Using the examples of Mica Levi's score for the 2013 film 'Under the Skin' and the soundtrack from the video game 'Soulcalibur II', Gillian and Linton explore whether film soundtracks and video game scores should be considered true classical music.
Episode highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:55 Debating the legitimacy of film and video game scores
06:16 Exploring Mica Levi's score for 'Under the Skin'
14:48 The genius of live Instruments and synthesised sounds
23:16 Healing Winds from Soulcaliber II
26:26 The evolution of game music
35:51 The role of orchestras in game music
Featured music:
Mica Levi's Under the Skin (2014)
Junichi Nakatsuru, Yoshihito Yano, Asuka Sakai, Rio Hamamoto, Ryuichi Takada, and Junichi Takagi's Soulcalibur 2 (2002)
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Credits:
Produced by Connor Gani
Executive Producers Emily Dicks and Phil Smith
Sound Mix by Solomon King
A Reduced Listening production for Southbank Centre
