- Western Games
  - Square Enix
  - Nintendo
  - Konami
  - Falcom
  - Nippon Ichi
  - Grasshopper
  - Mistwalker
  - Cave
  - Basiscape



  - 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











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Video Games Live

Description

Video Games Live is a concert tour featuring music from a variety of video games. Created by Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall in association with Clear Channel Communications, the tour debuted with an audience of 11,000 people on Jul 2005 and, after a series of cancellations, begun a 20+ stop world tour in Mar 2006. Given its use of cinematic projections, special effects, live action, various audience-participation opportunities, and a pre-concert arcade exhibit, it is regarded as a relatively casual show that also highlights the achievements in the video game industry as a whole.

The tour features music from games such as Mario, Zelda, Sonic, Kingdom Hearts, HALO, Metal Gear Solid, Warcraft, Castlevania, Medal or Honor, Advent Rising, Myst, and Beyond Good & Evil. It also features a special 20+ piece classic arcade medley and the Video Game Pianist performing various Final Fantasy pieces. As well as featuring extensive performances across the US, it is the first video game concert to appear in Canada and the UK.

Production

Created and produced by Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall
Conducted by Jack Wall
Hosted by Tommy Tallarico

Official Recordings

Video Games Live Volume One

Reviews

Review of San Jose Show (Mar 24, 2006) by Sophia
Review of Philadelphia Show (Jun 3, 2006) by Merziloss

Official Website

Video Games Live

Represented Titles

Mario
The Legend of Zelda
HALO
Metal Gear Solid
Warcraft
Myst
Final Fantasy
Castlevania
Medal of Honor
Kingdom Hearts
Sonic the Hedgehog
Tron
Tomb Raider
Advent Rising
Headhunter
Beyond Good & Evil
Splinter Cell
Ghost Recon
Rainbow Six
EverQuest II
Various arcade games, including PONG, Donkey Kong, Dragon's Lair, Tetris, Frogger, Gauntlet, Space Invaders, and Out Run

