Music moves people emotionally. There are no borders or boundaries and it helps people get into their own imagination – the same way video games do. From Jeremy Soule to Koji Kondo, Austin Wintory and Nobuo Uematsu, here’s looking at the talents behind all that virtual action.
World-renowned multiple-award winning percussion ensemble, Hands Percussion, has gained prominence by performing an artform with Malaysian roots – the 24 Festive Drums. Over the years, they have incorporated musical influence and instruments from their multi-cultural country and around the world into their performances.
It is still not too late to get a fresh start this year – music-wise. Check out our list of unknown new artistes to fall in love with. Start the day with an energetic number from Tones and I or feel the love with Dayglow.
Colombian artist Diana Beltran Herrera makes life-like bird models such as hummingbirds and magpies with just paper. Find out how nature inspires her work and what else is in her paper universe.
Have you wondered who are some of the people behind the popular Christmas songs you hear every year? Songs like All 'I Want For Christmas Is You', 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' or 'Last Christmas' – written by the likes of Haven Gillespie, Mariah Carey, George Michael and more, they all have fascinating tales.
We meet Ulrich Gerhartz of Steinway & Sons to discuss a machine with more parts than a car, one that easily can live well beyond a hundred years and be as spectacularly precise as the day it was put together (with adequate repair, of course) – none other than the piano.
Manchester-based leftfield trio that is GoGo Penguin draws on a number of genres to create music that is distinctively theirs. Pianist Chris Illingworth speaks about that musical journey – and of how jazz factors into it.
Who actually engineers the sound effect for films? Take a deeper look into the world of foley, featuring an exclusive interview with foley artist Barnaby Smyth.
We meet Craig and Rebecca Struthers, husband and wife at the helm of Struthers Watchmakers. Creating new watches and repairing others that at times are centuries old, the duo is responsible for helping us manage one of our most precious resources: time. The tick of a watch, says Rebecca, is like a heartbeat.
