Third Symphonic Game Music Concert

Description

On August 17, 2005 at Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Germany, the Third 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, having sold out in three days. Following the concert, there were autograph sessions with the special guests and several game music CDs were available to purchase. Read more about the series in our interview with Thomas Boecker.

Production

Produced by Thomas Boecker
Conducted by Andy Brick
Performance by FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague

Individual Performance

Conny Kollet (Singer - 11)
Rony Barrak (Percussionist - 5, 13, 15)
-123min. (Rock Band - 15)

Special Guests

Chris Hülsbeck, Rob Hubbard, Jason Hayes, Gustaf Grefberg, Tilman Sillescu, Stephen Harwood, Junichi Nakatsuru

Set Listings

01) Official Opening Fanfare :: Games Convention 2005 :: Andy Brick
02) The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind :: Suite :: Jeremy Soule
03) Brothers in Arms :: Main Theme :: David McGarry
04) Donkey Kong :: Arcade Suite :: Yukio Kameoka, Hirokazu Tanaka
05) Chrono Cross :: Suite :: Yasunori Mitsuda
06) Arcanum :: Passage to Arcanum :: Kurt Dekker
07) World of WarCraft :: Suite :: Jason Hayes
08) International Karate :: Symphonic Suite :: Rob Hubbard
09) Dragon Quest :: Medley :: Koichi Sugiyama
10) Battlefield 2 :: Suite :: Fredrik Englund, David Tallroth, Jonas Ostholm
11) SpellForce 2 :: Shadowsong :: Tilman Sillescu
12) Soul Calibur II :: Path of Destiny :: Junichi Nakatsuru
13) The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay :: Suite :: Gustaf Grefberg
14) The Lord of the Rings - The Valor of Men Thematic Suite :: Howard Shore
15) Silent Hill 2 :: Theme of Laura :: Akira Yamaoka
16) The Great Giana Sisters :: Suite :: Chris Huelsbeck