III Conference – Music and Video Games UCM – The Golden Age of Spanish Software from the perspective of ludomusicology – March 2026

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On Friday, March 20, 2026, the Faculty of Geography and History of the UCM in Madrid will host the 3rd edition of the conference ‘Music and Video Games UCM’ dedicated on this occasion to ‘The Golden Age of Spanish Software from the the perspective of ludomusicology’.

III Conference - Music and Video Games UCM - The Golden Age of Spanish Software from the perspective of ludomusicology – March 2026

 

The program will include conferences and a concert of video game music from that long-missed era (Silent Shadow, Titanic, Rescate Atlántida, Astro Marine Corps, Risky Woods), performed by the Orchestra of the Faculty of Geography and History under the baton of Marta Rodríguez Cuervo. The arrangements of these pieces have been prepared by the students of the Master of Technologies of Composition of Soundtracks and Music for Video Games of the UCM.

 

The event will take place in the Assembly Hall/Main Lecture Theatre of the Faculty of Geography and History at the UCM, and admission is free until full capacity is reached. The event will be streamed live via the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/@sonolabucm

 

Program:

  • 10:00 – Inauguración
    • María Cruz Cardete del Olmo (Decana de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia)
    • María Nagore Ferrer (Directora del Departamento de Musicología)
    • Marco A. Juan de Dios e Iván García Jimeno (Directores de las jornadas)

 

  • 10:30 – Mesa redonda. «La creación musical en el contexto de la edad de oro del software español y más allá»
    • César Astudillo
    • José A. Martín Tello
    • Juan Pablo Fernández Cortés (UAM)
    • Fernando Vilariño Freire (UAB)
    • Laura Bravo Prados (UCM)
    • Javier Manchado Reyero (UCM)
    • Modera: Iván García Jimeno (UVa)

 

  • 12:30 – Descanso

 

  • 13:00 – Conferencia-concierto – A continuación, la Orquesta de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia bajo la dirección de Marta Rodríguez Cuervo, junto a Iván García Jimeno, interpretarán:
    • «Silent Shadow» (Topo Soft, 1986) – Arr. Jacobo Calderón
    • «Titanic» (Topo Soft, 1988) – Arr. Xabier Doural
    • «Rescate Atlántida» (Spectrum ver.) (Creepsoft, 1989) Arr. Felipe Lamolle Genta
    • «Rescate Atlántida» (Amstrad ver.) (Creepsoft, 1989) Arr. Mario López
    • «Astro Marine Corps» (Amiga ver.) (Creepsoft/Dinamic, 1990) Arr. Javier Alonso
    • «Hall of Fame» (Risky Woods) (Dinamic/Zeus Software, 1992) Arr. Ricardo García

 

  • 14:00 – Clausura de las jornadas

 

  • COMITÉ ORGANIZADOR
    • Marco Antonio Juan de Dios Cuartas
    • Iván García Jimeno
    • Laura Bravo Prados
    • Javier Manchado Reyero

 

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