The Symphony of the Desert – Featuring music from Journey, Abzû and The Banner Saga
The first concert of this year’s Game Music Festival – The Symphony of the Desert – is based on the idea of contrast between three incredibly atmospheric titles: Journey, Abzû, The Banner Saga. The former two soundtracks are subtle and have an ethereal beauty, while the third one is full of piercing cold and raw in its form.

October 18, 2019 at 8:00 PM
National Forum of Music
59 - 359 PLN

Concert schedule
Join us for unforgettable evenings where your favorite game soundtracks come alive through the power of a full symphony orchestra.
15:00 - 15:45
Press Conference
Chamber Hall, 2nd Floor
16:00 - 17:30
Lecture - Gareth Coker
Chamber Hall, 2nd Floor
17:45 - 18:30
Lecture - Kow Otani
Chamber Hall, 2nd Floor
20:00 - 22:00
The Symphony of the Desert - Concert
Featuring music from Journey, Abzû and The Banner Saga
National Forum of Music
22:00 - 23:00
Meet & Greet - Austin Wintory
VIP onlyChamber Hall, 2nd Floor
This session is for VIP ticket holders only
VIP onlyFEATURED MUSIC
Artists & Performers

Sound Factory Orchestra
The orchestra focuses on contemporary and twentieth-century music, exceptionally performing earlier pieces.

Austin Wintory
Composer I Conductor
Curiosity and exploration lay at the core of 3x GRAMMY-nominated and BAFTA-winning composer Austin Wintory’s career. Known principally for his work in videogames, his music can be heard in a wide range of titles: from the critically acclaimed innovators.

Sylwia Danieluk
Vocalist | Soprano
Soprano, singing teacher, cultural anthropologist. She is a graduate in opera studies at The Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, Poland.

Tomasz Radziszewski
Guitaris I Vocalist
A Polish guitarist, passionate about music and will to spread it among the world.
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The first concert of this year’s Game Music Festival – The Symphony of the Desert – is based on the idea of contrast between three incredibly atmospheric titles: Journey, Abzû, The Banner Saga. The former two soundtracks are subtle and have an ethereal beauty, while the third one is full of piercing cold and raw in its form.
The author of those pieces, which add lots of value to their respective games, is the acclaimed American composer Austin Wintory. Sound Factory Orchestra led by Robert Kurdybacha, an ensemble that played the amazing concert with the music from Ori and the Blind Forest during the first GMF, will take listeners on a journey through endless deserts, vast sea depths, and snowy mountains.