Video Games Live

Originally Posted by Synthesis

Tommy,

Just checked out your planned shows for this year and am very pleased to see one relatively close (Birmingham, AL on October 9th). I'll definitely try and make it it down there to see you guys perform.

Cool! Yeah... that one was a bit of a surprise when they contacted us. We're actually going to have a very special guest at that show as well because his family is from that area.

More details coming within the next few months.

T.T.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Sousuke

I'd LOVE to see a show in Ottawa or Toronto sometime this year. I'm a little too far to make it to the show in Montreal, otherwise I'd probably go to that one, but hopefully you'll announce something good soon.

Also, I'm pleased to see that you guys are releasing a CD soon. I'll probably order that, cause it looks awesome!

[edit] I just realized that there's already a show scheduled in Toronto... but being only a month away, there's probably no way I could make arrangements to get there or anything. Damn. Here's to hoping for another Toronto show later in the year!

We probably won't be going to Toronto again this year, but maybe in 2009. There is a possibility that we may be coming to Ottawa in 2008. Please feel free to sign up to our mailing list to get all the info and special offers before anyone.

Thanks,


Tommy




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Originally Posted by Turbo

Super! Now I have to wonder how long it'll take to get down from the balcony >.<

RUN LIKE HELL!!!




Tommy






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Originally Posted by -=SeRaPH=-

Tommy,

Invite me as your special guest soloist. I want to be part of the show,

DOOOO EEEEET!!!

=D

Off to Japan tomoz, have a concert with Kow Otani on Friday, catch ya later mang

I know!! One of these days THIS WILL HAPPEN!!

Have a great time in Japan! Let us know how it goes.


Tommy










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For anyone interested...

Electronic Musician Magazine did a nice article/interview with me this month and it's also available online. Talks a lot about game audio so I thought that some people here may find some of the things interesting.

Production Values: Games People Play | Tommy Tallarico - An interview with Tommy Tallarico



Thanks,


Tommy

I was speaking idiomatically.

Hi Everyone,

We just put out this press release today. Thought some of you might be interested.

Sorry about the screwy formatting. Didn't translate to the forum well. Here's the better version:
Video Games Live | www.videogameslive.com

Thanks,


Tommy

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VIDEO GAMES LIVE ANNOUNCES 40 SHOWS FOR 2008 WITH MORE ON THE WAY!

Countries Include Taiwan, Brazil, Germany, France, England, Scotland, Mexico, China, U.S., Canada & MORE

Special Performances to Take Place During Game Developers Conference, San Diego Comic-Con, Leipzig Games Convention, Broadway in New York City and a 7,000 Seat Bullring in Mexico!


LOS ANGELES, CA – Having already performed to sold out audiences around the world since 2005, the most successful video game concert in the world – Video Games Live will continue its ground-breaking tour in 2008 with the announcement of 40 performances across the globe. Video Games Live is produced and created by veteran video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall. It features music from the most popular video games performed by top orchestras and choirs, combining exclusive video footage and music arrangements along with synchronized state-of-the-art lighting, solo performers, special fx, stage show production, electronic percussion, unique on-stage interactive segments with the audience and a pre-show festival.

Video Games Live is best described as utilizing the power & emotion of a symphony orchestra mixed with the energy and excitement of a rock concert combined with the cutting edge visuals, technology, interactivity and fun that video games provide. Video Games Live is not just a concert, but a celebration of the entire video game industry that people of all ages adore.

The highest and most prestigious level of symphony and venue quality continues with the announcement of some of the world’s most renowned orchestras and local theatres, halls, auditoriums and arenas. To further attract the biggest audience possible, Video Games Live also partners with pop-culture’s most important conferences and conventions.


SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS:


Orlando, FL
January 24, 2008
Hard Rock Live
Otronicon

St. Louis, MO
January 26, 2008
Fox Theater

Montreal, QC
February 7, 2008
St. Denis Theatre

Montreal, QC
February 8, 2008
St. Denis Theatre

Toronto, ON
February 9, 2008
Massey Hall

FT. Wayne, IN
February 15, 2008
Embassy Theatre
Ft. Wayne Phil

Edmonton, AB
February 17, 2008
Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

San Francisco, CA
February 22, 2008
Nob Hill Masonic Center
GDC

Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2008
Riverside Theater
Milwaukee Symphony

Phoenix, AZ
March 7, 2008
Maricopa Center
Phoenix Symphony

Mexicali, Mexico
March 15, 2008
Plaza Calafia Bullring

Ogden, UT
March 27, 2008
Browning Arts Center
Utah Symphony

Salt Lake City, UT
March 28, 2008
Abravanel Hall
Utah Symphony

Salt Lake City, UT
March 29, 2008
Abravanel Hall
Utah Symphony

New York City, NY
April 26, 2008
Beacon Theatre
MSG Entertainment

Las Vegas, NV
June 14, 2008
Henderson Pavilion
Las Vegas Phil.

Austin, TX
July 11, 2008
Long Center
Austin Symphony

Austin, TX
July 12, 2008
Long Center
Austin Symphony

Louisville, KY
July 18, 2008
Kentucky Center for Arts
Louisville Orchestra

San Diego, CA
July 24, 2008
Embarcadero Marina Park
San Diego Symphony

Taipei, Taiwan
August 9, 2008
Pan-Chiao Stadium

Taipei, Taiwan
August 10, 2008
Pan-Chiao Stadium

Leipzig, Germany
August 20, 2008
ARENA Leipzig
Games Convention

Birmingham, AL
October 9, 2008
Jefferson Conv. Complex
Alabama Symphony

Vancouver, BC
October 29, 2008
Orpheum Theatre
Vancouver Symphony

Carnival Cruise Ship
November 14, 2008
Normandy Lounge
NAVIGaTR Cruise

Seattle, WA
January 24, 2009
Paramount Theatre


Exact dates and venues for the following cities are to be announced (TBA) shortly:

Anaheim, CA
Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Brazil (multiple cities)
Dallas, TX
Glasgow, Scotland
Houston, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Los Angeles, CA
Milan, Italy
Paris, France
Shanghai, China
Winnipeg, MB

All past, current and future tour dates and ticket information can be found at: www.videogameslive.com/dates



“Our goal of building Video Games Live as a worldwide brand has become a reality,” said Marc Geiger, Senior Executive Vice-President of Touring for the William-Morris Agency. “Tommy & Jack have created a very special and unique event experience that is not only a hit with gamers but also speaks to a general mainstream global audience as well.”



About Video Games Live™ (www.videogameslive.com)
Created by two industry leading video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, Video Games Live (produced under their company Mystical Stone Entertainment, LLC) is the front runner in the field of live game music performance. Video Games Live is an immersive concert event celebrating music from the biggest video games of all time. The debut performance launched on July 6th, 2005 at the world famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with the LA Philharmonic with over 11,000 people in attendance making it the largest video game concert in the world.

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What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Turbo

Alright. The man himself asked for it, and so I shall report. Here comes my review of Video Games Live, when they were here for two days this month. (7th, and 8th)


It started with a nice medley of all your classic games. From Pong, to frogger, joust, galaga, centipede and even dig-dug. All played in tune to the big projection screen showing footage from each game. Fast Forward.. Solid Snake surprises us by introducing Tommy. Tommy comes out, talks a little about VGL, the 'world''s thoughts on game music in general and how it's now starting to be noticed and considered as real music; not just 'bleeps and bloops from a game'. Onwards, Metal Gear Solid theme, your good 'ol Mario, Zelda, and even sonic had their music played. Civilization, WoW, Starcraft 2, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy (was there any doubt?) Beyond Good and Evil (as a tribute to our local Ubi-Soft devs) Graet preformance, great selection (except for no castlevania )

In between a couple of songs, contests were held. The first being one guy was picked to play Galaga and beat the first stage in two minutes. Sounds easy ne? Not so, when as you were on stage, you had to run left and right to control the ship. You were being tracked. Hilarity. He couldn't get it. What was funnier was the player was french and had to use a translator to talk to Tommy.

Contest two, was a game of frogger between two randomly selected people. Highest score wins in 2 mins. (Frederic and Frederic. What were the chances of that :P) Frederic won, got a nice prize. The looser got frogger.

Intermission. (which in itself was great. I finally found a use for pictochat. So many DS's)

Act 2. More music. Tommy brought out Michael Salvatori (Halo music composer) and he spoke about how lots of people thought that the chanting you hear in the main theme were monks.. Wrong. It was M.Salvatori himself, along with a few other street performers. Halo music was played. (Didn't know Tommy played Guitar. That was rad!) Fast Forward some more.

Special Guest was introduced. The Video Game Pianist He played a really kick-ass Medley from Final Fantasy. Then graced us with some blindfolded mario.

2 hours later.. Best part.
Tommy: "So, usually when it comes time for the last song, in a normal concert, people would pull out their lighters and wave them around. But we're all gamers here. Lets see those DS's and PSP's! If they boot up quick enough!"

All those backlights sure lit up the theater. It was pretty neat. End song was of course One Winged Angel. More guitar playing by Tommy. And with that, the show ended.

Afterwards, the meet and greet. Bought a T-shirt. Got it signed by M.Salvatori, Leung, and Tommy. Heh, told him I was from here. He remembered me. We spoke for a bit, snapped a picture (Which is crazy lol. my expression is priceless) and then I left.

What a crazy fun night that was. It surpassed my expectations a hundred fold, and I do urge anyone that gets the chance to go, to go. Don't wait for the last moment to get tickets. Get them ASAP. It'll surely be a night you'll remember for a long time. (And say you're from GFF too :P)

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Haven't been on this thread for long time. Thought the forum was closed down again.

Lots to catching up to do. Sorry for the multiple posts.

T.T.

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Yo Turbo!,

Thanks so much for the kind words. Next time we're in Montreal I PROMISE to play Castlevania!!



T.T.

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Originally Posted by Turbo

Yeah. He opened the cd case. Pulled out like 3 books. one advent rising, one other one. and poked martin to look at his crazy looks back then. saying that it was his first album, and *the first* Video game music album ever. haha, it was you. That's awesome. You should've said you were from GFF too. He wanted us to.

I remember that!!



T.T.

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Originally Posted by Josiah

I'd be interested in coming to check this out if VGL comes to Philly this year. (I see it on the list of places for 2008, but everything else about it is still TBA.)

I've been skimming through so maybe you have an answer for this already and I just don't know it, Tommy: seeing as how Zelda music has been featured, has any consideration been given for having a go at Star Fox music? The original has some wonderful stuff, and the more recent Star Fox Assault has some fantastic orchestrations of tunes originating in Star Fox 64, along with some beautiful new tracks of its own (like those that play of the game's cinematics, particularly toward the end of this one or this one).

And....stupid(?) question, but does VGL sell CD and/or DVD albums of their performances, or does that involve more licensing red tape?

Yo!,

Hold tight a little longer. Philly date should be announced within the next month or so. The show may take place this November during the VGEXPO.

CD will be released in the U.S. at the end of July. Europe & Asia in August.

Thanks,


Tommy

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Originally Posted by Chaotic

I actually can't wait to attend this. My brother got me tickets so we can go see this for my birthday in NYC.

Did you see the show in NYC?

We had a great time!

Here's the story we posted about it on our site:
Video Games Live | www.videogameslive.com


Tommy

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Originally Posted by Miles

Next time someone sees him they should tell him GFF is back up.

I regret not being able to go to the San Fransisco concert this month. I really wanted to go and check it out but my boss is off on that Friday so I have to stay late and cover for her. Plus all my friends who would want to go work as well. But I'm sure there will be another day in the future we can go. Or maybe another concert in this area of CA in the future (like San Jose or something).

Yep! Two shows coming up in San Jose in August! One is already sold out so hopefully you'll be able to attend the other.


Tommy

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Originally Posted by Xardion

Ok, so I just ordered tickets for the October 9th show in Birmingham. I swear, this is why I can never have more than just my paycheck in the bank at any given time.

Cool! Thanks so much for the support!

Who would have ever thought video game music with a symphony would be coming to Alabama! Pretty darn cool.



Looking forward to performing with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. We understand that they are a really good bunch of musicians.


Tommy

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Originally Posted by oldcactuar

I just went to the Milwaukee show and it was so awesome (although there was a technical glitch at the beginning ). I was so moved by Martin Leung's Final Fantasy piano arrange. I got to meet with the staff after the show, and Tommy asked me which part was my most favorite part, so I said Halo, but he said he thought I was going to say Final Fantasy. Man, he has good eyes seeing through people.

I also want to mention that Tommy's brother, Mike Tallarico is so awesome too, so be sure to talk to him when you go to the show. I asked him which of them is older, and he got upset (jokingly)... LOL (sorry Mike )

Anyway, I'm just dropping by to say that I totally recommend going to the show, and I tell you, DO NOT watch those YouTube VGL videos, because it will spoil your show so bad.

Hey, I told Tommy that the GFF is up again, so hopefully he'll come back here soon.

