PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
Finally there’s something worth for me to look for to at the Singapore Arts Festival.
From Singapore Arts Festival 2007 Official Site:
PLAY! The symphonic extravaganza featuring award-winning music from popular blockbuster video games comes to Asia for the first time after its sell-out success in US and Europe.
Thrilling video game music written for a full orchestra, choir and pipe organ will be accompanied by outstanding game images played on large screens above the Orchestra. The music from titles such as Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls, Sonic The Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros by well-known video game composers including Nobuo Uematsu, Yuzo Koshiro, Jason Hayes and a special performance by famous composer Takenobu Mitsuyoshi will leave you asking for more.
Grammy award-winning Arnie Roth, the Music Director of PLAY! conducts the Orchestra in this heart-thumping treat for all music and cyber-game lovers. This performance specially inaugurates the Singapore Festival Orchestra comprising the best of Singapore’s professional musicians prepared by its Music Director Chan Tze Law. Joining the Orchestra in delivering an unforgettable punch is the award-winning Vocal Consort prepared by chorus master Nelson Kwei.
Well the line up of video games is quite weird, as I recalled from an earlier article that there’s Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross and The Legend of Zelda. Where did they go to?
Taken from Gameaxis:
Brought to vibrant life by a full orchestra and choir, the PLAY! concert features award-winning orchestral music from popular video game titles including Final Fantasy, Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, The Legend Of Zelda, Super Mario Bros., World Of Warcraft, Lost Odyssey, Sonic The Hedgehog, Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross. Outstanding graphics on large screens above the orchestra will accompany the scores to highlight memorable moments from the games.
Anyway the tickets are selling out fast, and I’m trying to persuade my friends to go, since I missed the Passion concert December last year (the one where Mitsuda Yasunori, the famed composer for Chrono Cross, came down to Singapore).
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