Symphonic Game Music Concert
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The European Symphonic Game Music Concert-series (also called GC Concerts) started in 2003 (08 / 20). The first historic concert took place at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig in Germany, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra under direction of Andy Brick. This sold-out event appeared to be the first video game music concert outside of Japan ever.
The second concert took place in 2004 (08 / 18), conducted by Andy Brick, performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague. Once again, the event was sold-out, this time three weeks before the actual concert.
The third concert is scheduled for 2005 (08 / 17).
The European Symphonic Game Music Concerts are the official opening ceremonies of Europe's biggest trading fair for video games, the GC Games Convention.
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Well-known game music composers such as Nobuo Uematsu, Akira Yamaoka, Yuzo Koshiro, Chris Huelsbeck, Olof Gustafsson, Richard Jacques, Christopher Lennertz, Allister Brimble and many others attended the events.
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The concerts
First Symphonic Game Music Concert
Year: 2003
Conductor: Andy Brick
Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Song listing (game and music title):
- Official Opening Fanfare - Games Convention 2003
- Headhunter / Headhunter: Redemption - Suite
- Final Fantasy VII - Aeris's Theme
- Outcast - Suite
- Merregnon Soundtrack - Volume 2 - Suite
- Shenmue - Main Theme
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Main Theme
- Quest For Glory V: Dragon Fire - Overture
- Mafia - Main Theme
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Suite
- SpellForce: The Order of Dawn - Introduction
- Primal - Suite
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - The Great Sea
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield - Suite
- Apidya - Suite
- Medal of Honor - Suite
- Final Fantasy - Final Fantasy
Second Symphonic Game Music Concert
Year: 2004
Conductor: Andy Brick
Orchestra: FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
Song listing (game and music title):
- Official Opening Fanfare - Games Convention 2004
- Final Fantasy VII - Let The Battles Begin!
- EverQuest II - Thundering Steppes
- Stalker - Shadow of Chernobyl - Medley
- Starship Troopers - Medley
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - Main Theme
- Super Mario Bros. - Medley
- ActRaiser - Medley
- Monkey Island - Medley
- Hitman - Medley
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy - Main Theme
- Metal Gear Solid - Main Theme
- Final Fantasy VI - Opera: Maria and Draco
- Turrican - Medley
See also
External links
- Official website GC Games Convention (http://www.gc-germany.de)
- Official website Symphonic Game Music Concert - series (http://www.vgmconcerts.com)
- Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (http://www.gewandhaus.de)