BSO takes on the music of 'Final Fantasy'
source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/bal-bso-final-fantasy-0624,0,3063216.story
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On Saturday night, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, joined by the Handel Choir of Baltimore, will explore this exotic territory in a program called "Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy." That music will be accompanied by high-def video and stills from the game, which was created in Japan by Hironobu Sakaguchi and introduced to the U.S. nearly two decades ago. Several series of the game have been released over the years.
Arnie Roth, who is conducting the national tour of "Distant Worlds," will vouch for that. He was invited by the owner of the Japanese publisher of the game to lead the Final Fantasy-themed program in this country in 2005.
Roth has led the Final Fantasy show with orchestras in Atlanta, Detroit, San Diego and, last Sunday, Dallas, invariably to packed houses. The conductor gives the credit for this success to Nobuo Uematsu, something of a pioneer who was one of the first to introduce orchestral and choral sound into a product that initially relied on synthesized music.
Arnie Roth, who is conducting the national tour of "Distant Worlds," will vouch for that. He was invited by the owner of the Japanese publisher of the game to lead the Final Fantasy-themed program in this country in 2005.
Roth has led the Final Fantasy show with orchestras in Atlanta, Detroit, San Diego and, last Sunday, Dallas, invariably to packed houses. The conductor gives the credit for this success to Nobuo Uematsu, something of a pioneer who was one of the first to introduce orchestral and choral sound into a product that initially relied on synthesized music.
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