#Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth orchestra concert

[c-worldproductions]

On December 13, 2024, I’ll be going to ffdistantworlds (IG)’ Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Orchestra concert! I’ll be cosplaying as Cloud Strife in a semi-formal outfit!

☁️ Cloud: me

💈 Cloud Wig: fantasyheartscosplay (IG; he didn’t make it, but had it commissioned for when he was still cosplaying as Cloud)

[operationrainfall]

INTERVIEW (Part Two): Conductor Arnie Roth talks FINAL FANTASY Orchestra Setlists, What He's Currently Listening To, and More

If you are a��FINAL FANTASY VII fan, or even a fan of FINAL FANTASY in general, then you undoubtedly know that one of the biggest releases of 2024 was FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth exclusively on the PlayStation 5. A few months after the game was released, AWR Music, in conjunction with SQUARE ENIX, has embarked on a worldwide orchestra tour to bring the music of the game to fans far and wide. After…

[flipppyflopp]

“Come on, Old Man, lighten up!” 🍎

“Who are you calling old?” 👑

Wanted to take it easy after working on my reel, so I decided to doodle some of my thoughts and ideas for a Final Fantasy VII X TWST AU! This has been something I’ve thought about for a while, but just never got around to drawing it. I love Final Fantasy and since playing Rebirth and going to the orchestra concert, I decided to map it all out and work on some designs.

I’ve been wanting to draw Pomefiore, so the first piece shows off Vil in the role of cold Vincent and Epel as the energetic Yuffie! I thought Vil suited Vincent for a number of reasons from how most people see him as cold before getting to know him as well as Vincent’s view of himself as an ugly monster who must atone, similar to Vil seeing himself as ugly before and after his Overblot. Epel suits Yuffie as she wants to be seen as strong by her village and does that by stealing materia, but really she just causes everyone to see her as a bit of a nuisance who’s always getting in to trouble, similar to Epel’s desire to be strong by strength alone. Vincent and Yuffie are as different as could be, but they still care about one another in their own ways, like Vil and Epel. I could ramble more about Silver as Aerith, Lilia as Zack, etc., but this post is already getting long, so feel free to ask any questions in my inbox!

[axnewxera]

// I got a bonus at work, so what did I go buy?

RUFUS COSPLAY

I'm going with my sister to a Final Fantasy VII Rebirth orchestra concert in November, and we decided to cosplay as Rufus and Aerith for it. I'M READY BABY

actually no all i still need are black shoes and a cool demon puppy

[kyndaris]

Celebrating Legacy

Music is an important element in most people's lives. They keep us entertained during long car rides, or can serve to denote important scenes as the orchestra sweeps in during an epic moment during a movie or a video game. Many can recall iconic soundtracks or albums that have defined moments in their lives. I know I have certainly appreciated many a composer from Hans Zimmer to Inon Zur, and even Jeremy Soule. But there is one composer who sits above the rest when it comes to iconic pieces in a long-running video game franchise. And that is none other than Nobuo Uematsu.

So, when I read on Facebook that he was coming to Sydney to do a show with his conTIKI band, I had to purchase tickets. And I harped on bleachpanda to get them as soon as possible.

The day of the event came: 8 September 2024. After a quick dinner nearby, bleachpanda and I headed for Sydney's State Theatre along with another one of my friends (although he was seated on the mezzanine level as he'd bought his ticket separately and wanted to be seated up close and personal). In, we went, and watched in amazement as all the seats were taken up by others.

Now that I think on it, this should not have surprised me. The show, only featuring on a single day, had long been sold out. I would know, of course, because after watching Hamilton right before my birthday, I'd informed Sorrengail Nobuo Uematsu would be coming to Sydney and she'd tried to see if tickets were still available - so she could pay obeisance to the man who wrote such iconic music that is even now celebrated in the Distant Worlds and A New World concerts that tour around the world (except Australia - please come back and play the Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth soundtrack for us!).

