Michael Salvatori Profile
Composer and sound designer best known for his collaborations with Martin O’Donnell on Bungie’s Myth, Halo, and Destiny franchises
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Yuzo Koshiro Profile
Ys. Sorcerian. Streets of Rage. Shinobi. ActRaiser. Shenmue. Wangan Midnight. Etrian Odyssey. 7th Dragon. One legend scored all these titles…
Nobuo Uematsu Profile
The most popular game music composer across the world, the artist won legions of hearts with his Final Fantasy scores, albums, and concert productions
Akira Yamaoka Profile
Having worked in a diverse roles over the years, from sound designer to game producer, his Silent Hill scores gave him his massive fanbase
Jeron Moore Interview: Symphony of the Goddesses
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses developed into a fully-fledged, multi-city orchestral concert tour over the past year. Building on the […]
Shiro Hamaguchi Profile
A successful anime composer best known to gamers for creating the orchestrations for Final Fantasy cinematics, arranged albums, and concerts
Yasunori Mitsuda Profile
Won the hearts of millions of gamers with his beautiful scores for RPGs such as the Chrono, Xeno, and Inazuma Eleven franchises
Nobuo Uematsu Interview: Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy
On December 12, legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu attended a special performance of Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy at Chicago. Prior […]
Arnie Roth Interview: Distant Worlds Expansion
Arnie Roth is a classically-trained conductor known for his works on various Final Fantasy concerts. As producer of Distant Worlds – Music from […]
Jason Paul Interview: Developments of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
After a difficult year from PLAY! A Video Game Symphony, producer Jason Michael Paul asked to talk to us openly about his direction […]
Thomas Boecker Interview: Recollecting Symphonic Fantasies
Thomas Boecker is the producer of the acclaimed game music concertsSymphonic Fantasies and Symphonic Shades that recently premiered in Cologne, Germany. This week, he announced […]
Tommy Tallarico Interview: The Successes and Controversies of Video Games Live
The interactive video game concert series Video Games Live has experienced a very successful year, albeit one tinged with controversy. In his first interview […]
Arnie Roth Interview: Conducting Game Music Concerts
On August 4, 2009, Arnie Roth will conduct the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the concert Sinfonia Drammatica in the Konserthuset Stockholm. The concert […]
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 […]
Thomas Boecker Interview: Other Concert Innovations
This is the third instalment of a three-part interview with Thomas Boecker. Thomas is producer and founder of the Symphonic Game Music […]
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 […]
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Interview: Introduction from Producers and Conductors
As the May 27, 2006 Chicago premiere of PLAY! A Video Game Symphony approaches, producers Jason Michael Paul and Thomas Boecker, and […]