[News] Symphonic Game Music Concert 2010: Official Thread of Joy and Faintings

Someone on NeoGAF recorded it (audio only).
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3580156/STE-016.mp3

I'm still hoping for an HD video stream capture though.

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here's a torrent, though it seems like there are no seeders right now -.-
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at least it's already edited and named.

ah, ffshrine has a high quality rip:
Symphonic Legends I (new).7z
Symphonic Legends II.7z

i'll still buy the CD.. as i'll be ordering the symphonic fantasies CD soon =) i think i liked that one better, kingdom hearts and secret of mana were epic. but this one was still great.

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Thanks again, Prime Blue!!! This concert was EPIC.

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Sorceror88, looks like the torrent's going strong. The uploader's probably super-seeding. Thanks for the links!

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I'm currently trying to accurately tag the rip by klnerfan@ffshrine. This one looks like the most perfect rip at this time.

I'm leaving out the intermission track and the MCing.

Performer in every track:
WDR Radio Orchestra Cologne

Orchestra and choir conducted by:
Niklas Willén

Concert master: Juraj Cizmarovic

01 Fanfare for the Common 8-Bit Hero
Arranged by Jonne Valtonen
Original composition by Jonne Valtonen
(no choir)

02 Starwing and Lylat Wars (Space Suite)
Arranged by Shiro Hamaguchi
Composed by Hajime Hirasawa and Koji Kondo
Chorus by State Choir Latvija

03 Super Mario Bros. (Retro Suite)
Arranged by Roger Wanamo
Composed by Koji Kondo
(no choir)

04 F-Zero (Race Suite)
Arranged by Shiro Hamaguchi
Composed by Yumiko Kanki and Naoto Ishida
Darbouka performed by Rony Barrak
(no choir)

05 Metroid (Galactic Warrior Suite)
Arranged by Torsten Rasch
Composed by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano
Chorus by State Choir Latvija

06 Donkey Kong Country (Aquatic Ambience)
Arranged by Masashi Hamauzu
Composed by David Wise (Music)
First/Solo Violin performed by Juraj Cizmarovic
Piano performed by Benyamin Nuss
(no choir)

07 Pikmin (Variation on a World Theme)
Arranged by Hayato Matsuo
Composed by Hajime Wakai
(no choir)

08 Super Mario Galaxy (Space Suite)
Arranged by Roger Wanamo
Composed by Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo
Chorus by State Choir Latvija
Percussion performed by Rony Barrak

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09 The Legend of Zelda - Symphonic Poem
Arranged by Jonne Valtonen
Composed Koji Kondo and Toru Minegishi
Chorus by State Choir Latvija
Darbouka performed by Rony Barrak
Piano performed by uncredited/unknown woman
Vocal solo performed by uncredited/unknown woman (member of choir)

Segments:
I. Hyrulian Child
II. Dark Lord
III. Princess of Destiny
IV. Battlefield
V. Hero of Time

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09 Encore (Currendo. Saltando. Ludendo)
Arranged by Roger Wanamo
Composed by:
__Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo
__Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima
__Mahito Yokota, Hajime Hirasawa, Yumiko Kanki ,Naoto Ishida

Darbouka performed by Rony Barrak
Piano performed by Benyamin Nuss
Chorus by State Choir Latvija


The encore is especially interesting, since we don't have any (official) information about it.

I also recall that we've kind of a vocal solo in one of the tracks (it was Zelda), would be nice to know who from the choir did this.

Anyway, if anything is missing from the credits or something is wrong - tell me!
And having sort of track breakdown for each suite would be kinda nice!

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"Fanfare for the Common 8-bit Hero" should have had Nuss on the piano, as well, according to this interview. "The Legend of Zelda - Symphonic Poem" has a prominent piano played by an unidentified woman who does not seem to be part of the orchestra (at least she is not listed with the musicians).

You can find a detailed list of performers, composers (those are a bit inclusionist at times) and arrangers here.

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So Nuss failed miserably like last time? I wonder what was the reason this year.

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Huh, care to explain?

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Originally Posted by Kishin

So Nuss failed miserably like last time? I wonder what was the reason this year.

