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The Ithaca College Gamer Symphony Orchestra I attended a concert performed by the Ithaca College Gamer Symphony Orchestra. It took place at Presser Rehearsal Hall on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 8:30 p.m. The symphony orchestra performed music from the scores of video games. It was a unique experience for these songs were engaging and as varied as the different stories that surround the video games. By showcasing this different genre of music, the orchestra opened my eyes to the importance of music in video games and showed that video games are multi-dimensional. It seems the consideration of music is as equally as important in the video game as the actual graphics. The artists performing were very talented Ithaca College students. The video game songs played were “Don’t Be Afraid”, “Pikmin Medley”, “Selections from Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the Witch King”, “Gusty Garden Galaxy,” “Beats by Bytes”, “Space Pirate’s Theme”, and “Golden Sun”.  “Pikmin Medley” is a ...