“Shadow Gambit”, in the new strategy video game the sounds of stones by Pinuccio Sciola
Chiara Sciola: «A further and precious international recognition»
There is also a piece of Sardinia in “ Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew ”, the fascinating real-time strategy video game released a few weeks ago for PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series
In a fascinating world populated by pirates, in the imaginary lost Caribbean, the protagonists are suddenly attracted by the sounds of Pinuccio Sciola's sound stones , which Mimimi Games, which produces the video game, sampled and included in the track "The Hold" performed by Andrea Granitzio, artistic director of the musical programming of the Sciola Foundation.
«The musical fragment used in the videogame – explains Granitzio – was created through the passage of a violin bow on the upper surface of a so-called “keyboard”, a sound sculpture in limestone which, thanks to its unmistakable workmanship, is capable of expressing vibration and, therefore, sound."
«This is clearly a new international recognition of the work of the artist from San Sperate – the words of Chiara Sciola, daughter of the artist and president of the Foundation of the same name – The echo of his artistic and cultural intuitions also continues with new modes, allowing us too, like the protagonist of the game, to explore horizons that were unthinkable only a few years ago. It is a new demonstration of the exhilarating correspondence that the sounds 'liberated' by Sciola find in every human soul."
«I am grateful to the Sciola Foundation for their open-mindedness and willingness to include the magic of sound stones within Shadow Gambit – comments Filippo Beck Peccoz, audio director and composer of the video game's music - Not just the game and the soundtrack they gain immensely in beauty and depth, but the collaboration confirms to me that this medium can become a vehicle of cultural riches to bring them to a new audience, spread all over the world."
The first opinions of specialized critics on the game are excellent with flattering ratings already present online . «The fantasy setting of 'Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew' plays a decisive role in giving new life to the Commandos-like genre - we read for example in the online magazine The Games Machine - by making available a series of new skills that will surprise newbies and will fascinate veterans." In other cases the game is defined as the "best stealth strategy game on the market".
Afia Manicato, the protagonist of the game, is at least as charismatic as the most beloved Captain of the seven seas, the legendary Jack Sparrow, played on the big screen by Johnny Depp.
(Unioneonline/vl)