Honestly, huh? He made only one noticeable mistake last year in the Kingdom Hearts suite (which was corrected in the CD release, by the way ), and I did not recognize a single mistake from him this year. The only one that messed up a little is the trumpeter in "Super Mario Bros. (Retro Medley)", who was asynchronous during the "Aboveground BGM" from New Super Mario Bros. – and I don't even know if it was his fault.

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Anyway, where do the credits from the encore come from? Especially the arranger credit. And looks like I totally blacked out when Erdenberger said 'Ludendo'. Did he really say that?!

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Being young, ridiculously talented and full of potential qualifies as miserably failing these days? I didn't even hear any screw-ups and I was there.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by LiquidAcid

Anyway, where do the credits from the encore come from? Especially the arranger credit. And looks like I totally blacked out when Erdenberger said 'Ludendo'. Did he really say that?!

Taking all composers from the source material into consideration because no single track credits exist. Could be that some didn't actually compose the music in there. All unreferenced people in the "Arrangers/Orchestrators" columns are based on creator comments.

And no, Erdenberger didn't read "Ludendo" (mirroring the "mit Zu...satz F as if S...FX...-Chip" moment which was pure comedy gold ), but it was displayed as the title in the video stream.

Originally Posted by AkumuHau

Being young, ridiculously talented and full of potential qualifies as miserably failing these days? I didn't even hear any screw-ups and I was there.

He was a little nervous during the interview, but that's it. *shrug*

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I was curious about the mystery lady, nothing else. This year I didn't go (not feeling nostalgic enough about those games) so I didn't know Nuss was on stage based on that one message about it.

But next year!

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Originally Posted by Prime Blue

He was a little nervous during the interview, but that's it. *shrug*

Well naturally, the kid's a piano player, not a media personality. At any rate, show was fantastic and well worth the flight out. Will be going back for Odyssey.

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Released my recording in the game rips thread, for anyone who's interested.



EDIT: For the Germans among us, a little picture puzzle, humbly provided by pronunciation expert Ralph Erdenberger.




Tip:

Spoiler:

It's a Japanese greeting.

Solution:

Spoiler:

Ohio Guss-Ei-Maß!

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I'm (half)German, but I don't know that much of the German language.

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Has there been any updates on a complete video recording?

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@Prime Blue: Most amazing, since that's exactly how Erdenberger pronounced it (no joke) -- at least the second time when we were on air...

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Anybody know what song the strings from that moment on play? It's so damn familiar but I just can't seem to nail it. I thought it might be "Battle" from Majora's Mask, but that's not exactly it...

I was speaking idiomatically.

Heh, I can think of quite a few scores where this bit would fit right in, so yeah, maybe it's from one of the games or just a somewhat generic, "heard it before" sounding transition. [Edit: I think it's the A Link to the Past boss theme. Hearing it right after the Dark World theme got me thinking again.]

I'm listening to the concert for the first time right now. Mixed feelings so far; some of the earlier tracks (Star Fox, Metroid) felt completely overarranged, but 40 minutes of orchestral Zelda are certainly appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Prime Blue

Anybody know what song the strings from that moment on play? It's so damn familiar but I just can't seem to nail it. I thought it might be "Battle" from Majora's Mask, but that's not exactly it...

Sounds like a Zelda boss battle theme. Can't place it though. Twilight Princess maybe?

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It's Twilight Princess. In my rip, the thing is called "King Bulblin & Lord Bullbo". It's the theme from the battle on the Bridge of Eldin.

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Originally Posted by Opfer

It's Twilight Princess. In my rip, the thing is called "King Bulblin & Lord Bullbo". It's the theme from the battle on the Bridge of Eldin.

It's definitely not that one, but rather a song with a slow and menacing transition. Could be a battle theme, though I am not sure.
I just know that I've heard those string notes somewhere before, and it drives me crazy that I can't get myself to remember it. :/

Here's a MIDI with the section isolated from the rest of the orchestra.

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The MIDI you posted is basically the ordinary battle theme of Twilight Princess. Plays when enemies are around. In the FLAC gamerip I downloaded from somewhere I don't remember anymore, it is Track 1-19 and titled "Battle Second Half".

Listen at the 2 minute 10 second mark.

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Well, looks like embedded videos play from the start. Click here if you're lazy.

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Ah, okay, sorry, I thought you were talking about the section in the video that starts right after that one.

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