“Turok” is more than a first-person shooter video game with a cult following. It’s also a musical suite.

As the Native American hero, Turok, fights dinosaurs – the soundtrack of his journey is marked by bombastic percussion, repetitive motifs in string and brass fanfares; then it slows down with long melodies for cellos and french horns.

“The suite has a nice shape to it,” said Teresa Metzger-Howe, Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor.

The soundtrack from “Turok 2,” as well as music from the movies “How to Train Your Dragon” and “The Incredibles,” will be presented as part of the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra’s (BYSO) 46th’s season, “New Classics.”

BYSO had its first performance earlier this month, and will continue with performances in December, March and May at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center and First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue.

Metzger-Howe said after presenting old masterworks last year, she wanted to give the musicians a full spectrum, which is why she has picked music that was written from 2000 to the present day.

It’s important to have the opportunity to work on the greats that have survived through the centuries. But it’s also a great opportunity when musicians have the opportunity work with living composers – such as Eastsider, Darren Mitchell, who composed “Turok 2” and has become one of the renowned audio designers in the interactive gaming industry. Mitchell attended some of the BYSO rehearsals.

While the musicians, who range in age from 6 to high-school age and are divided into different programs based on age and instrument, love classical music – it’s exciting to play songs from video games they play and movies they watch, Metzger-Howe said.

“They love it. I think it sort of sets our organization apart that we are playing music that is very accessible.”

In fact, the musicians even got to dress up as characters from “Turok” when they showed up for rehearsal on Halloween.

“We had two Native Americans, one guy was a Raj, another was a dinosaur,” Metzger-Howe said.

2011-2012 season:

“Magic of Mistletoe” by Youth Symphony, Sinfonia, Flute Orchestras: 7 p.m., Dec. 4 at Theatre at Meydenbauer Center

“Winter Wonderland” by Cadet, Debut, Premiere: 7 p.m., Dec. 5 at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue

“Masterworks Concert 2” by Youth Symphony: 7 p.m., March 11 at Theatre at Meydenbauer Center

“Masterworks Concert 3” by Youth Symphony: 7 p.m., May 21 at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue