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Posted by: Gabe 19th June 2009 05:17 |
I don't know if anyone else has been able to see Arnie Roth conducting Uematsu's masterpieces, but I just back from a show not too long ago and it was absolutely amazing. Hearing his music how it was always intended to be heard was absolutely amazing. I haven't played a Final Fantasy since 9, but I was still able to appreciate the music from 10-12 that was played. If you ever have a chance to go see this show, its well worth it! Our show was very special; we were gifted with the world premiere of Man with the Machine Gun (which was AWESOME!) and Kiss Me Goodbye from Final Fantasy 12 was last performed three years ago and hadn't been played in concert since. Unfortunately, some how time was running short and he had to cut Swing De Chocobo (no biggie) and FF6 - Terra. No love lost though. The Setlist (I can't remember it in particular order, for the most part): Liberi Fatali - FF8 Don't Be Afraid - FF9 To Zanarkand - FF10 Ronfaure - FF11 Theme of Love - FF4 Dear Friends - FF5 Vamo' alla Flamenco - FF9 Medley - FF1-3 Intermission Opening - Bombing Mission - FF7 Distant Worlds - FF11 Kiss Me Goodbye - FF12 Man With the Machine Gun - FF8 Opera "Maria and Draco" - FF6 One Winged Angel - FF7 The conductor, Arnie Roth, had said to keep your eyes peeled for another concert tour in December. So if you weren't able to attend this round of touring, keep your eyes peeled! |
Posted by: Death Penalty 21st June 2009 23:37 |
I've actually really wanted to go to this concert! So this is great news! |
Posted by: RelmArrowney 22nd June 2009 11:21 |
Agreed, I'd like to see tour dates as soon as they come out. They've got a pretty good song selection, and I've always wanted to see Nobuo Uematsu's music live, but that hasn't really been an option. |
Posted by: Gabe 22nd June 2009 19:25 |
As far as I know, they were just in Dallas this past weekend. |
Posted by: Mr Thou 4th May 2015 09:19 |
Overdone as it might be, One Winged Angel is still magnificient, even if it's the obvious choice for an encore. I went to Distant Worlds on January 13th, 2013 in Paris, and man did we get a run for ou money! Here's the setlist at the time : Prelude (Final Fantasy Series) Liberi Fatali (Final Fantasy VIII) To Zanarkand (Final Fantasy X) Don't Be Afraid (Final Fantasy VIII) Memoro de la Stono ~ Distant Worlds (Final Fantasy XI) J-E-N-O-V-A (Final Fantasy VII) You're Not Alone (Final Fantasy IX) Blinded By Light (Final Fantasy XIII) Eyes On Me (Final Fantasy VIII) Chocobo Medley 2012 (Final Fantasy Series) Opening - Bombing Mission (Final Fantasy VII) Dark World (Final Fantasy VI) Fisherman's Horizon (Final Fantasy VIII) The Man with the Machine Gun (Final Fantasy VIII) Aerith's Theme (Final Fantasy VII) Suteki Da Ne (Final Fantasy X) Battle With The Four Fiends (Final Fantasy IV) Battle Medley (part 1) : Battle at the Big Bridge (Final Fantasy V) Battle Medley (part 2) : Fight with Seymour (Final Fantasy X) Battle Medley (part 3) : Let the Battle Begin ! (Final Fantasy VII) Battle Medley (part 4) : Victory Theme (Final Fantasy Series) Terra (Final Fantasy VI) Encore: One-Winged Angel (Final Fantasy VII) Pieces were mainly from FF7 and FF8, these two composing more than half of the total number of tracks, which some of the fans present found irritating (it was a fullhouse, of course, with even people sitting on stairs!). I didn't mind much : I might hate FF8 with a fury, the score is its only redeeming quality. I would however had liked hearing some tracks from FF9... My girlfriend was here as well, so I spent some time explaining the context and everything. She did recognize FF7 on screen, but she couldn't understand some of my reactions, so took the intermission to explain her a couple of stuff, including why everyone in the audience was screaming and clapping when seeing the little guy named Uematsu in the audience. She was however having a lot of fun watching the cosplayer, including a guy dressed as Cloud, with a very nicely done Buster Sword to boot. So, some people might have noticed 2 bolded tracks up here : they have in common the participation of Nobuo Uematsu himself, at the request of Arnie North! The only condition from Uematsu was for North to play as well at the same time, so he picks up a violin, while Uematsu sits behind the piano to play FF6's Dark World theme... Man that was good, a proper moment in time, with childhood memories rushing back... Uematsu came back for the Encore, to join the choir for One-Winged-Angel. We had the good fortune after the show to pass by the artists' entrance while the band was leaving, some of them were still extatic with what happened to them, being big fans that had the chance to sing just next to the composer himself... Overall, it was a great experience, one I think a music fan should definitely do. |
Posted by: Rangers51 1st April 2017 14:42 |
I went to my second DW last night, the first time the show has come to New Orleans. It was another quality show, but sadly not as different as I would have hoped from two years ago. Unfortunately, the 30th Anniversary program doesn't start until July, so those lucky people will be the ones to get a fresh program. Arnie Roth seemed mildly embarrassed every time he had to preface a song by saying "this is the 25th Anniversary medley of..." or something similar; I think he's ready to be able to roll out some new stuff. Here's the setlist they played:
Intermission
Encore: One Winged Angel (FF7) |
Posted by: Rangers51 4th December 2019 19:51 |
I didn't think anyone would want this as a brand new newspost, but the fifth album of Distant Worlds recordings just came out last month. If anyone is interested in buying it, here's an AmaCoN link: https://amzn.to/33RrYmm |
Posted by: His Shadow 15th July 2020 19:27 |
Quote (Rangers51 @ 4th December 2019 14:51) I didn't think anyone would want this as a brand new newspost, but the fifth album of Distant Worlds recordings just came out last month. If anyone is interested in buying it, here's an AmaCoN link: https://amzn.to/33RrYmm All the distant world tracks are now on Apple Music. I am loving them I hope they come back to Chicago one day |