Game Music :: First Symphonic Game Music Concert

  - Atlus
  - Capcom
  - Cave
  - Falcom
  - Irem
  - Konami
  - Microsoft
  - Namco Bandai
  - Nintendo
  - Nippon Ichi
  - Grasshopper
  - Sega
  - Sony
  - Square Enix
  - Western Games

  - Castlevania
  - Chrono
  - Dragon Quest
  - Final Fantasy
  - Kingdom Hearts
  - Mana
  - Mario
  - Megami Tensei
  - Mega Man
  - Metal Gear
  - Resident Evil
  - SaGa
  - Silent Hill
  - Sonic
  - Star Ocean
  - Street Fighter
  - Suikoden
  - Tales
  - Ys
  - Zelda

  - Masashi Hamauzu
  - Norihiko Hibino
  - Kenji Ito
  - Noriyuki Iwadare
  - Koji Kondo
  - Yuzo Koshiro
  - Shoji Meguro
  - Yasunori Mitsuda
  - Manabu Namiki
  - Hitoshi Sakimoto
  - Motoi Sakuraba
  - Tenpei Sato
  - Yoko Shimomura
  - Koichi Sugiyama
  - Masafumi Takada
  - Nobuo Uematsu
  - Michiru Yamane
  - Akira Yamaoka

First Symphonic Game Music Concert

Description

On August 20, 2003 at Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Germany, the First Symphonic Game Music Concert occurred. It was held as the official opening ceremony of the GC Games Convention and featured orchestral music from a mixture of Western and Eastern games. It was successful with 2,000 in attendance and great critical acclaim. Annual follow-ups were consequently commissioned. Read more about the series in our interview with Thomas Boecker.

Production

Produced by Thomas Boecker
Conducted by Andy Brick
Performance by Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Narration by James Walker (5)

Special Guests

Nobuo Uematsu, Richard Jacques, Andrew Barnabas, Paul Arnold, Christopher Lennertz, Fabian Del Priore, Allister Brimble, Olof Gustafsson, Markus Holler, Tilman Sillescu

Set Listings

01) Official Opening Fanfare :: Games Convention 2003 :: Andy Brick
02) Headhunter / Headhunter: Redemption :: Suite :: Richard Jacques
03) Final Fantasy VII :: Aerith's Theme :: Nobuo Uematsu
04) Outcast :: Suite :: Lennie More
05) Merregnon Soundtrack Volume 2 :: Suite :: Fabian Del Priore, Markus Holler, Andy Brick, Olof Gustafsson
06) Shenmue :: Main Theme :: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi
07) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell :: Main Theme :: Alexandre Desplat
08) Quest For Glory V: Dragon Fire :: Overture :: Chance Thomas
09) Mafia - The City Of Lost Heaven :: Main Theme :: Vladimir Simunek
10) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets :: Suite :: Jeremy Soule
11) SpellForce - The Order of Dawn :: Introduction :: Pierre Langer, Tilman Sillescu
12) Primal :: Suite :: Andrew Barnabas, Paul Arnold
13) The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker :: The Great Sea :: Kenta Nagata
14) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield :: Suite :: Bill Brown
15) Apidya :: Suite :: Chris Huelsbeck
16) Medal of Honor - Rising Sun :: Suite :: Christopher Lennertz
17) Final Fantasy :: Final Fantasy :: Nobuo Uematsu