''Maestro'' is a
MusicVR video game by British musician
Mike Oldfield
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Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
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* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...
. It is the second publicly released MusicVR game after 2002's ''
Tres Lunas''.
History
Oldfield had been working on the idea of melding virtual reality and music throughout the 1990s. The first publicly released MusicVR game was called ''
Tres Lunas''.
In 2003 Oldfield had rerecorded his first album, ''
Tubular Bells
Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. Their sound resembles that of church bells, carillon, or a bell tower; the original tubular bells were made to duplicate the sound of church bells within a ...
'', as ''
Tubular Bells 2003
''Tubular Bells 2003'' is the 22nd studio album by English musician Mike Oldfield, released on 27 May 2003 by Warner Music Spain. It is a digital re-recording of his 1973 album '' Tubular Bells'', released almost 30 years earlier. To date, this ...
''. This was to become the musical inspiration for the second MusicVR game, initially titled ''The Tube World''. The final title became ''Maestro'' in 2004 and once again it was available for purchase on his website, and since has become available for free. The game featured segments of music from the classic ''Tubular Bells'', along with new music composed specifically for the game. In the game there are 24 medals and 4 'gravitars' to find. The original price was £14.98 for the download and £18 for the CD.
Both games are available for free download from the archive page of an Oldfield fansite Tubular.net.
See also
*
MusicVR
*
''Tres Lunas'' (video game)
References
External links
*
''Maestro''at
MobyGames
{{Mike Oldfield
2004 video games
Flight simulation video games
Mike Oldfield
Multiplayer online games
Video games based on musicians
Music video games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Windows games
Windows-only games
Multiplayer and single-player video games