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Final Fantasy concerts

January 01, 1970

Final Fantasy is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes video games, motion pictures, and other merchandise. The original Final Fantasy video game, published in 1987, is a role-playing video game developed by Square, spawning a video game series that became the central focus of the franchise.[1][2] The primary composer of music for the main series was Nobuo Uematsu, who single-handedly composed the soundtracks for the first nine games, as well as directing the production of many of the soundtrack albums. Music for the spin-off series and main series games beginning with Final Fantasy X was created by a variety of composers including Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and Kumi Tanioka, as well as many others.

Music from the franchise has been performed numerous times in concert tours and other live performances such as the Orchestral Game Music Concerts, Symphonic Game Music Concerts, and the Play! A Video Game Symphony and the Video Games Live concert tours, as well as forming the basis of specific Final Fantasy concerts and concert series. The first such concert was the 20020220 Music from Final Fantasy concert on February 20, 2002, which sparked a six-concert tour in Japan entitled Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy beginning in March 2004. A North American concert series titled Dear Friends - Music From Final Fantasy- followed from 2004 to 2005, and after its conclusion was followed with the More Friends: Music from Final Fantasy concert on May 16, 2005. Voices – Music from Final Fantasy was a concert held in Yokohama, Japan on February 18, 2006, focusing on vocal pieces from the series. The longest running Final Fantasy concert series so far is the Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy concert tour, which began in 2007 and continues to date around the world. The latest officially licensed concerts are Final Symphony and Final Symphony II. All of these concerts have played only music from the main Final Fantasy series, and do not include music from the multiple spin-off series with the exception of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, the 2005 animated film sequel to Final Fantasy VII.

20020220 – Music from Final Fantasy edit

20020220 – Music from Final Fantasy was the first official concert devoted to music from across the Final Fantasy series. A previous concert, Final Fantasy Symphonic Suite, had been performed on May 20, 1989, for a limited audience to create an orchestral version of the soundtracks of Final Fantasy I and II, which have only been released together.[3][4] The music of 20020220 was arranged for orchestra from the original songs composed by Nobuo Uematsu primarily by Uematsu himself and Shiro Hamaguchi, with "To Zanarkand" and "Yuna's Decision" arranged by Masashi Hamauzu, and was performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra on February 20, 2002, at the Tokyo International Forum. The orchestra was conducted by Taizou Takemoto, and the concert was hosted by Masakazu Morita and Mayuko Aoki, the Japanese voice actors for Tidus and Yuna from Final Fantasy X.[5]

The orchestra played 17 songs over a period of almost two hours. The setlist ranged covered songs from the very first Final Fantasy game through Final Fantasy X, the latest game to have been released. Their rendition of "Suteki da Ne" from Final Fantasy X was accompanied by Japanese folk singer Ritsuki Nakano, known as "RIKKI", who sang the track in the original game. Similarly, "Melodies of Life" from Final Fantasy IX was performed by Emiko Shiratori, the original performer for the song in that game's soundtrack. "At Zanarkand" and "Yuna's Decision", both from Final Fantasy X, were solo piano pieces performed by Aki Kuroda, while "Liberi Fatali" and "One-Winged Angel" saw the orchestra combined with a small chorus. Kiyotsugu Amano performed guitar accompaniment for "Dear Friends" (Final Fantasy V) and "Vamo' Alla Flamenco" (Final Fantasy IX).[5]

An album based on a live recording of the concert was released on May 9, 2002, by DigiCube, and was subsequently re-released on July 22, 2004, by Square Enix. The album spans 25 tracks over two discs and covers a duration of 1:47:27, and includes the initial tuning of the orchestra, the speeches given by the MC, and the songs themselves.[6] The album was well received by critics and was termed an "amazing soundtrack" and "probably the best Final Fantasy arranged album ever made" by Robert Bogdanowicz of RPGFan.[6] Liz Maas of RPGFan agreed; although she found there to be a lack of actual innovation overall, she felt the music was "wonderful" and the album as a whole "rather enjoyable".[6] Patrick Dell of Soundtrack Central felt that the album was "wonderful" and "an impressive display", although he greatly disliked the performance of the choir.[7] Dave of Square Enix Music Online was not as impressed by the album, saying that many of the performances were "lacking cohesion and direction", although he felt that overall it was "satisfactory" and "worth repeated listens".[8] Sophia of Square Enix Music Online, on the other hand, felt that it was a "fantastic album" and a "must have".[9]

Tour de Japon edit

Tour de Japon – Music from Final Fantasy (or Tour de Japon) was a concert tour featuring music from the Final Fantasy video game series that toured Japan from March 12 to April 16, 2004.[10] The tour was built upon the success of the 20020220 Music from Final Fantasy concert, and featured seven concerts in six cities. The series of concerts featured music composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Shiro Hamaguchi. The orchestras were conducted by Taizō Takemoto, as the orchestra in 20020220 had been.[11] Uematsu guest conducted the encores for each performance; he used a borrowed baton that he had snapped and taped together.[12] Tour de Japon featured fewer non-orchestra performances than 20020220; "Opera "Maria & Draco"" featured the singing of Etsuyo Ota, Tomoaki Watanabe, and Tetsuya Odagawa, while Manami Kiyota and Yuji Hasegawa performed songs from Final Fantasy Song Book: Mahoroba during the intermission.[11] Different orchestras were used in each performance; these were the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic, Kyushu Symphony, and Osaka Symphoniker Orchestra. One of the performances was recorded and released exclusively on DVD to Nobuo Uematsu Fan Club members.[13]

Dear Friends – Music from Final Fantasy edit

 
Rinoa Heartilly shown at the Los Angeles Dear Friends concert

Dear Friends – Music from Final Fantasy was a concert tour featuring music from the Final Fantasy video game series that toured the United States from 2004 to 2005. The concert was the first Final Fantasy concert tour for North America and featured record sales and sold-out concerts. The series of concerts featured music composed by Nobuo Uematsu from the later releases of the series.[14] The name of the concert series, in addition to being the name a Final Fantasy V piece that is played at the concerts, was chosen by Uematsu to represent his appreciation for the support given to him by fans of his music and of the Final Fantasy series.[15]

The series was originally conceived as a single concert to be held on May 10, 2004, performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.[14][16] The concert was hosted by James Arnold Taylor, the English voice actor for Final Fantasy X's Tidus, and featured large screens hanging above the orchestra playing scenes relevant to the music being performed. Like the concerts before it, Dear Friends featured several groups and instruments in addition to the orchestra, including a guitar for "Dear Friends", castagnettes for "Vamo' Alla Flamenco", and piano for "At Zanarkand" and "Cloud Smiles", which at the time was not named and was only known to be featured in the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. The encore piece, "One-Winged Angel", saw the orchestra joined by a full choir, the Los Angeles Master Chorale.[16]

The concert was termed "a complete success" by IGN, who commented that they "walked away impressed with the performance, the presentation, and the timelessness of Uematsu's compositions". The response to the concert was greater than expected, with tickets selling out in three days.[16] After "many fans pleaded for another chance to see the concert", Dear Friends was expanded into a full concert tour the following year, conducted by Arnie Roth. Roth took on the role of conductor for the series after trying to get the show to be performed by his Chicago Pops orchestra, and hearing that other tour locations were hesitant about putting on the concert. He has said that he tried to add to the concerts his personal touch in the areas of "drama and timing".[17] Different orchestras were used in each performance, though the format and setlist remained the same.[14]

