Gametech: Eimear Noone is hitting the right notes for gamers

EIMEAR NOONE isn’t inclined to blow her own trumpet — but at least she has four to choose from. “Blizzard finally gave me a fourth trumpet for Overwatch — that’s what Overwatch means to me. I’ve a one-track mind.”

A one-track mind couldn’t be further from the truth. Noone’s mind is overflowing with tracks, musical pieces that she and other great video game composers have written over the years. This Friday, the US-based Irish composer brings some of that music to Dublin, as she orchestrates the Video Games Classics show at the National Concert Hall. Despite the success of the touring show (more than 490 events have been performed worldwide) Noone still seems surprised at where her passion for orchestras has taken her.

“When I was in school, my job didn’t exist so it was my passion for orchestral music that led me to my first job on World of Warcraft,” she says. “Seeing the cinematics for that game, that’s what really made me want to go into video game music — it was just overwhelming. They were beautiful.”