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GAMEPLAY
GAMEPLAY

GAMEPLAY: The Music of Gareth Coker

Composer Gareth Coker at Ori and the Will of the Wisps scoring sessions in Air Studios, London
Benjamin Ealovega
Composer Gareth Coker at Ori and the Will of the Wisps scoring sessions in Air Studios, London

"Every single game has a rhythm."

Composer Gareth Coker has written acclaimed videogame scores for Ori and the Blind Forest, Immortals Fenyx Rising, and many more.

On Gameplay this week, we’ll talk with Gareth and hear his music performed by ensembles ranging from small chamber groups to a huge 93-pc orchestra!

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. 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:

All music composed by Gareth Coker

Heart of the Hero (Immortals Fenyx Rising) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra; Kelsey Mira, vocals; Gareth Coker, lyre

Climbing the Ginso Tree (Ori and the Blind Forest) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra

Restoring the Light, Facing the Dark (Ori and the Blind Forest) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra

Gumo’s Hideout (Ori and the Blind Forest) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra

Ori, Lost in the Storm (Ori and the Blind Forest) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra; Aeralie Brighton, vocals

The Sacrifice (Ori and the Blind Forest) - Nashville Scoring Orchestra; Aeralie Brighton, vocals

Main Theme (ARK: Survival Evolved) - Philharmonia Orchestra

Writhing Swamps (ARK: Survival Evolved) - Philharmonia Orchestra

The Overseer (ARK: Survival Evolved) - Philharmonia Orchestra

Shadows of Mouldwood (Ori and the Will of the Wisps) - Philharmonia Orchestra; Pinewood Voices

Mora the Spider (Ori and the Will of the Wisps) - Philharmonia Orchestra; Pinewood Voices

Trouble in the Clashing Rocks (Immortals Fenyx Rising) - Original soundtrack/Gareth Coker, lyre

Messenger of the Gods (Immortals Fenyx Rising) - Original soundtrack/Gareth Coker, lyre

Aulos of Tartaros (Immortals Fenyx Rising) - Original soundtrack/Kristin Naigus, aulos

Odysseus Trial (Immortals Fenyx Rising) - Original soundtrack

Medusa the Mythical Gorgon (Immortals Fenyx Rising) - Original soundtrack

The album cover for Immortals Fenyx Rising - a game scored by Gareth Coker.
The album cover for Immortals Fenyx Rising - a game scored by Gareth Coker.

Keith Brown is the host of Matinee Classics and the host and producer of GAMEPLAY.