The Rise of Robots
Elle Osili-Wood with the soundtracks for the best robots in video games.
Sound of Gaming · BBC Radio 3
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Show Notes
Elle Osili-Wood guides us through the soundtracks for the best robots in video games as well as exploring how AI is being used as both a story-telling device and gameplay mechanic in gaming. Featuring music from Halo Infinite (by Gareth Coker) with themes around human-AI bonds, NieR: Automata (Square Enix Music) which asks what counts as being alive, and Detroit: Become Human (Philip Sheppard) which explores the idea of civil rights for robots.
Producer: Barnaby Gordon