Yo!

Thanks for coming to the show and being so helpful!

I tried coming to GFF right after that (back in March) but the board was down... although I could have had the wrong URL saved because it still doesn't seem to work.

Anyways... thanks for the kind words. It was great meeting you!


Tommy

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Originally Posted by Traumatized Rat

Winnipeg Concert was great last night =o Skills and I had a complete nerdgasm the whole night!

nerdgasm? eww... gross. Hope you brought a towel along!



The Winnipeg show was really cool. We recieved so much awesome local support from both the fans and the media. We did a post-show write up about it here: Video Games Live | www.videogameslive.com

Hope to see you next year!


Tommy

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Originally Posted by Chaotic

The New York show was awesome two months ago.

As far as Metroid goes...

I recorded some footage from the show. I got a couple more videos up on my page if you wanna watch them.

Oh! Cool! Glad ya liked it. Ignore my previous question and comment.




T.T.

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Originally Posted by NinjaguyDan

I saw it in buffalo and it was pretty awesome. They did one insane version of one winged angel and Tommy even got the local orchestra to headbang to a few parts. Not to mention they let a local vgm cover band play and I found a new favorite band

In case anyone wants to check them out MySpace.com - ARMCANNON (album available for purchase now!) - BUFFALO, New York - Progressive / Metal / Glam - www.myspace.com/armcannon

Yo!,

Thanks for attending the show! Yeah... Armcannon was awesome! They'll be playing with us again!


Tommy

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FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Pew pew pew

I'm not even sure if this is the place I should mention things I'd love to see in shows to come, but you know what would be fantastic? F-zero music.

It seems the likes of Big Blue and/or Mute City would fit with the energy and spirit of the concert pretty well, but I have no idea how difficult it would be to orchestrate, or if getting the rights to it would be overly difficult, or whatever.

PS, The Winnipeg show was fantastic. It made my month. So awesome.

Cool. Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed he Winnipeg show. I'll check out tha F-Zero music for sure. Thanks for the tip.


Tommy



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Originally Posted by Jessykins <3

I didn't even know this thread existed, but now that I do I'll say that I really enjoyed the Vegas show. The Command and Conquer music was entirely awesome, even if that guy's Vash coat was a little small.

Hehehehee... I'll let Frank know that you think he should get a larger coat!



Thanks for enduring the heat in Vegas with us!


Tommy


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Originally Posted by Angel Of Light

Hey Tommy, I've been a big fan since watching the Electric Playground from the late 1990's. I was wondering with all the success that the Video Games Live concert has been getting over the last few years. Would you guys ever consider coming to Newfoundland & Labrador.

I kind of doubt it since it is much smaller than practically a lot of the other places you've played at. Even if coming to Newfoundland was out of the question, could you consider Halifax or any of the other Atlantic Canada provinces if you felt it could be a positive venture for your concert. I think the furtest east you've gotten in Canada is Montreal with your concert.

Its not a big deal, I hope someday I can see your concert. I wish you nothing but the greatest success. Take Care.

Yo!,

Thanks for the kind words. We're currently planning a complete Canadian tour for 2009 including a bunch of places we haven't yet been to. Hopefully your area will be one of them. I'm not exactly 100% sure on all the cities and provinces just yet. It's all being worked out over the next month or so.

Thanks for the support.


Tommy


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Originally Posted by Chaotic

Disregarding the last comment, Tommy.

I definitely wanna catch the show again when it rolls around Newark, NJ in December.

Cool! Hopefully I'll see ya on the 27th!!


T.T.


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Originally Posted by VitaPup

A few friends and I are going to the Newark NJ show in December. I forgot this concert/tour/show even existed until my mom randomly saw an ad for the Newark show in a magazine. At these concerts, are there things going on before or after the show?

Yes. Every show we do has a pre-show festival and post-show meet & greet. The size of each one depends on the size of the venue and the city/country we're in. I don't have any data so far on the size of the one in Jersey just yet.

See ya in December!



Tommy

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Originally Posted by Revoc

About Video Games Live: Greatest Hits Volume One... Someone know when and in what brazilian cities were performed the songs "Medal of Honor" and "God of War Montage"? The official site don't says.

I believe it was either Rio or Sao Paulo. I don't remember exactly, I'd need to go back and check the original recordings. We had so many recordings that I forgot which one we used.


Tommy

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Originally Posted by Josh_1

I ordered tickets yesterday to go to VGL at GenCon. This will be my first time attending so I can't wait !

We had fun at Gen Con. Please let me know what you thought of the show. Which night did you go?

Thanks,


Tommy

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Originally Posted by Teioh

There is a very interesting article about the Video Games Live Show in Leipzig at D-Frag.de.

It will be interesting to see what the show will be like in Cologne next year.

Seems like the writer was expecting more of a classical type of show. As I've always said from the beginning... it's not what we're about. We prefer to put on an event that is more mainstrem and entertaining as opposed to strict classical style event. I commend the other concerts for achieving that, but it's not our goal.

One of the reasons we've continued to grow over the years is because we feel we are catering to a wider mainstream audience.

What all the conerts are doing for the game music industry is fantastic.



Tommy

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What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Prime Blue

Not to fuel the fire here, but according to a comment by Böcker himself, he was not informed about the plans for the 2008 show in Leipzig.

Not true. He was aware in 2007 that the Games Convention wanted us to perform. I know he reads these forums. I'm sure if he were to come in here and talk about it he would confirm that.


Tommy

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by AcerBandit

Hey Tommy, I know it's a long ways off but do you have an idea when you'll be playing in Washington DC? Just wondering because an already planned vacation around the time frame that I'm guessing VGL will be occurring in DC may make it a better idea to go to the Richmond concert instead so I don't miss out on all the fun.

Hi!,

I'm not 100% sure just yet, but I'm pretty sure it will be in the summer time.

Hope to see ya there!


Tommy

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Pew pew pew

Hi Tommy,

I know it's only been casually mentioned before, but I'm curious. Are there plans to come back to Winnipeg and do another show there in '09?

Absolutely!!

Did you see our Winnipeg show this year? If so, what were your thoughts?

thanks,


Tommy

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Pew pew pew

Fantastic news. I'll definitely go again.

Yeah, I was there, and I loved it. A great experience all around, and certainly a change of pace from anything else that's played the Centenial Concert Hall. (It was pretty funny seeing head banging Cellists during the Castlevania piece) I was amazed by the whole thing, but the Metroid and Civ 4 bits were my favorite.

Cool! Thanks for the feedback! Glad you had a good time.


Tommy


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Originally Posted by Turbo

Coming back to Montreal in 09?