More Friends: Music from Final Fantasy edit

More Friends was a single concert performed while the Dear Friends series was still touring. It was meant to loosely correspond with the one-year anniversary of the first Dear Friends concert, also held in Los Angeles. The concert contained a selection of musical tracks from the games, composed by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged for orchestra by Shiro Hamaguchi, Tsuyoshi Sekito, and Michio Okamiya, and performed by an orchestra conducted by Arnie Roth on May 16, 2005, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California.[18] Much like the 20020220 concert, they were accompanied by several different groups. The Black Mages, a band led by Nobuo Uematsu that arranges Final Fantasy music into a rock music style, performed their songs "The Rocking Grounds" and "Maybe I'm a Lion", and joined with the orchestra to perform "One-Winged Angel", while RIKKI sang "Suteki da Ne" as she had in the original game. Emiko Shiratori performed both the Japanese and English versions of "Melodies of Life" in a single piece, opera singers Stephenie Woodling, Chad Berlinghier, and Todd Robinson sang the vocal components of "Opera "Maria & Draco"", and the CSUF University Singers, a local choir, performed as part of "One-Winged Angel".[19]

A recorded album was released on February 15, 2006, by Square Enix with the catalog number SQEX-10065. The album spans 13 tracks and covers a duration of 74:54.[20] The album was well received by critics such as Patrick Gann of RPGFan, who said that "the recording quality is great, almost every song is aimed to please, and rarely do Square Enix fail in this regard".[20] Sophia of Square Enix Music Online concurred, terming it "an album with a little bit of everything" and "a must-have for any Final Fantasy fan".[21]

Voices – Music from Final Fantasy edit

Voices – Music from Final Fantasy was a concert held in Yokohama, Japan on February 18, 2006, featuring vocal arrangements of Final Fantasy music. Based on compositions by Nobuo Uematsu, the music was performed by the Prima Vista Philharmonic Orchestra in the Pacifico Yokohama Conference and Convention Center, conducted by Arnie Roth, and sung by various performers.[22] The 16 pieces and two encore songs were interspersed with announcements by Uematsu and Rieko Katayama, the MC. As in previous Final Fantasy concerts, many of the pieces were sung by the original performers from the game. Emiko Shiratori sang "Melodies of Life", Rikki performed "Suteki da ne", Izumi Masuda reprised her role in "Memoro de la Ŝtono", and Angela Aki sang "Kiss me Good-bye", to date the only song from Final Fantasy XII to be performed at a Final Fantasy concert. Angela Aki also sang "Eyes on Me", originally sung by Faye Wong in Final Fantasy VIII. The Black Mages performed their song "Advent: One Winged Angel" along with the orchestra. Other local singers and choirs joined the orchestra for the remaining pieces, with Etsuyo Ota, Tomoaki Watanabe, and Tetsuya Odagawa performing "Opera "Maria and Draco"" as they had in the Tour de Japon two years prior.[22] A DVD of the performance was released on June 21, 2006, containing a recording of the full concert as well as interviews with Nobuo Uematsu, Arnie Roth, and the vocalists.[23]

Distant Worlds edit

Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy edit

 
Composer Nobuo Uematsu and Conductor Arnie Roth at the Seattle Distant Worlds concert

Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy is a concert tour featuring music from the Final Fantasy series that began touring on December 4, 2007, in Stockholm, Sweden and continues to date. Unlike previous tours, it is a worldwide tour.[24] Distant Worlds was created by Arnie Roth and Nobuo Uematsu and is produced by AWR Music Productions.[25] Launched in conjunction with the twentieth anniversary of Final Fantasy, the two-hour-long concerts include music from every single game of the series. Like the Dear Friends concerts, giant video screens display video and art stills in order to accompany the music being played. During the tour, additional songs have been added to the setlist in 2009 and these include "Ronfaure" from Final Fantasy XI, added on April 11, "Man With A Machine Gun" from Final Fantasy VIII, added on June 18, "Main Theme of FFVII", added October 8, and "Dancing Mad" from Final Fantasy VI and "J-E-N-O-V-A" from Final Fantasy VII, added on December 12.[26][27][28]

After the Distant Worlds II concert in Stockholm, the additional pieces performed were added to the setlist, and for every concert afterward different songs out of that rotation have been chosen for each performance. "Kiss Me Goodbye" from Final Fantasy XII was played at the June 18, 2010 Detroit show, though it was not officially added to the general setlist.[29] It was played again at the April 1, 2011 concert in New York City, which featured an expanded setlist over two concerts.[30] At that time Square Enix said that the concert series was expected to run for at least three more years.[30] Uematsu said that he preferred for the tour to add arrangements of older pieces from the series, as he felt that they are what fans were more interested in; he and Roth intended to continue to add more arrangements to the setlist. He was hesitant for pieces from Final Fantasy XIII and XIV to be added, as he did not feel that they had been around long enough to build a strong following like the older songs.[31]

Released on December 4, 2007, to coincide with the first concert of the tour, the Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy album features the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the choir Allmänna Sången,[32] and contains most songs performed at that concert. It was recorded in August at the Stockholm Concert Hall. The CD is sold at all of the concert venues and online at the official website.[33][34] The album received mixed reviews from critics, with Patrick Gann of RPGFan saying that "the recording quality is decent, the performance is standard, and it's all the classic Final Fantasy you've come to love", but expressing disappointment that the album contained only one new arrangement, with the other songs composed of arrangements originally made for other concerts.[34] Andre of Square Enix Music Online, however, despite also wishing for more original arrangements, felt that the quality was superb and that the album as a whole was "one of life and energy".[35] Chris of Square Enix Music Online also praised the album, finding similar features and flaws.[36]

Distant Worlds II: More Music from Final Fantasy edit

Distant Worlds II: More Music From Final Fantasy was a concert in the Distant Worlds series featuring music from Final Fantasy that was performed on June 12, 2010, in Stockholm, Sweden, just as the first Distant Worlds concert was. Arnie Roth returned to the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra with a completely new program presenting more pieces from Final Fantasy. Simultaneously with the concert, a new CD with the same repertoire was released under the name Distant Worlds II: Music From Final Fantasy. The recording was done by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Arnie Roth in January 2010. The name Distant Worlds II only refers to the Stockholm concert; the series itself has continued under the original Distant Worlds name with the new arrangements added to its permanent rotation.[40]

Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home edit

Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home was a concert in the Distant Worlds series conducted by Arnie Roth featuring music composed by Nobuo Uematsu and Masashi Hamauzu from the Final Fantasy series. The concert was performed on November 6 and 7, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan, by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra with guest performances from vocalists Frances Maya and Susan Calloway, among others.[42] The concert premiered several arrangements from Final Fantasy XIII and XIV, which were then added to the general rotation.[30] The entire 2010 Japan concert was recorded live for a DVD and 2-CD set which was later released on January 19, 2011.[43]

Tour locations edit

Since 2007, over 100 concerts have been held in the Distant Worlds series, some consisting of multiple performances.

A New World edit

Beginning in 2014, Square Enix began touring a new series, A New World, which featured cut-down versions of the arrangements for Distant Worlds, edited by Arnie Roth, and played in smaller venues. The concerts, marketed as more "intimate" versions of the Distant Worlds concerts, feature more solo and duet performances to correspond with their smaller chamber orchestras. Like the main concert series, A New World is an international series, with over 100 performances worldwide.[46] An album of music from the concert was made available as a digital album to purchase on Bandcamp on August 22, 2014.[47]

Final Symphony edit

Main article: Final Symphony

Final Symphony is an official concert tour featuring music from Final Fantasy VI, VII, and X, produced and directed by Thomas Böcker. The world premiere took place May 11, 2013 in Wuppertal, Germany where it was performed twice by the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra at the venue Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal. A performance by the London Symphony Orchestra took place on May 30 in London at the Barbican Centre.[48][49] It marked the first live performance of video game music by the London Symphony Orchestra, making a historical moment for the Final Fantasy franchise and video game music in general.[50] At Final Symphony in Wuppertal and London, Nobuo Uematsu and Masashi Hamauzu were in attendance. At the performances by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, both composers talked about their work on the series on stage of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan concert venue.[48] Final Symphony Tokyo was the first video game music concert ever to be greeted with standing ovations in Japan.[51] Additional performances took place in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, the United States, New Zealand, China, Austria and Australia. The tour continues to date.

