Classic FM Hall of Fame 2014 - Let's get some Baldur's Gate in there!
Fablewynd
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Hello, fellow gamers.
Every year Classic FM (a British radio station, but well respect in their own right) host voting for the top 300 pieces of classic music, as chosen by the public. Last year, gamers rocked things up by voting in droves for Jeremy Soul's Dragonborn, Nobuo Uematsu's Aerith's Theme and Grant Kirkhope's Viva Pinata score, and getting in 2013's chart. This year, it would be great to get more in there.
I'm sure all of us have our favourite pieces of game music, and want more people to learn of the music talent that exists in the video game industry. The reason that game music entering the Hall of Fame made such a stir, was because some people who listened to Classic FM believed that video game music is not as respected as classic music, or even film music, but that's the attitude we wanted to change. By getting more video game scores out there, people can see and understand why they are so beloved, and just how masterfully crafted they are.
If you want to get involved, and vote for your favourite pieces then head over to http://halloffame.classicfm.com/2014/vote/ to cast your votes. You get to give your top three tracks by listing the title and the composer and then submitting your vote. Sadly, many game tracks don't pop up on their search (I imagine because they're not mainstream), for example searching for Michael Heonig wouldn't bring up anything, so if you want to get your specific tracks you would need to manually write them in; for example 'Baldur's Gate 2 Main Theme' and then write in the composer Michael. In order to get the main pieces in, I suggest everyone voting for a particular track to get in there; if more people concentrate their votes, rather than spreading them out, there more chance there is of getting particular game tracks in there. Of course, if there are other game tracks you want to get in there, make a suggestion or vote.
So, suggest your pieces and see if we can get some good things to vote for, or just go out and cast your votes now if you want to try and get some great game tracks in to that Hall of Fame.
Every year Classic FM (a British radio station, but well respect in their own right) host voting for the top 300 pieces of classic music, as chosen by the public. Last year, gamers rocked things up by voting in droves for Jeremy Soul's Dragonborn, Nobuo Uematsu's Aerith's Theme and Grant Kirkhope's Viva Pinata score, and getting in 2013's chart. This year, it would be great to get more in there.
I'm sure all of us have our favourite pieces of game music, and want more people to learn of the music talent that exists in the video game industry. The reason that game music entering the Hall of Fame made such a stir, was because some people who listened to Classic FM believed that video game music is not as respected as classic music, or even film music, but that's the attitude we wanted to change. By getting more video game scores out there, people can see and understand why they are so beloved, and just how masterfully crafted they are.
If you want to get involved, and vote for your favourite pieces then head over to http://halloffame.classicfm.com/2014/vote/ to cast your votes. You get to give your top three tracks by listing the title and the composer and then submitting your vote. Sadly, many game tracks don't pop up on their search (I imagine because they're not mainstream), for example searching for Michael Heonig wouldn't bring up anything, so if you want to get your specific tracks you would need to manually write them in; for example 'Baldur's Gate 2 Main Theme' and then write in the composer Michael. In order to get the main pieces in, I suggest everyone voting for a particular track to get in there; if more people concentrate their votes, rather than spreading them out, there more chance there is of getting particular game tracks in there. Of course, if there are other game tracks you want to get in there, make a suggestion or vote.
So, suggest your pieces and see if we can get some good things to vote for, or just go out and cast your votes now if you want to try and get some great game tracks in to that Hall of Fame.
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