Square Enix Music Online :: The Black Mages Live "Above the Sky"

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The Black Mages Live "Above the Sky"

Description

The Black Mages celebrated the release of The Black Mages II ~The Skies Above~ with three live concerts in January 2005. They occurred at Club Citta, Kawasaki on January 22 and 23 and Namba Hatch, Osaka on January 28. Preceding the concerts were piano performances of SaGa pieces by Kenji Ito, seven performances of pop/techno Final Fantasy arrangements by muZik, and a stand-up comedy routine by Udatsu Tanaka.

Production

Original composition by Nobuo Uematsu
Arrangement by Tsuyoshi Sekito, Kenichiro Fukui, Michio Okamiya

Individual Performance

Tsuyoshi Sekito (Guitars)
Michio Okamiya (Guitars)
Kenichiro Fukui (Keyboards)
Nobuo Uematsu (Organ)
Keiji Kawamori (Bass Guitar)
Arata Hanyuda (Drums)
Kazco Hamano (Vocals - 11)
Tomoaki Watanabe (aka Mr. Goo) (Vocals - 12)

Special Guests

Kenji Ito (Piano Performances of SaGa Pieces)
muZik (Performance of 7 Pop/Techno Final Fantasy Arrangements)
Udatsu Tanaka (Stand-Up Comedy)
Motoaki Furukawa (Stage Appearance at Osaka)

Official Recordings

The Black Mages Live "Above the Sky" DVD

Set Listings

01) The Rocking Grounds [Final Fantasy III]
02) Zeromus [Final Fantasy IV]
03) Hunter's Chance [Final Fantasy IX]
04) Battle Theme [Final Fantasy VI]
05) Battle with the Four Fiends [Final Fantasy IV]
06) Vamo' Alla Flamenco [Final Fantasy IX]
07) Maybe I'm a Lion [Final Fantasy VIII] 08) Those Who Fight Further [Final Fantasy VII]
09) The Man with the Machine Gun [Final Fantasy VIII]
10) Clash on the Big Bridge [Final Fantasy V]
11) Otherworld [Final Fantasy X]
12) The Skies Above [Final Fantasy X]
13) Matoya's Cave [Final Fantasy I]
14) Blue Blast - Winning the Rainbow (encore)