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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LONDON, United Kingdom (July 2, 2015) - Game Music Connect
organizers today announced that their 2015 international video game
music conference, which returns to London's Southbank Centre on
September 15, will once again be supported by the British Academy
of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Tickets are available now
at http://www.gamemusicconnect2015.com
.
Game Music Connect 2015 will host the talent behind the BAFTA
award-winning audio for Creative Assembly's
Alien: Isolation during 'The BAFTA Interview 2015'
session presented in association with the British Academy of
Academy of Film and Television Arts. In conversation with
Game Music Connect co-founder and host John
Broomhall, Creative Assembly's Sam Cooper and Byron
Bullock will be joined by The Flight composer/producer duo Joe
Henson and Alexis Smith, along with fellow composer Christian
Henson, to discuss the creation and implementation of music
in
Alien: Isolation.
Winner of the BAFTA for Audio Achievement at the 2015
British Academy Games Awards,
Alien: Isolation is a multi-award-winning
first-person survival horror game capturing the fear and tension
evoked by Ridley Scott's 1979 classic film. Creative
Assembly, founded in 1987, is one of the UK's most successful and
established game studios.
The Flight, aka composers Joe Henson and Alexis Smith, have
worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry
including Lana Del Rey, Björk and newcomer Chlöe Howl as
well as composing major soundtracks for blockbuster titles such
as
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and the haunting
score for
Alien: Isolation, nominated for a 2015 BAFTA Music Award
and Best Score/Soundtrack at The Game Awards. In
collaboration with The Flight on
Alien: Isolation, Christian Henson is an Ivor Novello and
World Soundtrack Awards nominated film and television composer
whose credits include Jon Wright's sci-fi epic
Robot Overlords and the cult TV series
Inside No. 9. Christian Henson is also the founder of
Spitfire Audio providing tools for composers worldwide.
Tim Hunter, Director of Learning and Events at BAFTA: "BAFTA's
learning programme aims to share the expertise of our award winners
and nominees so it's great to be able to work with Game Music
Connect for the second year, helping a focused and engaged audience
learn from our recent winners, Creative Assembly."
Now in its third year, Game Music Connect is for aspiring and
professional composers of all backgrounds and those interested in
learning about the art and craft of creating today's cutting edge
video game soundtracks - featuring talks, practical demonstrations
and round-table discussions with some of the world's leading
artists, innovators and decision makers in the world of music for
video games.
Game Music Connect is founded by multi-award winning game and TV
composer James Hannigan and celebrated game audio director,
composer and industry commentator John Broomhall - who, with over
one-hundred AAA game credits between them, joined forces in 2013 to
create Game Music Connect in order to celebrate and explore the
music of video games.
For more information and to purchase tickets for Game Music
Connect 2015, visit:
http://www.gamemusicconnect2015.com .
Game Music Connect 2014 event website and photo gallery:
http://www.gamemusicconnect2014.com/gallery-2014/
Game Music Connect 2013 event website:
http://www.gamemusicconnect2013.com
Join Game Music Connect on
Facebook.com/GameMusicConnect and follow us
on Twitter
@GameArtConnect #GameMusicConnect
About BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an
independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art
forms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence,
inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public. In addition to
its Awards ceremonies, BAFTA has a year-round programme of learning
events and initiatives - featuring workshops, masterclasses,
scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes - in the UK, USA and
Asia; it offers unique access to the world's most inspiring talent
and connects with a global audience of all ages and backgrounds.
BAFTA relies on income from membership subscriptions, individual
donations, trusts, foundations and corporate partnerships to
support its ongoing outreach work. To access the best creative
minds in film, television and games production, visit
www.bafta.org/guru . For more, visit
www.bafta.org .
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