Yep! That's the plan!! The Montreal shows were amazing! The chanting that the audience was doing on the second night was so cool! I felt like I was at a soccer or hockey match!




Tommy

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

I live in Northern VA now, so I will try to attend the Newark, NJ show. But if not, definitely the Washington, DC one. There may be a chance for me to see the Anaheim one during a trip back to CA.

Do you know which tracks you will be performing during these shows? I think it would be cool if your website listed scheduled music, and also if it had a page dedicated to past events along with full "tracklists" for each one.

Yo!,

We normally don't post which segments we're going to play because we like to surprise the audience and feel it makes for a more interesting evening. That being said, we normally always play Halo, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Warcraft, Metal Gear Solid, Mario, Zelda, Castlevania, Classic Arcade Medley, etc.

We're also adding new segments to the production all the time so it's difficult to give an exact setlist until closer to the show.

I like your idea about listing all of our past shows with full setlists. I'll look into putting that info up on the site. Maybe in the forums. I actually have a spreadsheet that has all that info. I use it to make sure we create a unique show whenever we return to the same cities or areas.

Thanks,


Tommy

I was speaking idiomatically.

Hi Everyone,

There is a poster here named Mr. X who seems to have made it his mission to discredit VGL through his lies and uniformed opinions. He takes every opportunity to lie and spread false rumors on this forums and his website. His smear campaign started the second I entered these forums and continues to this day. He even goes as low as trying to mislead people through posting edited PM's.

I have continued to tell him not to contact me yet every day he keeps sending me PM's with his threats and insults. I've contacted the mods here and hopefully there is a way I can block his PM's. He has been banned from this thread in the past (and hopefully that ban will continue), but I do feel a little obligated to dispell his recent public smearing and lie filled rant against us.

Why not just ignore him you may ask? Yes. I refuse to have any type of contact with him but I have been asked by a few people to answer his false allegations and to please let them know the "real" truth for their own clarity.

As I have always done in the past, I can easily disprove his lies, negativity and hatred with proof. Also... I think it's important to keep in mind that he's never actually SEEN Video Games Live and admits that he illegally downloads game music... including our latest album which he proudly despises.

I apoligize if any of this comes off as negative or petty... but at some point this person needs to be held accountable for what he is purposely and maliciously trying to do to us.

So, without further adeu... here are my comments, answers and proof to his latest slander campaign of lies...

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1) Who was it that claimed Video Games Live Volume One was delayed because it wanted to be closer to Christmas? Who was it to actual reveal it was delayed because Nintendo and Square Enix refused to license to them?

Video Games Live WAS delayed originally until after Christmas because we didn't want to compete (and get lost) with all the Christmas game titles that were getting the attention of the media and distributers. By January we were working on a new Castlevania Rock arrangement that we really wanted to put on the album which showed a bit of the live "energy & excitement" that VGL has become known for.

His so-call (and untrue) "revealing" of Nintendo & Square "refusing to license" to us is not the case. Aside from the fact that we have Kingdom Hearts on our album (which Disney owns but we still needed other approvals from Square to release worldwide).... we have also received some of the rights to release the others he mentions we were "refused".

Volume Two (which we have already started working on) will contain some of this material.

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2) Who was it to not reveal anything about the delayed album despite numerous threads about it? Who was it to reveal the actual track listings for the first time despite industry sites reporting the wrong ones?

We answered numerous posts in our own forums and answered every e-mail that came to us. We were unsure at the time of the delay EXACTLY when the album would be released worldwide... and quite frankly... it wasn't really up to us. It was the record company EMI that needed to make those decisions based on worldwide marketing budgets and worldwide distribution channels. Please keep in mind that this album project was very difficult to put together because it was the first true (and legally legitimate) video game compilation album to ever be released worldwide by a major label.

And to be honest... what difference would it make anyway?? Delays happen with things all the time. Similar to great games like Zelda, Halo, Half-Life, etc... I'd rather wait and do something right (and have it be delayed) then to come out with something half-assed that I'm not happy with.

In regards to his bragging about getting the new setlist before anyone else... this is absolutely NOT the case by any means. He simply went on the EMI website and copied our new tracklist. Greg O'Connor-Read over at Music4Games accidentally (for less than one day) printed the old setlist. As soon as I let him know the new setlist (which included things like God of War & Castlevania) he changed it immediately. What would any of us gain from lying about what was on the album? How come he seems to make it sound like people intentionally tried to do this and he unmasked a huge cover-up? Utter egotistical nonsense!

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3) Who was it that claimed Video Games Live Volume One was recorded at Abbey Road? Who was it to reveal it was actually recorded in a church?

Wow! This one really cracks me up... but it does give you a little insight as to how this guy operates and twists the truth for his own advantage.

The album was recorded in 4 different places including Abbey Road (and two of the others were taken from live performances in Brazil & Mexico). It is absolutely FACT that the album was recorded (and completely mixed) at Abbey Road and EMI made sure to include that in our press release. He once again makes it seem like we're lying and trying to deceive people. I think it's pretty clear who the deceitful one is.

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4) Who was it to refuse a free copy of Video Games Live Volume One because they didn't want to lie? What site was it that wrote the first and most balanced review of the album?

Again, his ego calls out. I guess he can't stand the fact that the album received rave reviews and it debuted on the Billboard charts at #10. So he needs to make sure to tell everyone that HIS review was the first and balanced review... no one else who praised the album mattered. Hmm?

Also important to note that he said he "refused" a free copy of the album. Does this make any sense to anyone?? What he did is illegally downloaded the album (which he freely admits)... I guess this is his way of not being embarrased at the fact of his unprofessional-nature and thieving illegal downloading ways.

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5) Who was it to claim that Video Games Live uses full symphony orchestras and is properly rehearsed? Why do many testify that the orchestras are small, the rehearsal times are minimal, and they actually use playback?

He LOVES using this one a lot. As I've continued to say from the beginning of VGL, our goal is to show the world how culturally significant and artistic video games and their music have become. We want to spread this ALL over the world and not just to the big metropolitan cities that have 100 piece orchestras. We (of course) ALWAYS try to use the most musicians as we can, but sometimes the budgets, venues and local symphonies don't allow for such ammenities. So instead, we use smaller orchestras so we can play countries like Mexico or cities like Ft. Wayne, IND. I think it's also important to note that VGL has also performed with the MOST musicians as well. In Houston this year we had over 170 musicians on stage!

