Video Games Live

Tommy,

Thanks for coming here and letting everybody at Gamingforce Forums know about Video Games Live. Had you not come here, I wouldn't have known anything about it!

I've been reading about Video Games Live and it sounds like it'll be a blast! So, I'm planning on attending the event in Chicago on August 5th and I'm really looking forward to it!

Have you considered St. Louis as a possible location for another event? I live in west central Illinois and I'm glad to see Chicago on the list. But I can see St. Louis drawing in some people who aren't willing to drive several hours.

And on a side note, I'm disappointed Judgement Day was cancelled. X-Play just doesn't have the pizazz you and Victor had.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I went to Video Games Live in Chicago last night and it was a really great show!

Even though I wasn't familar with some of the music and cinematics, I enjoyed every bit of the entire presentation. It was awesome to hear live, orchestrated music to what was happening on screen!

For what I was familar with, I was blown away. The Mario & Zelda segments were amazing with their orchestrated main themes. The Beyond Good & Evil segment was great! The Sonic segment was the best of what I knew. All zone music from Sonic 1 was played, Dr. Robotnik's theme too! It was cool hearing the old 16-bit music I've known since I was a kid played in full orchestra. The chorus's "SEGA" at the start was a nice touch as well.

Having the orchestra play on the fly to people playing Space Invaders and Frogger was not only cool, but impressive!

"Meet and Greet" was also a nice part of the event. Meeting a few of the 'industry insiders' was a treat!

I have some pictures I took of costumes and the concert, but I'm on a dial-up connection that refuses to upload photos to Imageshack.us, so when I get back on a broadband for a awhile tomorrow, I'll post them.

I had a really good time and I'd like to come to another concert! It was worth the five hour drive from northwest Missouri to Chicago! I know about the one in Indianapolis on the 11th and 12th, but I'll have to get ready to go to college since I go back the week after, so it looks like I won't be making that trip.

I'm sure people have mentioned this before, but it would be great if some CDs or even DVDs of Video Games Live were produced! I'd love to listen to the orchestrations, or even better - watch the show again! And those crappy bootleg videos on Youtube.com don't even come close. :/ (Which reminds me - I looked up into the audience a couple of times and there was this red light in the upper part of the auditorium.... Makes me wonder if parts of the Chicago show will show up on Youtube or Google Video or something similar.) At least I got a T-shirt; better than nothing.

You and Jack Wall have done a nice job, Tommy. Keep up the good work! :biggrin:

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Picture time!

Picture of Cloud before the show:



Picture of, I think, Kevin Ryman:



Link:



Mario & Luigi:



The costume contest winners, Aeris & Cloud (a bit out of focus):



Some of the costumes on stage:



Some more:



Picture of the 8-bit segment:



After this picture, I turned my flash off because I didn't want to blind the orchestra players looking my direction.

Here's another picture of the 8-bit segment with the flash off. I'm sorry that Jack Wall's arm is blurred. No flash = slower shutter speeds = blurred movement:



About this time, my camera batteries died. Though, if I take the batteries out rearrange them and then wait for awhile, I can take one more picture before having to do it again.

Sonic segment:



Mario segment:



I forgot to turn the flash off on this one! I really hope I didn't bother any of the players.... >_>

And that's all I was able to squeeze out of my dead batteries. I was doing OK, but the flash finished them off.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'll be darn, There are already bootlegged videos of the Chicago performance! I guess that red light I noticed in the audience turned out to be on the camera that recorded them.

If you haven't been to Video Games Live, I'd check out those videos. The audio quality is much better than the Philadelphia bootlegs.

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Darn, I just missed you!

Originally Posted by Tommy Tallarico

Thank you Joe Wiewel & Secret Squirrel for your kind words. I'm so glad you enjoyed the shows and had a great time! Please keep spreading the word. It's our best means of getting the word out there.

Yo Hydelloon, CD's & DVD's will be coming soon. Maybe by the end of the year. Please sign up on our mailing list on the front page of www.videogameslive.com so you'll get all the info first.

No problem! I had an awesome time, so all I have to do is tell the truth whenever I talk about it with somebody...... You know, it was kind of interesting. During the show, I met some parents who had brought thier kids to the event and really didn't know what to expect. During the break, after the show and even while waiting in line for Meet and Greet, we chatted and they said that even though they really didn't know anything about video games or what was going on on the screen, they still had a good time and enjoyed the show. So, it just goes to show that 1) even non-gamers can enjoy video game music and 2) you guys have done an awesome job!

As far as spreading the word goes, I plan on wearing the Video Games Live shirt I bought around my college campus. I may get some weird looks from non-gamers, but I bet it will draw the gamers out of the crowd to ask me what my shirt's about. :biggrin:

Looking forward to the release of the CDs/DVDs! I've been on the mailing list a long time so I am highly anticipating the e-mail announcing that they're ready to order!

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