| Maestro | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer(s) | Mike Oldfield |
| Designer(s) | Mike Oldfield |
| Series | MusicVR |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | 12 April 2004 [1] |
| Genre(s) | Simulation, Music game, Art game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Maestro is a MusicVR video game by British musician Mike Oldfield. It is the second publicly released MusicVR game after 2002's Tres Lunas .
Oldfield had been working on the idea of melding virtual reality and music throughout the 1990s. The first publicly released MusicVR game was called Tres Lunas .
In 2003 Oldfield had rerecorded his first album, Tubular Bells , as Tubular Bells 2003 . This was to become the musical inspiration for the second MusicVR game, initially titled The Tube World. [2] The final title became Maestro in 2004 and once again it was available for purchase on his website, and since has become available for free. The game featured segments of music from the classic Tubular Bells, along with new music composed specifically for the game. In the game there are 24 medals and 4 'gravitars' to find. [3] The original price was £14.98 for the download and £18 for the CD. [4]
Both games are available for free download from the archive page of an Oldfield fansite Tubular.net. [5]
Michael Gordon Oldfield is a British musician, songwriter, and producer best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells (1973), which became an unexpected critical and commercial success. Though primarily a guitarist, Oldfield plays a range of instruments, which includes keyboards, percussion, and vocals. He has adopted a range of musical styles throughout his career, including progressive rock, world, folk, classical, electronic, ambient, and new age music.
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Isles of Wonder is the official soundtrack album of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. It became available as a download at midnight on 28 July 2012 and as a two-disc CD on 2 August 2012. The soundtrack is mostly pre-recorded and does not include live elements of the performance such as the drumming from Evelyn Glennie, but the two Arctic Monkeys songs are actually credited in the album sleeve as being recorded during the rehearsal at the stadium on 23 July.
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