"Butterfly Wars" by Lou McMahon at Gamescom 2024

Lou presented her classical music video game concept album, Butterfly Wars, at European Games Night during Devcom at Gamescom on August 20th, 2024, building connections with game publishers and indie studios worldwide.

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From Lou:

Presenting Butterfly Wars at European Games Night during Devcom was a wonderful experience and a significant step in the right direction. I hope you enjoy the photos I took with my iPhone.

Gamescom truly feels like the perfect home for Butterfly Wars, both in terms of the music and its gaming potential.

A huge thanks to Paul André Fortin for the stunning Butterfly Wars artwork, which made the presentation of our protagonist, X, and the realm of Mysteria within the game so special. My gratitude also goes to the musicians—Rupert Gillet, Cristina Ardelean, and Axel Lindner—whose talents brought my compositions to life. Special thanks to IMRO, our Irish music rights agency, for the travel grant award, and to the incredible staff and crew of Spielfabrique, Devcom, and Gamescom.

Lastly, a heartfelt thank you to Matthes Lindner for bringing me and my project on board this venture, both now and for the future.

Butterfly Wars is consistently and steadily growing into my vision for it beginning in January 2023 - now... not bad.

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