Distant Worlds–Music from FINAL FANTASY: Durham
I recently attended Distant Worlds–Music from FINAL FANTASY in Durham, NC. Although Distant Worlds was launched over 10 years ago to celebrate […]
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The Legend of Zelda -Symphony of the Goddesses: Durham
Overview I recently attended the Durham, North Carolina performance of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses. This was not only […]
Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions: London
A concert celebration of everything Pokemon.
Tomb Raider – Live in Concert
A fantastic concert that deserves your backing.
Symphonic Fantasies: London, October 2016
Experiencing a legendary concert again seven years after it’s debut
Granblue Fantasy Orchestra Concert: Sendai, December 2016
An orchestral concert tour featuring music from a new hit score co-composed by Nobuo Uematsu
Dear Esther Concert: London, October 2016
A unique and memorable event.
Symphonic Fantasies: London, October 2016
Another awesome concert.
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Houston, July 2016
I recently attended the Saturday night Distant Worlds concert in Houston – the July 23 (Saturday) evening performance. This was my first time […]
NJBP Live! #4 The Sun of Ancient: Tokyo, February 2016
A report on the New Japan BGM Philharmonic’s performance of music by Sunsoft and Yuzo Koshiro.*
MAGfest 2016: National Harbor, February 2016
Processing MAGfest after the event – particularly for a first-time attendee – is not easy. I had a rather naïve plan to […]
Silent Hill Live: Manchester, November 2015
As a long time Silent Hill fan, with the franchise being responsible for getting me into music appreciation and composition myself, you […]
Final Symphony II: London, September 2015
A phenomenal, more light-hearted follow up to Final Symphony.
Final Symphony II: Bonn, August 2015
Last Saturday (August 29, 2015) I had the chance to see the world premiere of the Final Symphony II concert in Bonn, […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Los Angeles, June 2015
E3 2015 was like a fan fiction gone wild for many Square Enix fans, and the Distant Worlds concert during the second […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Newark, January 2015
I’m not entirely sure how the organizers behind Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy were able to pull off two shows […]
MAGFest 13: Maryland, January 2015
The amount of things one can do at MAGFest is seemingly limitless; nevertheless the concerts tend to be its biggest draw. After […]
Symphonic Legends: London, July 2014
Performed by the LSO, this is the definitive Legend of Zelda concert
Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions: Philadelphia, September 2014
As someone who had long fallen out of touch with the Pokémon series, Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions has managed to reignite that youthful […]
rePLAY -Symphony of Heroes-: Houston, July 2014
A hero’s story told through narrative and orchestration
The Drop of Dawn: New York, April 2014
Featuring the premiere of Grammy winner Christopher Tin’s new album
A New World – Intimate Music from Final Fantasy: London, February 2014
The music of video games is developing and there is no doubt about that. One of the series that helped the industry […]
The Legend of Zelda -Symphony of the Goddesses- Second Quest: Los Angeles, June 2013
Video game concerts have typically diverged into one of two categories. “Best-of” concerts, such as Video Games Live or Distant Worlds, actively […]
Calling All Dawns: Los Angeles, June 2013
Calling All Dawns has been hailed as composer Christopher Tin’s greatest work, and is a very accomplished modern song cycle, touching on such […]
Final Symphony: London, May 2013
Background and Pre-Concert Thomas Böcker’s recent concerts have been a major breakthrough in exploring video game music artistically, taking a wealth of […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy The Celebration: Chicago, December 2012
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy has been going on for a few years now, with an ever-growing and always-rotating repertoire. However, […]
The Legend of the Zelda -Symphony of the Goddesses-: San Diego, July 2012
Last year, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the most beloved video game franchises to date, Nintendo launched The Legend […]
Distant Worlds II – More Music from Final Fantasy: Stockholm, June 2010
On Saturday June 12, 2010, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of Distant Worlds II – More Music from Final Fantasy at […]
Video Games Unplugged -Symphony of Legends-: Melbourne, April 2012
