

An unofficial 'meet and greet' with these composers, Arnie Roth, and Rony Barrak was available. Special guests were Nobuo Uematsu, Chris Huelsbeck, Gustaf Grefberg, and Bence Pajor. Rony Barrak (percussionist) was a special artist. Special items were music from The Chronicles of Riddick (Gustaf Grefberg), Apidya (Chris Huelsbeck), and Blue Dragon ( Nobuo Uematsu). Performance by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and chorus. Occurred at the Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset). For an extra price, concert attendees could 'meet and greet' them, Arnie Roth, Rony Barrak, and Angela Aki. The special guests were Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, Koji Kondo, Yuzo Koshiro, Jeremy Soule, Akira Yamaoka, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, and Jason Hayes. Special artists included Rony Barrak (percussionist), Akira Yamaoka (guitarist), and Koji Kondo (pianist).


Special items were Angela Aki's performances of Nobuo Uematsu's "Kiss Me Good-Bye" (FFXII) and "Eyes on Me" (FFVIII), the premiere of music from Nobuo Uematsu's Blue Dragon score, music from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion ( Jeremy Soule), and Koji Kondo's piano performance of music from New Super Mario Bros. Performance by the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra and chorus. :: Suite :: Koji KondoĠ4) Shenmue :: Sedge Tree :: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Hayato MatsuoĠ5) Battlefield 1942 & Battlefield 2 :: Suite :: Joel Eriksson, David Tallroth, Fredrik Englund, Jonas Östholm, Bence PajorĠ6) Final Fantasy VII :: Aerith's Theme :: Nobuo Uematsu, Shiro HamaguchiĠ7) Sonic the Hedgehog :: Suite :: Masato Nakamura, Yuzo KoshiroĠ8) Metal Gear Solid :: Main Theme :: Tappi Iwase, Kazuki MuraokaĠ9) Kingdom Hearts :: Suite :: Yoko Shimomura, Utada Hikaruġ0) The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind :: Suite :: Jeremy Souleġ1) Final Fantasy X :: Swing de Chocobo :: Nobuo Uematsu, Arnie Rothġ2) Chrono Trigger & Chrono Cross :: Suite :: Yasunori Mitsudaġ3) World of Warcraft :: Suite :: Jason Hayesġ4) Silent Hill 2 :: Theme of Laura :: Akira Yamaokaġ5) HALO :: Suite :: Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatoriġ6) The Legend of Zelda :: Suite :: Koji Kondoġ7) Final Fantasy VII :: One Winged Angel :: Nobuo Uematsu, Shiro Hamaguchi (May Play Twice) Concert Listings Chicago, IL - May 27, 2006 Review of Prague Recording Concert by CloudyMemory Official WebsiteĠ1) PLAY! A Video Game Symphony :: Fanfare :: Nobuo UematsuĠ2) Final Fantasy VIII :: Liberi Fatali :: Nobuo Uematsu, Shiro HamaguchiĠ3) Super Mario Bros. PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Live! Reviews

ProductionĮxecutively produced by Thomas Boecker to September 30, 2006 Read more about the tour in our interview with the team. FMVs from the games are projected to accompany the music. Concerts are made unique through the attendance of special guests and the inclusion of original items. The tour features music from Final Fantasy, Mario, Zelda, Sonic, Kingdom Hearts, Silent Hill, Shenmue, Metal Gear Solid, World of Warcraft, Morrowind, HALO, Battlefield 1942 & 2, Chrono Trigger & Cross, and more. Concerts occur in prestigious venues and feature performances from eminent orchestras and choirs. It comes from the producers and conductors responsible for the Dear Friends and European Symphonic Game Music Concerts and premiered in Chicago on May 27, 2006. The first video game music symphony world tour, PLAY! A Video Game Symphony continues to perform symphonic music from various blockbuster video games across the globe.
