Symphonic Odysseys
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| Orchestra |
WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln London Symphony Orchestra |
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| Choir | WDR Radio Choir Cologne London Symphony Chorus |
| Conductor |
Arnie Roth Eckehard Stier |
| Composer | Nobuo Uematsu |
| Arrangers | Jonne Valtonen, Roger Wanamo, Masashi Hamauzu, Jani Laaksonen |
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Cologne, Germany Paris, France London, England |
| Album recording | Symphonic Odysseys |
| Date(s) | July 9, 2011 June 18, 2017 June 20, 2017 |
| Supporting acts |
Benyamin Nuss Juraj Čižmarovič Mischa Cheung |
| Producer | Thomas Böcker (Merregnon Studios) |
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| Live album by WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, WDR Radio Choir Cologne, Benyamin Nuss | |
| Released | December 28, 2011 |
| Recorded | July 9, 2011 |
| Genre | Classical, Video game music |
| Length | 1:34:56 |
| Label | Dog Ear Records |
| Producer | Michael Breugst |
Symphonic Odysseys: Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu was a symphonic tribute concert held in Cologne, Germany on July 9, 2011 at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall. The concert exclusively paid homage to the work of Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu and featured music selected from his works as a video game music composer. Among the games featured were Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Last Story, King's Knight, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy Legend, and selected works from the Final Fantasy series. The concert was produced and directed by Thomas Böcker, with arrangements provided by Finnish composer and musician Jonne Valtonen, along with Roger Wanamo, Masashi Hamauzu, and Jani Laaksonen. The concert was performed by the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln and the WDR Radio Choir Cologne under conduction from Arnie Roth, with guest performers Benyamin Nuss and Juraj Čižmarovič joining the orchestra. A video recording of Symphonic Odysseys was streamed live online.
The concert was initially scheduled for a single performance, but after selling out within twelve hours a second concert was added prior in the same day in Cologne. This too sold out, resulting in a total attendance of over 4000. A third performance was held almost six years later on June 18, 2017 in Paris, and a fourth just after on June 20, 2017 in London. A recording of the concert was published as a two-disc album on December 28, 2011 by Dog Ear Records, Uematsu's own record label. The albums, along with the concerts themselves, received varied reviews, with some critics giving enthusiastic praise, especially in regards to the quality of the performance, the choice of source material, and the quality of the arrangements, while other critics greatly disliked several of the arrangements.
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