WoW Moviewatch: Video Games Live performs a Warcraft Medley
With the flurry of activity surrounding the Worldwide Invitational, the live stream was the best thing that you could watch if you weren't in Paris yourself. During the closing ceremony, Video Games Live performed a Blizzard-centric symphony. For those that missed it, VGL is organized by Tommy Tallarico, the MC, and Jack Wall, the conductor. Both have composed music for video games for years, but now also travel around the country working with leading orchestras to perform that music live on stage for audiences.
After viewing the closing ceremony, I checked out their website and discovered that they were performing in Austin, Texas two weeks later! Armed with ticket and video camera, I wasn't sure what to expect, but was thoroughly pleased with the performance. They can only play about 20 of their roughly 50 arranged pieces per night, so I was treated to music from Final Fantasy, Warcraft, Starcraft, Super Mario Brothers, Halo, Metal Gear Solid, and many others. In between the segments were games, costume contests, and commentary. At the end, they offer a meet and greet with the crew, as well as some video game industry professionals occasionally. In all, it's about a 5 hour event.
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Video Games Live is a largely interactive performance. They encourage you to shout out or clap if you like something. This will be obvious in the video clip of the Warcraft medley. When it was over, Tommy Tallarico and Martin Leung were more than happy to give a shout out to WoW Insider and even encouraged me to post the video! The video stream doesn't do the song justice, so be sure to check out the high quality audio download. If you enjoyed the music, don't miss the release of their upcoming CD, which hits iTunes tomorrow and stores on the 24th.
