The Orchestral Game Concerts (OGC, sometimes also called Game Music Concerts) were five musical concerts featuring video game music played by an orchestra. They were presented in the city of Tokyo, Japan, with the musics being performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Meta has a page about this at: Music markup MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia The... A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... Outrun (1986) is an arcade game with a memorable soundtrack. ... Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ...

The concerts

Orchestral Game Concert / Game Music Concert 1

Year: 1991
Conductors: Koichi Sugiyama, Yoko Kanno, Kousuke Onozaki and others Koichi Sugiyama (すぎやまこういち Sugiyama Kōichi; born April 11, 1931) is a Japanese music composer. ... Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子 Kanno Yōko, born March 19, 1964) Miyagi Prefecture, Japan is a famous composer and keyboardist known for her performances and musical scores in anime titles. ...

Song listing (game and song title):

1. Wizardry - "Opening Theme"
2. Wizardry III - "Adventurer's Inn 3"
3. Dragon Quest IV - "Palace Minuet"
4. Dragon Quest IV - "Sea Breeze"
5. Super Mario Bros. - "Super Mario Bros. (medley)"
6. Super Mario World - "Super Mario World (medley)"
7. The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods - "Hyrule Castle"
8. The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods - "The Legend of Zelda Theme"
9. Populous - "Pit Plain"
10. Populous - "Ending Theme"
11. Romance Of The Three Kingdoms - "Theme of Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
12. Romance of the Three Kingdoms II - Main Theme
13. Final Fantasy IV - "Red Wings" sample ▶(?)
14. Final Fantasy IV - "Theme Of Love" sample ▶(?)
15. Final Fantasy IV - "Ending Theme" sample ▶(?)
16. Dragon Quest III - "Into The Legend..."

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Orchestral Game Concert / Game Music Concert 2

Year: 1992
Conductors: Kousuke Onozaki, Yoko Kanno, Koichi Sugiyama, Kentarou Haneda. Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子 Kanno Yōko, born March 19, 1964) Miyagi Prefecture, Japan is a famous composer and keyboardist known for her performances and musical scores in anime titles. ... Koichi Sugiyama (すぎやまこういち Sugiyama Kōichi; born April 11, 1931) is a Japanese music composer. ...

Song listing:

1. Mother 2: Gigya's Counterattack - "Because I Love You"
2. Mother 2: Gigya's Counterattack - "Eagle Land"
3. Sim City - "Village"
4. Sim City - "Town"
5. Great Strategy Expert: Soldiers Walk - "Soldier's Rhapsody"
6. Nobunaga's Ambition: Record Of Military Affairs - "Sky Rocket"
7. Nobunaga's Ambition: Record Of Military Affairs - "Distant Mountain River"
8. Dragon Quest V - "Palace Trumpet"
9. Dragon Quest V - "Bridal Waltz"
10. Wizardry V - "Opening"
11. EVO: Tale Of 4.6 Billion Years - "In Admiration Of Nature" and "Earth"
12. EVO: Tale Of 4.6 Billion Years - "Sorrow"
13. Sound Novel Otogirisou - "Lingering Morning Mist"
14. Sound Novel Otogirisou - "Beyond The Sadness"
15. Final Fantasy V - "Opening Theme" sample ▶(?)
16. Final Fantasy V - "Waltz Clavier" sample ▶(?)
17. Final Fantasy V - "Town Theme" sample ▶(?)
18. Final Fantasy V - "Main Theme" sample ▶(?)

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Orchestral Game Concert / Game Music Concert 3

Year: 1993
Conductors: Kousuke Onozaki, Koichi Sugiyama, Yoko Kanno and others Koichi Sugiyama (すぎやまこういち Sugiyama Kōichi; born April 11, 1931) is a Japanese music composer. ... Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子 Kanno Yōko, born March 19, 1964) Miyagi Prefecture, Japan is a famous composer and keyboardist known for her performances and musical scores in anime titles. ...

Song listing:

1. Star Fox - "Star Fox Theme"
2. Fire Emblem 2 - "God's Young Stage"
3. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - "Looking Toward the Island of Dreams"
4. Mother 2: Gigya's Counterattack - "Because I Love You"
5. Toruneko's Big Adventure - "Toruneko's Theme"
6. Toruneko's Big Adventure - "And Here's A Little Waltz"
7. The War Era of Emperor Ki - "The Legendary Warriors"
8. Dragon Quest V - "Almighty Boss Devil Is Challenged"
9. Half-Boiled Hero - "Divertissement - Fourth Movement"
10. Seiken Densetsu 2 - "Fear of the Angels"
11. Nobunaga's Ambition: Legend of the Supreme Ruler - "Introduction", "Defeated Army" and "The Morning Bell"
12. Renasu - "Nasukuoto"
13. Albert Odyssey - "Albert Odyssey Theme"
14. Albert Odyssey - "God's People"
15. Kabuki Story of Heaven's Magical Barrier - "Kabuki's Theme" and "In Retrospect"
16. Elfaria - "Eruru's Song" and "Ending"

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Orchestral Game Concert 4

Orchestral Game Concert 4 is a compact disc with orchestral video game music fourth in the five disc series, released November 21, 1994. ...

Orchestral Game Concert 5

Year: 1996
Conductors: Koichi Sugiyama Koichi Sugiyama (すぎやまこういち Sugiyama Kōichi; born April 11, 1931) is a Japanese music composer. ...

Song listing:

1. Kirby's Super Deluxe - "The Gourmet Race", "Collision Theme" and "Theme Of Kirby's Triumphant Return"
2. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - "Yoshi's Athletic"
3. Donkey Kong Country - "Water Music"
4. Fire Emblem II - "Fire Emblem's Theme Song"
5. Dragon Quest VI - "Evil Motive", "Satan's Castle" and "Shivering, Beating Heart"
6. Dragon Quest VI - "Flying Bed"
7. Hercules' Glory IV - "Atlantis' Memories", "At The Edge Of The Earth" and "Goblins' War"
8. Renasu II: Sealed Believers - "Erutsu Turbulent Journey"
9. Bounty Sword - "Invincible Knight"
10. Iihatoovo Story - "Iihatoovo Hymn"
11. Seiken Densetsu 3 - "Meridian Child"
12. Chrono Trigger - "Theme Of Chrono Trigger"

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See also

• Symphonic Game Music Concert (Germany)
• Chamber Music Game Concert (Germany)
• Final Fantasy Music Concert
• Video Game Symphony PLAY! A Video Game Symphony

The annual European Symphonic Game Music Concert-series (also called GC Concerts) started in 2003 (08 / 20). ... The Chamber Music Game Concert was a music concert performed in Leipzig, Germany on July 13, 2005 in and in front of the Gewandhaus. ... The Final Fantasy Music Concert was a music concert performed in Los Angeles, California on May 10, 2004 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. ... PLAY! A Video Game Symphony is the first symphony world-tour featuring music from blockbuster video games. ...

External links

• OGC 1 at SoundtrackCentral
• OGC 2 at SoundtrackCentral
• OGC 3 at SoundtrackCentral
• OGC 4 at SoundtrackCentral
• OGC 5 at SoundtrackCentral