BAFTA has announced BAFTA Games in Concert, a live event celebrating two decades of BAFTA-nominated and award-winning games music.
BAFTA announced the concert in a press release on September 11, 2025, revealing its world premiere will take place on January 31, 2026, at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
The concert, held in collaboration with Nibbs Events and Esk, will feature the BBC Concert Orchestra, under the direction of Journey and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate composer Austin Wintory, playing music from “key nominees and winners” of the BAFTA Game Awards’ Music category over the last 20 years.
That means attendees can look forward to music from Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Baldur’s Gate 3, Hitman: Contracts, Tomb Raider: Legend, Assassin’s Creed, Cuphead, and Journey, with additional “special guests” and selections to be announced in the lead-up to the event.
BAFTA has described the concert as a “musical journey,” teasing that it will “synchronise visuals, gameplay, and imagery, along with live performance.”
“It’s often stated how solitary composing can be, so it’s an utterly thrilling opportunity to gather a big orchestra together, a gaggle of amazing composers, and the audience for whom all it’s made,” said Wintory.
“I feel very honored to have been asked to help put together, and also conduct, this concert celebrating the immense spectrum of games music which has passed through the BAFTA halls the last couple of decades.”
BAFTA Games in Concert will also embark on a UK and worldwide tour in 2026, with details on these dates to be confirmed on the official website “soon.”
Tickets for the London world premiere are now on sale, with prices starting from £28.
“Games scores capture the hearts and imaginations of millions across the globe,” said BAFTA CEO Jane Millichip.
“This concert, and the forthcoming international tour, are a brilliant way to extend the celebration of the BAFTA Games Awards and unite fans, artists, and industry figures.
“We are proud to recognise the exceptional talent of the composers and invite fans to join us in fabulously immersive evenings of games music from this January onwards.”
