[News] Distant Worlds - new Final Fantasy concert series

A new Final Fantasy concert series will premiere in Stockholm December 4th. Nobuo Uematsu will be in attendance. The concert is produced by AWR Music Productions and will include the following pieces:

Final Fantasy series: Main Theme, Swing de Chocobo
Final Fantasy I-III: Medley
Final Fantasy III DS: Opening
Final Fantasy IV: Theme of Love
Final Fantasy V: Dear Friends
Final Fantasy VI: Maria and Draco (Opera)
Final Fantasy VII: One-Winged Angel, Opening - Bombing Mission, Aerith's Theme
Final Fantasy VIII: Liberi Fatali, Fisherman's Horizon, Love Grows, Don't be Afraid
Final Fantasy IX: Vamo' Alla Flamenco
Final Fantasy X: To Zanarkand
Final Fantasy XI: Memoro de la Stono - Distant Worlds

A second date has been announced: Chicago March 1th 2008. On the same day as the concert in Stockholm in December, a new album with select pieces from the concert will be released. The music is performed by Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. The album will be possible to purchase through the official web site.

Read more here: Distant Worlds - music from FINAL FANTASY

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Keep in mind that Final Fantasy concerts are not that common around the world, only in Japan and USA. But even in the US, there has not been a Final Fantasy concert since 2005.

Of course, it would be nice with some new arrangements, like FFVI Ending, loads of tunes from FFVII and so on, but I guess that is kept for the future. And do not forget that the FFIII DS Opening is a new arrangement.

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Kishin: See you in Stockholm! And yes, it will be great indeed.

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Originally Posted by nanaman

The tickets for the Meet & Greet are sold out now, so if anyone of you had planned on meeting him but not gotten a ticket yet, tough luck :P I'm happy I've gotten one, so I can't wait to actually meet him. I wonder though how many tickets it was in the first place.

Less than a month left! Woo

150 tickets. No wonder they sold out quickly!

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Originally Posted by Rich-

I remember looking at jobs for Square-enix once and, on nearly every single one, you needed to be able to speak English and Japanese. But, considering Uematsu's skill, they may have passed that for him!

I'm guessing he probably will know english..

I spoke to Uematsu when I met him in Stockholm last year. He could understand somewhat of what I said and could also make me understand what he said (and hum Matoya's Cave for me), so I guess you can at least say some words to him and he will answer.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Kishin: Great that you also loved the concert! Too bad the time passed so fast and I could not find you. But hey, there will be more concerts. Maybe even in Helsinki. Yes, you read that right. Read more in my interview with Arnie Roth here:

Spelmusik.net - Coverage in English

For me, Maria and Draco was the best moment of the concert. And the encore, with Terra's Theme accompanied with a credit list of the people involved in Distant Worlds, done by in-game graphics from the opening of Final Fantasy VI, was fantastic. As the FF fan I am, I loved the most of the concert - including some favorites like Don't be Afraid, Opening ~ Bombing Mission, Memoro de la Stono ~ Distant Worlds and Love Grows.

The CD is indeed really really nice Hopefully you guys can preorder it soon.

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The Distant Worlds CD is now available at Amazon.com:
Amazon.com: Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy: Music: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra,Arnie Roth,Nobuo Uematsu

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