It’s true what they say in those ‘most liveable cities of the world’ reports: Melbourne is an awesome place to live. Still, […]
MAGFest X: Maryland, January 2012
Our highly anticipated first presence at MAGFest was a bit shorthanded due to a sudden illness. Nevertheless, I did my best to […]
Final Fantasy XI Anniversary Concert: Tokyo, November 2011 DVD Recording
Eleven years since its launch, Square Enix’s MMORPG Final Fantasy XI continues to be enjoyed by many subscribers and has left quite a legacy. […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: London, November 2011
Britain doesn’t normally get priority when it comes to video game music concerts, despite having loads of fans, and some of the […]
The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony: London, October 2011
2011 has arguably been the best year in history for fans of The Legend of Zelda series. Nintendo promised that the 25th […]
Video Games Heroes: London, September 2011
They kept this concert really quiet. I didn’t hear about it until a week before it was scheduled to take place, and […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Baltimore, July 2011
This past weekend, Distant Worlds returned to Baltimore after a two-year absence from The Charm City. With 32,000 otaku already in town for the […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy Double Concert: New York City, April 2011
Since my first exposure to Distant Worlds in July 2010 at Wolf Trap’s beautiful outdoor Filene Center, I have been eager to hear the […]
Back to the Future: Boston, April 2011
Boston’s Symphony Hall is an imposing edifice, built like a temple in the era in which music was treated as a kind […]
Shinzoku Kaigi Vol. 5: Tokyo, October 2010
On October 30, 2010, Emi Evans and I were invited to Shinzoku Kaigi Vol. 5, a Dog Ear Records event held at Shibuya […]
Symphonic Legends – Music from Nintendo: Cologne, September 2010 Live Stream
On September 23, 2010, Symphonic Legends celebrated the rich musical history of Nintendo with a special orchestral concert in Germany. The concert was enjoyed […]
Fantasy Comes Alive: Singapore, April 2010
On April 30, 2010, I attended the second of two concerts of Fantasy Comes Alive, a chamber orchestral rendition of music from Video […]
Castlevania The Concert: Stockholm, February 2010
Funnily enough, I never grew with a NES. As a consequence, I pretty much missed the whole Castlevania series (with the exception […]
Video Games Live: Cardiff, December 2009
Video Games Live concluded their Europe 2009 tour on December 3 with a performance at the Cardiff International Arena to 1,800 people. I […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Chicago, December 2009
As I mentioned in my Baltimore report, Final Fantasy was the game series that really ignited my interest in game music. Even […]
A Night in Fantasia 2009: Sydney, September 2009
On September 26, 2009, the concert A Night in Fantasia 2009 occurred at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia. It featured orchestral performances of […]
Symphonic Fantasies: Cologne, September 2009
I can still remember when Chris told me about an upcoming concert celebrating the works of Square Enix. It was sometime in […]
Symphonic Fantasies: Cologne, September 2009
Introduction Welcome to my comprehensive report of the concert Symphonic Fantasies – Music from Square Enix. Given we were given exclusive backstage access […]
Final Fantasy VI Orchestral Concert: Yokohama, August 2009
On August 23, 2009, the first ever orchestral concert dedicated to Final Fantasy VI was performed in the Minato Mirai Hall of Yokohama, Japan. […]
Sinfonia Drammatica: Stockholm, August 2009
Video game music concerts have become a bit of a tradition in Sweden. Stockholm’s Konserthuset venue has repeatedly hosted the PLAY! A Video […]
Press Start 2009 -Symphony of Games-: Tokyo, August 2009
It may appear that Press Start 2009 didn’t create as much attention as the Press Start 2008. The tickets for last year’s concert sold out […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Baltimore, June 2009
Final Fantasy. It was the impetus that introduced me to the world of video game music, as I’m sure it was for […]
Monster Hunter Orchestra Concert: Tokyo, May 2009 DVD Recording
Following the success of the Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra Concert, sound director Tetsuya Shibata decided it was time that the hugely popular Monster Hunter […]
Video Game Orchestra at Berklee: Boston, March 2009
On March 5, 2009, I had the opportunity to attend the second performance of the Video Game Orchestra. It occurred at Boston […]