The pieces were arranged by Masashi Hamauzu, one of the composers for Final Fantasy X, along with Jonne Valtonen and Roger Wanamo, and the arranged works are based on compositions by him and Nobuo Uematsu, who acts as a consultant for the concerts.[48] Conducted by Eckehard Stier (Drammatica by Yoko Shimomura; Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo concerts), the concert featured pianists including Benyamin Nuss (Wuppertal and London in 2013), Mischa Cheung (Tampere in 2014; Hong Kong in 2017; Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Vienna in 2018) and Katharina Treutler (Tokyo, Aarhus and Stockholm in 2014; Amsterdam, San Diego, Baltimore and San Francisco in 2016; Melbourne in 2018).[52]

On October 10, 2014, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra released a video of its critically acclaimed performance of the Final Fantasy VI Symphonic Poem from Final Symphony Stockholm online (available to watch for free and on demand).[53] The Final Symphony album, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra in the presence of composer Nobuo Uematsu at London's Abbey Road Studios, was released early 2015, entering the Classical Album Top 5 of both the Billboard Charts and the Official UK Charts.[48]

Final Symphony II edit

Main article: Final Symphony II

Final Symphony was followed by Final Symphony II, a concert of music from Final Fantasy V, VIII, IX, and XIII. It features long arrangements like the Final Symphony concerts. The majority of the music was originally composed by Nobuo Uematsu, while the Final Fantasy XIII suite was originally composed by Masashi Hamauzu.[54] Produced and directed by Böcker again, Valtonen created the arrangements for the Final Fantasy V section, Wanamo worked on the VIII and IX portions, and Hamauzu arranged his own compositions from XIII with orchestration by Valtonen.[55] A concert was performed at the Barbican Centre in London by the London Symphony Orchestra on September 12, 2015, and later an earlier performance on August 29 in Bonn, Germany by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn. After the debut performances, the London Symphony Orchestra traveled to Japan to perform the concert there three times: in Osaka on September 27, and twice in Yokohama on October 4, the first time a non-Japanese orchestra ever performed a game concert in the country.[56] Additional performances took place in Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands. The tour continues to date.[57]

Dreams of Zanarkand edit

A concert devoted solely to music from Final Fantasy X, titled Dreams of Zanarkand, was performed on October 8, 2016, in Cologne, Germany. The arrangements were made by composer Masashi Hamauzu and pianist Benyamin Nuss from the original tracks by Hamauzu and Uematsu. The concert was performed by the WDR Orchestra, with piano by Nuss, and featured narration of events from the game by comedian and game tester Maxi Gstettenbauer. Dreams of Zanarkand was the first European game music concert dedicated to a single game.[58]

Eorzean Symphony edit

A series of concerts of music from Final Fantasy XIV began in 2017, titled Eorzean Symphony. The series began in September with a three-night set of concerts in Tokyo performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Hirofumi Kurita.[59] It continued in June 2018 with another concert in Los Angeles and in then again in August in Dortmund, Germany.[60] An album was released on December 20, 2017, containing music from the Tokyo concerts; a Blu-ray release contains sixteen tracks as well as video from the concerts, while a CD release contains eight tracks.[59] The album sold over 13,100 copies.[61]

Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra World Tour edit

Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra World Tour is a concert tour beginning in 2021 containing music from Final Fantasy VII Remake. The pieces are new orchestral arrangements of music from the game, itself containing new versions of songs from the original Final Fantasy VII. Initially announced as beginning in June 2020, with listed concerts through February 2021, the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until April 2021, with over 20 concerts planned for Asia, North America, and Europe. One concert, a Tokyo performance on February 13, 2021, was replaced with a livestreamed concert by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.[62][63][64] An accompanying album of music Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestral Arrangement Album was originally planned for October 2020, and similarly delayed.[65]

Other concerts edit

In addition to concerts specifically devoted to the Final Fantasy series, music from the games has been performed at many other concerts and concert series. Music from the series was played in the first four concerts of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra's Orchestral Game Music Concerts series from 1991 to 1994, and each concert has been released on an album. Outside Japan, Final Fantasy music was played for the first time at the Symphonic Game Music Concert series, a series of annual German video game music concerts starting in August 2003.[66][67] It has also been played live by the Australian Eminence Symphony Orchestra since October 2003, an independent symphony orchestra specializing in classical music from video games and in the Video Games Live concert tour from 2005 to date as well as the Play! A Video Game Symphony world tour from 2006 onwards, for which Nobuo Uematsu composed the opening fanfare that accompanies each performance.[68] The music made up one fourth of the Symphonic Fantasies concerts in September 2009 and in 2012 which were produced by the creators of the Symphonic Game Music Concert series and conducted by Arnie Roth; music from the Chrono series, the Kingdom Hearts series, and the Mana series made up the rest of the concert.[69][70]

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External links edit

  • Official Square Enix Final Fantasy music site
  • AWR Music Productions LLC website with Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert details
  • Susan Calloway's official website

