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I would just die if I got to see FFXIII's OST performed live. That sounds amazing.
Alas, NY is far away.
Alas, NY is far away.
I want to go cause I enjoy listening to FF music and enjoy listening to the FFXIII OST. If it is possible, I want to hear the opera scene from FFVI done live.
I've been playing and enjoying the FF series since the first installment on the NES. I've enjoyed every game that I've played and loved the music just as much. It would be an honor and a privilege to be able to see the wonderful music performed live. I would love to hear the FF main theme as well as the opera theme from FFVI.
I'd have to say FFXI's OST is one of the best I've ever heard. Just booting up Ronfaure's theme is enough to draw a single manly tear.
I'm a bit sad that there won't be any FFXI tracks at this event, but almost everything Uematsu touches turns to magic, so I wouldn't be worried if I just ... 'happened' to be selected.
Dale, how many sexual favors is this going to take? I can dress up as JRPG character of your choice if you really wanted that kind of thing.
I'm a bit sad that there won't be any FFXI tracks at this event, but almost everything Uematsu touches turns to magic, so I wouldn't be worried if I just ... 'happened' to be selected.
Dale, how many sexual favors is this going to take? I can dress up as JRPG character of your choice if you really wanted that kind of thing.
Terra's Theme is on both nights! I have wanted to hear this live so bad, all the recordings on YouTube sound so scratchy.
I've been dreaming to see this all the time. I'd be so happy to see Theme of Love to be played there. Also Melody of Life is a must, too.
I would like to go because me and my girlfriend have yet to go on a real date and this would be perfect because she is a huge Final Fantasy fan. I also only live about 25 mins away by train
Ive been playing Final Fantasy games for most of my gaming years and it has been my favorite series once I played FF2 (FFIV) on the SNES so long ago. Im a fan of orchestral/classical music so this would be absolutely amazing to go and see. Id be pretty much glad to hear anything from Final Fantasy 8 since its my favorite in the series.
Plus I could take someone with me who would probably enjoy it very much as well. ^_~ gotta help me out
Plus I could take someone with me who would probably enjoy it very much as well. ^_~ gotta help me out
I would like to go because me and my girlfriend have yet to go on a real date and this would be perfect because she is a huge Final Fantasy fan. I also only live about 25 mins away by train. The FF7 Battle Won song would be pretty awesome to hear done by an Orchestra and any song from ff10 would please me enormously
I must have watched the Tour de Japon videos on Youtube over 10 times each. I guess that's not much, but I also had the album on my mp3 player and listened to it constantly while working at Little Caesars. It was okay--there weren't any customers at the time!
Hearing "You're not Alone" and "To Zanarkand" performed live would be amazing, since even the recording of the performances makes my adrenal glands swell. I hope whoever get to go really loves the music, cause that would be a sweet treat! Mmmm.
Hearing "You're not Alone" and "To Zanarkand" performed live would be amazing, since even the recording of the performances makes my adrenal glands swell. I hope whoever get to go really loves the music, cause that would be a sweet treat! Mmmm.
I deserve to go because I didn't complain about final fantasy 13. In fact, I loved it.
Personally I would love to hear Terra's Theme. I would be satisfied if they just played that and called it a night.
Personally I would love to hear Terra's Theme. I would be satisfied if they just played that and called it a night.
I would love to hear Terra's theme live! I've been a long time fan of Final Fantasy and Uematsu's work. FFVI will always hold a special spot in my childhood. Also NYC is a stones throw away! Best of luck to everyone!
Man. I wish I was close to new york, I would hope that they play the final fantasy 6 epilogue. I really wanna hear that woth "real" instruments
I would like to go Distant Worlds because I have been a fan of Final Fantasy since the first one and have played every game since. It is one of my favorite game series still to this day, I loved XIII even though others didn't. As a plus I also live in Brooklyn not too far from BAM as well.
Well. I probably can't come up with a good enough reason as to why I should have these. I will mention, though, that recently I got Mega Ran's Black Materia album in which all of the music is made from the tracks in FFVII. As each different song started up, a new feeling would wash over me, and it was strange at first. I would remember finding out about Nanaki's father, or being afraid of Jenova. Hearing about Barret and Dyne, or saving Aerith from the Turks. FFVII was one of my first PlayStation games and my first RPG. It came with no manual, so I had to just figure out the systems and buttons on my own, which was probably confusing, as I imagine only being about ten or eleven at the time. But this album reminded me that FFVII held a huge place in my growing up and becoming a gamer, and the music was a huge part of that. Now, I've gone on to play many Final Fantasy games, and the themes and music have always stayed with me in that same way.
i would like to go because it would be like i was sucked into the world of FF! It would be an overwhelming and a once in a lifetime experience. The music of FF is one of the most important things to the game for me, it is for sure a one of a kind type of music and enjoyed by me and many other FF players.
