Game Music Festival is an international music festival dedicated to the popularization of video game soundtracks and promoting them as a form of art."Unfinished symphony". Edge. No. 371. Bath: Future Publishing. November 2014. pp. 14–15. The event was held at the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, Poland, from 2018. In 2022 and 2024, the fourth and fifth edition of the Festival took place in London's Royal Festival Hall.
Third edition of Game Music Festival was streamed on Twitch platform.
The sixth edition is planned for February and June 2026, featuring The Symphony of the Sword concert on February 15th in Wrocław, Poland, followed by five other concerts throughout June in London.
Format of the Festival Each iteration of the Game Music Festival is focused on a series of live concerts based on newly created arrangements of the soundtracks from a particular game franchise. These concerts are often monographic in character, aiming to present the music attributed to a selected game or composer in a coherent manner. The performance itself can assume various musical forms, such as a symphonic suite, a concerto grosso, or a jazz big-band piece.
Concerts of each Game Music Festival are not accompanied by any visualizations. Sound is not amplified electronically unless this is required by a particular instrument. Game Music Festival also includes multiple auxiliary events such as masterclass workshops, panel discussions, case studies, meet-and-greet sessions. For each edition, organizers are inviting composers and special guests connected to presented games and soundtracks, who then join aforementioned panels and workshops.
+Concerts of Game Music FestivalYearConcert titleSoundtracksPerformers2018The Symphony of HeroesHeroes of Might and Magic series (including parts II III, IV)NFM Wrocław PhilharmonicThe Jazz of Grim FandangoGrim FandangoBartosz Pernal OrchestraThe Symphony of the ForestOri and the Blind ForestSound Factory OrchestraThe Symphony of the StormDiablo, Diablo 2, World of Warcraft, StarCraft, StarCraft IINFM Wrocław Philharmonic, NFM Choir2019The Symphony of the DesertJourney, Abzû, The Banner SagaSound Factory OrchestraThe Symphony of the ColossusICO, Shadow of the Colossus, The Last GuardianSound Factory OrchestraThe Symphony of the ShadowsAssassin's Creed II, Hitman series (including Codename 47, Silent Assassin, Contracts, Blood Money)NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, NFM Choir2020The Symphony of Four WorldsBastion, Transistor, Pyre, HadesSound Factory OrchestraThe Symphony of SinDivinity: Original Sin II, Baldur's Gate IIIOpole Philharmonic Orchestra, Medici Cantantes Choir2022The Jazz of CupheadCupheadBartosz Pernal OrchestraThe Symphony of the SpiritsOri and the Blind ForestPhilharmonia Orchestra, Hertfordshire Chorus2024The Symphony of the RealmsBaldur's Gate 3Philharmonia Orchestra, Hertfordshire ChorusThe Sounds of the FirefliesThe Last of Us, The Last of Us Part IIPhilharmonia Orchestra, Gustavo SantaolallaThe Sounds of the Fireflies - WrocławThe Last of Us, The Last of Us Part IINFM Wrocław Philharmonic, Gustavo Santaolalla2026The Symphony of the SwordKingdom Come: Deliverance, Kingdom Come: Deliverance IINFM Wrocław Philharmonic, Medici Cantantes Choir, Veratus, Jan ValtaThe Infernal SymphonyDiablo franchise (including Lord of Hatred)London Mozart Players, Hertfordshire ChorusThe Colors of Harmony: Hitoshi Sakimoto 40th Anniversary Celebration13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy XIILondon Mozart Players, Hitoshi SakimotoThe Art of Game Music with Troy Baker and Austin WintoryJourney, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, ABZÛ, The Pathless, Sword of the SeaLondon Mozart Players, Troy Baker, Austin WintoryBallads of the UnderworldHades, Hades IILondon Mozart Players, Darren Korb, Ashley Barret, Austin WintoryPersona GroovesPersona 3, Persona 4, Persona 5Bartosz Pernal Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Shoji Meguro
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