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Final Fantasy is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes video games motion pictures and other merchandise The original Final Fantasy video game published in 1987 is a role playing video game developed by Square spawning a video game series that became the central focus of the franchise 1 2 The primary composer of music for the main series was Nobuo Uematsu who single handedly composed the soundtracks for the first nine games as well as directing the production of many of the soundtrack albums Music for the spin off series and main series games beginning with Final Fantasy X was created by a variety of composers including Masashi Hamauzu Naoshi Mizuta Hitoshi Sakimoto and Kumi Tanioka as well as many others Music from the franchise has been performed numerous times in concert tours and other live performances such as the Orchestral Game Music Concerts Symphonic Game Music Concerts and the Play A Video Game Symphony and the Video Games Live concert tours as well as forming the basis of specific Final Fantasy concerts and concert series The first such concert was the 20020220 Music from Final Fantasy concert on February 20 2002 which sparked a six concert tour in Japan entitled Tour de Japon Music from Final Fantasy beginning in March 2004 A North American concert series titled Dear Friends Music From Final Fantasy followed from 2004 to 2005 and after its conclusion was followed with the More Friends Music from Final Fantasy concert on May 16 2005 Voices Music from Final Fantasy was a concert held in Yokohama Japan on February 18 2006 focusing on vocal pieces from the series The longest running Final Fantasy concert series so far is the Distant Worlds Music from Final Fantasy concert tour which began in 2007 and continues to date around the world The latest officially licensed concerts are Final Symphony and Final Symphony II All of these concerts have played only music from the main Final Fantasy series and do not include music from the multiple spin off series with the exception of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children the 2005 animated film sequel to Final Fantasy VII Contents 1 20020220 Music from Final Fantasy 2 Tour de Japon 3 Dear Friends Music from Final Fantasy 4 More Friends Music from Final Fantasy 5 Voices Music from Final Fantasy 6 Distant Worlds 6 1 Distant Worlds Music from Final Fantasy 6 2 Distant Worlds II More Music from Final Fantasy 6 3 Distant Worlds Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home 6 4 Tour locations 6 5 A New World 7 Final Symphony 8 Final Symphony II 9 Dreams of Zanarkand 10 Eorzean Symphony 11 Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra World Tour 12 Other concerts 13 References 14 External links20020220 Music from Final Fantasy edit20020220 Music from Final Fantasy was the first official concert devoted to music from across the Final Fantasy series A previous concert Final Fantasy Symphonic Suite had been performed on May 20 1989 for a limited audience to create an orchestral version of the soundtracks of Final Fantasy I and II which have only been released together 3 4 The music of 20020220 was arranged for orchestra from the original songs composed by Nobuo Uematsu primarily by Uematsu himself and Shiro Hamaguchi with To Zanarkand and Yuna s Decision arranged by Masashi Hamauzu and was performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra on February 20 2002 at the Tokyo International Forum The orchestra was conducted by Taizou Takemoto and the concert was hosted by Masakazu Morita and Mayuko Aoki the Japanese voice actors for Tidus and Yuna from Final Fantasy X 5 The orchestra played 17 songs over a period of almost two hours The setlist ranged covered songs from the very first Final Fantasy game through Final Fantasy X the latest game to have been released Their rendition of Suteki da Ne from Final Fantasy X was accompanied by Japanese folk singer Ritsuki Nakano known as RIKKI who sang the track in the original game Similarly Melodies of Life from Final Fantasy IX was performed by Emiko Shiratori the original performer for the song in that game s soundtrack At Zanarkand and Yuna s Decision both from Final Fantasy X were solo piano pieces performed by Aki Kuroda while Liberi Fatali and One Winged Angel saw the orchestra combined with a small chorus Kiyotsugu Amano performed guitar accompaniment for Dear Friends Final Fantasy V and Vamo Alla Flamenco Final Fantasy IX 5 An album based on a live recording of the concert was released on May 9 2002 by DigiCube and was subsequently re released on July 22 2004 by Square Enix The album spans 25 tracks over two discs and covers a duration of 1 47 27 and includes the initial tuning of the orchestra the speeches given by the MC and the songs themselves 6 The album was well received by critics and was termed an amazing soundtrack and probably the best Final Fantasy arranged album ever made by Robert Bogdanowicz of RPGFan 6 Liz Maas of RPGFan agreed although she found there to be a lack of actual innovation overall she felt the music was wonderful and the album as a whole rather enjoyable 6 Patrick Dell of Soundtrack Central felt that the album was wonderful and an impressive display although he greatly disliked the performance of the choir 7 Dave of Square Enix Music Online was not as impressed by the album saying that many of the performances were lacking cohesion and direction although he felt that overall it was satisfactory and worth repeated listens 8 Sophia of Square Enix Music Online on the other hand felt that it was a fantastic album and a must have 9 Setlist 5 Title Original game 1 Liberi Fatali Final Fantasy VIII 2 Theme of Love Final Fantasy IV 3 Final Fantasy I III Medley Final Fantasy I The Prelude Main Theme Matoya s Cave Final Fantasy II Rebel Army Theme Chocobo Theme Final Fantasy III Elia the Water Maiden 4 Aerith s Theme Final Fantasy VII 5 Don t Be Afraid Final Fantasy VIII 6 Tina Final Fantasy VI 7 Dear Friends Final Fantasy V 8 Vamo Alla Flamenco Final Fantasy IX Intermission 9 At Zanarkand Final Fantasy X 10 Yuna s Decision Final Fantasy X 11 Love Grows Final Fantasy VIII 12 Suteki da ne Final Fantasy X 13 The Place I ll Return to Someday Final Fantasy IX 14 Melodies of Life Final Fantasy IX 15 One Winged Angel Final Fantasy VII Encore 16 The Man with the Machine Gun Final Fantasy VIII 17 Final Fantasy Theme Final Fantasy seriesTour de Japon editTour de Japon Music from Final Fantasy or Tour de Japon was a concert tour featuring music from the Final Fantasy video game series that toured Japan from March 12 to April 16 2004 10 The tour was built upon the success of the 20020220 Music from Final Fantasy concert and featured seven concerts in six cities The series of concerts featured music composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Shiro Hamaguchi The orchestras were conducted by Taizō Takemoto as the orchestra in 20020220 had been 11 Uematsu guest conducted the encores for each performance he used a borrowed baton that he had snapped and taped together 12 Tour de Japon featured fewer non orchestra performances than 20020220 Opera Maria amp Draco featured the singing of Etsuyo Ota Tomoaki Watanabe and Tetsuya Odagawa while Manami Kiyota and Yuji Hasegawa performed songs from Final Fantasy Song Book Mahoroba during the intermission 11 Different orchestras were used in each performance these were the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra Sapporo Symphony Orchestra Nagoya Philharmonic Kyushu Symphony and Osaka Symphoniker Orchestra One of the performances was recorded and released exclusively on DVD to Nobuo Uematsu Fan Club members 13 Setlist 11 Title Original game 1 Opening Bombing Mission Final Fantasy VII 2 To Zanarkand Final Fantasy X 3 Ronfaure Final Fantasy XI 4 Aerith s Theme Final Fantasy VII 5 The Oath Final Fantasy VIII 6 You re Not Alone Final Fantasy IX Intermission 7 Ahead on Our Way Final Fantasy V 8 Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VII 9 Theme of Love Final Fantasy IV 10 Final Fantasy I III Medley 2004 Final Fantasy I II III 11 Opera Maria and Draco Final Fantasy VI Aria di Mezzo Carattere 12 New Tune from FF7 Advent Children Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Cloud Smiles 13 Final Fantasy Main Theme Final Fantasy series Tour locations 10 Date City Country Venue Orchestra March 12 2004 Yokohama Japan Minato Mirai Hall New Japan Philharmonic March 14 2004 Tokyo Bunkamura Orchard Hall Tokyo City Philharmonic noon and evening performances March 19 2004 Sapporo Sapporo Concert Hall Sapporo Symphony Orchestra April 2 2004 Nagoya Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Concert Hall Nagoya Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra April 11 2004 Fukuoka ACROS Fukuoka Symphony Hall Kyushu Symphony Orchestra April 16 2004 Osaka Festival Hall Osaka Osaka Symphoniker OrchestraDear Friends Music from Final Fantasy edit nbsp Rinoa Heartilly shown at the Los Angeles Dear Friends concert Dear Friends Music from Final Fantasy was a concert tour featuring music from the Final Fantasy video game series that toured the United States from 2004 to 2005 The concert was the first Final Fantasy concert tour for North America and featured record sales and sold out concerts The series of