From PLAY! A Video Game Symphony:
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 16, 2006 - Today, JMP Productions announced that Nobuo Uematsu's music from Blue Dragon will be performed exclusively for the first time at PLAY!'s premiere in Chicago on Saturday, May 27, 2006. The video game is designed by Final Fantasy series originator Hironobu Sakaguchi. The presentation of Blue Dragon at the concert will include never seen before visuals from the highly-anticipated Xbox 360 title. PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is a symphony concert world-tour featuring music from a catalogue of blockbuster video game titles.
Blue Dragon is an RPG developed by veterans of the video game industry, bringing together Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi with Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama providing character designs, and Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu contributing the soundtrack.
Says Jason Michael Paul: "We are pulling out all the stops for this once in a lifetime event at the PLAY! premiere. Come be a part of what promises to be a show of many firsts in the US and worldwide for that matter. I am just truly grateful to have the opportunity to give a sneak peek to one of the most anticipated video games that the world has ever seen. The inclusion of Blue Dragon into the program only further legitimizes this concert as being the marquee event of the year.".
All tickets for the world-premiere of PLAY! including the VIP meet and greet are available at the box office, Ticketmaster locations, by credit card at 312-559-1212 or on the internet at www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1009980.
Video game composers Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, Koji Kondo, Jeremy Soule, Akira Yamaoka, Yuzo Koshiro, Jason Hayes and Marty O'Donnell will attend the VIP meet and greet in Chicago.
Additional tour dates including ticket information are available at the
official PLAY! website at www.play-symphony.com/tickets.php. So far, PLAY! concerts have been announced for Chicago, Stockholm, Detroit, Philadelphia, Vienna (Virginia) and Toronto.
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