tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512698892061519122011-11-27T16:23:22.148-08:00Video games often have the most stunning, moving, and brilliantly composed soundtracks I have ever had the honor of listening to. See some of the best orchestrated versions of video game music that I can find and enjoy the show!Tilarinoreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251269889206151912.post-30054798174450391702007-08-09T16:23:00.001-07:002007-08-09T16:23:21.582-07:00

Not sure which performance date this was from, but enjoy the Halo theme performed by the Video Games Live concert orchestra.  

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Here's another great Piano Squall piece, a 10 minute long clip featuring all of your favorite battle themes from the various Final Fantasy's. Piano Squall is simple fantastic!

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Omg - you have no idea how much I love this song. NOO idea. I was a complete nut about Xenogears, and this music still gives me chills. Enjoy!

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It's really hard to find Xenogears music on instrumentation. I'm not entirely sure why - Mitsuda is an incredible composer. I was glad to find this Xenogears medley done by Kishino.

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You might have seen a cosplay Squall at conventions before. What you might not have experienced is the pure passion and energy this man has at the piano. Here's a sampling of his piano and piano renditions of Chrono Cross, Chrono Trigger, and Xenogears. Wonder how he got started? It's simple: from the Youtube comments: Well, for what it's worth - it wasn't really a gimmick... He was just a

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I haven't actually seen this done in an orchestral setting, but Forever Rachel from Final Fantasy 6 is one of my absolute favorite pieces of all time.

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I typically try to stay on top of all of the video game music performance groups, but I sadly haven't heard of Eminence - until now. This Australian based orchestra had their debut concert back in 2004, with their A Night in Fantasis concert. Their mission is to increase interest in classical music through a medium that many younger folk can relate to - video game music. From their site: "The

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There are so many things I could say about Uematsu-san. He has influenced countless people with his amazing compositions in the world of video game music, and he has also affected me on a very personal level. My desire to go into the world of classical music was spurred on by Uematsu-san's stirring music. I desired to play to the level that his haunting, uplifting, and mesmerizing melodies took

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If you don't know already, The Black Mages is Nobuo Uematsu's band. He is a vibrant composer that has brought much recoginition to video game music, and his work with Final Fantasy was what first made me fall in love with his compositions. See him in his natural element, immersed in this haunting rendition of One Winged Angel from Final Fantasy 7.

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If you are any sort of Final Fantasy fan, you've experienced the pure joy that is the Opera scene in Final Fantasy 6 (originally released in the US as Final Fantasy 3 for the Snes). Here's a nice version of the redone version that was coupled with this lovely cgi clip of FF 6.

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Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Selenia, and I absolutely love video games of all types. More importantly, I am completely obsessed with video game music. I used to go to school for music, so it has an even greater fascination for me than most people. I'll be featuring some of the greatest video game orchestras and video game soundtracks in posts to come. I hope you see just how amazing

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