FINAL SYMPHONY & SYMPHONIC FANTASIES TOKYO: DELUXE DOUBLE CD

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(Please note this item is not available in Japan*)

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Album:
Final Symphony & Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo

Performed By:
London Symphony Orchestra & Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Release Date:
December 2016

Artwork:

Final Symphony:
Illustrations by Tom Baxter
(https://tombaxter.wordpress.com)
Additional Graphics by Caspar Newbolt
(https://versionindustries.com)

Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo:
Illustrations by Johnny Di-Doi
(http://www.jsdidoi.com)
Additional Graphics by Petherton Press

Product Information:

Final Symphony:
Double CD in Triple Gatefold Sleeve
Recorded and Mastered at Abbey Road Studios
Presented in deluxe card gatefold sleeve
Includes music from Final Fantasy® VI, VII & X

Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo:
Double CD in Triple Gatefold Sleeve
Presented in deluxe card gatefold sleeve
Includes music from Kingdom Hearts, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross
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Following the unprecedented, sell-out success of live shows across the globe, Laced Records have teamed up with Merregnon Studios and Square Enix to bring you the Final Symphony & Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo deluxe double CD bundle edition.

Recorded, mixed and mastered at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra, Final Symphony features arrangements from Final Fantasy VI, VII & X, while Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo, performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, includes music from some of Square Enix’s most cherished role-playing franchises, including Kingdom Hearts, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross.

The chart-topping Final Symphony features the talents of conductor Eckehard Stier and solo pianist Katharina Treutler, both of whom delighted audiences during the award-winning tour, with the entire production overseen by illustrious Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu.

Originally performed in 2012, Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo was the first all-European video game concert production to take place in Japan. More than 4600 fans were in attendance, and the concerts sold out within days. Fresh off the back of a sold-out concert at London’s Barbican, Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo is a tour de force of orchestral composition and performance, conducted by Eckehard Stier, with exclusive arrangements by Merregnon Studios’ Jonne Valtonen and Roger Wanamo.

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All images shown here are mock-ups.

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TRACK-LISTING:

Final Symphony

Disc 1
Fantasy Overture - Circle within a Circle within a Circle (4:08)
FINAL FANTASY VI - Symphonic Poem: Born with the Gift of Magic (18:08)
FINAL FANTASY X - Piano Concerto I. Zanarkand (8:18)
FINAL FANTASY X - Piano Concerto II. Inori (6:36)
FINAL FANTASY X - Piano Concerto III. Kessen (4:21)
Encore: FINAL FANTASY X. Suteki da ne (3:43)

Disc 2
FINAL FANTASY VII - Symphony in Three Movements I. Nibelheim Incident (13:43)
FINAL FANTASY VII - Symphony in Three Movements II. Words Drowned by Fireworks (13:38)
FINAL FANTASY VII - Symphony in Three Movements III. The Planet's Crisis (14:07)
Encore: FINAL FANTASY VII. Continue? (4:36)
Encore: FINAL FANTASY Series. Fight, Fight, Fight! (3:18)

CREDITS:
Music composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Jonne Valtonen

Music arranged by Jonne Valtonen, Roger Wanamo and Masashi Hamauzu

Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Eckehard Stier
Leader: Tomo Keller
Piano: Katharina Treutler

Creator, Director and Executive Producer: Thomas Böcker

Music recorded and mixed by Simon Rhodes at Abbey Road Studios
Music mastered by Simon Gibson and Sean Magee (vinyl) at Abbey Road Studios
Music recorded, mixed and mastered December 2014 / January 2015 / April 2016

Special Thanks: Square Enix Co. Ltd.

Final Symphony & Final Symphony II © & ℗ 2013-2016 Merregnon Studios. Licensed by Square Enix.

FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark or trademark of Square Enix Group Co., Ltd.

Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo

Disc 1
Fanfare Overture (3:09)
Fantasy I: Kingdom Hearts (15:53)
Fantasy II: Secret of Mana (18:54)

Disc 2
Fantasy III: Chrono Trigger / Chrono Cross (16:36)
Fantasy IV: Final Fantasy (18:37)
Encore: Final Boss Suite (7:41)
Bonus: Final Fantasy X. Suteki da ne (3:43)

CREDITS:

Music composed by Yoko Shimomura, Hiroki Kikuta, Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu, and Jonne Valtonen

Music arranged by Jonne Valtonen and Roger Wanamo

Performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus
Conductor: Eckehard Stier
Choir Master: Keita Matsui
Piano: Benyamin Nuss
Darbouka: Rony Barrak

Creator, Director and Executive Producer: Thomas Böcker

Recorded by scoreworkers
Recording Engineer: Jin Choi
Mix and Mastering: Stephan Cahen
Recording Support: Studio TonMeister (Kazuhiko Misumi, Katsuya Otaki)

Local Promoters: Harmonics International Co. Ltd. (Koji Suga, Masako Suga, Tomoko Akaboshi)
PROMAX Inc. (Norimitsu Iijima, Shinichiro Takasugi, Satomi Takahashi)
Interpreter: Andreas Wollny

Special Thanks: Square Enix Co. Ltd.

Symphonic Fantasies © & ℗ 2009-2016 Merregnon Studios. Licensed by Square Enix.

Kingdom Hearts © Disney. Developed by Square Enix Co., Ltd. © 2002 Walt Disney Music Company. All Rights Reserved.
Secret of Mana © 1993 Square Enix Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Chrono Trigger © 1995, 2008, 2011 Square Enix Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Illustration © 1995 BIRD STUDIO / SHUEISHA.
Chrono Cross © 1999 Square Enix Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. © 1999 Septima Ley & Square Enix Co., Ltd. Character Design © 1999 Nobuteru Yuuki.
Final Fantasy © 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1997 Square Enix Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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