I would like to go because I've been a fan of Final Fantasy for a long time; I'm listening to One-Winged Angel as I type this. Plus, it would be awesome to see Nobuo Uematsu in person. Also, I live super close to BAM and can easily make it to the show.
HOWEVER, I can easily afford to pay for a ticket, so if it came down to it, I would like to see some other NYC/nearby Dtoider get it. Just throwing that out there in case you have tickets you can't give away.
HOWEVER, I can easily afford to pay for a ticket, so if it came down to it, I would like to see some other NYC/nearby Dtoider get it. Just throwing that out there in case you have tickets you can't give away.
When I first learned about the Distant Worlds concerts I learned about them from an article here on Destructoid. I followed it up and listened to perhaps the most incredible rendition of the Fisherman's Horizon theme I've ever heard- it sounded like a choir of angels manifested as light itself were welcoming me back to one of the most unique locations of the series.
To say that I nostalgia'd hard would be an understatement. It was like a religious experience, and I use that in the most authentic and serious way possible. I felt my entire history as a gamer, not to mention a Final Fantasy fan, come over me. I felt my childhood, I felt the spirit of adventure that drew me to the series, and I felt all the feelings of being young again just wanting to play video games (instead of, you know, arguing about them online). I cried.
I want to point out that I dont really cry. I cant even remember the last time I've ever cried. Movies to nothing to me, music does nothing to me, and video games have hardly ever made me so teary-eyed. Even during painfully emotional break-ups I shed absolutely nothing. But this one song just triggered all kinds of emotions I thought I was beyond feeling.
I wont say that I deserve to go more than anyone else, but, from the bottom of my heart, I can safely say I will savor every moment of it, as someone who has deep ties to the series, as both a gamer and a person.
Also, I live in New York, which certainly helps a lot.
To say that I nostalgia'd hard would be an understatement. It was like a religious experience, and I use that in the most authentic and serious way possible. I felt my entire history as a gamer, not to mention a Final Fantasy fan, come over me. I felt my childhood, I felt the spirit of adventure that drew me to the series, and I felt all the feelings of being young again just wanting to play video games (instead of, you know, arguing about them online). I cried.
I want to point out that I dont really cry. I cant even remember the last time I've ever cried. Movies to nothing to me, music does nothing to me, and video games have hardly ever made me so teary-eyed. Even during painfully emotional break-ups I shed absolutely nothing. But this one song just triggered all kinds of emotions I thought I was beyond feeling.
I wont say that I deserve to go more than anyone else, but, from the bottom of my heart, I can safely say I will savor every moment of it, as someone who has deep ties to the series, as both a gamer and a person.
Also, I live in New York, which certainly helps a lot.
And these!
Saber's Edge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFZ6S1sFDco
Fabula Nova Crystallis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zpmx83lNh0
Eden Under Siege
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTN1gr-Jhvk
Saber's Edge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFZ6S1sFDco
Fabula Nova Crystallis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zpmx83lNh0
Eden Under Siege
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTN1gr-Jhvk
Well 1. It's my birthday that week and 2. I have always been so disappointed that all the distant worlds concerts I have been to never had Nobuo there, the chance to meet him and get an autograph would be amazing.
I've always wanted to hear Zanarkand live. One of the most amazing FF songs ever. That and the music from 7 and 13.
I would love to win so I could hear their rendition of Liberi Fatali, one of my favorite songs from my favorite game. And if there's even a REMOTE change I could meet Nobuo Uematsu and have him sign my FF8 case, I would die a happy man. I'm also a relatively short car-ride away from new york and would book the hotel required in an instant!
Pick me! Pick me the way every Final Fantasy hero picked saving the world over saying 'screw it' and going back to sleep! :D
Pick me! Pick me the way every Final Fantasy hero picked saving the world over saying 'screw it' and going back to sleep! :D
I began playing Final Fantasy games when i was barely a teen, starting with FF7. At that time I didn't have the cynical objectivity that ruins so many things for people. I experienced the series wholeheartedly and earnestly, not despite what I did not understand at the time, but because of.
