Conducting Lord of the Rings in VR is a moving experience
The brilliant VR music game Maestro gets a DLC that lets you conduct famous compositions from Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.
In December, Maestro added music from the Harry Potter films with the Secret Sorcery Pack.
Now the epic sounds of Middle-earth and Westeros follow with the Doombound Pack, allowing you to conduct Howard Shore's The Bridge of Khazad-dûm and Ramin Djawadi's Game of Thrones Main Theme.
In addition to these modern classics, the package also includes works by Franz Liszt, Jacques Offenbach and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Here is the complete track list:
- Ramin Djawadi - Main Theme (Game of Thrones)
- Howard Shore - The Bridge of Khazad-dûm (The Lord of the Rings)
- Jacques Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld
- Franz Liszt - Dance of Death (up to minute 4)
- Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10, 2nd movement
The Doombound Pack also includes a new infernal opera environment, as well as themed costumes, gloves, and a special baton.
I had the opportunity to preview the Doombound Pack. Conducting the famous composition from Lord of the Rings with an orchestra is a sublime experience that will surely move fans to tears. The new environment, with its dramatic staircase and hellish gate, as well as the costumes, work well with the music and add to the mood, but are not essential to the musical experience.
You can now purchase the Doombound Pack in the Horizon Store. It costs $9.
What is Maestro?
Maestro is one of the best hand tracking games.
You take on the role of a conductor who leads a full orchestra with his hands, performing famous passages from classical works such as Wagner's Valkyrie, Beethoven's 5th Symphony and Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. In addition to classical music, the program also includes other genres such as jazz and contemporary music.
In a playful tutorial, you will learn how to move the baton to the beat, set accents, and work with gestures right in front of the orchestra. What sounds like boring theory feels completely natural in VR and quickly becomes second nature as you use your hands instead of controllers.
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