Symphonic Game Music Concert
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The annual European Symphonic Game Music Concert-series (also called GC Concerts) started in 2003 (08 / 20). The first historic concert took place at the famous concert hall 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 symphonic 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 under the direction of Andy Brick took place in 2005 (08 / 17) and sold-out in less than three days.
The fourth concert in 2006 (08 / 23) was sold out within hours. For the first time, the concert featured a choir and the pipe organ in the Gewandhaus concert hall.
The fifth concert has been announced recently. It is supposed to take place in 2007 (08 / 22).
The European Symphonic Game Music Concerts are the official opening ceremonies of Europe's biggest trading fair for video games, the GC Games Convention.
Well-known game music composers such as Nobuo Uematsu, Rob Hubbard, Michiru Yamane, Akira Yamaoka, Yuzo Koshiro, Chris Huelsbeck, Jason Hayes, Olof Gustafsson, Richard Jacques, Christopher Lennertz, Gustaf Grefberg, Allister Brimble and many others attended the events.
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[edit] The concerts
[edit] First Symphonic Game Music Concert
Year: 2003
Conductor: Andy Brick
Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Guest artist: James Walker (actor, Royal Shakespeare Company)
Song listing (game and music title):
- Official Opening Fanfare - Games Convention 2003
- Headhunter / Headhunter: Redemption - Suite
- Final Fantasy VII - Aerith'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
[edit] Second Symphonic Game Music Concert
Year: 2004
Conductor: Andy Brick
Orchestra: FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
Guest artists: Seiji Honda (piano), Erika Jarkovska (opera singer), Miloslav Pelikan (opera singer) and Vocel Roman (opera singer)
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
[edit] Third Symphonic Game Music Concert
Year: 2005
Conductor: Andy Brick
Orchestra: FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
Guest artists: Conny Kollet (singer), Rony Barrak (percussion) and -123min. (rock band)
Song listing (game and music title):
- Official Opening Fanfare - Games Convention 2005
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Suite
- Brothers in Arms - Main Theme
- Donkey Kong - Arcade Suite
- Chrono Cross - Suite
- Arcanum - Passage to Arcanum
- World of WarCraft - Suite
- International Karate - Symphonic Suite
- Dragon Quest - Medley
- Battlefield 2 - Suite
- SpellForce 2 - Shadowsong
- Soul Calibur II - Path of Destiny
- Chronicles of Riddick - Suite
- The Lord of the Rings - The Valor of Men Thematic Suite
- Silent Hill 2 - Theme of Laura
- The Great Giana Sisters - Suite
[edit] Fourth Symphonic Game Music Concert
Year: 2006
Conductor: Andy Brick
Orchestra: FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague and choir
Guest artists: Daniela Kosinova (piano, pipe organ) and Michiru Yamane (cembalo)
Song listing (game and music title):
- Official Opening Fanfare - Games Convention 2006
- Anno 1701 - Suite
- Black - Main Theme (Reprise)
- Sonic the Hedgehog - Suite
- Dreamfall: The Longest Journey - Suite
- Final Fantasy VI - Dancing Mad
- Gothic 3 - Suite
- The Revenge of Shinobi - Suite
- The Legend of Zelda - The Legend of Zelda Theme
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Wood Carving Partita
- Castlevania - Suite
- Shadow of the Colossus - Epilogue - Those Who Remain
- Turrican 3 - Suite
- Final Fantasy VII - One-Winged Angel
[edit] See also
- Games Convention
- Chamber Music Game Concert
- Final Fantasy Music Concert
- Orchestral Game Concert
- PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
- Eminence Symphony Orchestra
