Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy heads to Edinburgh Playhouse
Attila Glatz Concert Productions presents "Distant Worlds: music
from FINAL FANTASY", the
international concert phenomenon featuring Nobuo
Uematsu and Masashi Hamauzu’s
stirring music from the award-winning role-playing video game FINAL FANTASY on Sunday 4th November 2012 at
7:30 p.m. at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
“Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY”will be conducted by Grammy Award winner Arnie Roth with composer Masashi Hamauzu in attendance.
“Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY”will be conducted by Grammy Award winner Arnie Roth with composer Masashi Hamauzu in attendance.
The program
features powerful selections from throughout the 25 year catalogue of
monumental FINAL FANTASY music. A unique multimedia experience, Distant Worlds
deploys symphony orchestra, choir, renowned vocal and instrumental soloists,
with breathtaking, exclusive HD video direct from the FINAL FANTASY game
developers SQUARE ENIX.
With more
than 100 musicians on stage, "Distant Worlds: music from FINAL
FANTASY" is a multi-media feast for the ears and the eyes. Composer Nobuo
Uematsu's music, hailed by Time Magazine's Christopher John Farley for
"...imbuing FINAL FANTASY games with grandeur and depth, much the way John
Williams' score helped propel Star Wars into hyperspace", is sweeping and
richly atmospheric. Originally created to enhance the gaming experience of one
of the best-selling video game franchises in history, the compositions have
garnered legions of fans of their own.
"While
originally composed to set the tone for the FINAL FANTASY games, Uematsu's
music is as emotionally compelling and sophisticated as the work of any
composer working today", said Music Director and Executive Producer Arnie
Roth, who has held the baton for all FINAL FANTASY concerts in North America
and Europe, including those featuring the San Francisco Symphony, Royal
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, Seattle Symphony,
and Sydney Symphony. "The breadth of his work is astounding, encompassing
traditional orchestral and operatic work to pop-inspired ballads. To witness
the overwhelming reaction of audiences - and even veteran musicians - to this
music is a genuine thrill".
Tickets (£30.00
- £65.00 VIP ticket for £135.00) atgtickets.com/edinburgh / 0844 871 3014 (booking charges apply).
