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Literary Games

Elle Osili-Wood's subject is gaming and literature in a show that features music by Garry Schyman, Coeur de pirate and Elle's guest, composer of the Alan Wake series, Petri Alanko.

The world of literature has made a sizeable impact on gaming both in terms of themes and ideas and in shaping narratives. More recently, gaming has been making its mark on literature, with more and more books appearing based on established games and on the distinctive nature of gaming; it has even been suggested that some games could be considered forms of contemporary literature.
Elle Osili-Wood considers the relationship between games and books in a programme that features soundtracks by Marcin Przybyłowicz for ‘The Witcher 3’ ; by Maribeth Solomon & Brent Barkman for ‘Sunless Skies’; Garry Schyman for ‘Bioshock’; The Alkemie Early Music Ensemble for ‘Pentiment’; Cœur de Pirate for ‘Child of Light’, Laurence Chapman for ‘80 Days’; Andrea Boccadoro for ‘Astrologaster’; and Adam Gubman for ‘Elsinore’. Elle’s guest is composer Petri Alanko who talks about his music for the remarkable ‘Alan Wake’ series, including the new ‘Alan Wake 2’, and also ‘Quantum Break’.

See also: Words & Music on Sunday 7th Jan and Free Thinking on 9th Jan

59 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Jan 2024 15:00

Music Played

  • Ryan Ike

    Where The Water Tastes Like Wine "Soul Sucker Blues - piano version"

    Performer: Ryan Ike.
    • Materia Collective.
    • MCOL-0086.
  • Marcin PrzybyÅ‚owicz

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine "Mandragora"

    Performer: Marcin Przybyłowicz.
    • CD Projekt Red.
  • Maribeth Solomon

    Sunless Skies "Star-Maddened Skies"

    Composer: Brent Barkman. Performer: Brent Barkman. Performer: Maribeth Solomon. Performer: Lenny Solomon. Performer: Wendy Solomon.
    • Mickymar Music.
  • Garry Schyman

    Bioshock "The Ocean on his Shoulders"

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Skeet.
    • X5 Music Group.
  • Josh Sawyer

    Pentiment "Titles", "St John's Eve", "Flight from the Library"

    Performer: Alkemie.
    • Microsoft Studios Music.
  • Beatrice Martin

    Child of Light "Aurora's Theme"

    Orchestra: Bratislava Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Hernando Rico.
    • Universal.
  • Laurence Chapman

    80 Days "Suite"

    Performer: Laurence Chapman.
    • bandcamp.
  • Adam Gubman

    Elsinore "A Mirror To Nature", "Ophelia's Music Box - No Love is Lost Love"

    Performer: Adam Gubman.
    • Materia Collective.
  • Andrea Boccadoro

    Astrologaster "Astrologaster"

    Performer: Emily Dickens. Performer: Ruth Kiang. Performer: Benedict Hymas. Performer: Robin Bailey. Performer: Jimmy Holiday. Performer: Christopher Webb. Performer: Benjamin Woodgates.
    • Air-Edel Records.
  • Petri Alanko

    Alan Wake " A Writer's Dream"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Microsoft Studios Music.
  • Petri Alanko

    Alan Wake "Waking Up to a Nightmare"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Microsoft Studios Music.
  • Petri Alanko

    Alan Wake 2 "Vertical Reflections"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
  • Petri Alanko

    Alan Wake 2 "Evil is Contagious"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
  • Stuart Chatwood

    Prince of Persia "The Wandering Sand Prince"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Ubisoft Music.

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  • Sat 6 Jan 2024 15:00

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