...

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Sam Hughes reports from the red carpet and the winners lounge at this years BAFTA Games Awards 2016. Here is just a sample of the interviews coming soon! Featuring: Merle Dandridge (Winner, Performer 2016) Jessica Curry (Winner, Music, Audio Achievement, 2016) Troy Baker (2014.15 Performer Nominee) David Braben (BAFTA Fellowship 2015) David Bateson (Presenter of...

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Article by Alyx Jones Edited by Sam Hughes As the evening drew in, the many stars and celebrities of Video Games started to arrive in East London. The BAFTA Games Awards awards reached it’s seventh year, and second year at the vast venue of the Tobacco Dock. During the day Tobacco Dock was home to EGX...

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Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: The Chinese Room Composer: Jessica Curry Sound Designer: Adam Hay Reviewed on: PlayStation 4   I wasn’t actually intending on doing an audio review of this game to begin with. I had just heard a ton about it and after following Jessica Curry and The Chinese Room’s developments since...

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  Sam Hughes from The Sound Architect recently attended Game Music Connect 2014 on Wednesday 24th September. This is a fantastic event where professional composers discuss their careers and techniques to give advice and an insight into the world of video game music composition. Excellent for composers of all levels as well as fans of video...

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