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Last night was the VGO concert at Symphony Hall, which was incredible. The program was divided into two sections: the first part, they performed arrangements from film and television, such as The Lord of the Rings, Steel Magnolias, and Back to the Future (the last of which had the actual composer, Alan Silvestri, conducting). The second half was from video games, and is what is "standard" for the VGO. However, this time it was a full orchestra plus rock band in Symphony Hall. It started with the Super Mario Bros. suite, and then got more awesome from there. Myst, which is new for them since they usually don't play Western video game music. "Baba Yetu" from Civ IV with full choir. The Afrika suite with Wataru Hokoyama conducting. The Metal Gear Solid suite, with "Snake Eater" performed by a young woman with a seriously impressive set of pipes. The Final Fantasy VII suite, which, yes, meant "One-Winged Angel" with full orchestra and choir. And ending with a rendition of "Scar of Time" from Chrono Cross, which never gets old, because it has the most crazy-awesome flute and violin solos in existence. (I swear to god, the music was the best part of that game.)
I like it when I get "culture"!
Speaking of music, I rediscovered my absolute adoration of Matthew Good's music, after not paying attention for roughly 5 years. Which is somewhat ironic since one of two posters hanging in my room is a poster from the 2003 Avalanche tour. This meant I discovered two studio albums, a live album, and that a new one is coming out next month. My wallet kind of hates me right now. But my ears don't! And I discovered that Matthew Good still pretty much writes the soundtrack to my life. I really wish I had had Hospital Music back in 2007 when it came out. :/
(I'm back to playing around with mixes and playlists, so don't be surprised if post a thing. I might try something new and have it appear as a Grooveshark playlist instead of a downloadable .zip for streaming listening. And legality. Unsure though. Thoughts?)
I like it when I get "culture"!
Speaking of music, I rediscovered my absolute adoration of Matthew Good's music, after not paying attention for roughly 5 years. Which is somewhat ironic since one of two posters hanging in my room is a poster from the 2003 Avalanche tour. This meant I discovered two studio albums, a live album, and that a new one is coming out next month. My wallet kind of hates me right now. But my ears don't! And I discovered that Matthew Good still pretty much writes the soundtrack to my life. I really wish I had had Hospital Music back in 2007 when it came out. :/
(I'm back to playing around with mixes and playlists, so don't be surprised if post a thing. I might try something new and have it appear as a Grooveshark playlist instead of a downloadable .zip for streaming listening. And legality. Unsure though. Thoughts?)
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