Prom 21: Gaming Prom – From 8-Bit to Infinity
Episode 7 · 2022-08-05
- Documentary
Episode overview
Fantastic worlds, epic adventures, complex characters and huge moral choices – the universe of computer gaming is a natural match for orchestral music, and in the 21st century games have created a huge and passionate global audience for some of the most vivid, ambitious and inventive music currently being written for symphony orchestra. In this first ever Gaming Prom, Robert Ames – best-known at the Proms for his explorations of sci-fi and electroacoustic music – takes an electronically expanded Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on an odyssey from the classic console titles of the 1980s, through Jessica Curry’s haunted soundscapes to the European concert premiere of music from Hildur Guðnadóttir’s and Sam Slater’s score for Battlefield 2042.
Season 76 episodes
1. First Night of the Proms 20222022-07-15
2. Prom 2: John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London2022-07-17
3. Prom 3: Radio 1 Relax at the Proms2022-07-22
4. Prom 10: Music for Royal Occasions2022-07-24
5. Prom 16: Sea Sketches with Andrew Manze and BBC NOW2022-07-29
6. Prom 19: Puccini’s Il tabarro2022-07-31
7. Prom 21: Gaming Prom – From 8-Bit to Infinity2022-08-05
8. Prom 28: Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum 12022-08-07
9. Prom 19a: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra2022-08-07
10. Prom 35: Yuja Wang with the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä2022-08-12
11. Prom 34: Thorvaldsdottir, Elgar and Sibelius2022-08-14
12. Prom 27: NYOGB plays Elfman, Gershwin and Ravel2022-08-19
13. Prom 36: Marin Alsop conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra2022-08-21
14. Prom 47: Aretha Franklin – Queen of Soul2022-08-26
15. Prom 4: Cynthia Erivo – Legendary Voices2022-08-27
16. Prom 49: Rattle conducts Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony2022-08-28
17. Prom 54: Earth Prom with Chris Packham2022-08-29
18. Prom 58: Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise2022-09-02
19. Prom 61: Chineke! performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony2022-09-04
20. Prom 67: Nicola Benedetti plays Wynton Marsalis2022-09-09
21. Last Night of the Proms 2022 - Part 12022-09-10
22. Last Night of the Proms - Part 22022-09-10
23. Unmissable Moments2022-09-11
24. CBeebies Prom: Ocean Adventure2022-09-16
