The Golden State Pops Orchestra and full choir perform music from leading video games. The concert features special guest conductors and performers along with projections and a laser light show. World premiere videogame music performances from… Detroit: Become Human (game releases Fall 2017), Gran Turismo (game releases Fall 2017), World of Warcraft: Legion, Halo Wars 2, Prince of Persia and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture. Also featured…Salute to Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, Civilization IV & VI, Star Wars Battlefront, Halo, Afrika and special surprises. Past GSPO concerts have featured performances by leading composers and songwriters including Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Lion King), Danny Elfman (Batman, Edward Scissorhands), John Debney (Passion of The Christ, Elf), and Richard Sherman (Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang).
Special guests include: Russell Brower – Emmy winning sound designer and composer, Jessica Curry – BAFTA winning composer, Gordy Haab, Penka Kouneva, Eimear Noone – premiere conductor of video game scores, Christopher Tin – Grammy winning composer, Austin Wintory – BAFTA winning composer, Jack Wall. Award winning composer; actress Victoria Atkin (co-star of Assassin’s Creed – Syndicate)
WHEN: Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 8:00pm
WHERE: The Historic Los Angeles Theatre, 615 South Broadway, Los Angeles
The Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO) is a pioneer in performing music for visual media to concert halls. The Golden State Pops Orchestra has performed a variety of musical repertoire, including classical, Broadway, pop music, video game soundtracks and film music, the core genre of the orchestra. The GSPO is composed of professional freelance musicians from the Los Angeles area and operates under a Metropolitan Agreement with the American Federation of Musicians, Local 47.
Tickets range from $28.50 to $70.00 and available through the orchestra’s website (www.GSPO.com ).