In regards to "rehearsal time"... this is just ridiculous. First of all, I'd be really interested in knowing where he gets his information from!! How exactly would he know how much time we have to rehearse with each symphony? I think if you just break down his words and look at it from "outside the box", it's pretty clear to see that he has absolutely no basis for any of the false information he spreads.

That being said, I think anyone can easily refer to the 1,800+ videos of our show on YouTube to see the quality of our performances. Is it perfect everytime? Of course not! It's live. Even if we were to rehearse for a month there would be small mistakes here and there. To say our shows are terrible because the symphonies don't rehearse enough is not only crazy, but also an insult to some of the greatest symphonies in the world for which we perform with. Does anyone think for a second that world-class symphonies like the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra, The London Philharmonia, etc., etc... would risk their reputations because we didn't want them to practice and rehearse?!?!? What kind of crazy theory is that? Why on God's earth would we tell the greatest symphonies in the world to cut our rehearsal times?? They are the ones who hire us!! They tell US how much time we get to rehearse because they are familiar with level of their playing ability. Once again... ridiculous!

He also would like people to believe that we play to a CD recording. Aside from being completely impossible (every instrument in the orchestra would flam and chorus against each other) I must also state that do you think for a second that these world class orchestras would allow us to even do that?!?! PLEASE take a look at the bottom of this link at the Symphony Affiliates section: Video Games Live | www.videogameslive.com

Tell me if you think these amazing musicians from around the world would just let us play a CD and have them follow along! Utter nonsense! What we DO freely admit to doing (and have from the start) is to sometimes enhance certain segments in our show with instruments that cannot easily be recreated on stage. For example... drum loops (Metal Gear), Synth patterns (Tron), Taiko drums, complicated and rare African instruments & other massive percussion hits (Civ IV). Our goal is to try and re-create the original sound as much as possible and hopefully even better sometimes! We're not interested in completely re-arranging a segment of music because the instrument doesn't exist or can't fit on stage. I believe both ways are acceptable. One way isn't right or wrong... but I personally prefer to hear the song as it was written and intended inside the game. I don't believe there is anything wrong with that.

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6) Who was it to claim that Leipzig being taken over by Video Games Live was agreed after extensive discussions with Thomas Boecker? Who was it to conduct interviews to actual verify this is completely untrue?

Ah, what a tangled web he weaves. It was only yesterday that he was telling everyone that VGL was a massive commercial failure and that the Games Convention was planning to dump us for next year (as if he would know!... HA!). Unfortunately for him... the Games Convention this morning released a press release to the world stating the following...

"Video Games Live: Fantastic Prelude to the Fair
This year’s GC– Games Convention kicked off with a top-quality German premiere. At the Arena Leipzig, Video Games Live, the cult show from the USA, was received with wildly enthusiastic applause. Conducted by Jack Wall, the Video Games Live Symphony Orchestra and a powerfully-voiced choir played the best hits in computer and video game history, such as“Halo”,“Final Fantasy” and“Tomb Raider”. Parallel to the music, game scenes flashed across a giant screen, actors took on the roles of digital characters and the very brave could come on stage to test their skills in competition."

SOURCE: http://www.developmag.com/press-rele...ipzig-for-2009

Doesn't sound like the Games Convention felt that we were a huge failure.

He continues to harp on this whole Games Convention and Thomas Boecker thing. Clearly he's upset because we played in Leipzig this year. I'm not sure what else to say at this point except to keep saying what I have from the beginning... The Games Convention saw our show at the Game Developers Conference 2 years ago and asked us to take part in their 2007 show. They had already signed Thomas so I e-mailed Thomas and we all agreed that it probably wouldn't be a good idea for anyone if we both performed in 2007. In fact, I believe it would have probably caused a lot of market confusion. So instead, we decided to wait a whole year before going to Germany and decided to play in 2008. I really don't understand why this is so hard for him to comprehend or understand except to only say... he has it out for us and is willing to maliciously lie about us because he's upset, jealous (or whatever). There really is no other explanation for this constant smear campaign is there?

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7) Who credits themselves constantly with Metroid Prime as their third representative title? Who confirms it was actually Kenji Yamamoto and Koichi Kyuma that did that one?

Ah yes... Once again he sticks his foot in his mouth and tries to twist things to make us look bad. It is very well documented that I only did part of the sound design for Metroid Prime. Please feel free to read the complete story here: www.tallarico.com - Metroid Prime

I of course have NEVER taken credit for composing the music to Metroid Prime and I would like to challenge anyone to find proof of the contrary. Does anyone actually think it would be smart of me to betray my trust and friends at Nintendo in order to make myself look better? Let's be real. Once again you can see how he tries to spin a deceitful web of lies in order to make us look bad. He truly is a sick and twisted individual.

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8) Who is it that constantly writes press releases full of spin, self-praise, and half truths? Who is it that writes news articles that presents the simple facts?

NEWS FLASH... Press Releases ARE always full of marketing hype! That's what a press release is! Of course any true journalist knows and understands this. Someone who is not a professional would not.

He then ends by saying that HE is the one "that writes news articles that presents the simple facts."


Funny huh!!





I'm sure he will once again try to spew his negativity and hatred towards us. I'm done with having to deal with someone who is purposely so malicious and knows he is lying in order to discredit others. I feel I have done my duty to the ones who have asked for answers but I will NOT be addressing this individual any longer because I believe that part of what he "gets off on" is saying as much dumb and untrue stuff as possible so that it makes me respond.

Well, no more. I hopefully have proved my point and shown beyond a shadow of doubt that he is malicious and should NOT be trusted. Just know that whenever you see a post about VGL by Mr. X (or whatever the next name he'll go under) it is probably filled with lies and deceit only intended to maliciously and unfairly give us a bad name.

Thanks for listening.


Tommy

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Originally Posted by Rock

Hey Tommy,

I've been to the Leipzig show last week and as a long time GFF member, I thought I'd drop by and let you know that my girlfriend and I really enjoyed it. I would have loved to wait in line for the meet & greet, but unfortunately didn't have the time.

Just wanted to let you know that your original MDK soundtrack was pretty much the soundtrack that got me into game music (really should have brought it and have it signed) and I'd love to hear some of your original work in one of your shows.

Hope to see you in Germany again some time!

P.S.: How did you like Leipzig/the country? And did you have time to enjoy some of our "traditional" food and drinks? ;-)

Hi Rock!,

Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm so glad that you and your girlfriend had a good time. I didn't really have enough time to see Leipzig the way I should have. I took the one extra day we had to go to the Games Convention and then check a lot of great stuff in Berlin.

Hopefully next year for sure! Thanks again for your comments.


