Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy

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Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy is a concert tour featuring music from the Final Fantasy video game series that began touring on December, 4 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. It is aimed to become a worldwide tour.^[1]

Contents 1 Description 2 CD Recording 3 Setlist (world premiere Stockholm December 4, 2007) 4 Tour locations 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Description

Produced by AWR Music Productions, LLC, the series of concerts features music conducted by Arnie Roth and composed by Nobuo Uematsu who is well known for his work on the music in the Final Fantasy series.^[2] Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Final Fantasy, the two-hour long concerts include music from every single game of the series (with the exception of Final Fantasy XII). Giant video screens display video and art stills in order to accompany the music being played.

[edit] CD Recording

Released on December 4, 2007 (the same day as the opening concert in Sweden), the "Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy" CD features the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and features most songs performed at the concert. The CD is sold at all of the concert venues and online at the official website.^[3]

Track listing [4]

"Opening - Bombing Mission" (FINAL FANTASY VII) – 4:03 "Liberi Fatali" (FINAL FANTASY VIII) – 3:15 "Aerith's Theme" (FINAL FANTASY VII) – 5:48 "Fisherman's Horizon" (FINAL FANTASY VIII) – 4:52 "Don't be Afraid" (FINAL FANTASY VIII) – 3:45 "Memoro de la Stono - Distant Worlds" (FINAL FANTASY XI) – 8:41 "Medley 2002" (FINAL FANTASY I-III) – 8:04 "Theme of Love" (FINAL FANTASY IV) – 5:22 "Vamo' alla Flamenco" (FINAL FANTASY IX) – 4:14 "Love Grows" (FINAL FANTASY VIII) – 5:10 "Opera "Maria and Draco" (FINAL FANTASY VI) – 12:15 "Swing de Chocobo" (FINAL FANTASY series) - 4:32 "One-Winged Angel" (FINAL FANTASY VII) - 4:25

[edit] Setlist (world premiere Stockholm December 4, 2007)

01. Final Fantasy VIII - Liberi Fatali
02. Final Fantasy X - To Zanarkand
03. Final Fantasy VIII - Don't be Afraid
04. Final Fantasy VII - Aerith's Theme
05. Final Fantasy I-III - Medley 2002
06. Final Fantasy V - Dear Friends
07. Final Fantasy IX - Vamo' alla Flamenco
08. Final Fantasy series - Main Theme

- Intermission -

09. Final Fantasy VII - Opening Bombing Mission
10. Final Fantasy VIII - Fisherman's Horizon
11. Final Fantasy XI - Memoro de la Stono - Distant Worlds
12. Final Fantasy IV - Theme of Love
13. Final Fantasy series - Swing de Chocobo
14. Final Fantasy III DS - Opening
15. Final Fantasy VIII - Love Grows
16. Final Fantasy VI - Opera "Maria and Draco"

- Encore -

x17. Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme
x18. Final Fantasy VII - One-Winged Angel

[edit] Tour locations

• December 4, 2007 — Stockholm, Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
• March 1, 2008 — Chicago, IL at the Rosemont Theatre by Chicagoland Pops Orchestra
• TBA Seoul, South Korea
• January and February, 2009 Tour in Australia and New Zealand

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy
• Dear Friends -Music from Final Fantasy-
• Symphonic Game Music Concert
• Orchestral Game Concert
• PLAY! A Video Game Symphony

[edit] External links

• Distant Worlds Official Site: Homepage for the Distant Worlds concert series.
• Square Enix Music Online: Comprehensive Review of Distant Worlds CD.

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