Tonight was the San Francisco concert of "Dear Friends: Music from Final Fantasy" - music by Nobuo Uematsu. And you'd better believe I was there!
The concert was performed by Symphony Silicon Valley and the San Jose State Chorale at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium. It was conducted by Grammy Award winning Arnie Roth and attended by Uematsu himself.
I sat four rows back just one section off center in a VIP row. The venue was acoustically pleasing and the music, of course, was absolutely excellent. The whole experience was enhanced by three large screens that showed the symphony members and select CG scenes from various Final Fantasy titles.
Tuesday, March 8. 2005
Dear Friends - San Francisco Concert
The playlist was as follows:
After the concert, the VIPs were allowed to meet and greet Uematsu. We were escorted to the mezzanine of the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium where we were able to shake hands with Nobuo Uematsu and have him autograph something if we wished. We were given an autographed "Dear Friends" poster and a "Black Mages" and "Smile Please" button.
As I moved into shake hands with the master behind the wonderful music of Final Fantasy, I gave a little bow. I looked into his eyes, and as sincerely as I good, I said "Domo arigatoo gozaimasu!" It was the perfect end to an excellent evening.
| Liberi Fatali | Final Fantasy VIII |
| Zanarkand | Final Fantasy X |
| Terra's Theme | Final Fantasy VI |
| Theme of Love | Final Fantasy IV |
| Dear Friends | Final Fantasy V |
| Vamo' Alla Flamenco | Final Fantasy IX |
| Love Grows | Final Fantasy VIII |
| Intermissions | |
| Aeris's Theme | Final Fantasy VII |
| Not Alone | Final Fantasy IX |
| Ronfaure | Final Fantasy XI |
| Medley FF I-III | |
| New Melody | FFVII Advent Children |
| Final Fantasy |
After the concert, the VIPs were allowed to meet and greet Uematsu. We were escorted to the mezzanine of the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium where we were able to shake hands with Nobuo Uematsu and have him autograph something if we wished. We were given an autographed "Dear Friends" poster and a "Black Mages" and "Smile Please" button.
As I moved into shake hands with the master behind the wonderful music of Final Fantasy, I gave a little bow. I looked into his eyes, and as sincerely as I good, I said "Domo arigatoo gozaimasu!" It was the perfect end to an excellent evening.
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