The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and AWR Music Productions have announced that the internationally acclaimed concert experience Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy will be held at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall from the 23rd to the 25th of July.
The concert, performed by The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, will feature various themes and songs from the Final Fantasy franchise, including games like Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy XIV, and the most recent Final Fantasy XVI.
Audiences are set to experience music from Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu, including Hymn of the Fayth/The Sending, Zanarkand, and Suteki da ne, which will also be performed by the Japanese original vocalist RIKKI, in her Australian debut.
The concert will feature the world premiere concert performance of Thunder Plains from Final Fantasy X, composed by Masashi Hamauzu, who will also be in attendance.
Finally, the concert will also be conducted by Grammy Award–winning maestro Arnie Roth, with more than 100 musicians and choristers taking to the stage, also to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy X.
Tickets will go on sale from 10 am on Wednesday, the 25th of February, and more information, including ticket prices and specific start times for each concert date, can be found HERE.
Featured header image provided by MSO.