Tommy


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Tommy,

I went to the second night. I really liked it. I felt it was more audience interactive and that certainly made it all the more interesting. The music was good, but the ISO is one of the best orchestras in the country, imo. I was hoping to meet you personally that night, but my friends wanted to leave because of the long day. By the way, I was pleased to see Michael Gluck at Gen Con. I had the pleasure of meeting him personally at the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds concert in Chicago ad he is a talented pianist. It's nice to see him getting some recognition. He and I are talking about a possible collaboration for charity. Perhaps when we are through recording I might send the music to you? Anyways, I really hope VGL visits Indiana again sometime soon (don't think I can wait until next Con :P.) Thanks for the great times, Tommy.

Yo Josh!,

Cool! Yeah, the 2nd night had more people and seemed to be a little more electric!

Michael is a great friend and will be performing with Video Games Live as well. His passion is unmatched and his charity work is amazingly commendable! I was honored to give him a G.A.N.G. Award last year at GDC for his great accomplishments and continued passion for game music.


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Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

I appreciate you answering all of those questions, Tommy. There were a few answers that I was already aware of, and I don't even know why Mr. X chose to challenge them. The rest clearly seem to have enough backing to them, and were interesting to read. I felt there could have been less "Mr. X is a liar" rote, as frankly, I think your facts speak for themselves. As for Mr. X, he needs to cool it. Staff is now well aware of what's going on here, and we will make sure that things stay in line. That's all I can say for now.

Thank-you Kaleb and I apoligize for the excessive "liar" stuff. I'll be totally honest and say that his hurtful banter does upset me to the point of anger. We've worked VERY hard and put a lot of passion and effort into Video Games Live over the past 6 years and to hear someone maliciously try to tear it apart for their own gain is upsetting to say the least.

I appreciate you and your staff taking the time to review this matter. I really like interacting with 99.9% of the folks on this forum and would hate to always feel the need to defend myself to the haters.

Thanks,


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Yo Dais,

Thanks for the info and awesome tracks! As I mentioned previously, I was unaware of previous guitar style work in games and only assumed it to be the case because of what others have told me over the years. I really appreciate you bringing this up and giving me further insight and knowledge. I never owned a Turbo CD, but really enjoyed the tunes you sent over.

I have already changed my bio to read... "one of the first"

www.tallarico.com - Biography

Thanks again.


Tommy

Originally Posted by Dais

Man, I can't believe how many months it's been since I thought to reply to this.



In the assumption that no one else has pointed this out:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/...0Moondoria.mp3
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/...of%20Power.mp3

a pair of redbook audio tracks from Falcom's "Ys: Book I and II" for the Turbo CD, released in 1989. While a lot of the music is synth, multiple tracks use some guitar backing, and these two in particular have extensive guitar work in them. There's even more in Ys III, released in 1991:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/...%20Careful.mp3
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/...he%20Night.mp3
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/...eath%20God.mp3
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/...estruction.mp3
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/...gest%20Foe.mp3

The three boss tracks and two of the area themes from the game may feature mostly synth, but they've also got some great guitar backing, especially the boss themes (09, 13, 20), which have always been favorites of mine.

Considering the Turbo CD hit the US in the same year as Ys Book I and II, and the Sega CD wasn't until two years later (in Japan)...well, I can understand and accept simple ignorance as an excuse for this gaffe, but if I were to seriously claim to be the first to do something, I have to say I'd try to make sure to do considerable research beforehand.

I don't really want to come across as a jerk here (although I practically did a spit take when I read what you said in that interview, and started itching when I saw it posted elsewhere on the web), especially since I've come to appreciate that you're nowhere near as aloof as your critics would say you are. I'm just a nitpicker to the extreme.

On Falcom: Although they've kind of slowed down (they've gone from a famous developer to more of a niche publisher now), they're one of the most prolific VGM producers/publishers of all time, with dozens of different CDs for the Ys series alone.

Falcom was also one of the first game companies to turn out a guitar/rock-focused album in the form of the first J.D.K. Band album in 1991. And that album is pretty much a classic to this day. They also still do concerts every so often - there was one this year, I believe.

(if I've peaked your interest, you can find many reviews of Falcom albums over at RPGFan. It's also pretty easy to find Falcom music via means, including digital distribution via various Japanese sites. As for Ys itself, Hardcore Gaming 101 naturally has an excellent article on the series)

So, uh, I'd like to spin this as more of a "here's something a prominent VGM personality should know about", because that's what I believe - Falcom did a lot for early RPGs and VGM, and these days most of their fanbase outside of Japan is based on the music they've produced.


(Actually, come to think of it, Download 2 (Japan only, 1991) was pretty much all rock....although not very good rock, generally wasting the smalll bit of inspiration the first game had.)

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I just thought I'd stop by and mention that I just bought ten tickets to the Burlington, VT show in January - I wasn't kidding when I told you I'd drag my entire family to one of the shows, Tommy

I can't wait to see it again.

Yo Lord of Shadow,

Thanks for the support and thanks for bringing the family along!!

Please make sure to come and say hi after the show.


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Tommy,

Are you still taking suggestions for music for the tour? If so, then I would like to suggest Soul Caliber 4. There are some really nice compositions in that one. Seize Your Destiny, Immaculate Pledge, and Tempered Soul are top notch, imo.

Awesome! I'll be checking those out for sure.

Thanks!


Tommy

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Kaleb.G

Tommy, what's the status on the Anaheim concert? It says TBA but the concert is scheduled in just a couple weeks. Has it been canceled? Do you know when you'll do another concert in that area?

Hi Kaleb!,

I finally set up an e-mail notice when people leave something in this thread so my responses will be quicker now.



We're doing a very "special" show in Anaheim in a few weeks. The announcement will be made sometime this week. We've had to wait for a specific reason (which is also a very cool announcement). Unfortunately I can't say anything right now, but it won't be the typical VGL show. It's a "special presentation".

That being said, we're currrently planning a HUGE L.A. show for 2009. We weren't able to get to the L.A. area in 2008... but were coming back in a super way for 2009! What area do you live in? Are you in Orange County or L.A.? We've also already announced our return to the San Diego Comic Con with the San Diego Symphony for summer of 2009!


Tommy

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Sorry for the silence. Had to wait for the announcement...

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There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Jessykins <3

Couple of my guildmates are going to Blizzcon. They still won't get the show I got here, so fuck 'em.

Are you coming back to Vegas next year or ever? It was a pretty awesome concert.

Yo Jessykins!,

Yes! We're already making plans to return to Las Vegas for 2009.

