Square Enix Music Online :: Fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert

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Fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert

Description

On August 22, 2007 at Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Germany, the Fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert occurred. It was held as the official opening ceremony of the GC Games Convention and featured orchestral music from a mixture of Western and Eastern games. Following the concert, there were autograph sessions with the special guests and several game music CDs were available to purchase, including Chris Huelsbeck's solo album Number Nine for the first time. Read more about the series in our interview with Thomas Boecker.

Production

Produced by Thomas Boecker
Conducted by Andy Brick
Performance by FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague and Chorus

Individual Performance

Conny Kollet (Singer - 3)
Daniela Kosinova (Organ - 5)
Joef Krusek (Boy Soprano - 6)
Marek Zvolanek (Trumpeter - 9) Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (Pianist - 10)
Jaromir Klepac (Pianist - 11, 12)
Izumi Masuda (Soprano - 16)
Michiru Yamane (Organ - 20)

Special Guests

Chris Huelsbeck, Yuzo Koshiro, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Michiru Yamane, Allister Brimble, Olof Gustafsson, Tilman Sillescu, Mark Griskey, Matthias Steinwachs, Henning Nugel, Emilio de Paz

Reviews

Review by Baltimoore

Set Listings

01) Official Opening Fanfare :: GC in Concert 2007 :: Andy Brick
02) Commodore 64 :: Medley (Shades, Great Giana Sisters, The Last Ninja, Wizball, Forbidden Forest, Ancestors) :: Various
03) Stranglehold :: Tequila Main Theme :: Andy Brick
04) New Super Mario Bros. :: End Credits :: Koji Kondo, Asuka Ota (Arranged by Yuzo Koshiro)
05) The Abbey :: Suite :: Emilio de Paz
06) Ragnarok Online II: The Gate of the World :: Main Theme :: Yoko Kanno
07) Rayman Raving Rabbids - Suite :: Mark Griskey
08) StarCraft :: Suite :: Jason Hayes
09) Turrican II: The Final Fight :: Suite :: Chris Huelsbeck
10) Shenmue / World Club Champion Football :: Medley :: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
11) World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2006-2007 :: Suite :: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi

Intermission

12) SaGa Frontier II :: Feldschlacht V :: Masashi Hamauzu
13) Musashi: Samurai Legend :: Ewiges Leid :: Masashi Hamauzu
14) Commodore Amiga :: Medley (Alienbreed, James Pond 2, Pinball Fantasies, Lionheart, Lemmings, Turrican II) :: Various
15) The Sims 2 :: Suite :: Andy Brick
16) Final Fantasy XI :: Memoro de la S^tono / Distant Worlds :: Nobuo Uematsu, Naoshi Mizuta
17) Secret of Mana :: Angel's Fear :: Hiroki Kikuta
18) Settlers II - The Next Generation :: Suite :: Ingo Nugel, Henning Nugel (orchestrated by Shiro Hamaguchi)
19) Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle :: Suite :: Clint Bajakian, Michael Land, Peter McConnell
20) Castlevania: Curse of Darkness :: A Toccata into Blood Soaked Darkness :: Michiru Yamane
21) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater :: Suite :: Harry Gregson-Williams, Norihiko Hibino