New Video Game Concert World Tour

[Gamemusicfreak]

Hey, I thought I would start a discussion about the upcoming VGM Concert world tour. Some big names are involved, and cocoebiz has some info on it. It is called Play: A video Game Symphony. Three names are reported as being involved so far. Yuzo Koshiro, Nobuo Uematsu, and Yasunori Mitsuda. Mr. Arnie Roth, who conducted the recent Final Fantasy concert U.S. tour, will return as well.

If this thing goes to California, chances are Yuzo Koshiro will be there I bet. In fact all three composers would probably be at the premier show, that's why I will be there. This would be a good opportunity to try and get Yuzo to autograph your Ys I & II OSTs if he is there.

It can be done, I got Uematsu to sign my FF VI OST at the first U.S. FF concert. A few games have been named as being performed, including Final Fantasy and World of Warcraft. Is it possible some Ys could be snuck into this with Yuzo involved? One can only hope, but I doubt it.
The cool thing is that this is a world tour, giving many more fans a chance to see a VGM concert live.

Here are a couple links:

cocoebiz
www.cocoebiz.com/?display=main_news&PHPSESSID=e5924e8f2a54c6956e10844edeb1dd3b

official site of the concert
www.play-symphony.com/

[Gamemusicfreak]

Hey everyone I just got an email from the concert site with good news. The More Friends FF Concert is coming to cd. Not everyone is an FF fan, but I am, and I was there. This is going to be great! Release date is 2/15/06. Another FF Concert is being held in Japan on the 18th of Feb. called Voices: Music From Final Fantasy.

www.play-symphony.com/shop.php

[FM-77AV]

Monkeys


NO! WAIT! WOO! This isn't the spam topic! I'm sorry!

[Gamemusicfreak]

At least someone responded in this thread!

[Inochi 命]

anyone here that lives in north america should realy join the videogameslive board and post as much as you can about how gamers think Ys is the best music ever. Its unbeleivable that they dont include it. Even though most people havent heard it, they should explain what it is to them then play it... im sure anyone would love it having heard it for the first time.

ive already posted a lot on it over there, and ive found a few other posters there that agree with adding it to the concert. but then i found out the concert would not be coming to toronto ontario (canada) anymore, so i lost interest

*sigh* wouldnt it be the most awesome thing ever to see JDK preform live?

[Gamemusicfreak]

Looks like the first U.S. performance of this thing has been announced, including an unbelievable opportunity to meet Yuzo Koshiro!!!!! There's a chance to get Ys stuff autographed!

I am going, I have to. It's my sworn duty as a game music freak to meet the master. The planets align on May 27th!

www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=7

Yay!!! I bought a "VIP" ticket! I want to meet Yuzo!!!

[Gamemusicfreak]

Thanks, I'm gonna do my best. Won't be the first time I went out of state for a game music concert. Of course what ever happens I'm gonna get some pics.

[FM-77AV]

Wasn't this going to be in Sweden as well? Or was that some Final Fantasy thing? I don't remember (nor really care, hehe )

[Gamemusicfreak]

Yep, Stockholm on June 14th.
www.play-symphony.com/tickets.php
www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=4

Seems like they mistakenly reported the tour was going to begin in Sweden, because they already announced an earlier date.

[FM-77AV]

That's so odd. So very, very strange. USA and Sweden. Nowhere else.

[Gamemusicfreak]

More dates for this concert tour have been announced.
Canada and Philadelphia!

Read all about it here:
Dear subscriber of the PLAY! newsletter,

PLAY! comes to Toronto, Canada, a city with an unrivaled cultural and
arts scene. The concert will be presented at The Hummingbird Centre
for the Performing Arts on Saturday, September 30, 2006.

Says Jason Michael Paul, producer of PLAY!: "Since our first Dear
Friends tour in 2005, we have received mail from Canadians in every
province hoping for a video game music concert. I am pleased to be
able to deliver the ultimate symphonic game music concert to
Torontonians in the hopes that this phenomenon can continue to spread
and be received in every province in Canada and all over the world.".

Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, February 11, 2006 and can be
purchased through The Hummingbird Centre box office at:

www.hummingbirdcentre.com/show_play.html

Best Regards
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
www.play-symphony.com/

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=9

I heard the Stockholm show sold out in 14 days, as word gets out the tickets may sell out quicker.
Also the link to the Hummingbird Centre says you can purchase tickets online before they go on sale to the public if you join up.
I'll do my best to keep reporting where these shows are going to be held.

[Brocksketchum]

Ah, hearing an actual video game concert taking recent place and having a fellow spammer attend and tell us the gist of it brings tears to my heart.

I wonder what the "many others" are; it better not be a substitute for music as plentiful as Kidou Senshi Z Gundam: Hot Scramble.

Those players better like the songs that they're playing, and if they don't, I'll have a surprise waiting...

[Inochi 命]

wow, finaly, one coming to my hometown (well, in that area, i live outside toronto but i go there practically every day for college). Im surprised no one at my college has mentioned it yet, nor are there any indications... i mean, it's a college with a dedicated video game development program! AND The Hummingbird Centre is literaly in the building's back yard... (i see it every day)

Ive heard about Play! for a long time now, its being done after the success of Square-Enix's "Dear Friends..." Anyways, im not gonna go... probably because, naturally, they wont be playing anything I want to hear. And when I listen to music I dont want to hear I usualy fall asleep or cover my ears...

atleast Video Games Live was gonna have castlevania and Zelda (i think...). Even still, im not a big fan of the most popular video game music. Its nice (All of mario's music, some MGS, one or two FF songs) but I only like to hear it in-game. I would go to a JDK band concert in a heartbeat though.

anyways, if this turns out to be anything like "Dear Friends..." it'll probably sell out within a week.

[Gamemusicfreak]

Another composer added to the Play Symphony, Yasunori Mitsuda! Looks like there will be an opportunity to meet all my favorite composers at one time. I think I'm going to faint!
Dear subscriber of the PLAY! newsletter,

Japanese video game composer Yasunori Mitsuda is joining PLAY!. His
music from Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross will be presented in an
exclusive suite in every PLAY! concert world-wide. Yasunori Mitsuda is
going to attend the premiere of PLAY! in Chicago on May 27 2006, he
will also be joining the meet and greet.

Says Jason Michael Paul: "Mitsuda-san's music is flavorful and
stylish. He has created some of the greatest video game music of all
time. To have Mitsuda-san come to the US for our premiere in Chicago
is a dream come true. My hope is that the fans will come out and show
their appreciation for the distance he has traveled to celebrate with
us.".

All tickets for the world-premiere of PLAY! including the VIP meet and
greet are available at the box office, Ticketmaster locations, by
credit card at 312-559-1212 or on the internet at
www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1009980.

Additional tour dates including ticket information are available at
the official PLAY! website at www.play-symphony.com/tickets.php. So
far, PLAY! concerts have been announced for Chicago, Stockholm,
Philadelphia, Vienna (Virginia) and Toronto.

Best Regards
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
www.play-symphony.com/

[Savory Cade]

I'm actually going to the Chicago show as well. Got my tickets already.
Unfortunately, I had to settle for the crappy balcony seats as I'm too poor to afford the VIP ones for now, maybe next time.

I'm ecstatic that Akira Yamaoka will be performing music from Silent Hill. I love the music in those games.

[Gamemusicfreak]

Hah! Maybe I will see you there, I am counting the days for this one myself.

Just got another update:
Dear subscriber of the PLAY! newsletter,

We have amazing news to share with you.

1. We are proud to announce that Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu
will come to Stockholm, Sweden to attend the concert on June 14, 2006
- our European debut of PLAY!. Says producer Jason Michael Paul:
"Uematsu-san and our team have a common goal and that is to promote
the music of video games in a classy way and further the acceptance of
this evolving art form as we know it today.". You can find the full
news here: www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=17

We are also excited to announce two new concert dates for PLAY!.

2. Two PLAY! concerts will be presented in the great city of
Indianapolis. The concerts will be performed by the Indianapolis
Symphony and chorus on August 10 and August 11, 2006. You can find the
full news here: www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=16

Please know that we care a lot about your opinion. Feel free to
contact us at [e-mail] anytime if you have requests,
suggestions - or anything else you want to share with us. Thank you
very much.