Press Start 2008 -Symphony of Games-: Tokyo, September 2008
Japan. The country of video games. The land of video game music concerts. Not quite. Although the idea of presenting video game […]
Symphonic Shades – Huelsbeck in Concert: Cologne, August 2008
Chris Huelsbeck is one of the most acclaimed European video game composers. He is mainly known for his music from the Commodore […]
Symphonic Shades – Huelsbeck in Concert: Cologne, August 2008
It was August 23rd and my first time in Cologne. I was following the call of Symphonic Shades — the concert to honor the […]
Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra Concert: Tokyo, April 2008 DVD Recording
On April 20, 2008, Capcom organised the ultimate live event for fans of the Phoenix Wright series,Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra Concert ~Gyakuten Meets […]
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony: Prague, April 2008
Wednesday April 23, 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic — the day that will go down in history as the dayPLAY! A Video […]
Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra Concert: Tokyo, April 2008
On April 20, 2008 at Shinjuku Bunka Center, Tokyo, Capcom presented a 90 minute concert featuring orchestral performances of music from their […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Chicago, March 2008
I arrived at the concert late! As I made my way hurriedly through the great entrance of the Rosemont Theatre near Chicago, […]
Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy: Stockholm, December 2007
On December 4, 2007, I attended the world premiere of Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy at the Stockholm Concert Hall. First, I […]
Orchestral Pieces from Lost Odyssey & Blue Dragon: Tokyo, November 2007
With the announcement back in October that Microsoft would be presenting a concert featuring Nobuo Uematsu’s music from Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, many fans […]
Press Start 2007 -Symphony of Games-: Yokohama, September 2007
With Press Start 2006 having been a huge success, Famitsu held another concert on September 17, 2007, with the aim of taking it up […]
Fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert: Leipzig, August 2007
The Leipzig concert of 2007 was undoubtedly a major event. It had the biggest production values the series had ever seen, with […]
Destiny – Reunion: Sydney, July 2007
Eminence’s Destiny – Reunion tour features a piano quintet covering music from both games and anime. While Eminence has put on many productions throughout […]
Passion: Sydney, December 2006
I arrived at Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music at about 7:15pm where there was a queue outside of people who were buying ‘at […]
Video Games Live: São Paulo, November 2006
On November 19, 2006, I had the pleasure of attending the Video Games Live presentation at Via Funchal in the city of São Paulo. […]
Video Games Live: Philadelphia, June 2006
After purchasing my ticket online, my father and I jumped in the car and headed across the Benjamin Franklin bridge to Philadelphia. […]
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony: Chicago, May 2006
Introduction Back when PLAY! A Video Game Symphony was announced, I was mildly intrigued, but didn’t plan on attending unless they came to my […]
Video Games Live: San Jose, March 2006
The first of its kind to hit the United States, Video Games Live is a video game concert tour which includes the music from […]
Final Fantasy XI Summer Carnival: Tokyo, August 2005
On August 27, 2005, I was able to attend the Final Fantasy XI Summer Carnival 2005, which featured a live concert from […]
More Friends – Music from Final Fantasy: Los Angeles, May 2005
Fortunately, I didn’t live too far away from Los Angeles and the Universal (now Gibson) Amphitheater, so I drove over to the […]
Dear Friends – Music from Final Fantasy: Los Angeles, May 2004
May 10, 2004: 3:00 PM – My sister and I hop on the Metro Red Line from Hollywood en-route to downtown Los Angeles. […]
Tour de Japon – Music from Final Fantasy: Yokohama, March 2004 DVD Recording
Tour de Japon – Music from Final Fantasy was a six venue, seven concert special that started off at the Minato Mirai Hall […]
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live: Tokyo, September 2003 DVD Recording
On September 14, 2003, Nintendo hosted the Mario & Zelda Big Band Live at the Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo. It featured performances of […]
Motoi Sakuraba Live Concert: Tokyo, July 2003 DVD Report
On July 19, 2003, Motoi Sakuraba commemorated his game music with a live concert at Zepp Tokyo to rave reviews. He carefully […]