Orchestras and musicians from around the world perform both faithful renditions and creative interpretations of Genshin Impact’s music in celebration of the game’s first anniversary.
Genshin Impact, the commercially successful and critically acclaimed gacha role-playing title that showed the gaming industry that even “Non-Triple-A games,” can be better than most of the Triple-A titles – is finally going to be one year old in the coming month of September.
Last year, on September 28, 2020, miHoYo’s Genshin Impact made its official release on the PC, PS4, Android, and iOS platforms. Since then, the game has come far, both in terms of progression and quality of content.
In celebration of Genshin Impact’s first anniversary. The team at miHoYo has announced the first global online concert, featuring both symphonic performance of the authentic Genshin Impact music in Belgium, and creative covers reimagined by artists from various countries.
“The game is set in the vast world of Teyvat consisting of seven nations, each with a dedicated musical theme that evokes the history and culture of that area. The original Genshin Impact soundtracks are produced by HOYO-MiX, miHoYo’s in-house music team, and written by accomplished composer Yu-Peng Chen. Using traditional orchestral music as the base, Genshin Impact’s soundtracks incorporate assorted elements of world music in themes and variations for different areas.”
“The game has released six original soundtrack albums, and the seventh album featuring music from the recently launched Inazuma area will be coming soon in a collaboration between HOYO-MiX and Sony Music.”
“The announcement trailer unveils the first glimpse of the online GENSHIN CONCERT 2021, starring Maestro Dirk Brossé and the Flanders Symphony Orchestra performing a Mondstadt theme familiar to every Genshin Impact fan and player at the concert hall of Salle Philharmonique de Liège. For more than 40 years, Maestro Dirk Brossé has been a respected and award-winning composer and conductor, participating in prestigious projects around the world including the Star Wars in ConcertWorld Tour.”
“In addition to a symphonic performance of the Genshin Impact soundtrack by a full classical orchestra, the approximately 90-minute concert will also have multiple stages in countries including the United States and South Korea, featuring reimagined iconic tracks adapted and played by various individuals and groups of artists.”
“We’ve been experimenting with varied cultural elements in Genshin Impact’s music in the past and present, and will continue to do so in the future,” said Yu-Peng Chen, Composer and Music Producer of HOYO-MiX. ”When Maestro Dirk Brossé and the Flanders Symphony Orchestra first played the Mondstadt theme, we immediately knew we got the ideal team to recreate some of the most memorable moments in the game for fans and players. At the same time, the GENSHIN CONCERT 2021 is also a blessed opportunity for our team to communicate with gifted artists around the world and learn from their distinct interpretations of the game and music through various covers.”
The GENSHIN CONCERT 2021 will be aired on October 3, 2021, in celebration of the game’s first anniversary. All fans, players, and interested viewers can watch it online for free. Meanwhile, players can also claim the free five-star crossover character “Savior From Another World” Aloy in the game on PlayStation® in the upcoming Version 2.1, or on all platforms during the Version 2.2 update.
Genshin Impact is a free-to-play gacha-based role-playing game currently available on PC, PS4, PS5, Android, and iOS