Best Regards
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
www.play-symphony.com/

More info!
We are very sorry to inform people who were interested in attending
PLAY! concerts in Indianapolis but we had to post-pone our plans to
another date in the future. Unfortunately, PLAY! could not secure the
high quality of standards we are expecting for every one of our
productions, so we decided to leave it for now. We apologize deeply
and hope to make a positive announcement someday. Thank you for your
understanding.

Message from Yasunori Mitsuda about the Play Concert in Chicago:
"It is extremely meaningful to me that a concert as fantastic as this one is being held. Throughout my life, I have relentlessly attempted to communicate something in the music I write, but I never dared to dream that this music of mine would be able to reach people beyond the shores of Japan. So, all of my work has been worthwhile. I'm greatly looking forward to meeting game music fans in America.~ Yasunori Mitsuda~"

They just confirmed Nobuo Uematsu will be there as well. Great news!

[Savory Cade]

If anyone listens to the Broadcast Gamer podcast (www.broadcastgamer.com, MC Wilson is hosting a meet-up at a pizza place close to the theater and at a local arcade afterwords. Listen to the podcast for details.

Also it looks like the Video Games Live concert series will be coming to the exact same Chicago theater in August. Guess I'll be going back then.

[FM-77AV]

Question: when is this going to happen? Ever? This thread was started almost half a year ago.

[Gamemusicfreak]

May 27th in Chicago U.S.
June 14th in Stockholm Sweden

More News:

1. Titans of video game music to sign autographs
2. Chris Huelsbeck to attend Stockholm concert
3. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi to attend Chicago world-premiere
4. O'Donnell and Salvatori to attend PLAY! premiere
5. Angela Aki to perform in Chicago

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1. Titans of video game music to sign autographs

An in-store signing event will take place on May 26, 2006, one day
prior to the world premiere of PLAY!: Nobuo Uematsu, Angela Aki and
Arnie Roth will appear at the Tower Records N. Clark Store in Chicago.

Full Story: www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=30

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2. Chris Huelsbeck to attend Stockholm concert

Chris Huelsbeck, Europe's most famous video game composer, joins
PLAY!. He will attend the concert in Stockholm, Sweden on June 14,
2006 where his music is going to be performed live.

Full Story: www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=29

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3. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi to attend Chicago world-premiere

SEGA's video game composer Takenobu Mitsuyoshi is going to attend the
world-premiere of PLAY! in Chicago. His work includes music for video
games such as the highly acclaimed Shenmue.

Full Story: www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=28

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4. O'Donnell and Salvatori to attend PLAY! premiere

Video game composers Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori are going to
attend the premiere of PLAY! in Chicago on May 27, 2006. Both are
known for their work on the popular Halo series.

Full Story: www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=27

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5. Angela Aki to perform in Chicago

Japanese/American singer and song writer Angela Aki is going to
perform live at the world-premiere of PLAY! in Chicago on May 27,
2006. She will present music from the FINAL FANTASY series.

[Gamemusicfreak]

Just got another update:

Dear subscriber of the PLAY! newsletter,

1. Hitoshi Sakimoto to attend Detroit concert
2. Yoko Shimomura to attend Detroit concert
3. PLAY! to feature music from Oblivion

Uggh! I can't go to the Detroit Concert...

1. Hitoshi Sakimoto to attend Detroit concert

Veteran video game composer Hitoshi Sakimoto is going to attend the
PLAY! concert on July 12, 2006, in Detroit. His past work includes
titles such as Vagrant Story, Stella Deus and Final Fantasy XII.

Full Story: www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=34

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2. Yoko Shimomura to attend Detroit concert

Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura will attend the PLAY! concert
in Detroit on July 12, 2006. The music will be performed at the
Orchestra Hall by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and chorus.

Full Story: www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=33

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3. PLAY! to feature music from Oblivion

Jeremy Soule's music from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is going to
be an exclusive part of the concert in Chicago. The special
partnership includes a free give-away for all concert attendees.

Full Story: www.play-symphony.com/news.php?full=32

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Best Regards
PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
www.play-symphony.com/