Orchestral Game Music Concert

The nihongo|Game Music Concerts|ゲーム音楽コンサート|Gēmu Ongaku Konsāto, known as nihongo|Orchestral Game Music Concerts|オーケストラによるゲーム音楽コンサート|Ōkesutora niyoru Gēmu Ongaku Konsāto from 1993 onwards, were a series of video game music concerts. They were performed in Tokyo, Japan, from 1991 to 1996, by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra (1991–1993), the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (1994) and Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra (1996). It was also released as a series of albums, which are now known for their rarity.

The Concerts

Orchestral Game Concert / Game Music Concert 1

Year: 1991 Conductors: Koichi Sugiyama, Yoko Kanno, Kousuke Onozaki and others Performer: Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra CD Catalog #: WPCL-560

Concert program (game and song title):

#"Wizardry" - "Opening Theme"
#"Wizardry III" - "Adventurer's Inn 3"
#"Dragon Quest IV" - "Palace Minuet"
#"Dragon Quest IV" - "Sea Breeze"
#"Super Mario Bros." - "Super Mario Bros. ()"
#"Super Mario World" - "Super Mario World"
#"" - "Hyrule Castle"
#"" - "The "Legend of Zelda" Theme"
#"Populous" - "BitPlane" and "It's a Process"
#"Populous" - "Ending Theme"
#"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" - "Theme of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
#"Romance of the Three Kingdoms II" - Main Theme
#"Final Fantasy IV" - "Red Wings"
#"Final Fantasy IV" - "Theme Of Love"
#"Final Fantasy IV" - "Ending Theme"
#"Dragon Quest III" - "Into The Legend..."

Orchestral Game Concert / Game Music Concert 2

Year: 1992 Conductors: Kousuke Onozaki, Yoko Kanno, Koichi Sugiyama, Kentarou Haneda Performer: Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra CD Catalog #: WPCL-709

Concert program:

#"" - "Because I Love You"
#"" - "Eagle Land"
#"SimCity" - "Village"
#"SimCity" - "Town"
#"" - "Soldier's Rhapsody"
#"" - "Sky Rocket"
#"" - "Distant Mountain River"
#"Dragon Quest V" - "Palace Trumpet"
#"Dragon Quest V" - "Bridal Waltz"
#"Wizardry V" - "Opening"
#"" - "In Admiration Of Nature" and "Earth"
#"" - "Sorrow"
#"Sound Novel Otogirisou" - "Lingering Morning Mist"
#"Sound Novel Otogirisou" - "Beyond The Sadness"
#"Final Fantasy V" - "Opening Theme"
#"Final Fantasy V" - "Waltz Clavier"
#"Final Fantasy V" - "Town Theme"
#"Final Fantasy V" - "Main Theme"

Orchestral Game Concert / Game Music Concert 3

Year: 1993 Conductors: Kousuke Onozaki, Koichi Sugiyama, Yoko Kanno and others Performer: Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra CD Catalog #: SRCL-2732

Concert program:

#"Star Fox" - "Star Fox" Theme"
#"Fire Emblem 2" - "God's Young Stage"
#"" - "Towards the Dreaming Island"
#"" - "Because I Love You"
#"" - "Toruneko's Theme"
#"" - "And Here's A Little Waltz"
#"The War Era of Emperor Ki" - "The Legendary Warriors"
#"Dragon Quest V" - "Almighty Boss Devil Is Challenged"
#"Soft-Boiled Hero" - "Divertissement, the Fourth Movement"
#"Seiken Densetsu 2" - "Fear of the Angels"
#"Nobunaga's Ambition" - "Introduction", "Defeated Army" and "The Morning Bell"
#"Lennus" - "Nasukuoto"
#"Albert Odyssey" - "Albert Odyssey" Theme"
#"Albert Odyssey" - "God's People"
#"Kabuki Story of Heaven's Magical Barrier" - "Kabuki's Theme" and "In Retrospect"
#"Elfaria" - "Eruru's Song" and "Ending"

Orchestral Game Concert 4

Year: 1994 Conductors: Kohei Tanaka, Nobuo Kurita, Kousuke Onozaki, Keiichi Oku, Koichi Sugiyama, Yoko Kanno, Toshiyuki Watanabe Performer: Tokyo Symphony Orchestra CD Catalog #: SRCL-2736

Concert program:

#"" - "In Admiration of the Gods" and "The Final Dungeon"
#"Wild Trax (Stunt Race FX)" - "Special Trax"
#"Super Mario Bros." - "Super Mario Bros. ()"
#"Super Metroid" - "Theme of Samus Aran", "Galactic Warrior", "Big Boss BGM" and "Ending"
#"Itadaki Street 2" - "Sofie's Cavern"
#"Dragon Quest II" - "Pastorale" and "Catastrophe"
#"" - "Visiting the Harbors of the World" and "Close to Home"
#"Night of the Kamaitachi" - "Sequence"
#"Night of the Kamaitachi" - "Two People Return Alive"
#"" - "Together in the Glory of the Legend"
#"Final Fantasy VI" - "Love Oath" and "Maria and Draco"

Orchestral Game Concert 5

Year: 1996 Conductor: Koichi Sugiyama Performer: Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra CD Catalog #: SRCL-2739

Concert program:

#"Kirby Super Deluxe" - "The Gourmet Race", "Collision Theme" and "Theme Of Kirby's Triumphant Return"
#"" - "Yoshi's Athletic"
#"Donkey Kong Country" - "Water Music"
#"Fire Emblem II" - "Fire Emblem's Theme Song"
#"Dragon Quest VI" - "Evil Motive", "Satan's Castle" and "Shivering, Beating Heart"
#"Dragon Quest VI" - "Flying Bed"
#"Hercules' Glory IV" - "Atlantis' Memories", "At The Edge Of The Earth" and "Goblins' War"
#"" - "Erutsu Turbulent Journey"
#"Bounty Sword" - "Invincible Knight"
#"Iihatoovo Story" - "Iihatoovo Hymn"
#"Seiken Densetsu 3" - "Meridian Child"
#"Chrono Trigger" - "Theme Of "Chrono Trigger"

See also

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* Symphonic Game Music Concert (Germany)
* Chamber Music Game Concert (Germany)
* Eminence Symphony Orchestra
* PLAY! A Video Game Symphony
* Video Games Live

External links

* [http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc.htm OGC 1 at SoundtrackCentral]
* [http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc2.htm OGC 2 at SoundtrackCentral]
* [http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc3.htm OGC 3 at SoundtrackCentral]
* [http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc4.htm OGC 4 at SoundtrackCentral]
* [http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc5.htm OGC 5 at SoundtrackCentral]