concerts featured music composed by Nobuo Uematsu from the later releases of the series 14 The name of the concert series in addition to being the name a Final Fantasy V piece that is played at the concerts was chosen by Uematsu to represent his appreciation for the support given to him by fans of his music and of the Final Fantasy series 15 The series was originally conceived as a single concert to be held on May 10 2004 performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Miguel Harth Bedoya 14 16 The concert was hosted by James Arnold Taylor the English voice actor for Final Fantasy X s Tidus and featured large screens hanging above the orchestra playing scenes relevant to the music being performed Like the concerts before it Dear Friends featured several groups and instruments in addition to the orchestra including a guitar for Dear Friends castagnettes for Vamo Alla Flamenco and piano for At Zanarkand and Cloud Smiles which at the time was not named and was only known to be featured in the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Advent Children The encore piece One Winged Angel saw the orchestra joined by a full choir the Los Angeles Master Chorale 16 The concert was termed a complete success by IGN who commented that they walked away impressed with the performance the presentation and the timelessness of Uematsu s compositions The response to the concert was greater than expected with tickets selling out in three days 16 After many fans pleaded for another chance to see the concert Dear Friends was expanded into a full concert tour the following year conducted by Arnie Roth Roth took on the role of conductor for the series after trying to get the show to be performed by his Chicago Pops orchestra and hearing that other tour locations were hesitant about putting on the concert He has said that he tried to add to the concerts his personal touch in the areas of drama and timing 17 Different orchestras were used in each performance though the format and setlist remained the same 14 Setlist 16 Title Original game 1 Liberi Fatali Final Fantasy VIII 2 At Zanarkand Final Fantasy X 3 Terra Final Fantasy VI 4 Theme of Love Final Fantasy IV 5 Dear Friends Final Fantasy V 6 Vamo Alla Flamenco Final Fantasy IX 7 Love Grows Final Fantasy VIII Intermission 8 Aerith s Theme Final Fantasy VII 9 You are not Alone Final Fantasy IX 10 Ronfaure Final Fantasy XI 11 Medley Final Fantasy I II III 12 Cloud Smiles Final Fantasy VII Advent Children 13 Final Fantasy Theme Final Fantasy series Encore 14 One Winged Angel Final Fantasy VII Tour locations 14 Date City Country Venue Orchestra May 11 2004 Los Angeles United States Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Philharmonic February 19 2005 Rosemont Illinois Rosemont Theatre Chicago Pops Orchestra March 7 2005 San Francisco Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium Symphony Silicon Valley May 20 2005 Hartford Connecticut The Bushnell Local Symphony Orchestra June 24 2005 Atlanta Symphony Hall Atlanta Symphony Orchestra June 25 2005 July 1 2005 Fort Worth Texas Bass Symphony Hall Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra July 9 2005 Minneapolis Orchestra Hall Minnesota Orchestra July 14 2005 San Diego Embarcadero Marina Park South San Diego Symphony July 23 2005 Detroit Orchestra Hall Detroit Symphony Orchestra July 24 2005More Friends Music from Final Fantasy editMore Friends was a single concert performed while the Dear Friends series was still touring It was meant to loosely correspond with the one year anniversary of the first Dear Friends concert also held in Los Angeles The concert contained a selection of musical tracks from the games composed by Nobuo Uematsu arranged for orchestra by Shiro Hamaguchi Tsuyoshi Sekito and Michio Okamiya and performed by an orchestra conducted by Arnie Roth on May 16 2005 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles California 18 Much like the 20020220 concert they were accompanied by several different groups The Black Mages a band led by Nobuo Uematsu that arranges Final Fantasy music into a rock music style performed their songs The Rocking Grounds and Maybe I m a Lion and joined with the orchestra to perform One Winged Angel while RIKKI sang Suteki da Ne as she had in the original game Emiko Shiratori performed both the Japanese and English versions of Melodies of Life in a single piece opera singers Stephenie Woodling Chad Berlinghier and Todd Robinson sang the vocal components of Opera Maria amp Draco and the CSUF University Singers a local choir performed as part of One Winged Angel 19 A recorded album was released on February 15 2006 by Square Enix with the catalog number SQEX 10065 The album spans 13 tracks and covers a duration of 74 54 20 The album was well received by critics such as Patrick Gann of RPGFan who said that the recording quality is great almost every song is aimed to please and rarely do Square Enix fail in this regard 20 Sophia of Square Enix Music Online concurred terming it an album with a little bit of everything and a must have for any Final Fantasy fan 21 Setlist 20 Title Original game 1 Opening Bombing Mission Final Fantasy VII 2 Aerith s Theme Final Fantasy VII 3 At Zanarkand Final Fantasy X 4 Don t be Afraid Final Fantasy VIII 5 Terra s Theme Final Fantasy VI 6 Swing de Chocobo Final Fantasy series 7 FINAL FANTASY Final Fantasy series 8 The Rocking Grounds Final Fantasy III 9 Maybe I m a Lion Final Fantasy VIII 10 Suteki da ne Final Fantasy X 11 The Place I ll Return to Someday Melodies of Life Final Fantasy IX 12 Opera Maria amp Draco Final Fantasy VI Aria di Mezzo Carattere Encore 13 Advent One Winged Angel Final Fantasy VII Advent ChildrenVoices Music from Final Fantasy editVoices Music from Final Fantasy was a concert held in Yokohama Japan on February 18 2006 featuring vocal arrangements of Final Fantasy music Based on compositions by Nobuo Uematsu the music was performed by the Prima Vista Philharmonic Orchestra in the Pacifico Yokohama Conference and Convention Center conducted by Arnie Roth and sung by various performers 22 The 16 pieces and two encore songs were interspersed with announcements by Uematsu and Rieko Katayama the MC As in previous Final Fantasy concerts many of the pieces were sung by the original performers from the game Emiko Shiratori sang Melodies of Life Rikki performed Suteki da ne Izumi Masuda reprised her role in Memoro de la Ŝtono and Angela Aki sang Kiss me Good bye to date the only song from Final Fantasy XII to be performed at a Final Fantasy concert Angela Aki also sang Eyes on Me originally sung by Faye Wong in Final Fantasy VIII The Black Mages performed their song Advent One Winged Angel along with the orchestra Other local singers and choirs joined the orchestra for the remaining pieces with Etsuyo Ota Tomoaki Watanabe and Tetsuya Odagawa performing Opera Maria and Draco as they had in the Tour de Japon two years prior 22 A DVD of the performance was released on June 21 2006 containing a recording of the full concert as well as interviews with Nobuo Uematsu Arnie Roth and the vocalists 23 Setlist 22 Title Original game 1 Prelude Final Fantasy series 2 Liberi Fatali Final Fantasy VIII 3 Fisherman s Horizon Final Fantasy VIII 4 Hymn of the Fayth Final Fantasy X 5 Suteki da ne Final Fantasy X 6 Final Fantasy Doo Wop Medley Final Fantasy series 7 A Place to Call Home Melodies of Life Final Fantasy IX 8 Final Fantasy Final Fantasy series 9 Prima Vista Orchestra Final Fantasy IX 10 The Promised Land Final Fantasy VII Advent Children 11 Opening Theme Memoro de la Ŝtono Final Fantasy XI 12 Eyes on Me Final Fantasy VIII 13 Kiss Me Good Bye Final Fantasy XII 14 Opera Maria amp Draco Final Fantasy VI Aria di Mezzo Carattere 15 Swing de Chocobo Final Fantasy series 16 Advent One Winged Angel Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Encore 17 Advent One Winged Angel Final Fantasy VII Advent Children 18 Final Fantasy Final Fantasy seriesDistant Worlds editDistant Worlds Music from Final Fantasy edit nbsp Composer Nobuo Uematsu and Conductor Arnie Roth at the Seattle Distant Worlds concert Distant Worlds Music From Final Fantasy is a concert tour featuring music from the Final Fantasy series that began touring on December 4 2007 in Stockholm Sweden and continues to date Unlike previous tours it is a worldwide tour 24 Distant Worlds was created by Arnie Roth and Nobuo Uematsu and is produced by AWR Music Productions 25 Launched in conjunction with the twentieth anniversary of Final Fantasy the two hour long concerts include music from every single game of the series Like the Dear Friends concerts giant video screens display video and art stills in order to accompany the music being played During the tour additional songs have been added to the setlist in 2009 and these include Ronfaure from Final Fantasy XI added on April 11 Man With A Machine Gun from Final Fantasy VIII added on June 18 Main Theme of FFVII added October 8 and Dancing Mad from Final Fantasy VI and J E N O V A from Final Fantasy VII added on December 12 26 27 28 After the Distant Worlds II concert in Stockholm the additional pieces performed were added to the setlist and for every concert afterward different songs out of that rotation have been chosen for each performance Kiss Me Goodbye from Final Fantasy XII was played at