Years later, trying to replay those games can't match up with the nostalgia. That is probably the nature of nostalgia. However, that does not stop someone from trying to grasp at those feelings. I'm sure there is a lot more to the phenomenon that others have put into words, I don't want to ruin it with my crude descriptions.
My point is music is the truest medium for revisiting that part of life. I doubt this is unique to Final Fantasy. So if I am becoming that cynic which spoils things instead of enjoys them, this would be my esuna.
Years later, trying to replay those games can't match up with the nostalgia. That is probably the nature of nostalgia. However, that does not stop someone from trying to grasp at those feelings. I'm sure there is a lot more to the phenomenon that others have put into words, I don't want to ruin it with my crude descriptions.
My point is music is the truest medium for revisiting that part of life. I doubt this is unique to Final Fantasy. So if I am becoming that cynic which spoils things instead of enjoys them, this would be my esuna.
My fiancee moved to NJ with me after we finished college. We've been here for almost 2 years now and still haven't been able to find the time to visit NYC, though certainly not for lack of wanting to. This would be a wonderful opportunity to visit the city, see the sights, and end it with an amazing concert featuring music from some of our favorite games.
Personally would be looking forward to hearing Aerith's and Terra's themes, as well as To Zanarkand.
Personally would be looking forward to hearing Aerith's and Terra's themes, as well as To Zanarkand.
I would love to go to this event with my girlfriend. I showed her a clip of some FFVII music a few months ago because I thought she would like the orchestra and she didn't understand why I liked it so much. Long story short, I ended up explaining that the music from a game not only is about the rhythm, but about what occurs during it and the emotions the game provokes. She told me that she still didn't understand and I told her that one day I'll take her to see them.
Hopefully if I win this, she could finally understand how awesome this orchestra is. Her birthday is soon too, so it would be really awesome to win this and in the off chance that I do, I hope its for April 1.
Hopefully if I win this, she could finally understand how awesome this orchestra is. Her birthday is soon too, so it would be really awesome to win this and in the off chance that I do, I hope its for April 1.
I would love to go for many reasons but mainly just to see Nobuo cause he's one of the greatest things to happen to video gaming. What'd I like to hear most would either have to be Vamo' alla Flamenco or Your not Alone, both from my favourite video game of all time Final Fantasy IX.
I would love to attend the Distant Worlds event. RPGs are my favorite genre by far, and I've played many of them with soundtracks composed by Uematsu, including many of the Final Fantasy games.
It would be amazing to hear a live performance of some his most memorable songs. Living in NY makes it easy to reach the location, and being picked would be an incredible experience I'd never forget.
It would be amazing to hear a live performance of some his most memorable songs. Living in NY makes it easy to reach the location, and being picked would be an incredible experience I'd never forget.
I grew up with FF7 and on. I'd love to hear Someday the Dream will End from the FFX soundtrack, it brings me to tears. I'd also like to hear Blinded By Light, which is FFXIII's battle theme. Sure, I hate FF13, but I will appreciate a good soundtrack when I hear one!
I remember immigrating to these United States from the Soviet Union. Some of my family was already here, namely my cousins. I remember when I first met them in their home. I walked in the door and sat down on the couch, being only five, I was too shy to speak to anyone; when all of a sudden I hear this escalating melody that put me at ease but aroused my curiosity. It was the Final Fantasy VII prelude and my introduction to video games. When my parents took me to learn a musical instrument, I choose the piano. While others played Beethoven, Mozart, and Chopin, I played Uematsu. In high school, while people were doing essays on Eminem and Beyoncé, I was creating a PowerPoint immersed with pictures of Final Fantasy characters and awing the class with Uematsu’s melodies. Though I eventually lost my interest in playing the music, my love for games has only continued to grow. Which lead me to my academic future that now resides in game design, until this August when I pass through the gates of academia and into the budding industry of crafting these graphical marvels. Being able to hear these melodies and meet the people who created them would not only aid my schooling but bring a sense of nostalgia that could not be rivaled.
That is why I want to go.
That is why I want to go.
I think spartan480 should go. Great post, and a Berserk avatar, and he's from the Soviet Union. What else do you want?
@spartan480: What are your thoughts on Masashi Hamauzu?
@spartan480: What are your thoughts on Masashi Hamauzu?
