Marie wrote on Dec 8
th, 2008 at 9:21pm:
Meredith and I went to see Video Games Live on Friday, and I came away with only one word to describe it:
Amazing.The concert was incredible. I can't believe how many big names were part of the show. Christopher Tin, the composer of "Baba Tetu" for Civilization IV, participated in a live Q&A via Skype. Michael Salvatori, composer for the Halo series, talked to the audience for awhile and met with the crowd after the show.
One of the emcees, Tommy Tallarico, was the composer for Earthworm Jim, Messiah, and Advent Rising. The other Emcee, Jack Wall, composed Mass Effect, Jade Empire, Splinter Cell, and the Myst series. Both of them were incredible, and the orchestra and choir really rose to the occasion.
The concert covered an incredible amount of ground. Zelda, Mario, Final Fantasy, Sonic, Tetris, and Metal Gear solid were all prominently featured. The Kalamazoo concert was one of the first events that featured a medley from the "number one most-requested game," Chrono Trigger! As you guys know, Chrono Trigger is my favorite game of all time, and I went absolutely nuts with the rest of the crowd when it was announced!
More later!
-b0b
(...is still psyched.)