the June 18 2010 Detroit show though it was not officially added to the general setlist 29 It was played again at the April 1 2011 concert in New York City which featured an expanded setlist over two concerts 30 At that time Square Enix said that the concert series was expected to run for at least three more years 30 Uematsu said that he preferred for the tour to add arrangements of older pieces from the series as he felt that they are what fans were more interested in he and Roth intended to continue to add more arrangements to the setlist He was hesitant for pieces from Final Fantasy XIII and XIV to be added as he did not feel that they had been around long enough to build a strong following like the older songs 31 Released on December 4 2007 to coincide with the first concert of the tour the Distant Worlds Music from Final Fantasy album features the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the choir Allmanna Sangen 32 and contains most songs performed at that concert It was recorded in August at the Stockholm Concert Hall The CD is sold at all of the concert venues and online at the official website 33 34 The album received mixed reviews from critics with Patrick Gann of RPGFan saying that the recording quality is decent the performance is standard and it s all the classic Final Fantasy you ve come to love but expressing disappointment that the album contained only one new arrangement with the other songs composed of arrangements originally made for other concerts 34 Andre of Square Enix Music Online however despite also wishing for more original arrangements felt that the quality was superb and that the album as a whole was one of life and energy 35 Chris of Square Enix Music Online also praised the album finding similar features and flaws 36 Program 37 38 39 Original game Title Final Fantasy series Main Theme d Swing de Chocobo Cinco de Chocobo Chocobo Medley 2010 Prelude Victory Theme Medley 2002 Final Fantasy I III a Medley 2010 Final Fantasy I III Battle amp Victory Theme Medley e Battle Medley Final Fantasy I VI b Final Fantasy III Zephyr Memories Legend of the Eternal Wind Eternal Wind Final Fantasy IV Theme of Love Battle with the Four Firnds The Red Wings Kingdom of Baron Main Theme Final Fantasy V Dear Friends Clash on the Big Bridge Main Theme A New World Main Theme of Final Fantasy V Home Sweet Home Music Box Final Fantasy VI Dancing Mad Opera Maria and Draco c Terra s Theme Dark World Searching for Friends Character Theme Medley Balance is Restored Phantom Forest Phantom Forest Phantom Train The Veldt Kids Run Through the City Corner Final Fantasy VII One Winged Angel Opening Bombing Mission Aerith s Theme Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII JENOVA Those Who Fight Let the Battles Begin Jenova Complete Cosmo Canyon Final Fantasy VIII Liberi Fatali Fisherman s Horizon Love Grows Don t be Afraid The Man With The Machine Gun Eyes on Me Balamb Garden Ami The Oath Final Fantasy IX Vamo alla Flamenco Prima Vista A Place to Call Home Melodies of Life You re Not Alone Festival of the Fun Roses of May Unrequited Love Final Fantasy X Zanarkand Suteki da ne Hymn of the Fayth The Sending Hymn of the Fayth Final Fantasy XI Memoro de la Stono Distant Worlds Ronfaure Sword Song Battle Medley Ragnarok Final Fantasy XII Kiss Me Goodbye The Dalmasca Estersand Flash of Steel Final Fantasy XIII The Promise Fang s Theme Saber s Edge March of the Dreadnoughts Fabula Nova Crystallis Blinded by Light Final Fantasy XIV Twilight over Thanalan Beneath Bloody Borders Primal Judgment Answers Navigator s Glory The Theme of Limsa Lominsa Torn from the Heavens Dragonsong Heavensward Final Fantasy XV Apocalypsis Noctis Somnus instrumental version Ignis and Raves Theme Medley Subseries Spin offs Title Final Fantasy VII Advent Children The Promised Land Cloud Smiles Final Fantasy VII Remake Those Chosen by the Planet Destiny Comes Jessie s Theme Turks Theme Stand Up notes a Final Fantasy I The Prelude Main Theme Matoya s Cave Final Fantasy II Rebel Army Theme Chocobo Theme Final Fantasy III Elia the Water Maiden b Final Fantasy I Battle Final Fantasy II Battle Theme 1 Final Fantasy III Battle 1 Final Fantasy IV Battle 1 Final Fantasy V Battle 1 Final Fantasy VI The Decisive Battle Final Fantasy Series Victory Fanfare Nobuo Uematsu and his team arranged this medley specifically for the 2022 Final Fantasy 35th Anniversary Distant Worlds Music from Final Fantasy Coral concert c There are two versions of Opera Maria amp Draco The first version runs for approximately 12 minutes whereas the second version extends to 14 minutes The second version includes narration and an extended duel portion of the piece d There are two versions of the Main Theme for the Final Fantasy series the first in Distant Worlds II and the second in Distant Worlds VI The Distant Worlds VI version enhanced the Distant Worlds II original with the inclusion of choir singing e Final Fantasy V Battle at the Big Bridge Final Fantasy X Fight with Seymour Final Fantasy VII Those Who Fight Let the Battles Begin Final Fantasy Victory Theme Distant Worlds II More Music from Final Fantasy edit Distant Worlds II More Music From Final Fantasy was a concert in the Distant Worlds series featuring music from Final Fantasy that was performed on June 12 2010 in Stockholm Sweden just as the first Distant Worlds concert was Arnie Roth returned to the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra with a completely new program presenting more pieces from Final Fantasy Simultaneously with the concert a new CD with the same repertoire was released under the name Distant Worlds II Music From Final Fantasy The recording was done by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Arnie Roth in January 2010 The name Distant Worlds II only refers to the Stockholm concert the series itself has continued under the original Distant Worlds name with the new arrangements added to its permanent rotation 40 Setlist 41 Title Original game 1 Prelude Final Fantasy series 2 Liberi Fatali Final Fantasy VIII 3 Victory Theme Final Fantasy series 4 To Zanarkand Final Fantasy X 5 Do not Be Afraid Final Fantasy VIII 6 Ronfaure Final Fantasy XI 7 Swing de Chocobo Final Fantasy VII 8 Main Theme Final Fantasy VII 9 Prima Vista Orchestra Final Fantasy IX 10 Dear Friends Final Fantasy V 11 Vamo alla Flamenco Final Fantasy IX 12 J E N O V A Final Fantasy VII 13 Opening Final Fantasy VII 14 Fisherman s Horizon Final Fantasy VIII 15 A Place to Call Home Melodies of Life Final Fantasy IX 16 The Man with the Machine Gun Final Fantasy VIII 17 Suteki da ne Final Fantasy X 18 Dancing Mad Final Fantasy VI 19 The Promise Final Fantasy XIII 20 Fang s Theme Final Fantasy XIII 21 Medley Final Fantasy XIV 22 Terra s Theme Final Fantasy VI 23 One Winged Angel Final Fantasy VII 24 Clash on the Big Bridge Final Fantasy V 25 Twilight over Thanalan Final Fantasy XIV 26 Blinded by Light Final Fantasy XIII 27 Saber s Edge Final Fantasy XIII 28 March of the Dreadnoughts Final Fantasy XIII Distant Worlds Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home edit Distant Worlds Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home was a concert in the Distant Worlds series conducted by Arnie Roth featuring music composed by Nobuo Uematsu and Masashi Hamauzu from the Final Fantasy series The concert was performed on November 6 and 7 2010 in Tokyo Japan by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra with guest performances from vocalists Frances Maya and Susan Calloway among others 42 The concert premiered several arrangements from Final Fantasy XIII and XIV which were then added to the general rotation 30 The entire 2010 Japan concert was recorded live for a DVD and 2 CD set which was later released on January 19 2011 43 Setlist 44 Title Original game 1 One Winged Angel Final Fantasy VII 2 Victory Theme Final Fantasy 3 Don t be Afraid Final Fantasy VIII 4 FINAL FANTASY I III Medley 2010 Final Fantasy I III 5 Love Grows Final Fantasy VIII 6 Ronfaure Final Fantasy XI 7 J E N O V A Final Fantasy VII 8 Dear Friends Final Fantasy V 9 Vamo alla flamenco Final Fantasy IX 10 Aerith s Theme Final Fantasy VII 11 Chocobo Medley 2010 Final Fantasy Series 12 Opening Bombing Mission Final Fantasy VII 13 Zanarkand Final Fantasy X 14 Those Who Fight Final Fantasy VII 15 Dancing Mad Final Fantasy VI 16 Blinded by Light Final Fantasy XIII 17 Fang s Theme Final Fantasy XIII 18 March of the Dreadnoughts Final Fantasy XIII 19 Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII 20 Saber s Edge Final Fantasy XIII 21 Navigator s Glory The Theme of Limsa Lominsa Final Fantasy XIV 22 Twilight over Thanalan Final Fantasy XIV 23 Answers Final Fantasy XIV 24 Primal Judgement Final Fantasy XIV 25 The Man with the Machine Gun Final Fantasy VIII 26 Terra s Theme Final Fantasy VI Encore 27 Clash on the Big Bridge Final Fantasy V Tour locations edit Since 2007 over 100 concerts have been held in the Distant Worlds series some consisting of multiple performances List 45 Date City Country Venue Orchestra December 4 2007 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Concert Hall Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra March 1 2008 Rosemont Illinois United States Rosemont Theatre Chicagoland Pops Orchestra October 8 2008 Denver Boettcher Concert Hall Colorado Symphony