As 7:30 hit, the lights in the theatre dimmed and Nobuo Uematsu emerged on stage. He settled down at his keyboard, outfitted with a laptop, and he began to play. It felt almost intimate, sitting there, a face in the crowd. As if we had been drawn into his private garage or studio where he might compose his music.

In quick succession, he played through modulated versions of the Opening - Bombing Mission from Final Fantasy VII and Blue Fields from Final Fantasy VIII. After a quick introduction where he asked if members of the audience knew of his work, he wondered if we would like to listen to more iconic Final Fantasy music, this time from some of the older games.

Of course, being such a big fan of the Final Fantasy franchise who has enjoyed even the musical rhythm game spin-offs, the other modular pieces were still identifiable to me. The first one he played was from Final Fantasy III: Legend of the Eternal Wind. He then followed this up with the iconic Clash on the Big Bridge from Final Fantasy V. But, let's be honest, who could forget Gilgamesh's iconic theme and which has featured again and again in different games.

With those two pieces done, Uematsu introduced a talented voice actress to the stage. She was there to narrate three stories, as well as voice each of the characters. All of the stories were accompanied by a video shown on the big projector screen in the middle of the stage. And every time, Uematsu would pull out a piece of paper that said: Play the video, Rebekah!

It even became a bit of a running gag throughout the show. Especially when the video for the first story stuttered a little and there was some banter between Uematsu and the voice actress regarding the technical difficulties.

But the show must go on! And poor Rebekah managed to pull through.

The first story was a boy who was out fishing. He was chatting with, I had initially assumed it was a friend, a kappa. I don't recall much of the dialogue except they were talking about a girl in town who was a little down. It ended with the boy heading back home and telling his mother about the catch.

Shinigami-kun with its jazz background music was a cute story about an apprentice Shinigami who was persuaded not to take a girl's father with the promise of a big bag of chocolates. And the third story, The Rules of the Other Side, had a fast-talking mobster fish that was seeking compensation for wrongs made to the ocean.

Just like that, the first half ended. After a brief intermission, the show saw the rest of Nobuo Uematsu's band take to the stage. These included a guitarist, percussionist and also a singer. I don't remember their names too well but a video on YouTube indicates they might be: Yasushi Yokokawa, Chihiro Fujioka, Rie Tozuka and Xiao.

All I remember from the introductions was the singer saying she was an otaku who had managed to become the vocalist for a band run by Nobuo Uematsu.

With the pleasantries out of the way, the band played through Suteki Da Ne, Melodies of Life and No Promises to Keep. All songs from the Final Fantasy franchise.

And then, because Nobuo Uematsu isn't defined by just the music he has done for Final Fantasy, he and his band played through two original songs and then a combination song with story. They were: The Child Who Came From An Egg, Oni, and Doppelganger. Suffice it to say, the two songs, with their accompanying videos, were a little surreal and impressionistic with their imagery. Especially with the koala bear headed men dancing on the sidelines.

I even wondered aloud to bleachpanda if the songs had been written when they were all on shrooms. The visuals certainly were a bit strange and almost psychedelic in nature.

Not that I'm complaining. It just seemed a little out of left-field for me. Then again, I like things to make sense.

And with the closing notes of Doppelganger, the band bowed and left the stage. The crowd cheered, hoping for an encore. After several long minutes (presumably because the band was changing into the ConTIKI show t-shirts that were being sold for $50), Uematsu emerged once more on the stage. He played an excellent rendition of To Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X before the band returned to the stage to play one of my other favourite songs: Kiss Me Goodbye - although I did find it odd considering it was the ending for Final Fantasy XII, a game Nobuo Uematsu did NOT compose. Still, it was great piece to end the night as me, bleachpanda and my other friend scurried to the train station to return home after a late night out in the city.

Was the ConTIKI show what I was hoping for? Not exactly.

Then again, it never said it would be a proper Final Fantasy concert. In fact, given it was a smaller setting, I wasn't entirely sure WHAT Nobuo Uematsu would bring to the table. Sure, his personal songs were a little strange and wacky, but given how well renowned he is as a composer, I'm sure people can offer him some leeway to do whatever he likes in his own private affairs.

