Recently, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra teamed with Manami Matsumae, Takashi Tateishi, Yasuaki Fujita, and Harumi Fujita to put together the following live performance to pay tribute to the Mega Man series with a suite
of orchestral pieces:
Not exact matches
LE BARBEQUE RESTAURANT — The tuxedoed, five -
piece orchestral group begins a selection
of Strauss waltzes as you are being seated.
On a chilly Saturday evening in March, unfazed by more than 6 inches
of new snow, hundreds
of people crowded into Shriver Hall at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore to hear the East Coast premiere
of «Cosmic Dust,» an
orchestral piece set to images
of deep space.
Melville asked me for a minimalist
piece of music in the
orchestral spirit
of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
The humour
of the writing and the main performances is wonderful, and the ambiguity
of it all is tantalising... set against the backdrop
of a 60 -
piece orchestral score by Radiohead's own Jonny Greenwood.
Surprisingly subtle as it builds up, the
piece explodes into an
orchestral tour - de-force with spectacular action music for brass and strings, a first - rate
piece of film music.
On the other hand, the audio is fantastic with gratifying sound effects and a diverse soundtrack that consists
of a lot
of catchy tunes and appropriate dramatic
orchestral pieces that suit the hectic action.
The two crowd - pleasers are «The Mission» and «Cleared Iranian Airspace»,
pieces of warm, fully -
orchestral Americana that might come as a bit
of a surprise to die - hard fans
of the composer but which somehow actually blend in rather well with the rest
of the score.
They kiss gently, and the spooning session is
of a
piece with the movie's skyward - tipping Terrence Malick — like shots, composer Daniel Hart's aching
orchestral shimmers, and fields
of swirling stars.
The soundtrack is full
of fanciful
orchestral pieces and the effects
of Pikmin cheerfully yelping and chirping adds a lot
of fun to the equation.
The soundtrack is okay; there are some nice
pieces of orchestral music, but they seem a tad underplayed.
Sumptuous images
of art and architecture are accompanied by
orchestral music, all adding to the pitch - perfect ambience
of this precise and poetic period
piece.
In his approach to scoring the film, Cacavas uses modern jazz / pop sensibilities to score the villains
of the
piece, saving the traditional
orchestral writing for Van Helsing and his associates.
In Rose's half
of the story, which is shot as a b & w silent film, it's the by turns merry and ominous
orchestral pieces that set the tone.
It's the true star
of Wonderstruck, a strange and varied
piece of work, swells
of orchestral strings giving way to electric guitar, alternately soaring and lilting.
While playing the game, we've listened to
orchestral pieces reminiscent
of film soundtracks from the 80s.
''... Microsoft Publishing is pushing the epic «Halo Wars 2,» which combines a 80 -
piece orchestral score by Gordy Haab (recorded with union players on Fox's Newman Stage) combined with electronic music written and performed by Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White
of Finishing Move.
If you're old enough to remember seeing Disney's music film Fantasia — either during the original release in theaters (you must be really old), VHS, TV or even the sequel that came out in 1999, I'm pretty sure that you most likely imagined what would have happened if you were in the apprentice's shoes, making objects dance around the room at your leisure to the tune
of epic
orchestral pieces.
Sonically, the title's
orchestral pieces are suitably majestic and evocative, complementing each step
of Link's journey.
For Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special and its PSP successor, Matsuo made
orchestral arrangements
of numerous
pieces from the numbered Final Fantasy series while Sugiyama handled Dragon Quest arrangements.
His latest role as a synthesizer operator was Takeharu Ishimoto's Final Fantasy Type 0, where he maximised the potential
of a range
of rock and
orchestral pieces on the PSP.
I'm doubly pleased that the arranger
of the
piece is Andreas Hedlund, who was also responsible for the fan favorite tracks Techno Dungeon and Air Combat on my recent Kickstarter album Turrican —
Orchestral Selections, and I can promise you that the quality is amazing.
While this is a bit
of a disappointment, as this is my favorite portion
of the
piece, it's still awesome to have a live
orchestral version
of Chrono Cross music on CD.
• Thousands
of passionate fans
of The Legend
of Zelda series celebrating the series» 25th anniversary • Costumed attendees dressed as their favorite characters from The Legend
of Zelda series • Kids and adults enjoying a unique
orchestral concert experience together • A live 70 -
piece orchestra and choir mesmerizing the crowd with music from the beloved Zelda series
Each music level is a zany tribute to a well - known
piece of music (with the exception
of a wonderful original
orchestral piece) drawing inspiration from sources as varied as Anthrax, Survivor and Ram Jam.
Its abundance
of melodious Koji Kondo
orchestral pieces easily put it up among the Zelda franchise's best musical scores.
and, like most Kirby games, a beautiful musical score that will, sadly, probably become underappreciated (the game playfully uses
orchestral pieces for most stages, whether original or remixed tunes, while the aforementioned secret stages pull a classic track right out
of Kirby's past).
The bleak - as - hell atmosphere follows FromSoftware tradition and the soul - wrenching
orchestral pieces that fill the air in each zone add a lot
of intensity to battles, both big and small.
«The Last Hope» was a one - night performance
piece held at the Museum
of Arts and Design in New York in which Lizzi Bougatsos engaged with the late artist Harry Bertoia «s mid-century Sonambient sculptures to create a partially improvised
orchestral composition.
É Lobro, an anagram
of Boleró, Maurice Ravel's 1928 iconic modernist
orchestral piece, was inspired by the composer's psychosexual relationship to the mechanic.
Known for her sublime and intimate documentary portraits, here Honigmann combines full
orchestral performances with individual musicians speaking about specific instruments and musical
pieces, interactions with concertgoers from different cultural backgrounds, and the dynamics
of the musicians» lives on the road.