I would LOVE to go! I've been listening to Uematsu's music for decades now and being able to hear it live would be the ultimate high point of my music and video game affection.
@ Shinta
He is definitely a talented composer. Judging just by his work on XIII all I can say was that it was what saved the game for me. There were times when I would think if I really wanted to continue playing, and while I was thinking the music brought me back to the game. He has a style that really branches from Uematsu but I enjoyed when they work together, my favorite collaboration of theirs is probably “The Song of Prayer” from FFX.
Also thank you for the kind words.
He is definitely a talented composer. Judging just by his work on XIII all I can say was that it was what saved the game for me. There were times when I would think if I really wanted to continue playing, and while I was thinking the music brought me back to the game. He has a style that really branches from Uematsu but I enjoyed when they work together, my favorite collaboration of theirs is probably “The Song of Prayer” from FFX.
Also thank you for the kind words.
Once a year around this time I visit my brother in NYC. I like to plan it around a specific event, and I've been looking for one, this would be perfect!
Simply put, Final Fantasy is all but synonymous with video games for me. It's why I play. I can remember being too young to play the original when it came out, but watching my brother play and being enthralled. After he beat it, I was allowed to erase his save file and try it out (with some help, this was before even preschool for me) and loving it. FF2 (IV) was the first game I ever completed before him!
That said, I recently bought a house with my GF (now fiancée, I proposed last week!) and money is a little tight. We don't have too much expendable cash as we get accustomed to our new lifestyle. With my love of the series, and her love of orchestral music, this really does seem like a dream come true. A mix of both her pastime and mine, it could be an amazing bonding situation for us both, giving a common insight into each other's favorite pastimes.
Plus it would make for a great housewarming/early wedding gift!
Please consider us! :)
That said, I recently bought a house with my GF (now fiancée, I proposed last week!) and money is a little tight. We don't have too much expendable cash as we get accustomed to our new lifestyle. With my love of the series, and her love of orchestral music, this really does seem like a dream come true. A mix of both her pastime and mine, it could be an amazing bonding situation for us both, giving a common insight into each other's favorite pastimes.
Plus it would make for a great housewarming/early wedding gift!
Please consider us! :)
First, I live like half an hour away. Second, I love Final Fantasy music. Third, seeing as how I'm in school every possible semester, winter and summer included , it doesn't seem like I'll ever get to go to one of these concerts if it isn't in N.Y.
I would love to go because I'm not a thief I'm a treasure hunter and this stays on my Pandora playlist if they play the fanfare I swear ill stand up spin my hand around and put my invisible sword on my back I'll send the video to you haha
i would like to go because it'll just be the greatest thing in the world for me. i basically have grown up with most of the series from watching my older cousin play all the ps one final fantasies to playing the remakes on gameboy and ds and beating Final Fantasies X XII and the latest XIII. i'm sure i'm not the only one who is fond of this beloved series and anyone who shows passion for this series deserves to go. so i would be grateful if i were to be chosen and these tickets would not go to waste for i am a new yorker as well :-)
i would like to go because it'll just be the greatest thing in the world for me. i basically have grown up with most of the series from watching my older cousin play all the ps one final fantasies to playing the remakes on gameboy and ds and beating Final Fantasies X XII and the latest XIII. i'm sure i'm not the only one who is fond of this beloved series and anyone who shows passion for this series deserves to go. so i would be grateful if i were to be chosen and these tickets would not go to waste for i am a new yorker as well :-)
I'm 26 years old, and have been easily gaming for better than two decades. Like many, my first real experience with Final Fantasy was with Final Fantasy VII, when it originally came out in the US in '97. I would have been close to turning 13 when I finally got to play it. I remember my characters escaping Shinra headquarters after President Shinra is killed, and thinking, 'this is the end of the game, right?' Indeed, though the game had three discs, I'd somehow thought that was the end of the game, that its scope would end there, because for pretty much just about any game I'd ever played before, that would be. Boy, was I wrong.
I've spent many hours playing that game many times (in one game session I maxed out the game's internal clock at 99:59:59), and I also spent many hours enjoying the game's soundtrack. It was pretty much THE game that got me into video game soundtracks, and the first game I bought a soundtrack for. At 54 dollars (I believe it was that... it was certainly in that range) the price was quite steep, but I gave my mother the money I earned working at Burger King while she let me use her credit card to purchase it, one of the very few times she's done it. What I got was a whopping FOUR DISC SOUNDTRACK, one disc more than the actual game itself, including a color manual with art and some stickers. I couldn't tell you how many times I listened to it, but it was A LOT.