The Reddit thread regarding the event, though, had a few mixed reactions from people attending. More than likely, they were expecting something a little more grand than an old guy sitting at a keyboard remixing his old pieces, but it certainly could have been much worse.

Here's hoping, though, that we DO get another Distant Worlds concert back in Australia in the not too DISTANT future.

EDIT: There was ALSO another story about a stone deity! When writing up this blog, I had the impression of four stories being told but could only remember three. BUT no, there was four.

[maryse127]

Gonna be controversial on main but between the 3 concerts I attended this year, being Distant Worlds, The Eras Tour and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour, Distant Worlds is actually my favorite. Even over the Eras Tour. Probably partially because of the fear and panic of getting back to the hotel after. And the meet and greet with Yoko Shimomura at Distant Worlds

[aceshadowstar]

FFVII Rebirth Orchestra Concert Includes Buster Sword Lights https://www.siliconera.com/ffvii-rebirth-orchestra-concert-includes-buster-sword-lights/

[thirty-second-notes]

Hello there. I don't know if you all check this inbox, and this is a long shot...But I want to find some good soundtracks to listen to, and you three have good taste. If you have one, could you share a list of your music collections or some general recs?

Hi, thanks for keeping in touch! We stopped posting right when we went off to college, and since then, we haven’t really had the time to upload anything to Tumblr. That, and tumblr’s file size & FLAC restrictions make it a bit of pain to upload anything efficiently... Anyhoo. Happy to share my album collection! This list is a little bit of a mess, and seems to be organized half alphabetically and half in the order in which I added them to my hard drive, since I just pulled the folder list off my computer. I’ve bolded the albums that I really enjoy in their entirety and I tried my damndest not to highlight half the list. But just send me (EpsilonGenocide) a message if you wanted recs for a specific sound that you’re looking for. Hope this helps!  EpsilonGenocide’s Album List:

Square Enix Acoustic Arrange

Square Enix Jazz - FINAL FANTASY-

Square Enix Jazz Final Fantasy VII

SQUARE ENIX JAZZ Vol.2

Steins;Gate ELITE Original Soundtrack

Steins;Gate Symphonic Reunion

Sword of the Stranger Original Soundtrack

Symphonic Fantasies - music from SQUARE ENIX

Symphonic Odysseys Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu

The Epic of Zektbach -Piano Collection-

The Epic of Zektbach -Ristaccia-

The Last of Us (Original Soundtrack)

The Last Of Us Volume 2 (Left Behind OST)

The Last Story Original Soundtrack

The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Original Soundtrack (Disc 1-5)

The Wolverine [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

The world! EVAngelion JAZZ night =The Tokyo III Jazz club=

Transistor Original Soundtrack

Uncharted 2 - Among Thieves [Original Video Game Soundtrack]

Undertale

Undertale (Arrangement) (Determination)

Valkyria Chronicles Original Soundtrack

Valkyria Chronicles Piano Pieces

Violin de Hiitemita ep2 ~ Maou no Gyakushuu

WALL-E

Wind - Inuyasha Kokyo Renka - Symphonic Theme Collection

Wind Ensemble ''Dragon Quest'' Part.I

X'mas Collections II music from SQUARE ENIX

5 Centimeters Per Second Original Soundtrack

A New World Intimate Music From FINAL FANTASY

A New World Intimate Music from FINAL FANTASY Volume II

Angel Beats Piano Arrange Holy

Angel Beats!

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Out of the North Original Soundtrack

Baccano!

