Buma is excited to announce that they will be hosting the exclusive Dutch premiere of Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound at Buma Music in Motion.

Buma is excited to announce that they will be hosting the exclusive Dutch premiere of Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound at Buma Music in Motion. Karen Collins, director of the film will be speaking during the conference and afterwards we will be screening the documentary, which won’t be officially available on DVD and digital download until September. No longer merely the “ugly stepchild” of the games industry, Beep traces the history of game sound from the Victorian penny arcades through pinball machines to today’s massive industry of soundtracks and live music.
Featuring over 80 interviews with game composers, sound designers, voice actors and audio directors from around the world, Beep is the definitive documentary on game sound. At the heart of the film is the ongoing struggle between creativity and technology. What the artists want to achieve, and what is technologically possible intertwine in new and challenging ways throughout game history.
The documentary includes a range of game audio industry heavy-hitters including Marty O’Donnell (composer, Halo), Yoko Shimomura (composer, Kingdom Hearts and the Mario & Luigi series), Scott Gershin (sound designer for many blockbuster Hollywood films as well as games), and BAFTA-winners James Hannigan and John Broomhall, Also interviewed are the “three stooges” of LucasArts: Peter McConnell, Clint Bajakian and Michael Land, alongside Nobuo Uematsu (composer of the Final Fantasy series) and many more. The documentary starts at 8.30pm in Panel Room 1 (Tolhuistuin). When you’re not a conference attendee, you can get your tickets (€5) here.
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“The most informative and in depth film ever made on the subject of game music and sound. If you love music for games, you have come to the right place.” – Steve Horowitz, composer, “Super Size Me”

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