Grammy Award-Winning Composer Austin Wintory To Perform Live At Game Music Festival in London
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Grammy Award-Winning Composer Austin Wintory To Perform Live At Game Music Festival in London
The Last Of Us & Death Stranding voice actor, Troy Baker, joins as co-host
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London, UK – 3rd March, 2026 – This summer, audiences are invited inside the creative mind of a 2026 Grammy award-winning video game composer, as The Art of Game Music with Troy Baker and Austin Wintory presents a concert that doesn’t just perform game music – it reveals its secrets.
Led from the conductor's podium by acclaimed composer Austin Wintory, and set alongside a traditional orchestral programme – the performance includes original compositions as well as music from other composers that has inspired him throughout his career – the concert will surprise and delight the crowd as Austin and Troy bring their unrivalled chemistry to a live audience.
At the heart of the evening is a unique live element: gameplay scored in real time, with music composed and adapted on stage in response to a visual prompt. It’s a rare opportunity to see how music and concept for a game works together moment-by-moment, revealing the creative decisions normally hidden behind the screen.
Austin Wintory commented, ““For me, writing music for games has always been about empathy — understanding the player’s emotional journey and responding to it moment by moment. What makes this concert so special is that we’re inviting the audience into that process. They won’t just hear themes from Journey or Assassin's Creed — they’ll see how a score breathes, evolves and reacts in real time. It’s vulnerable, it’s unpredictable, and that’s what makes it thrilling.”
Troy Baker commented, "Whether it be in podcast or in person, Austin's and my conversations always focus on the celebration of videogames, especially as it pertains to music. Trying to unpack what makes it all so powerful. In June, we plan to bring those conversations to the stage."
Mateus Pawlak from Game Music Foundation commented, “Game Music Festival was created to celebrate video game music as one of the defining art forms of our time. With Austin and Troy, we’re presenting a concert that doesn’t just perform iconic scores — it reveals the creative thinking behind them. This is about recognising game composers as major contemporary artists and inviting audiences to witness their craft up close.”
Austin and Troy are joined by the renowned London Mozart Players, who will perform selections from acclaimed soundtracks such as Journey, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, ABZÛ, The Pathless, Sword of the Sea and more.
Game Music Festival’s The Art of Game Music with Troy Baker and Austin Wintory takes place on Friday 19 June at Fairfield Halls, just 20 minutes from Central London. The performance runs for approximately 90 minutes with no interval, followed by a meet-and-greet session for VIP ticket holders.
Tickets and further information: www.fairfield.co.uk/events/lmp-art-of-game-music-2026
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Tickets:
Tickets for all GMF concerts taking place at the Royal Festival Hall* & Fairfield Halls are now available at gamemusic.net. A limited pool of VIP tickets is also available – they include premium seating, as well as admission to an educational event accompanying the related concert. Each of those events will be hosted by special guests, and their details will be unveiled later on.
Venue:
Fairfield Halls is a distinguished arts and performance venue situated in the heart of Croydon, South London. With more than half a century of presenting acclaimed artists and major cultural events, it holds an important place among the capital’s celebrated performance spaces. Its main concert hall is famous for its clarity of sound, making it an exceptional space for orchestral music, theatre, and contemporary performance.
Artists:
Set up over 75 years ago, the acclaimed London Mozart Players orchestra has a mission of creating bold, ambitious and accessible musical experiences for all. Hertfordshire Chorus is known for tackling difficult, rarely performed music as well as much-loved and well-known pieces and is one of the UK’s finest symphonic choirs, under the musical direction of David Temple MBE.
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About the Game Music Festival:
Game Music Festival has been the largest event fully dedicated to the soundtracks and audio design of video games since 2018. Taking place at the most prestigious venues of London and Wroclaw and hosting world-class performers on stage, GMF is an immersive event that showcases the profound impact of video game music as a form of art. Previous editions of Game Music Festival received much praise and were universally acclaimed by fans and the game audio community. A fully-fledged festival of this scale dedicated to the soundtracks of video games is a truly unique event.
About the Game Music Foundation:
The mission of the Game Music Foundation is to promote the music of video games as an art form. Its team created gamemusic.net which has been one of the most comprehensive portals dedicated to game audio since 2006. Game Music Foundation is based in Poland, but its mission is international. GMF’s team also run Gamemusic Records, a label releasing selected game soundtracks on vinyl, such as Baldur’s Gate III, Frostpunk, or Heroes of Might & Magic III.
All GMF links and profiles are available here.
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