Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual. Audio mixed by Antonino d'Urzo.
Title: Sogno Di Volare (“The Dream of Flight”)
Game: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Composer: Christopher Tin
Arranger: Jonathan Hansford
“For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned sky- wards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.” -Leonardo da Vinci
Humanity has always been driven by the desire to reach upwards. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the acclaimed turn-based strategy game, takes this motif to a new height; as you open the game, you are greeted with an ode to humanity’s perpetual desire to reach towards the stars. With scenes of a great colossus hoisting a torch into the sky, winged hussars leading a charge, and humanity’s first foray into space, the opening cinematic of Civilization VI welcomes you to raise your gaze to the skies and climb.
“Sogno Di Volare,” literal translation “The Dream of Flight,” captures this ideal perfectly. Christopher Tin, composer of “Baba Yetu,” the main theme of Civilization IV, drew inspiration from da Vinci’s quote to create a light yet powerful theme. This arrangement of the piece is based on the main menu variant of the theme as well as a portion of the opening cinematic variant.
Full program from this concert: umd.gamersymphony.org/docs/concert_programs/SP23%20Spring%202023%20MC%20Program.pdf
This piece was performed at our Spring 2023 Concert in Dekelboum Hall. Follow us on our social media platforms or visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest events and performances!
Official Website: umd.gamersymphony.org
Facebook: facebook.com/GamerSymphony
Twitter: twitter.com/GamerSymphony
Twitch: twitch.tv/gamersymphonyumd
The Gamer Symphony Orchestra is a student-run symphonic orchestra consisting of more than 120+ musicians, including a full choir. Since our establishment in 2005, we have strived to promote video game music as an art form and to continue bringing video game worlds to life through orchestral arrangements - almost all of which are created by our own members.
For more information, visit umd.gamersymphony.org
Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual. Audio mixed by Antonino d'Urzo.
Title: Sogno Di Volare (“The Dream of Flight”)
Game: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Composer: Christopher Tin
Arranger: Jonathan Hansford
“For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned sky- wards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.” -Leonardo da Vinci
Humanity has always been driven by the desire to reach upwards. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the acclaimed turn-based strategy game, takes this motif to a new height; as you open the game, you are greeted with an ode to humanity’s perpetual desire to reach towards the stars. With scenes of a great colossus hoisting a torch into the sky, winged hussars leading a charge, and humanity’s first foray into space, the opening cinematic of Civilization VI welcomes you to raise your gaze to the skies and climb.
“Sogno Di Volare,” literal translation “The Dream of Flight,” captures this ideal perfectly. Christopher Tin, composer of “Baba Yetu,” the main theme of Civilization IV, drew inspiration from da Vinci’s quote to create a light yet powerful theme. This arrangement of the piece is based on the main menu variant of the theme as well as a portion of the opening cinematic variant.
Full program from this concert: umd.gamersymphony.org/docs/concert_programs/SP23%20Spring%202023%20MC%20Program.pdf
This piece was performed at our Spring 2023 Concert in Dekelboum Hall. Follow us on our social media platforms or visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest events and performances!
Official Website: umd.gamersymphony.org
Facebook: facebook.com/GamerSymphony
Twitter: twitter.com/GamerSymphony
Twitch: twitch.tv/gamersymphonyumd
The Gamer Symphony Orchestra is a student-run symphonic orchestra consisting of more than 120+ musicians, including a full choir. Since our establishment in 2005, we have strived to promote video game music as an art form and to continue bringing video game worlds to life through orchestral arrangements - almost all of which are created by our own members.
For more information, visit umd.gamersymphony.org
