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Are film and game soundtracks proper classical music? | So, Hear Me Out

41 min18 november 2025

Using the examples of Mica Levi's score for the 2013 film 'Under the Skin' and the soundtrack from the video game 'Soulcalibur II', Gillian and Linton explore whether film soundtracks and video game scores should be considered true classical music. 

 

Episode highlights:

00:00 Introduction

01:55 Debating the legitimacy of film and video game scores

06:16 Exploring Mica Levi's score for 'Under the Skin'

14:48 The genius of live Instruments and synthesised sounds

23:16 Healing Winds from Soulcaliber II

26:26 The evolution of game music

35:51 The role of orchestras in game music


Featured music:

  • Mica Levi's Under the Skin (2014)

  • Junichi Nakatsuru, Yoshihito Yano, Asuka Sakai, Rio Hamamoto, Ryuichi Takada, and Junichi Takagi's Soulcalibur 2 (2002)


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    Credits:

    Produced by Connor Gani

    Executive Producers Emily Dicks and Phil Smith

    Sound Mix by Solomon King

    A Reduced Listening production for Southbank Centre

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