You can sign up to our mailing list to get all the ticket and pre-sale info as soon as it happens.

thanks,


Tommy

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Originally Posted by ashaman

Tommy,
Is VGL expanding its repertoire to other venues? I recently went to a "Pops in the Park" concert by the California Symphony where they play movie, tv, and patriotic themes. One of their selections this year they called "Video Games Live" and played Kingdom Hearts, Civ 4 medley sans lyrics, and "theme from Hunter" (which was really the Advent Rising piece). Was this official or were they jumping on the bandwagon? Either way the music was awesome.
It was a pleasant surprise and a lot of non-gamers people around me really enjoyed it. Hopefully more symphonies pick up on the trend and start including VG music in their personal concerts!

Also, is VGL coming to the SF Bay Area again soon? GDC is not too far off

Finally, I must add the obligatory " 'Destinationz Unknown' needs to be the encore in the concert" comment since I mention every time we've talked since 2001.

Keep up the great work!

Yo!,

Thanks for the message! What we did is... we gave a lot of our arrangements to Alfred Publishing (www.alfred.com). Alfred Publishing is the biggest provider of sheet music to schools and universities. They distribute to over 75,000 schools in the U.S. alone! With the publishers permission we gave them to Alfred FREE with the one stipulation that our name be attached as the Video Games Live arrangement. The game publishers & game composers receive the money... we just wanted to help spread video game music to the masses (and of course our name as well). Since doing this, they have sold literally thousands of arrangements to schools. They did drum corps, school symphony and marching band arrangements.

You can view the original press release here: Video Games Live | www.videogameslive.com

If you do a search on YouTube you'll find TONS of videos of schools and non-profit organizations playing Video Games Live arrangements. So although it's not our show... we're still helping to spread VG music to the masses and smaller towns around the world.

VGL will be coming back to San Fran in 2009. We're working on the exact dates and locations now.

Destinationz Unknown would be an AWESOME song to play in VGL! Not sure if many people would know it... but it would be really fun to play with the orchestra, choir and guitar!

Thanks!


Tommy

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Originally Posted by -=SeRaPH=-

Hey Tommy,

let's hang out after the concert, it'll be the first time for me to experience your concert where there are so many positive remarks about your dedication and achievements!

Anyway, looking forward to Saturday and your show!

Hiro

Hi Hiro,

How long will you be in town for? I've been on the road touring for a month (just flew into Alabama from doing a few weeks in Brazil).. Our Alabama Symphony show is tonight then we fly directly to Anaheim for set-up and rehearsals). I live close to Anaheim so after the show I'll probably go straight home and sleep in my own bed for a change! Hahahhahaa... but would love to meet up with you at some point. Maybe sometime Saturday during the day? You could get a hold of me through Russell at Blizzard. We have a rehearsal before the venue opens (on Saturday) and then I'll pretty much be free until 5:30PM.

Please note... the performance that we'll be doing at BlizzCon is different than our typical VGL show. So although you may get a slight sense of the lights, video, music, etc. it isn't the same as VGL where we have a lot more things going on (including game diversity) and more time to inject fun, energy, interactivity and humor into the performance (which normally plays a big part of the VGL experience). That being said, we have a lot of very cool special segments, special guest musicians, etc. planned. We've created a really cool show with but it will be different than the normal VGL experience (if there is such a thing).



See ya soon!


Tommy

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Xardion

Tommy Tallarico is really short in person.

Alright, I'm terrible at writing reviews, but I just got back from this and I'd at least like to say some stuff. Plus I told Tommy I would. I don't even know where to start. The whole thing was pretty damn awesome. And being in the second row was great, other than that light on the right side. We tried to get him to pick a friend of mine to do the Space Invaders thing, but Tommy was too easily swayed by cleavage. And of course that guy who yelled to kill all the people who think video games promote violence was epic lulz.

Let's see... The classics medley in the beginning was pretty cool. Certainly wasn't expecting anything like Dragon's Lair. The pianist was absolutely amazing. It's mind-boggling that anyone can move that fast and still hit the right keys. Considering how much Crash talks about it whenever it comes up, it was pretty cool when they started playing Baba Yetu. The Halo and Castlevania parts were pretty epic. As far as the ending, while I don't have anything against One Winged Angel, especially the guitar version, I would have liked to see something like Dancing Mad.

I ended up buying two copies of the Video Games Live Volume One cd, so hopefully my friend will pay me back for that soon. And a Video Games Live hat. Mostly because I'm still pissed that they were out of Rock Band hats way back when they had that thing at Best Buy. It took everything I had to keep myself from spending even more money on the Earthworm Jim cd (sorry Infernal). Ended up getting them to sign the back cover of the cd. I told Tommy that they should put in some Megaman and Earthbound music. I meant to also say something about Ace Combat. My friend said they should do Devil May Cry, and was promptly ignored for more discussion of Megaman (he says they're working on 2 and 3).

All in all it was a lot of fun and it was completely worth it to see. I'm looking forward to seeing it next year. Also that pong shirt (that was me that said something) and the Spiderman guitar were pretty ballin. Oh, and I took a picture with Tommy and my friend, so I'll try to post it when he sends it to me.

Yo! Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the show. We're just finishing up MegaMan and I'm looking into Earthbound now. Anyone have any suggestions as to what Earthbound tunes would be cool?

Tommy

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Anyone else go to the Chicago performance? I just got back... pretty good overall!

I was there!



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Originally Posted by boris_37

Hey Big Tom!!!!

I bought tickets today for the Calgary performance of VG Live 2.0.

I'm pretty pumped i missed last year due to incredible procrastination and lazyness. This year however nothing could stop me. I brought 4 friends with me a few who are new to the whole video game music idea.

I just have to say props for such an amazing concert and such a good idea, it really lets me see that more people than just me like video game music.

Two questions however....

first off i guess will you sell DVD's of the concert as i would like to remember what went on without getting in trouble for bringing my camera... haha

Secondly are we going to see some anythign but tangerines? I personally love the song, i know you did it and honestly its just great.

TTalk to you later though keep up the amazing work i am beyond impressed from what i saw from other shows i look forward to 2.0

Yo! Thanks for the support in Calgary! We love playing up there.

We're still looking into producing a DVD of the concert and the rights & licensing with all the game companies takes awhile. That being said... we don't mind cameras and video to be taken and posted. There are around 3,000 videos of VGL on YouTube. Sometimes the venue and/or orchestras don't allow them... but we're okay with it. I believe nothing replaces experiencing live shows in person... so watching a video on YouTube is only a good marketing tool in my opinion.