April 11 2009 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre Distant Worlds Philharmonic April 14 2009 Grand Rapids Michigan DeVos Performance Hall Grand Rapids Symphony May 22 2009 Singapore Singapore Esplanade Theatre Singapore Festival Orchestra May 23 2009 May 26 2009 Taipei Taiwan Sun Yat sen Memorial Hall Taipei Symphony Orchestra May 27 2009 June 18 2009 Detroit United States Orchestra Hall Detroit Symphony Orchestra June 21 2009 Dallas Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center Dallas Symphony Orchestra June 27 2009 Baltimore Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore Symphony Orchestra July 9 2009 Seattle Benaroya Hall Seattle Symphony July 10 2009 July 11 2009 July 18 2009 San Francisco Louise M Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco Symphony October 8 2009 Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and UBC Opera Ensemble December 12 2009 Rosemont United States Rosemont Theatre Chicagoland Pops Orchestra and Festival Choir February 5 2010 Seoul South Korea Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall Euro Asian Orchestra February 6 2010 June 12 2010 Distant Worlds II Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Concert Hall Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra July 15 2010 San Francisco United States Louise M Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco Symphony July 16 2010 July 22 2010 San Diego Embarcadero Marina Park South San Diego Symphony July 24 2010 Houston Jones Hall Houston Symphony July 30 2010 Vienna Virginia Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Filine Center National Symphony November 6 2010 Returning Home Tokyo Japan Tokyo International Forum Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra and KEIO University Choir November 7 2010 November 27 2010 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Kitchener Waterloo Symphony February 10 2011 Beirut Lebanon The Opera House Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra February 11 2011 April 1 2011 New York City United States Brooklyn Academy of Music Howard Gilman Opera House Distant Worlds Philharmonic and Chorus April 2 2011 April 15 2011 Sydney Australia Sydney Opera House Sydney Symphony Orchestra April 16 2011 May 6 2011 Atlanta United States Atlanta Symphony Hall Atlanta Symphony Orchestra May 7 2011 May 20 2011 Krakow Poland 4th Film Music Festival Choir and Orchestra of the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic Hall June 26 2011 Chicago United States Symphony Center Chicagoland Pops Orchestra and Festival Choir July 16 2011 Houston Jones Hall Houston Symphony July 27 2011 Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre Vancouver Opera Orchestra July 30 2011 Baltimore United States Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore Symphony Orchestra November 5 2011 London England Royal Albert Hall Royal Philharmonic Orchestra February 25 2012 Pittsburgh United States Benedum Center Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra February 28 2012 Kitchener Ontario Canada Centre In The Square Kitchener Waterloo Symphony March 10 2012 Boston United States Boston Symphony Hall Video Game Orchestra March 23 2012 St Louis Powell Hall St Louis Symphony March 24 2012 March 29 2012 Chicago Columbia College Chicago Concert Hall Fulcrum Point String Quartet March 31 2012 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Kitchener Waterloo Symphony November 2 2012 London England Royal Albert Hall 25th Anniversary concert Royal Philharmonic Orchestra November 4 2012 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse Royal Scottish National Orchestra National Youth Choir of Scotland November 16 2012 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Petronas Philharmonic Hall Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra November 24 2012 Adelaide Australia Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus December 7 2012 Rosemont United States Akoo Theatre 25th Anniversary concert Chicagoland Pops Orchestra and Festival Choir December 8 2012 Montreal Canada Salle Wilfrid Pelletier Distant Worlds Philharmonic December 26 2012 Tokyo Japan Tokyo International Forum 25th Anniversary concert Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra December 29 2012 Osaka Osaka International Convention Center 25th Anniversary concert Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra December 31 2012 Tokyo Tokyo International Forum 25th Anniversary concert Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra January 12 2013 Paris France Palais des congres de Paris Distant Worlds Philharmonic January 13 2013 February 14 2013 Milwaukee United States Milwaukee Theatre Distant Worlds Philharmonic Bel Canto Chorus March 2 2013 Munich Germany Gasteig Munich Symphony Orchestra March 21 2013 Omaha Nebraska United States Holland Performing Arts Center Distant Worlds Philharmonic April 24 2013 Vancouver Canada Orpheum Theatre University of British Columbia Opera Ensemble June 7 2013 Atlanta United States Atlanta Symphony Hall Atlanta Symphony Orchestra June 8 2013 June 14 2013 Vienna Austria Wiener Konzerthaus Volksoper Philharmonic Orchestra Wiener Kammerchor June 15 2013 June 20 2013 Buenos Aires Argentina Teatro Gran Rex Distant Worlds Philharmonic July 18 2013 San Diego United States Embarcadero Marina Park South San Diego Symphony July 27 2013 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld Expo City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong Die Konzertisten Chorale October 6 2013 Boston United States Boston Symphony Hall Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra Berklee Choir November 23 2013 Miami Knight Concert Hall Distant Worlds Philharmonic December 7 2013 Montreal Canada Salle Wilfrid Pelletier Distant Worlds Philharmonic St Lawrence Choir March 8 2014 Paris France Palais des congres de Paris Lamoureux Orchestra and Choir March 12 2014 Mexico City Mexico National Auditorium Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional amp chorus April 10 2014 Nashville Tennessee United States Schermerhorn Symphony Center Nashville Symphony April 13 2014 Berlin Germany Tempodrom Distant Worlds Philharmonic April 26 2014 Portland Oregon United States Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Oregon Symphony Pacific Youth Choir May 31 2014 Rancagua Chile Teatro Regional de Rancagua Orquesta Clasica de la Universidad de Santiago June 1 2014 Santiago Movistar Arena Orquesta Clasica de la Universidad de Santiago August 15 2014 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Petronas Philharmonic Hall Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra August 24 2014 Chicago United States Symphony Center Distant Worlds Philharmonic September 13 2014 Vienna Austria Wiener Konzerthaus Distant Worlds Philharmonic November 1 2014 London England Royal Albert Hall Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London Voices December 6 2014 Toronto Canada Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Distant Worlds Philharmonic January 31 2015 Newark New Jersey United States New Jersey Performing Arts Center Distant Worlds Philharmonic May 15 2015 St Louis Powell Hall St Louis Symphony May 16 2015 June 17 2015 Los Angeles Microsoft Theater Distant Worlds Philharmonic July 10 2015 Seattle Benaroya Hall Seattle Symphony August 1 2015 Pittsburgh Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra October 29 2015 Rochester New York Eastman Theatre Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra December 26 2015 Chicago Symphony Center Distant Worlds Philharmonic February 23 2016 St Petersburg Florida Mahaffey Theater Distant Worlds Philharmonic April 2 2016 Berlin Germany Tempodrom Distant Worlds Philharmonic April 23 2016 Paris France Le Grand Rex Lamoureux Orchestra and Choir February 14 2019 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena Hamburg Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague February 15 2019 Berlin Tempodrom February 16 2019 Dusseldorf Mitsubishi Electric Halle April 12 2019 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Petronas Philharmonic Hall Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra April 13 2019 A New World edit Beginning in 2014 Square Enix began touring a new series A New World which featured cut down versions of the arrangements for Distant Worlds edited by Arnie Roth and played in smaller venues The concerts marketed as more intimate versions of the Distant Worlds concerts feature more solo and duet performances to correspond with their smaller chamber orchestras Like the main concert series A New World is an international series with over 100 performances worldwide 46 An album of music from the concert was made available as a digital album to purchase on Bandcamp on August 22 2014 47 Final Symphony editMain article Final Symphony Final Symphony is an official concert tour featuring music from Final Fantasy VI VII and X produced and directed by Thomas Bocker The world premiere took place May 11 2013 in Wuppertal Germany where it was performed twice by the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra at the venue Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal A performance by the London Symphony Orchestra took place on May 30 in London at the Barbican Centre 48 49 It marked the first live