Iconic gaming scores to be performed live at Edinburgh's Usher Hall by BBC Philharmonic

BAFTA has announced the final details for its first UK-wide tour of BAFTA Games in Concert, with performances scheduled for Edinburgh this June.

The landmark orchestral celebration, produced in collaboration with Nibbs Events, Esk, and Kilimanjaro Live, will feature the BBC Philharmonic and London Voices under the baton of conductor Adrian Ronda Sampayo.

They are set to bring their landmark orchestral celebration of video games music to audiences across the UK including Usher Hall in Edinburgh on June 4 and the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on June 5.

Following the world premiere at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the tour marks the first time BAFTA has presented a public live event of this kind.

Performed live by leading symphony orchestras across the UK, each performance combines full orchestral and choral arrangements with synchronised visuals and gameplay including in-game soloists. | BAFTA

The concert showcases iconic soundtracks from some of the most critically acclaimed video games of the past 20 years.

Performed live by leading symphony orchestras across the UK, each performance combines full orchestral and choral arrangements with synchronised visuals and gameplay including in-game soloists, creating a fully immersive live experience.

Ticket prices start from £34.50 and rise according to seat location.

Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, said: “BAFTA Games in Concert is a celebration of the extraordinary creativity behind video games music and the powerful role it plays in shaping our emotional connection to games.

“Following the incredible response to the London premiere, we’re delighted to take this experience on the road for the first time, bringing together world-class orchestras and audiences across the UK to honour more than 20 years of BAFTA-recognised games music.”

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Across the tour, audiences will experience music from BAFTA Games Awards-winning and nominated titles.

The music played will include, Helldivers 2 by Wilbert Roget II, Fallout 4 by Inon Zur, Disco Elysium by Sea Power, Ori and the Will of the Wisps by Gareth Coker, Returnal by Bobby Krlic, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves by Greg Edmonson, Far Cry 4 by Cliff Martinez, Virginia by Lyndon Holland, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture by Jessica Curry, Baldur’s Gate 3 by Borislav Slavov, Hitman: Contracts by Jesper Kyd, Tomb Raider: Legend by Troels Brun Folmann, Assassin’s Creed by Jesper Kyd, Cuphead by Kris Maddigan, and Journey by Austin Wintory.

All tickets are available now via www.liveconcert.games.