Video Games Live!
But first..a poem
Roses are #FF0000
Violets are #0000FF
All your base are belong to us!
Haha. That's what started off the Video Games Live concert followed by a video of Mrs. Pac-Man being chased down city streets by three ghosts. Twas great.
If you ever get the chance to go to the Video Games Live concert, please do! It's awesome hearing all the music from various video games performed by a live orchestra and choir. Our night started with a montage of music from classic old games (Pong, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt, etc and so on). The music was all accompanied by a clips of scenes and game play from the various games.
I don't really remember the order of all the video games they covered so I'll just list them. We got to hear music from Metal Gear Solid, Medal of Honor, Myst, Civilization IV, God of War (it sounds like 'milkshake' when played live too *L*), Kingdom Hearts, A Final Fantasy piano montage, Tron, Legend of Zelda, Sonic, Super Mario Bros., World of Warcraft (which was freakin' awesome), Halo, Starcraft II, Tetris..and I think that's it.
All the music was accompanied by clips from the various games. The only ones that didn't have clips were Kingdom Hearts and The Final Fantasy montage because SquareEnix didn't allow them to show the clips.
Oh..and this guy, Martin Leung, played the Final Fantasy Piano medley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVRT2i5ZRfs That's a clip of his performance at another concert. It's awesome. He was the guy who did the Super Mario Bros. theme on the piano while blindfolded. He did that at the concert too..which was incredible to see.
Oh..and video taping? Totally okay. Our host even made the comment "I see a bunch of red and orange lights? That's okay. Must make sure to post it up. Get the word out." Which, I wish I'd of known cause then I'd of brought my video camera *L* Haha..well..next time. Cause I am going again when it comes by MO.
It was an interactive concert as well. They pulled people up from the audience. One guy had to be the ship in Space Invaders and had to move around the stage to avoid getting blown up while blowing up the little aliens *L* Twas amusing to watch. They had a costume contest as well. The gal that won dressed up as a piranha plant from Super Mario Bros. Twas a neat costume.
Oh..and I now know why the Alliance keeps getting their asses handed to them in WoW. After the WoW segment, the conductor yells out "FOR THE HORDE!" and 2/3s of the theatre yells back. Then he goes "FOR THE ALLIANCE" and the boos covered up those that yelled back *L* Haha.
The night was excellent and I totally recommend shelling out a few bucks and seeing this concert. The atmosphere is totally relaxed. People get into it and the energy from all that is just unbelievable. Completely worth the 3+ hour drive to St. Louis! I've already told Roy we're going next year. Maybe we'll even go dressed up as something. Haha. Yeah. Right.
Here are some YouTube clips to check out to get an idea of the setting of the concert and how crazy it can get. None of them are from the concert I was at, but it's the same music and same clips.
Metal Gear Solid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_6LG8dyE0U
Legend of Zelda: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKjlv7L-z28
Super Mario Bros: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBm-KvD1bTY
Halo (all 3 of 'em): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnSIiBdpp7A
Warcraft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BuM82MZ3Jg
And for more..just go to YouTube and do a search for Video Games Live.
Oh..and our evening ended with an encore type performance of this:
I swear it's to the Final Fantasy series as the Imperial March is to Star Wars series of movies. You can make it an analogy. One Winged Angel is to Final Fantasy as the Imperial March is to Star Wars. Haha..
Roses are #FF0000
Violets are #0000FF
All your base are belong to us!
Haha. That's what started off the Video Games Live concert followed by a video of Mrs. Pac-Man being chased down city streets by three ghosts. Twas great.
If you ever get the chance to go to the Video Games Live concert, please do! It's awesome hearing all the music from various video games performed by a live orchestra and choir. Our night started with a montage of music from classic old games (Pong, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Duck Hunt, etc and so on). The music was all accompanied by a clips of scenes and game play from the various games.
I don't really remember the order of all the video games they covered so I'll just list them. We got to hear music from Metal Gear Solid, Medal of Honor, Myst, Civilization IV, God of War (it sounds like 'milkshake' when played live too *L*), Kingdom Hearts, A Final Fantasy piano montage, Tron, Legend of Zelda, Sonic, Super Mario Bros., World of Warcraft (which was freakin' awesome), Halo, Starcraft II, Tetris..and I think that's it.
All the music was accompanied by clips from the various games. The only ones that didn't have clips were Kingdom Hearts and The Final Fantasy montage because SquareEnix didn't allow them to show the clips.
Oh..and this guy, Martin Leung, played the Final Fantasy Piano medley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVRT2i5ZRfs That's a clip of his performance at another concert. It's awesome. He was the guy who did the Super Mario Bros. theme on the piano while blindfolded. He did that at the concert too..which was incredible to see.
Oh..and video taping? Totally okay. Our host even made the comment "I see a bunch of red and orange lights? That's okay. Must make sure to post it up. Get the word out." Which, I wish I'd of known cause then I'd of brought my video camera *L* Haha..well..next time. Cause I am going again when it comes by MO.
It was an interactive concert as well. They pulled people up from the audience. One guy had to be the ship in Space Invaders and had to move around the stage to avoid getting blown up while blowing up the little aliens *L* Twas amusing to watch. They had a costume contest as well. The gal that won dressed up as a piranha plant from Super Mario Bros. Twas a neat costume.
Oh..and I now know why the Alliance keeps getting their asses handed to them in WoW. After the WoW segment, the conductor yells out "FOR THE HORDE!" and 2/3s of the theatre yells back. Then he goes "FOR THE ALLIANCE" and the boos covered up those that yelled back *L* Haha.
The night was excellent and I totally recommend shelling out a few bucks and seeing this concert. The atmosphere is totally relaxed. People get into it and the energy from all that is just unbelievable. Completely worth the 3+ hour drive to St. Louis! I've already told Roy we're going next year. Maybe we'll even go dressed up as something. Haha. Yeah. Right.
Here are some YouTube clips to check out to get an idea of the setting of the concert and how crazy it can get. None of them are from the concert I was at, but it's the same music and same clips.
Metal Gear Solid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_6LG8dyE0U
Legend of Zelda: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKjlv7L-z28
Super Mario Bros: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBm-KvD1bTY
Halo (all 3 of 'em): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnSIiBdpp7A
Warcraft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BuM82MZ3Jg
And for more..just go to YouTube and do a search for Video Games Live.
Oh..and our evening ended with an encore type performance of this:
Click to viewI swear it's to the Final Fantasy series as the Imperial March is to Star Wars series of movies. You can make it an analogy. One Winged Angel is to Final Fantasy as the Imperial March is to Star Wars. Haha..