No, not on their iPhone, Android or even… ahem, Symbian phones. But with their trumpets, horns and strings. Take a listen after the jump, as London’s finest musicians tackle mobile’s biggest hit, and more.
Hit the play button below, and you’ll hear the most musically perfect rendition of the all-powerful Angry Birds theme in classical form. But that’s not all. Scroll down a little further and you can hear the LPO tackle Final Fantasy, The Hanging Edge.
What’s more, the orchestral maestros are due to bash out renditions of video game music from Advent Rising, Halo, Bioshock, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Splinter Cell, Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, Myst, World of Warcraft, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Tetris, Super Mario Bros, Enemy Zero, 007: Blood Stone, Little Big Planet, Grand Theft Auto and Metal Gear Solid.
It’s all part of a forthcoming album of video game music, with a special concert this Friday at the Royal Festival Hall in London. See more information here, and watch the video below to see rehearsals taking place, without a joypad in sight.
