Following up on their sold-out concert series and wonderful new album, Square Enix, Merregnon Studios and the world famous London Symphony Orchestra are reuniting for a one-night event in London with Final Symphony II this September.
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Tickets go on sale tomorrow, March 20 for the September 12 show at the London Barbican. The concert will perform Nobuo Uematsu's tracks from Final Fantasy V, VIII and IX, and will also feature a new suite of music from Final Fantasy XIII, arranged by original composer Masashi Hamauzu himself.
"It's wonderful that we're able to return to the Barbican with such an exciting new programme of music," said Final Symphony II producer, Thomas Böcker. "Performing the original Final Symphony with the LSO back in 2013 was a musical dream come true, and recording the album at Abbey Road Studios was the icing on the cake. The arrangers, Roger Wanamo and Jonne Valtonen - plus Masashi Hamauzu - have been working very hard on something extremely special and we think it's exactly what fans of Final Fantasy have been waiting for!"
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As if that was not great enough as is - Final Fantasy VIII has a very underappreciated soundtrack (listen here) - Uematsu himself will be in attendance to give a pre-concert talk to interested fans. Among the most celebrated and acclaimed video game composers, "Uematsu will discuss his musical career and influences while answering questions from the audience in what is sure to be a fascinating insight into the world of the video game music.
Final Symphony II will mark the third occasion the LSO has performed Final Fantasy music. The original tour occurred in 2013 and they recently released an album which "went straight to the top of the iTunes Classical chart in more than ten countries at launch, including the UK, USA, Canada, France and Sweden, while also racking up top five Classical Album positions in both the Billboard and Official UK Charts."
Tickets are on sale tomorrow and run from £30 to £65. Tickets for the pre-concert talk by Nobuo Uematsu will also go on sale at the same time, priced at £10 each. Be at the official site at 10 a.m. GMT to buy.
