Play! A Video Game Symphony

[MackTheHunter]

http://www.play-symphony.com/

Basically a huge symphony orchestra that does tours and gets huge amounts of money because all they play is music from video games.

And it's so loving worth it to listen.

Not only does the music sound fantastic, but it's quite close to the original. There are a few mishaps here and there but it's still good.


Here are a few examples of ones that I enjoy:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2unSXEPyYKQ - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Holy forget JIZZ IN MY PANTS)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op7MGTvsxHg - Battlefield (Wonderful! I love it :D)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc5Qfrt53Lg - World of Warcraft (Very awesome, althought I've never seen/played)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5tDlY2d01s - Guild Wars (Amazing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAdk5Qx-AkM - Kingdom Hearts (Sounds fantastic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da20AYQc_5w - Silent Hill 2 (Never player/seen, but it's still good)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBqjgz_raKY - Halo (Not for me, but other hardcore Halo fans will enjoy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGIpMaPZIYM - Super Mario (Not just awesome, but hilarious)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPSI-2JC8rs - Legend of Zelda (loving gorgeous)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpecaI60nRA - Metal Gear Solid (Cooooooooooool)

Also: Does not deserve to go in Games because the thread is about an orchestra, not just video games

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[Raeyok]

These are loving awesome. I don't think I've ever heard a symphony do a better job of reproducing video game music.

[Zephyrs]

OH MY loving GOD, THIS IS AMAZING!

I really want to play Oblivion right now.

[Packer]

They're alright, I listen to allot of symphony's and these guys over use single instruments a lot which is really annoying.

[tails]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5tDlY2d01s

[JD]

Not only is their music almost exact to the original, it sounds BETTER, because usually the original music is synthesized.

Scuze me?

[Packer]

Scuze me?

Yeah I was about to touch on that, they miss half of each songs beats, like Castlevania, they had about 60 seconds of the actual game music and the rest it just nonsense extra. They also don't always keep to the beat of the songs, which is really annoying at times.

EDIT: Or they use the stuff versions of the songs.

[tails]

Although GWEN is way too slow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5tDlY2d01s#t=4m00s
vs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejafLR6jb0g

[JD]

Yeah I was about to touch on that, they miss half of each songs beats, like Castlevania, they had about 60 seconds of the actual game music and the rest it just nonsense extra. They also don't always keep to the beat of the songs, which is really annoying at times.

EDIT: Or they use the stuff versions of the songs.

Exactly. :)

[WhoDa?]

I listened to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2D8Mxs_XOI and I almost cried manly tears

OH THE NOSTALGIA !!!

[ZSNO]

I perfer Video Games Live. I saw them 2 weeks ago in Detriot.

[MackTheHunter]

I perfer Video Games Live. I saw them 2 weeks ago in Detriot.

They didn't do TES:IV.

This makes me cry.

[Qwepir]

I can't see the videos right now, which Battlefield is it?

[KadeBL_ID12958]

Holy forget i jizzed

[IkeTheGeneric]

Oh god, the Silent hill 2 one is perfect