Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy

[monsharen]

Final Fantasy music is hitting the road once more. Series composer Nobuo Uematsu is teaming again with conductor/producer Arnie Roth to present a new worldwide Final Fantasy symphony tour, called Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy.

The concert series will kick off this December with a performance in Stockholm, Sweden, then make its US debut in Chicago on March 1, 2008.

Tickets for the Chicago show, from $150-35, are on sale now. The $150 tickets include a copy of the CD, a tour program book, and admittance to a meet-and-greet with Uematsu after the performance.

An eponymous studio CD of pieces from the show will be available at the performances. A picture of the very nice CD packaging, and track lists from both the performance and CD are [provided in the article].

So, tickets are on sale. Go go go!

The Stockholm opening event is the 4th of december for the curious.

I am greatly honored that the 2007 Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY tour will commemorate the 20th anniversary of FINAL FANTASY and will premiere exactly 20 years after the first game hit the market in December of 1987.

Links:
http://www.ffdistantworlds.com/main.php
http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/10/worldwide-final.html

 

[Kyuu]

Ah god. I wish I had the time and money to go to Chicago (the only place in the US where that show is going, that I'm aware of). Such a huge fan of Nobuo Uematsu's work...

 

[TorontoReign]

I would go but Im going to California for NTC training.

 

[fallout ranger]

Barstow?

 

[TorontoReign]

What's Barstow?

 

[fallout ranger]

Twentynine Palms then?

 

[DoughboyJones]

How about Chrono Trigger?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BG7Qols49js

I'll try to play some FF tunes later.

 

[monsharen]

oh boy oh boy oh boy! It's like what, 15 hours til' the concert?! Can't wait!

weehoo. Lets sleep some shall we?

 

[Carib FMJ]

Man, I'd love to go... Alas, I am in Kuwait waiting to go to Iraq. Oh, well, another time and another place I suppose.

 

[The Vault Dweller]

Whether you like JRPG's or not everyone can admit that the music in most of them is awesome. FF in particular...every game has multiple tracks great enough to enjoy listening even out of the context of the game. This is even more remarkable considering that alot of the older games were made with only electronic synthesizers and not actual instruments. I often wonder how great they would sound played by an orchestra.

I've never been to a music concert and I won't go to this one. Not much of a fan of music to pay money for it. I always would rather get a game or book. Yet this does entice me and that's surprising.

Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller

 

[Thorgrimm]

Whether you like JRPG's or not everyone can admit that the music in most of them is awesome. <SNIP>

Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller

You can leave me out of that statement, I can't stand the JRPG's or their music. In fact, there is precisely three games ever made that I did not turn their music off it was so irritating to me. Fallout 1 and 2, and the original Command and Conquer Red Alert.

To me, game music is some of the worst made by mankind, and not worth listening to.



Cheers, Thorgrimm

 

[TorontoReign]

I don't agree with that statement, but thats what makes us unique! Hooray for individuality. I do agree that a majority of game music is garbage though. There are exceptions though in my opinion.

 

[xdarkyrex]

Some of the worst made in mankind?
It's atmospheric music, it works perfectly imho.

 

[Thorgrimm]

Some of the worst made in mankind?
It's atmospheric music, it works perfectly imho.

If you mean the type that is intended to irritate and annoy, then I can agree with you. But except for those three games I listed, no other game's music has added to the atmosphere of the game to me.




Cheers, Þórgrímr

 

[xdarkyrex]

Haha, what about GTA: Vice City?
If that is not appropriate game music, I don't know what is.

 

[Stag]

I think he's referring to original game music?

GTA music is pretty much all licenced stuff.

 

[Thorgrimm]

I think he's referring to original game music?

GTA music is pretty much all licenced stuff.

Stag is correct, I mean original game music and not normal music licensed for a game. Sorry about that.

But hey, this is just my opinion, not meant to be forced on anyone else.



Cheers, Thorgrimm

 

[xdarkyrex]

not meant to be forced on anyone else.

But mine is

 

[Yamu]

Whether you like JRPG's or not everyone can admit that the music in most of them is awesome. <SNIP>

Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller

You can leave me out of that statement, I can't stand the JRPG's or their music. In fact, there is precisely three games ever made that I did not turn their music off it was so irritating to me. Fallout 1 and 2, and the original Command and Conquer Red Alert.

To me, game music is some of the worst made by mankind, and not worth listening to.

Not even Starcraft? I know it was repetitive, but I think it was pretty fitting.

Then again, I've got the annoyance threshhold of the Dalai Llama, so perhaps I'm not qualified to judge.

 

[monsharen]

It was amazing. To me, who have yet to play any of the final fantasy games for more than 10 minutes, it revealed the importance of all those songs. I probably recognized all but for one or two of them which says something about its impact on the world. I bought the cd on the spot during the first break. It just was that good.

It was also cool to see a shining Nobuo Uematsu enter the stage. He seemed proud and he should be. The pieces performed could easily have told the story on their own but together with footage from the series they brought it to another level. With the choir in traditional black clothing bathing in red light and the orchestra in blue the atmosphere were truly amazing. Yet it is on this point, in my opinion, that the show fell "short". It could have gained so much more with a much more dynamic lights setup. Still I'd like to salute both Roth and Uematsu for a truly outstanding performance. Congratulations! That's all I have to say.