"Vote for your music"...Why did Korean traditional music and games meet?

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Amid the popularity of game music concerts, various attempts are being made, such as audience voting.

In particular, it is said that the number of encounters between Korean traditional music and game music is increasing, so why?

Reporter Kim Seung-hwan reports.

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It is an economic strategy online game set in Northeast Asia in the 16th century that develops characters through trade and battles.

The background music of the game, which enhances the immersion of users, is reborn with the performance of Korean traditional orchestra.

[Cha Chi-sung / Artistic Director of the National Gugak Orchestra: Expanding the creative field of the National Gugak Orchestra by actively cooperating with game companies, going beyond simple arrangements...]

■National Gugak Orchestra 'Music Odyssey: The World's First Prize' (29th-30th/ National Theater)

If five composers make Korean traditional music that fits the field in the game,
It will be held in the form of a contest in which the audience votes on their favorite music at the
concert hall to determine the winner.

[Sung Chan-kyung / Composer: My memory, my sound, and the spirit of the National Gugak Orchestra]]

[Jang Tae-Pyong / Composer: I think it'll be a great performance that brings new joy and nostalgia to those days (when playing games).]The number of encounters between Korean traditional music and game music that do not seem to fit

is increasing recently.

The National Gugak Orchestra has been meeting with the audience by playing game music every year from 2021 to this year,
The
National Gugak Center is also active in collaboration with game companies, including participating in the production of BGM for the game set in 'Hanyang City' and releasing an album.

It is said that it is meaningful to lead the popularization of Korean traditional music and is also effective in enhancing the competitiveness of domestic games.

[Jeong Se-hoon / Director of AK Interactive: After 20 years of service, I thought that the same game music repeated every time could be boring for users...To make it easier for teenagers and people in their 20s to approach Korean traditional music or Korean content... ]

Already, game music is adding originality through Korean traditional music in an atmosphere where it is recognized as an independent content.

I'm YTN's Kim Seung Hwan.