I'm working on an Earthworm Jim segment for the show for 2009. I've narrowed it down to about 5 possible songs that I want to combine and Tangerine is one of them. But I'm trying to keep the segment around 4minutes so I still need to cut. A section of that song will probably make it in though.

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Originally Posted by tebian

I have enjoy this CD every since it came out this year. Hope to see the concert some day. Keep up the great work sir, still miss the old show you had on G4 TV.

Yo!

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad that you're enjoying the CD. I still film the TV show every once in awhile when I have the time... but was only able to do about 6 episodes last year. The show still airs... we just pulled it off of G4 in the U.S. because we were unhappy with the direction that the network was taking. G4 in Canada however ROCKS! And is a lot like the old Tech TV. Our shows still run on the Canadian G4 network. Just not in the U.S. version. The Electric Playground is now a daily show and Judgment Day uses its original name "Reviews on the Run". Here's the Canadian line-up of shows:
G4techTV.ca . | . G4techTV Shows . | . Games, Gear, Gadgets & Gigabytes


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Hey Tommy.

This is Lucas DeWoody from over at Kombo.com. Thought I would try to contact you from here as well. I wanted to point out to you that the new BOK Center opened this last fall in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It's as big of an auditorium as in any other major city. It seats about 19,000+ people and is pulling in acts such as Celine Dion, Elton John, Billy Joel, and Walking with Dinosaurs. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra just played a show here a couple of days ago, and they had to open up the rafter sets because the show had sold out and there was still demand. The rafters sold out as well.

There's a whole mass of Midwestern gamers who starve for this sort of event but are isolated in this region because nothing ever comes to our area. Up to this point, we didn't really have a venue that could house something on the scale of video games live, but now the BOK Center has changed that.

So....how about paying a visit to us isolated gamers out here in the Ozark mountains?

-Lucas

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I will definitely look into it.


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Originally Posted by Axelrod :punch: Axelrod

It's all about the ending medley, kid. That 8 Melodies arrangement is awesome.

Sounds cool. Is there a name for that piece of music?

I never played Earthbound so I need some help here.

Thanks,

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Allow me to say that I do have something against One Winged Angel: It's been in every VGM concert I've been to, and I'm tired of hearing it.


Allow me to say to Tommy: I'm humbly requesting that you include a track from the Ace Combat series. I would recommend either "The Unsung War" from Ace Combat 5, or "Zero" from Ace Combat Zero.

The one thing to remember about "One Winged Angel" is although a lot of hardcore game music fans are "sick" of hearing it, please remember that about half of our audiences around the world don't even play video games and have no idea what Final Fantasy even is. So to them... they are hearing it for the first time ever.

Also... it's THE single most requested piece of music by leaps and bounds on our website. Nothing even comes close. Mario, Zelda & Halo are way behind it. We recently changed our arrangement of it within the past few months and now do a more hard rock Advent Children type of version. So although you may have heard it a gazillion times in the past... we try to give you something that you've never heard before.

I guess it would be like going to a Led Zepplin show and them NOT playing Stairway to Heaven. The hardcores may be sick of hearing it, but most of the audience would be extremely disappointed if it wasn't played.


Thanks for the Ace Combat info. I'll make sure to listen to all those tunes you suggested. I've played a lot of the earlier Ace/Air Combat games and thought that I remember the music to be somewhat guitar & orchestra based? Is that the case with these tunes or is it more orchestral or some kind of hybrid?

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Tommy,
Is VGL expanding its repertoire to other venues? I recently went to a "Pops in the Park" concert by the California Symphony where they play movie, tv, and patriotic themes. One of their selections this year they called "Video Games Live" and played Kingdom Hearts, Civ 4 medley sans lyrics, and "theme from Hunter" (which was really the Advent Rising piece). Was this official or were they jumping on the bandwagon? Either way the music was awesome.
It was a pleasant surprise and a lot of non-gamers people around me really enjoyed it. Hopefully more symphonies pick up on the trend and start including VG music in their personal concerts!

Also, is VGL coming to the SF Bay Area again soon? GDC is not too far off

Finally, I must add the obligatory " 'Destinationz Unknown' needs to be the encore in the concert" comment since I mention every time we've talked since 2001.

Keep up the great work!

We've just announced Oakland at the end of February... it's during WonderCon. Pre-sale tix are going on-sale to our mailing list this Thursday. Please feel free to sign-up. Tix to the general public go on sale on Jan. 11th.

T.T.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Does anyone have any .mp3's or links they can send? There seems to be a TON on YouTube. But which ones are the most revered by the fans of the franchise?

Tommy

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Would this be the one to play?
YouTube - Top 100 video game music: 8 Melodies from Mother 1-2 #64

Very cool but a little little slow throughout. Is all the music like that?


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Originally Posted by Phatcorns

Hey Tommy, went to the final show of 2008 in New Jersey. Great, great show.

It seems like your taking requests or something, so I will just spout some things I would love.

Mega Man 9 including Concrete Jungle, Plug Electric, Hornet Dance, and Galaxy Fantasy.

Gears of War 2, especially Hold Them Off.

F-Zero! I cannot stress this one enough. Listen to Big Blue carefully a couple of times and tell me that solo is not one of the rippingest (not a word, but in this case it is applicable) solo's of all time. All the tracks are ridiculously hot though.

And definitely some more Yoko Shimomura. You could just get the arrangements from her drammatica album maybe? Although you'd probably need a full orchestra for it unless you drastically reduced a lot of it. Or just used recordings like you already do.

Thanks for the good work, love the shows!

Cool. Thanks for the info. I'll check them out for sure. Currently working on a MegaMan & Gears II segment (among others).

Glad you enjoyed the show!!


Tommy

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Diversion

Tommy, saw the concert way back in Indianapolis the first time around, and moved to Orlando just missing when it came through here. Any chance the tour will be hitting a venue down here again??

Volume 1 is fantastic, by the way. I have it playing in my car a lot going to work!

Yo!,

Thanks for the kind words about the album and glad ya liked the show!

We're looking at Orlando, Tampa & Miami right now. Nothing definite just yet.

Thanks again.


Tommy

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Originally Posted by Revoc

I have a question about the segment of Halo 3. What is the name of that track played before the "Finish the Fight" (00:00 to 2:36)? Is this music a part of Original Soundtrack or an arrangement made especially for the show?
YouTube - Halo 3 - VGL London 2008

That is a special arrangement that me, Marty O'Donnell & Jack Wall all put together which combines 3 different tunes from Halo 3 and then I added the guitar parts on top of it. I'm not sure what any of the names of the tunes are. Sorry.


Tommy

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