Let the game music begin

This just came in from my local newspaper: Digital Life supplement of The Straits Times.

Come 15 June, the Singapore Esplanade will be packed with nerds, geeks and avid gamers alike as Singapore is treated to a very rare concert event, the only destination in Asia to be picked to hold this spectecular concert. Behold, Play! Symphony Orchestra. Here, audiences will be given a unique visual and audio treat, as the symphony would play memorable soundtrack from classic games, under the helm of Arnie Roth.

The Play! Repertoire for the concert are as follows:

1. Play! A Video Game Symphony – Fanfare (Nobuo Uematsu)

2. Super Mario Bros – Suite (Koji Kondo)

3. Shenmue and Shenmue II – Sedge Tree (Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)

4. Final Fantasy VII – One-Winged Angel (Nobuo Uetmatsu)

5. Sonic The Hedgehog – Suite (Masato Nakamura)

6. Metal Gear Solid – Main Theme (Tappy Iwase, Kazuki Muraoka)

7. Blue Dragon – Main Theme (Nobuo Uematsu)

8. Kingdom Hearts – Suite (Yoko Shimomura)

9. Final Fantasy VI – Dancing Mad (Nobuo Uematsu)

INTERMISSION

10. Daytona USA (Takenobu Mitsuyoshi)

11. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Suite (Jeremy Soule)

12. Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross – Suite (Yasunori Mitsuda)

13. World of Warcraft – Suite (Jason Hayes)

14. Silent Hill – Theme of Laura (Akira Yamaoka)

15. Halo – Suite (Martin O’Donnell, Michael Salvation)

16. Castlevania – Suite (Michiru Yamane)

17. The Legend of Zelda – Suite (Koji Kondo)

18. Lost Odyssey – Main Theme (Nobuo Uematsu)