Press Start -Symphony of Games- 2008

Description On September 14, 2008 at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Famitsu presented a concert featuring orchestral performances from a variety of popular video games. A follow-up occurred on October 31, 2008 at Grand Stage, Shanghai in China. Production Planned by Nobuo Uematsu, Masahiro Sakurai, Shogo Sakai, Kazushige Nojima, Taizo Takemoto Conducted by Taizo Takemoto Performance by Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra Individual Performance Haruo Kubota (Guitar - 1, 15) Takemi Hirohara (Shamisen - 5) Emiko Shiratori (Vocals - 13) Hosts Keiko Washino (Master of Ceremonies) Nobuo Uematsu (Composer of Final Fantasy) Special Guests Nobuo Uematsu, Michiko Naruke, Koji Kondo, Mahito Yokota, Noriyuki Iwadare, Motoi Sakuraba, Yasunori Mitsuda Reviews Review of Concert by Thomas Boecker

Set Listings

01) Wild Arms 2nd Ignition :: Suite :: Michiko Naruke
02) Super Mario Galaxy :: Suite :: Mahito Yokota
03) Spelunker :: Suite :: Tim Martin
04) Gyakuten Saiban :: Suite :: Noriyuki Iwadare
05) Samurai Spirits :: Song of Men :: Yasuo Yamate, Masahiko Hataya
06) Early Square Games :: Medley of Youth :: Nobuo Uematsu
07) Monster Hunter :: Proof of a Hero :: Masato Kouda

Intermission

08) Baten Kaitos :: To the End of the Journey of Glittering Stars :: Motoi Sakuraba
09) Touch! Generations :: Medley :: Kazumi Totaka et al.
10) Ys I & II :: Suite :: Yuzo Koshiro, Mieko Ishikawa
11) Professor Layton and the Curious Village :: Suite :: Tomohito Nishiura
12) Rockman 2 :: Suite :: Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Manami Matsumae
13) Final Fantasy IX :: Melodies of Life :: Nobuo Uematsu

Encore

14) Sonic the Hedgehog :: Suite :: Masato Nakamura
15) Chrono Trigger & Chrono Cross :: Suite :: Yasunori Mitsuda