The Eminence Symphony Orchestra will use the power of music to transport audiences into the fantasy worlds of popular electronic games during three Night in Fantasia 2007 - Symphonic Games Edition concerts to be held in Sydney and Melbourne in over the next two weekends.

Unlike previous ‘fantasia’ themed concerts, the three concerts – two in Sydney and one in Melbourne - will bring to life the musical scores from the latest and greatest computer games, including World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Super Mario Brothers, Kingdom Hearts series, Metal Gear Solid series, Final Fantasy series, Shadow of the Colossus, Tales of Legendia, Xenosaga, Chrono Cross, Soulcalibur series, Tekken series and many more.

The 60 piece Eminence Symphony Orchestra will be accompanied by a 30 piece choir and visually supported by live footage and memorable moments from some of the most popular video games which will be projected onto a giant screen.

The concerts will also be attended by some of the most famous composers and orchestrators of the video game industry, including Yoko Shimoumura – composer of Kingdom Hearts series and Final Fantasy Versus XIII; Hitoshi Sakimoto – composer of Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy Tactics; Yasunori Mitsuda – composer of Chrono Trigger and Xenogeaers; Kow Otani – composer of Shadow of the Colossus and Haibane Renmai; Shiro Hamaguchi – orchestrator and arranger of the Final Fantasy series; Masaru Shiina – composer of Tales of Legendia, Tekken: Dark Resurrection and Ace Combat 3; and Junichi Nakatsuru – Composer of Soul Calibur series and Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War.

The Eminence Symphony Orchestra will present another concert series, focusing solely on anime music, later in the year.

Night in Fantasia 2007 – Symphonic Games Edition concert-goers will have the opportunity to meet with the composers of their favourite gaming musical scores as well as the chance to win door prizes and purchase a wide range of Eminence’s merchandise.

A Night in Fantasia 2007 – Symphonic Games Edition is the Eminence Symphony Orchestra’s biggest and boldest concert to date.

Sydney
Dates: Friday 20 & Saturday 21 April
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: The Sydney Town Hall
Bookings: via Books Kinokuniya

Melbourne
Date: Friday 27 April
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre
Bookings: Ticketmaster