final symphony final symphony symphonic concert tour held germany continues date concert tour features arrangements video game music selected final_fantasy series specifically vii divided acts symphonic poem piano symphony vii concert produced directed arrangements provided finnish composer musician composer consultation final_fantasy composer original works composed introductory piece composed premiere concert performed guest performer joining orchestra piano following initial performance final symphony performed venues performed london centre performed times twice tokyo tokyo denmark june stockholm concert hall stockholm sweden september hall finland video stockholm performance released october album recorded abbey road studios released february album concerts heavily praised quality performance quality arrangements themes multiple pieces relying traditional medley concert production began producing orchestral concerts video game music symphonic game music concert leipzig germany production company began series concerts video game music longer elaborate arrangements themes individual pieces music games symphonic series concerts stood contrast standard concerts played straightforward orchestral versions individual songs concerts symphonic shades concert symphonic fantasies music square enix nintendo tribute symphonic fantasies symphonic featured music final_fantasy series composed said considers famous composer video game music general influential final_fantasy concert big influence concerts announced working concert music solely final_fantasy series titled final symphony idea concert proposed concert featured final_fantasy music components unlike music straightforward medley complicated arrangement asked team arrangements similar final_fantasy concerts concert felt opportunity missed create unique like arrangements especially secret section encouraged liberties source material opportunity arose hoped concert created future proposed final symphony later year got approval square_enix coordinating tokyo concert final symphony concert consisting entirely new final_fantasy arrangements years final_fantasy intended arrangements concert telling stories games order capture atmosphere games limited concert games series spread concert thin chose games vii liked music games felt previous concerts including extent failed evoke feeling games focusing battle music manner interview final_fantasy vii example stating game dark romantic hopeful story portrayed solely battle music game wanted focus longer pieces deeper storytelling concerts like series offer fans heard final symphony concert produced outside financial support regards venture undertaken date rely belief audiences respond strongly concert successful despite production costs producing concert quality wanted created arrangements concert previously worked concerts symphonic series stated unavailable project created final symphony addition arranging final fantasy music composers original pieces arranged composed music games served consultant project arrange pieces began project took months play games watch videos read reviews analyses games research arrangements pieces feel general approach video game music orchestration different style got propose tracks arranged decide soundtracks worked best piano symphonic poem symphony chose symphonic poem piano symphony movements vii gave team direction coordinated discussing deciding tracks arrange process actually creating arrangements involved feels masters art freedom create want communicating mail sharing work progress questions wish know opinion poem follows journey heroine born gift magic poem explores stages life game escapes slavery faces amnesia discovers source powers saves world insane final_fantasy game played wanted tell story game felt described arrangement difficult date originally poem going follow story group heroes focus ended dropping themes heroes length final fantasy piano arranged tell story game express series lens game inspired game story drew inspiration rest franchise series separate scenes stories feels concerts limited directly translating original works instead tie wider creative process created movements final fantasy vii symphony aspects game setting movement follows villain journey game second words drowned fireworks explores relationship movement planet crisis depicts final clash cloud tried bring moments heart game performances performance germany concert held twice day conducted previously conducted tokyo featured performed piano final fantasy piano concert performed centre london england concert video game music orchestra repeated performances premier following year concert performed locations twice tokyo tokyo denmark june stockholm concert hall stockholm sweden september hall finland conducted performances replaced tokyo stockholm concerts performed arrangements slightly modified performances new encore piece performed concert tokyo concert video game music concert japan receive standing ovation according described online famitsu magnificent bold refreshing style met applause london performance praised critics video game music online praised concert powerful performance video game classical music original sound version noted fierce applause standing london performances final symphony performed north american debut summer performance july followed july july october concert new_zealand scheduled set list album december announced producing album concert published following year unlike prior concert albums final symphony album recording performances instead studio recording abbey road studios produced especially album version concert recorded final performance originally performed performance recorded december conducted featured piano performance supervised production album album published previously published symphonic fantasies tokyo album released digital album february preview album performed british radio station classic february prior album release available recording concert video stockholm performance symphonic poem released website october physical version album released blu ray japan september releases countries announced album highly praised critics rpgfan described absolute mountain world video game music arrangement claimed complexity passion concert appreciated music fan urged mild fans source material immediately buy album praised album production values saying closest listener live performances home video game music online enthusiastically praised album declaring best album produced best video game music albums noted complexity quality arrangements calling superior ones narrow focus world class performance recording classic noted album spectacular arrangement compared best film music naming album week album reached position countries classical albums billboard charts legacy final symphony followed concert music features long arrangements like final symphony concerts majority music originally composed suite originally composed created arrangements worked viii portions arranged compositions orchestration announced concert performed centre london september later earlier performance august germany announced debut performances traveled japan perform concert times osaka september twice october performances concert include concert april hall finland june concert stockholm sweden
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