Tetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, most popular video game ever made. But the fascinating story of its origins is lesser known. How did an obscure Soviet programmer working on frail, antiquated computers create a product that has earned nearly $1 billion in sales? How did an inspired makeshift game turn into a worldwide sensation that has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, inspired a Hollywood movie, and been played in outer space?
Lorne Balfe is a Scottish composer and music producer who has worked on various film, television, and video game projects (Luther, His Dark Materials, Black Adam, Churchill, Top Gun…). The "Tetris Effect: Connected" soundtrack features a mix of electronic and orchestral music, with a focus on immersive and atmospheric soundscapes.
Tetris is a 2023 biographical thriller film directed by Jon S. Baird, written by Noah Pink, and starring Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Toby Jones and Roger Allam. It is based on true events around the race to license and patent the video game Tetris in the late 1980s during the Cold War.