This week, we’ll enjoy some videogame water music!
Composers have found countless ways to illustrate the beauty, mystery, and power of water in music.
We’ll hear the colors of ethereal orchestras and choirs, synthesizers, piano, and lots more.
Generous support for the music heard on this program comes from the Robert T. and Ruth Haidt Hughes Memorial Acquisitions Fund. Special thanks to Michael Culler for engineering assistance and to Anastasia Scholze for production assistance.
Amanda Sewell is IPR's Music Director. Keith Brown is GAMEPLAY’s host and executive producer.
To hear the full episode, click the link above! Here's the playlist:
Austin Wintory - Then Were Created the Gods in the Midst of Heaven (Abzu) - Original game soundtrack - Nashville Scoring Orchestra, London Voices
Yasuaki Iwata - Zora's Domain (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) - Original game soundtrack
Yoko Shimomura - Over the Waves (Final Fantasy XV) - Original game soundtrack
David Wise (arr. Charlie Rosen) - Aquatic Ambiance (Donkey Kong Country) - Choose Your Character! album - 8-Bit Big Band
Shiho Fujii - MK8 Water Park (Mario Kart 8) - Original game soundtrack - Mario Kart Band
Chase Bethea - Ancient Aquatic Energy (Aground) - Original game soundtrack
Austin Wintory - To Know, Water (Abzu) - Original game soundtrack - Nashville Scoring Orchestra, London Voices
Austin Wintory - Osteoglossum Bicirrhosum (Abzu) - Original game soundtrack - Nashville Scoring Orchestra
Austin Wintory - Elasmosaurus Platyurus (Abzu) - Original game soundtrack - Nashville Scoring Orchestra, London Voices
SEGA Sound Team (arr. Super Marcato Brothers) - Hydrocity Zone Act 2 (Sonic the Hedgehog 3) - Super Marcato Brothers
Ben Prunty - Twisty Bridges (Subnautica Below Zero) - Original game soundtrack
Revo - The Ship Sails On the Open Seas (Bravely Default) - Original game soundtrack
Koji Kondo (arr. David Peacock) - Dark Waters (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) - Hero of Time - Augustine Mayuga Gonzales (piano)
More from GAMEPLAY:
