The Game Music Foundation has announced the sixth edition of the Game Music Festival in London.
Throughout June 2026, Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall and Fairfield Halls in London will host a celebration of the art of video game music with five live concerts and an educational programme with many special guests. The team behind Game Music Festival specialises in organising exquisite monographic concerts, focused on presenting a selected game franchise, or a particular composer’s works, in a coherent manner. There are no visualisations during the show, and electronic sound amplification is avoided unless technically necessary.
Festival schedule:
- 6 June – The Infernal Symphony featuring music from the Diablo franchise
- Location: Royal Festival Hall
- 13 June – The Colors of Harmony: Hitoshi Sakimoto 40th Anniversary Celebration
- Location: Fairfield Halls
- 19 June – An evening with Troy Baker & Austin Wintory
- Location: Fairfield Halls
- 27 June – Ballads of the Underworld featuring music from Hades & Hades II
- Location: Royal Festival Hall
- 27 June – Persona Grooves featuring music from Persona 3, 4, 5
- Location: Royal Festival Hall
Here’s what they have to say about the concerts themselves:
Game Music Festival 2026 will begin with The Infernal Symphony. Taking place on 6th June 2026, this dark concert will showcase three decades of the soundtracks of Diablo, a genre-defining action-RPG franchise. We invite you to stay awhile and listen to a musical pilgrimage through the soundscapes of the Burning Hells and High Heavens. The trinity of maestro Marek Wroniszewski, the London Mozart Players orchestra, and the Hertfordshire Chorus will invoke the iconic sounds of the Diablo games arranged into a monumental opus by Ignacy Wojciechowski. With special guests: Lead Composer Ted Reedy and Music Director Derek Duke, this opening night of GMF 2026 will truly be one to remember. From thunderous battle anthems to haunting choral harmonies – this is the music that has shaped Sanctuary and captivated generations of gamers.
On 27th June, 2026, the Royal Festival Hall will host Ballads of the Underworld – a symphonic concert dedicated to the soundtracks of Supergiant Games’ hit titles, Hades and Hades II. This musical journey will shine a special spotlight on the vocal masterpieces from both games: soulful laments, hymns, and alluring siren songs that have accompanied Zagreus and Melinoë on their perilous expeditions. A pantheon of original vocalists – Darren Korb, Ashley Barrett, and special guests – will join the stage together with the London Mozart Players orchestra led by Grammy-nominated and BAFTA-winning conductor Austin Wintory, to brew a truly bewitching performance.
Game Music Festival 2026 will conclude on the evening of Saturday, 27th June with the Persona Grooves concert. For three decades, the Persona video games have held a special place in the hearts of gamers worldwide, thanks in part to their outstanding music. Persona Grooves is an extraordinary performance that will let fans immerse themselves in the vibrant sounds of Persona 3, 4, and 5, as the Bartosz Pernal jazz orchestra joins forces with the renowned London Mozart Players for an unforgettable celebration of the Persona series’ 30th anniversary. Composer Shoji Meguro himself will join the stage as a special guest. This jubilee event goes beyond nostalgia: whether you’re a devoted fan or a newcomer to the Persona universe, let yourself be swept away by this energetic tribute as Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall reverberates with the unmistakable spirit of Persona.
Tickets are on sale now via Gamemusic.net.