Concert Listings

Date City Venue Time Event / Orchestra
Jul 6, 2005 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl 8 PM LA Philharmonic
Oct 29, 2005 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre 8 PM Northwest Sinfonia
Oct 30, 2005 Vancouver, BC Queen Eliz. Theatre 8 PM Northwest Sinfonia
Mar 24, 2006 San Jose, CA Civic Auditorium 8 PM Game Dev Conference
Jun 3, 2006 Philadelphia, PA Merriam Theatre 8 PM Wizard World
Jul 14, 2006 Houston, TX Jones Hall 7:30 PM Houston Symphony
Aug 5, 2006 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre 8 PM Wizard World
Aug 11, 2006 Indianapolis, IN Hilbert Circle Theatre 8 PM Gen Con
Aug 12, 2006 Indianapolis, IN Hilbert Circle Theatre 8 PM Gen Con
Sep 1, 2006 Toronto, ON Massey Hall 7 PM Fan Expo
Sep 21, 2006 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl 8 PM Hollywood Bowl Orch.
Nov 12, 2006 Rio de Janeiro, BR Claro Hall 7:30 PM Petrobras Sinf�nica
Nov 19, 2006 S�o Paulo, Brazil Via Funchal 7:30 PM Electronic Game Show
Nov 25, 2006 London, England Hammersmith Apollo 7:30 PM London Games Fest.
Jan 12, 2007 Phoenix/Mesa, AZ Mesa Arts Center 8 PM Mesa Symphony
Jan 13, 2007 Phoenix/Mesa, AZ Mesa Arts Center 8 PM Mesa Symphony
Jan 22, 2007 Edmonton, Can. Alberta Jubilee Audit. 8 PM Edmonton Symphony
Jan 23, 2007 Edmonton, Can. Alberta Jubilee Audit. 8 PM Edmonton Symphony
Feb 24, 2007 Wellington, NZ TSB Arena 7:30 PM Vector Wellington
Mar 9, 2007 San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center 8 PM Game Dev Conference
Mar 31, 2007 New Haven, CT Woolsey Hall - Yale 8 PM Yale Symphony
Apr 26, 2007 Columbus, Ohio Mershon Auditorium 7:30 PM Columbus Symphony
May 20, 2007 Seoul, Korea Olympic Park Stadium 2:00 PM Worldwide Invitational
Jun 20, 2007 Dallas, TX Meyerson Symph. Hall 7:30 PM Dallas Symphony
Jun 21, 2007 Dallas, TX Meyerson Symph. Hall 7:30 PM Dallas Symphony
Jun 29, 2007 Washington, DC Kennedy Center 8 PM National Symphony
Jun 30, 2007 Washington, DC Kennedy Center 8 PM National Symphony
Jul 6, 2007 Detroit, MI Orchestra Hall 8 PM Detroit Symphony
Jul 13, 2007 Houston, TX Jones Hall 7:30 PM Houston Symphony
Jul 14, 2007 Houston, TX Jones Hall 7:30 PM Houston Symphony
Jul 20, 2007 Louisville, KY Kentucky Cent. for Arts 8 PM Louisville Orchestra
Jul 23, 2007 Valencia, Spain Arts & Science City 10 PM Campus Party
Aug 4, 2007 Anaheim, CA Anaheim Conv. Center 7 PM BlizzCon 2007
Sep 16, 2007 S�o Paulo, Brazil Via Funchal 8 PM Petrobras Sinf�nica
Sep 23, 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BR Citibank Hall 7:30 PM Petrobras Sinf�nica
Sep 30, 2007 Brasilia, Brazil Centro de Conven��es 7 PM Orquestra Villa Lobos
Oct 14, 2007 Buffalo, NY Kleinhans Music Hall 7:30 PM Buffalo Philharmonic
Oct 19, 2007 Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre LA Live 8:15 PM E for All Expo
Oct 22, 2007 London, England Royal Festival Hall 7:30 PM Philharmonia Orch.
Oct 28, 2007 Columbia, MO Jessie Auditorium 7 PM University of Missouri
Nov 9, 2007 Calgary, Canada Jack Singer Con. Hall 8 PM Calgary Philharmonic
Nov 10, 2007 Calgary, Canada Jack Singer Con. Hall 2 PM Calgary Philharmonic
Dec 7, 2007 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay 8 PM Spike TV - 2007 VGA's
Jan 24, 2008 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live 7:30 PM Otronicon
Jan 26, 2008 St. Louis, MO Fox Theater 7:30 PM Unknown
Feb 7, 2008 Montreal, QC St. Denis Theatre 8 PM Unknown
Feb 8, 2008 Montreal, QC St. Denis Theatre 8 PM Unknown
Feb 9, 2008 Toronto, ON Massey Hall 8 PM Unknown
Feb 15, 2008 Ft. Wayne, IN Embassy Theatre 8 PM Ft. Wayne Phil
Feb 17, 2008 Edmonton, Can. Alberta Jubilee Audit. 8 PM Unknown
Feb 22, 2008 San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center 8 PM Game Dev Conference
Mar 1, 2008 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater 8 PM Milwaukee Symphony
Mar 15, 2008 Mexicali, Mexico Plaza Calafia Bullring 7:30 PM Ensamble de J�venes
Mar 27, 2008 Ogden, UT Browning Fine Arts Cntr. 7:30 PM Utah Symphony
Mar 28, 2008 Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall 8 PM Utah Symphony
Mar 29, 2008 Salt Lake City, UT Abravanel Hall 8 PM Utah Symphony
Apr 26, 2008 New York City, NY Beacon Theatre 8 PM MSG Entertainment
Jun 5, 2008 Winnipeg, MB Centennial Concert Hall 8 PM Unknown
Jun 14, 2008 Las Vegas, NV Henderson Pavilion 8 PM Las Vegas Phil.
Jun 21, 2008 Toronto, ON TBA 8:30 PM Unknown
Jun 26, 2008 Glasgow, Scotland Royal Concert Hall 7:30 PM Royal Scottish Nat.
Jul 10, 2008 Houston, TX Jones Hall 7:30 PM Houston Symphony
Jul 11, 2008 Austin, TX Long Center 8 PM Unknown
Jul 12, 2008 Austin, TX Long Center 8 PM Unknown
Jul 18, 2008 Louisville, KY Kentucky Cen. for Arts 8 PM Louisville Orchestra
Jul 24, 2008 San Diego, CA Embarcadero Marina 7:30 PM San Diego Symphony
Aug 10, 2008 Taipei, Taiwan Pan-Chiao Stadium 7:30 PM Taipei Philharmonic
Aug 11, 2008 Taipei, Taiwan Pan-Chiao Stadium 7:30 PM Taipei Philharmonic
Aug 15, 2008 Indianapolis, IN Hilbert Circle Theatre 8 PM Gen Con
Aug 16, 2008 Indianapolis, IN Hilbert Circle Theatre 8 PM Gen Con
Aug 20, 2008 Leipzig, Germany ARENA Leipzig 8 PM Games Convention
Sep 20, 2008 Brookville, NY Tilles Center TBA Unknown
Oct 9, 2008 Birmingham, AL Jefferson Conv. Comp. 8 PM Alabama Symphony
Oct 29, 2008 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre 7:30 PM Vancouver Symphony
Nov 1, 2008 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre 8 PM Unknown
Nov 15, 2008 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre TBA Unknown
Dec 27, 2008 Newark, NJ NJ Perf. Arts Center 2 PM New Jersey Symphony
Dec 27, 2008 Newark, NJ NJ Perf. Arts Center 8 PM New Jersey Symphony
Jan 17, 2009 Burlington, VT Flynn Center Perf. Arts 8 PM Unknown
Jan 24, 2009 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre 8 PM Unknown
Mar 13, 2009 Kitchener, ON Centre in the Square TBA Kitchener Symph.
Mar 20, 2009 Kalamazoo, MI Miller Auditorium TBA Unknown
Mar 28, 2009 Sarasota, FL Van Wezel Hall 8 PM West Coast Symph.
Apr 25, 2009 Richmond, VA Landmark Theatre 8 PM Richmond Symphony
May 15, 2009  Calgary, Canada Jack Singer Con. Hall 8 PM Calgary Philharmonic
May 16, 2009 Calgary, Canada Jack Singer Con. Hall 2 PM Calgary Philharmonic