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== Special events ==
== Song trivia ==


* The Super Mario Bros. Suite contains the overworld, water and underworld themes from [[Super Mario Bros.]], the title screen theme from [[Super Mario World]] and the Bob-omb Battlefield theme from Super Mario 64.
* In-store signing event on May 26, 2006 with [[Nobuo Uematsu]], [[Angela Aki]] and [[Arnie Roth]] at the [[Tower Records]] N. Clark Store in Chicago
* The Sonic the Hedgehog Suite contains the title screen theme, the Green Hill, Marble, Spring Yard and Starlight Zone themes and the boss theme from the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
* Performance of the band Powerplay on June 14, 2006 at Konserthuset (Stockholm Concert Hall), before the start of the PLAY! concert. Powerplay performs classics of original video game music with live instruments.
* [[Akira Yamaoka]], best known as the composer of the music from the Silent Hill series, performed alongside the orchestra on [[electric guitar]] during the Chicago performance.


== Tour locations ==
== Tour locations ==

Revision as of 23:52, 1 August 2006

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PLAY! concert series logo

PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is billed as the first symphony world-tour featuring music from video games.

Description

The concert tour is a collaboration between JMP Productions, the team behind the Dear Friends - Music From Final Fantasy symphony tour, and Merregnon Studios, the team behind Europe's Symphonic Game Music Concerts. Grammy award winner Maestro Arnie Roth, Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Chicagoland Pops, serves as Principal Conductor and Music Director for PLAY!. Andy Brick, known for conducting the Symphonic Game Music Concerts joined as the Associate Conductor for PLAY!.

PLAY! features music from such games as:

The PLAY! tour premiered on May 27, 2006 in Rosemont, Illinois, North America, and will be followed by stops in Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

The world-premiere of PLAY! took place at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Illinois (Chicago area). In attendance were video game composers Nobuo Uematsu, Koji Kondo, Jeremy Soule, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Yasunori Mitsuda, Yuzo Koshiro, Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Akira Yamaoka and Jason Hayes. The event featured a meet and greet with the composers and director Arnie Roth as a $45 "VIP" addition to the normal ticket price. Percussionist Rony Barrak joined the concert as guest artist along with composer Akira Yamaoka and singer/songwriter Angela Aki. Yamaoka performed electric guitar accompanying the orchestra during the Silent Hill Theme of Laura, which he composed. Aki performed the theme song from Final Fantasy XII, "Kiss Me Good-Bye," and "Eyes On Me" from Final Fantasy VIII. As a special surprise act, composer Koji Kondo performed a special piano selection from New Super Mario Bros.

The European debut of PLAY! took place at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden. Video game composers Nobuo Uematsu, Chris Huelsbeck, Joel Eriksson, Bence Pajor and Gustaf Grefberg attended the concert. Percussionist Rony Barrak joined the event as guest artist again. Tickets for the concert in Stockholm were sold out in 14 days only.

Composers Yoko Shimomura, Hitoshi Sakimoto and Michael Salvatori attended the concert in Detroit. Composers Nobuo Uematsu and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi have been confirmed to attend the concert in Toronto.

Nobuo Uematsu composed the fanfare that will open each concert of PLAY! around the world.

Program

The following titles are listed in the official PLAY! souvenir program.

Track Game Title Original Composer
1 PLAY! A Video Game Symphony Fanfare Nobuo Uematsu
2 Final Fantasy VIII Liberi Fatali Nobuo Uematsu
3 Super Mario Bros. Suite Koji Kondo
4 Shenmue and Shenmue II Sedge Tree Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
5 Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 2 Suite Joel Eriksson, David Tallroth, Fredrik Englund, Jonas Östholm, Bence Pajor
6 Final Fantasy VII Aerith's Theme Nobuo Uematsu
7 Sonic the Hedgehog Suite Masato Nakamura
8 Metal Gear Solid Main Theme Tappy Iwase, Kazuki Muraoka
9 Kingdom Hearts Suite Yoko Shimomura, Utada Hikaru
10 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Suite Jeremy Soule
11 Final Fantasy series Swing de Chocobo Nobuo Uematsu
12 Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross Suite Yasunori Mitsuda
13 World of Warcraft Suite Jason Hayes
14 Silent Hill 2 Theme of Laura Akira Yamaoka
15 Halo Suite Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori
16 The Legend of Zelda Suite Koji Kondo
17 Final Fantasy VII One-Winged Angel Nobuo Uematsu

Additional titles performed in Chicago, USA:

Additional titles performed in Stockholm, Sweden:

Additional titles performed in Detroit, USA:

Additional titles performed in Philadelphia, USA:

Additional title to be performed in Toronto, Canada:

Song trivia

  • The Super Mario Bros. Suite contains the overworld, water and underworld themes from Super Mario Bros., the title screen theme from Super Mario World and the Bob-omb Battlefield theme from Super Mario 64.
  • The Sonic the Hedgehog Suite contains the title screen theme, the Green Hill, Marble, Spring Yard and Starlight Zone themes and the boss theme from the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
  • Akira Yamaoka, best known as the composer of the music from the Silent Hill series, performed alongside the orchestra on electric guitar during the Chicago performance.

Tour locations

See also

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