performance of video game music by the London Symphony Orchestra making a historical moment for the Final Fantasy franchise and video game music in general 50 At Final Symphony in Wuppertal and London Nobuo Uematsu and Masashi Hamauzu were in attendance At the performances by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra both composers talked about their work on the series on stage of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan concert venue 48 Final Symphony Tokyo was the first video game music concert ever to be greeted with standing ovations in Japan 51 Additional performances took place in Denmark Sweden Finland the Netherlands the United States New Zealand China Austria and Australia The tour continues to date The pieces were arranged by Masashi Hamauzu one of the composers for Final Fantasy X along with Jonne Valtonen and Roger Wanamo and the arranged works are based on compositions by him and Nobuo Uematsu who acts as a consultant for the concerts 48 Conducted by Eckehard Stier Drammatica by Yoko Shimomura Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo concerts the concert featured pianists including Benyamin Nuss Wuppertal and London in 2013 Mischa Cheung Tampere in 2014 Hong Kong in 2017 Hamburg Berlin Munich and Vienna in 2018 and Katharina Treutler Tokyo Aarhus and Stockholm in 2014 Amsterdam San Diego Baltimore and San Francisco in 2016 Melbourne in 2018 52 On October 10 2014 the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra released a video of its critically acclaimed performance of the Final Fantasy VI Symphonic Poem from Final Symphony Stockholm online available to watch for free and on demand 53 The Final Symphony album performed by the London Symphony Orchestra in the presence of composer Nobuo Uematsu at London s Abbey Road Studios was released early 2015 entering the Classical Album Top 5 of both the Billboard Charts and the Official UK Charts 48 Tour locations Date City Country Venue Orchestra May 11 2013 Wuppertal Germany Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra May 30 2013 London England Barbican Centre London Symphony Orchestra May 4 2014 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra May 9 2014 Aarhus Denmark Musikhuset Aarhus Symphony Orchestra June 18 2014 Stockholm Sweden Konserthuset Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra September 12 2014 Tampere Finland Tampere Hall Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra May 7 2016 Amsterdam Netherlands Concertgebouw Amsterdam Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra July 21 2016 San Diego United States Copley Symphony Hall San Diego Symphony Orchestra July 23 2016 Baltimore United States Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore Symphony Orchestra July 27 2016 San Francisco United States Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco Symphony October 21 2016 Auckland New Zealand ASB Theatre Aotea Centre Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra October 22 2016 Auckland New Zealand ASB Theatre Aotea Centre Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra November 22 2017 Hong Kong China HK Cultural Centre Concert Hall Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra November 23 2017 Hong Kong China HK Cultural Centre Concert Hall Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra March 2 2018 Hamburg Germany Laeiszhalle Hamburg Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg March 4 2018 Berlin Germany Berliner Philharmonie Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg March 14 2018 Munich Germany Philharmonie Munich Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg March 17 2018 Vienna Austria Konzerthaus Vienna Bratislava Symphony Orchestra September 28 2018 Melbourne Australia Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra September 29 2018 Melbourne Australia Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony OrchestraFinal Symphony II editMain article Final Symphony II Final Symphony was followed by Final Symphony II a concert of music from Final Fantasy V VIII IX and XIII It features long arrangements like the Final Symphony concerts The majority of the music was originally composed by Nobuo Uematsu while the Final Fantasy XIII suite was originally composed by Masashi Hamauzu 54 Produced and directed by Bocker again Valtonen created the arrangements for the Final Fantasy V section Wanamo worked on the VIII and IX portions and Hamauzu arranged his own compositions from XIII with orchestration by Valtonen 55 A concert was performed at the Barbican Centre in London by the London Symphony Orchestra on September 12 2015 and later an earlier performance on August 29 in Bonn Germany by the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn After the debut performances the London Symphony Orchestra traveled to Japan to perform the concert there three times in Osaka on September 27 and twice in Yokohama on October 4 the first time a non Japanese orchestra ever performed a game concert in the country 56 Additional performances took place in Finland Sweden and the Netherlands The tour continues to date 57 Tour locations Date City Country Venue Orchestra August 29 2015 Bonn Germany Beethovenhalle Bonn Beethoven Orchestra Bonn September 12 2015 London England Barbican Centre London Symphony Orchestra September 27 2015 Osaka Japan Festival Hall Osaka London Symphony Orchestra October 4 2015 Yokohama Japan Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall London Symphony Orchestra April 1 2016 Tampere Finland Tampere Hall Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra June 9 2016 Stockholm Sweden Konserthuset Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra July 5 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Concertgebouw Amsterdam Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra July 6 2019 Essen Germany Philharmonic Hall Essen Essen Philharmonic OrchestraDreams of Zanarkand editA concert devoted solely to music from Final Fantasy X titled Dreams of Zanarkand was performed on October 8 2016 in Cologne Germany The arrangements were made by composer Masashi Hamauzu and pianist Benyamin Nuss from the original tracks by Hamauzu and Uematsu The concert was performed by the WDR Orchestra with piano by Nuss and featured narration of events from the game by comedian and game tester Maxi Gstettenbauer Dreams of Zanarkand was the first European game music concert dedicated to a single game 58 Eorzean Symphony editA series of concerts of music from Final Fantasy XIV began in 2017 titled Eorzean Symphony The series began in September with a three night set of concerts in Tokyo performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra led by conductor Hirofumi Kurita 59 It continued in June 2018 with another concert in Los Angeles and in then again in August in Dortmund Germany 60 An album was released on December 20 2017 containing music from the Tokyo concerts a Blu ray release contains sixteen tracks as well as video from the concerts while a CD release contains eight tracks 59 The album sold over 13 100 copies 61 Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra World Tour editFinal Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra World Tour is a concert tour beginning in 2021 containing music from Final Fantasy VII Remake The pieces are new orchestral arrangements of music from the game itself containing new versions of songs from the original Final Fantasy VII Initially announced as beginning in June 2020 with listed concerts through February 2021 the tour was postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic until April 2021 with over 20 concerts planned for Asia North America and Europe One concert a Tokyo performance on February 13 2021 was replaced with a livestreamed concert by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra 62 63 64 An accompanying album of music Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestral Arrangement Album was originally planned for October 2020 and similarly delayed 65 Other concerts editIn addition to concerts specifically devoted to the Final Fantasy series music from the games has been performed at many other concerts and concert series Music from the series was played in the first four concerts of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra s Orchestral Game Music Concerts series from 1991 to 1994 and each concert has been released on an album Outside Japan Final Fantasy music was played for the first time at the Symphonic Game Music Concert series a series of annual German video game music concerts starting in August 2003 66 67 It has also been played live by the Australian Eminence Symphony Orchestra since October 2003 an independent symphony orchestra specializing in classical music from video games and in the Video Games Live concert tour from 2005 to date as well as the Play A Video Game Symphony world tour from 2006 onwards for which Nobuo Uematsu composed the opening fanfare that accompanies each performance 68 The music made up one fourth of the Symphonic Fantasies concerts in September 2009 and in 2012 which were produced by the creators of the Symphonic Game Music Concert series and conducted by Arnie Roth music from the Chrono series the Kingdom Hearts series and the Mana 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