Symphonic Game Music Concert
The European Symphonic Game Music Concert-series (also called GC Concerts) started in 2003 (08 / 20).
The first historic concert took place at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig in Germany, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra under direction of Andy Brick. This sold-out event appeared to be the first video game music concert outside of Japan ever. The second concert took place in 2004 (08 / 18), conducted by Andy Brick, performed by the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague. Once again, the event was sold-out, this time three weeks before the actual concert. The third concert is scheduled for 2005 (08 / 17). The European Symphonic Game Music Concerts are the official opening ceremonies of Europe's biggest trading fair for video games, the GC Games Convention.
Image:Spielemusikkonzert_2004_5.jpg|Gewandhaus Leipzig
Image:Spielemusikkonzert_2004.jpg|FILMharmonic Orchestra
Image:Spielemusikkonzert_2004_2.jpg|Andy Brick
Image:Spielemusikkonzert_2004_3.jpg|Final Fantasy Opera
Well-known game music composers such as Nobuo Uematsu, Akira Yamaoka, Yuzo Koshiro, Chris Huelsbeck, Olof Gustafsson, Richard Jacques, Christopher Lennertz, Allister Brimble and many others attended the events.
The concerts
First Symphonic Game Music Concert
Year: 2003
Conductor: Andy Brick
Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra Song listing (game and music title): - Official Opening Fanfare - Games Convention 2003
- Headhunter / - Suite
- Final Fantasy VII - Aeris's Theme
- Outcast - Suite
- Merregnon Soundtrack - Volume 2 - Suite
- Shenmue - Main Theme
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Main Theme
- Quest For Glory V: Dragon Fire - Overture
- Mafia - The City Of Lost Heaven - Main Theme
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Suite
- Spellforce - The Order of Dawn - Introduction
- Primal - Suite
- The Legend of Zelda - The Wind Waker - The Great Sea
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield - Suite
- Apidya - Suite
- Medal of Honor - Suite
- Final Fantasy - Final Fantasy
Second Symphonic Game Music Concert
Year: 2004
Conductor: Andy Brick
Orchestra: FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
Song listing (game and music title): - Official Opening Fanfare - Games Convention 2004
- Final Fantasy VII - Let The Battles Begin!
- EverQuest II - Thundering Steppes
- Stalker - Shadow of Chernobyl - Medley
- Starship Troopers - Medley
- Max Payne 2 - Main Theme
- Super Mario Bros - Medley
- ActRaiser - Medley
- Monkey Island - Medley
- Hitman - Medley
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy - Main Theme
- Metal Gear Solid - Main Theme
- Final Fantasy VI - Opera: Maria and Draco
- Turrican - Medley
See also - Orchestral Game Concert
- Final Fantasy Music Concert
External link - Official website GC Games Convention
- Official website Symphonic Game Music Concert - series
- Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
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