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'It's a new golden age': Radio 3 launches video game music show | Musique Non Stop

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019

'It's a new golden age': Radio 3 launches video game music show

Presenter Jessica Curry says she wants to prove it’s not all about soundtracking battle scenes – there are plenty of beautiful, relaxing sounds, too

Radio 3 is launching a new weekly programme dedicated to video game soundtracks. Running on Saturday afternoons from 26 October, the hour-long show will be presented by composer Jessica Curry, who won a Bafta for her work with UK studio The Chinese Room and created and presented Classic FM’s video game music programme, High Score.

“[BBC presenter and journalist] Tom Service and his producer Brian Jackson came to interview me for Radio 3 at Chinese Room a couple of years ago, and we all really hit it off,” said Curry. “Tom’s an avid gamer and there was a definite feeling of excitement about the gaming scene and the music that’s being composed for games.

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by Keith Stuart via Electronic music | The Guardian

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