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[MoonsaultSlayer]

VIII has been performed in Final Symphony 2. Maybe they will perform that one in the US as well at some point

Now I'm interested.

 

[JordanKZ]

VIII has been performed in Final Symphony 2. Maybe they will perform that one in the US as well at some point

Went to the London one, their rendition of Waltz on the Moon is legitimately incredible. Hopefully the CD will come out at some bloody point.

 

[Zhao_Yun]

Went to the London one, their rendition of Waltz on the Moon is legitimately incredible. Hopefully the CD will come out at some bloody point.

Yeah, I am also hoping that they will announce a CD soon
I found a low quality recording from one of the attendees, but it doesn't do the quality of the arrangements any justice.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

So I just wanted to post some impressions from this last night in SF.

+ The musicianship and sound quality was through the roof. This was my first time at an actual symphony and it was really memorable.
+ The arrangements were diverse and well done. Each one told a bit of a story in itself instead of just playing through the same themes that everyone knew
+ The final Fantasy 6 medley that kept alternating from Kefka's and Terra's themes was the best piece of the night. Just really really good and great range in tempo and timbre.
+ One Winged Angel arrangement was well done, and pretty powerful.

- The song selection for pretty much the rest of the show was rather disappointing. Please note that this is coming from a Final Fantasy fan, so I was mainly disappointed that they didn't hit on all of the great and memorable tracks from arguably 3 of the strongest OSTs in the series. The FFVII selections particularly. I'm sure the songs chosen for the arrangements made more sense from a symphony viewpoint though, so I get it.

Overall it was a really positive experience, and there were moments where I was grinning like a little kid. If I had one suggestion moving forward it would be to break up the slower songs with some of the more famous up-tempo pieces.

While I'm sure it sounded nice and all, taking two of the very best themes from the soundtrack and relegating them to a medley is fucking criminal.

Also, I am never satisfied with the song selection in any of these things. It's a shame because I'm sure I'd love such concerts, but yeah, it seems inevitable that the song selection is going to suck. :\

 

[Zhao_Yun]

While I'm sure it sounded nice and all, taking two of the very best themes from the soundtrack and relegating them to a medley is fucking criminal.

Also, I am never satisfied with the song selection in any of these things. It's a shame because I'm sure I'd love such concerts, but yeah, it seems inevitable that the song selection is going to suck. :\

You can actually listen to the FFVI arrangement here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOJi5QSxJbw

I feel that medley is the wrong word to describe this piece. It's not just a simple sequence of different tracks, but an attempt to create a musical story by combining different themes from the game into one coherent piece of music. It might not fit everyone's tastes, but it is a valid approach and far from criminal. At least for me this is much more interesting than simply orchestrating certain tracks from the soundtrack