This music coming out right now is the theme song for the world's most popular game,'League of Legends'.
This game marked the first stage of this year's Sejong Center planning season.
The League of Legends Orchestra concert was held yesterday (2nd) and today.
Four thousand performances for two days were quickly joined and even broadcasted to the movie theater.
Have you heard a lot of this music?
It's the music that comes out when Super Mario runs, runs, and evades.
There have been a lot of concerts that have been arranged in an orchestra version of this familiar game music.
These days, there are many cases where game music is made for orchestral performances from scratch.
Game music concerts started in Japan in the 1980s, and in the 2000s, they became very popular in Europe and spread all over the world.
London Pyramonic, the prestigious British orchestra, has produced a collection of famous game music.
Why are games and classical music getting closer and closer?
In the early days of the gaming industry, in fact, the reasons for using classical music in games were simple.
It was because there was no burden of copyright fees and it was familiar to the ears.
An antarctic exploration game from the 1980s.
The music in this memorable game was actually taken from a familiar classic melody.
However, as the game industry develops, music gets more complex and scales up.
The more a blockbuster game with a narrative, the more you invest in the game OST.
It is no longer uncommon for world-renowned composers and famous orchestras to participate in game OSTs.
League of Legends concerts had a high proportion of male and young audiences.
It's completely different from the typical classical music audience composition.
Many people come to the venue for the first time in their lifetime to listen to their favorite game music in a lively performance.
The conductor of the League of Legends concert is Jinsol.
[Jin Sol/Director of Game'Deokhoo' (Representative of Game Music Classic Venture): The game music is a bit buzzing, isn't it a bit of fun music like that?
You can think of it this way, but there are some music that require a blockbuster level of magnificent sound.]
Movie music has also been evaluated as commercial and light.
However, it is now recognized for its artistry as the music of film masters such as John Millions, Ennio Morricone, and Hans Zimmer.
The game music is also a little late, but it's on its way.
Game music has grown to the point of winning the prestigious Grammy Awards, and game music masters such as Nobuo Uematsu and Jeremy Sol are emerging.
Just like movie music, game music is gradually becoming a new classic in the 21st century.
(Video coverage: Kim Hyun-sang, Choi Woong Choi, Ha-reung, Video editing: Park Jin-hoon, CG: Jung Hyun-jung, VJ: Oh Se-gwan)