My fascination with game soundtracks didn't stop there. I never got around to picking up 8's, but I got the US soundtrack for 9, courtesy of TokyoPop (also got The Bouncer's), while a friend actually got the Japanese soundtrack for 9, likely largely due to my obsession with Final Fantasy's music. I also got ahold of the US soundtrack for 10. Then of course the US version of Final Fantasy Anthology came with a soundtrack, if I'm not mistaken. Nowadays, the Internet has led to my knowledge of The Black Mages, and of course my interest in game music goes further, as I've bought the soundtrack for Guilty Gear X2, and I've listened to my fair share of other video game soundtracks.
So I'd say I'm qualified so far as liking Uematsu's work, and I live in Pennsylvania. It's not the closest drive to New York, but I could definitely make it there. As for songs I want to hear? I took a look at what the show has. On the first day, everything from FF7 easily, Clash On The Big Bridge, Terra's Theme, To Zanarkand. On the second day, jeez, that has Terra's Theme AND the Opera Theme? Good stuff. I'd take Aerith's Theme over the FF7 prelude too, even if the prelude is a Final Fantasy tradition. And definitely A Place To Call Home - Melodies Of Life. Not enough FF IX music there. Vamo' alla Flamenco IS there, and it's alright for a few listens, but admittedly not a favorite.
I've spent many hours playing that game many times (in one game session I maxed out the game's internal clock at 99:59:59), and I also spent many hours enjoying the game's soundtrack. It was pretty much THE game that got me into video game soundtracks, and the first game I bought a soundtrack for. At 54 dollars (I believe it was that... it was certainly in that range) the price was quite steep, but I gave my mother the money I earned working at Burger King while she let me use her credit card to purchase it, one of the very few times she's done it. What I got was a whopping FOUR DISC SOUNDTRACK, one disc more than the actual game itself, including a color manual with art and some stickers. I couldn't tell you how many times I listened to it, but it was A LOT.
My fascination with game soundtracks didn't stop there. I never got around to picking up 8's, but I got the US soundtrack for 9, courtesy of TokyoPop (also got The Bouncer's), while a friend actually got the Japanese soundtrack for 9, likely largely due to my obsession with Final Fantasy's music. I also got ahold of the US soundtrack for 10. Then of course the US version of Final Fantasy Anthology came with a soundtrack, if I'm not mistaken. Nowadays, the Internet has led to my knowledge of The Black Mages, and of course my interest in game music goes further, as I've bought the soundtrack for Guilty Gear X2, and I've listened to my fair share of other video game soundtracks.
So I'd say I'm qualified so far as liking Uematsu's work, and I live in Pennsylvania. It's not the closest drive to New York, but I could definitely make it there. As for songs I want to hear? I took a look at what the show has. On the first day, everything from FF7 easily, Clash On The Big Bridge, Terra's Theme, To Zanarkand. On the second day, jeez, that has Terra's Theme AND the Opera Theme? Good stuff. I'd take Aerith's Theme over the FF7 prelude too, even if the prelude is a Final Fantasy tradition. And definitely A Place To Call Home - Melodies Of Life. Not enough FF IX music there. Vamo' alla Flamenco IS there, and it's alright for a few listens, but admittedly not a favorite.
What an opportunity this is. The reason why I want to go is easy: My girlfriend is a huge Final Fantasy fan. We bonded over our mutual love of things nerdy, and being able to hand the woman I love a ticket and say, "We're going to Distant Worlds" would make her happy like you wouldn't believe.
As for the songs I'd like to hear, well, the Prelude is a sentimental favorite. It brings back fond memories of the very first Final Fantasy game for the NES and being able to play it (after my parents beat it first, of course!). Aeris's Theme is her favorite though, so that'd definitely be a treat, if they played that. Whatever they play though, Uematsu's music is wonderful, and would be a pleasure to behold in all its live, orchestrated glory.
As for the songs I'd like to hear, well, the Prelude is a sentimental favorite. It brings back fond memories of the very first Final Fantasy game for the NES and being able to play it (after my parents beat it first, of course!). Aeris's Theme is her favorite though, so that'd definitely be a treat, if they played that. Whatever they play though, Uematsu's music is wonderful, and would be a pleasure to behold in all its live, orchestrated glory.
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