Brave [Original Score]

Child of Light

Children of the Sea Original Soundtrack

CHRONO Orchestral Arrangement BOX

Cowboy Bebop Original Soundtrack 1

Cowboy Bebop Original Soundtrack 2 - No Disc

Cowboy Bebop Original Soundtrack 3 - BLUE

Deemo Original Soundtrack

Demon's Souls Original Soundtrack

Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3

Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2 (Disk 1 & 2)

Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~

Don't Starve

Dragon Quest IX Hoshizora no Mamoribito Symphonic Suite

Dragon Quest Solo Guitar Collections

Durarara!! Original Soundtrack Vol.01 Psychedelic Dreams

Durarara!! Original Soundtrack Vol. 02 Psychadelic Dreams

Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Pocket ga Niji de Ippai MUSIC COLLECTION PSALMS OF PLANETS (Disc 1-3)

Eureka seveN OST 1

Eureka seveN OST 2 (Disc 1 & 2)

Evangelion Piano Burst ~ Kakusei ~

Final Fantasy 4 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 5 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 6 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 7 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 8 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 9 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 10 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 10-2 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 11 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 12 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 13 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 14 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 14 Piano Collections

Final Fantasy 15 Piano Collections Moonlit Melodies

Distant Worlds I - Music From FINAL FANTASY

Distant Worlds II - More Music From FINAL FANTASY

Distant Worlds III more music from FINAL FANTASY

Distant Worlds IV more music from FINAL FANTASY

Distant Worlds V more music from FINAL FANTASY

Distant Worlds & A New World Collection Music from Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy Guitar Solo Collections

Final Fantasy Piano Opera I-II-III

Final Fantasy Piano Opera IV-V-VI

Final Fantasy Piano Opera IV-V-VI

Final Fantasy Piano Opera VII-VIII-IX

Final Fantasy Piano Opera VII-VIII-IX

Final Fantasy Type-0 Original Soundtrack

Final Fantasy VII Compilation Best Selection (Disc 1 - 4)

Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack

Final Fantasy XIV Band & Piano Arrangement Album (Disc 1 -  2)

Final Fantasy XIV Field Tracks

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (Volumes 1 - 3)

Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki Original Soundtrack

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Central Band - Premium Wind Ensemble Collection of GHIBLI

Ghibli Jazz ALL THAT JAZZ

Ghost of Tsushima

Gladiator [Music from the Motion Picture]

Gravity Daze Original Soundtrack

Henry Mancini - Pink Guitar

Hollow Knight Original Soundtrack

How to Train Your Dragon Soundtrack (2010) 

ICO ~Melody in the Mist~ Original Soundtrack

Inuyasha Original Soundtrack Collection (Volumes 1-3)

Journey

Kimi no Na wa

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack

Kingdom Hearts Music Selection (1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX)

Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections

Kingdom Hearts Piano Collections Field & Battle

Kingdom Hearts World of Tres

Labyrinth no Kanata Original Soundtrack

Last Ranker Limited Soundtrack -Piano Trio Arrange-

Les Misérables

Lost Odyssey Original Soundtrack

Mai Hime Original Soundtracl (Volume 1 & 2)

Mai-HiME Unmei no Keitouju ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - last moment

Mai-HiME Best Collection

Monster Hunter The Jazz

Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch - Original Soundtrack

NieR Automata Piano Collections

NieR Gestalt & Replicant 15 Nightmares & Arrange Tracks

NieR Gestalt & Replicant Original Soundtrack

NieR Gestalt & Replicant Piano Collections

NieR Orchestral Arrangement Album

Nobuo Uematsu Solo Works

Octopath Traveler 16bit Arrangements

Octopath Traveler Arrangements Break & Boost - Extend -

Octopath Traveler Original Soundtrack (Disc 1 - 4)

Of Orcs and Men Original Game Soundtrack

Okami Original Soundtrack

Okami Goju no Onchou

Okami Henkyokushuu Vol.1 Retro

Okami Henkyokushuu Vol.2 Jazz

Okami Henkyokushuu Vol.3 Lounge

Okami Henkyokushuu Vol.4 Healing

Okami Piano Arrange

Ori and the Blind Forest (Additional Soundtrack)

Pandora Hearts Original Soundtrack (Volume 1 & 2)

Piano Pieces ''SF2'' Rhapsody on a Theme of SaGa FRONTIER 2

Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides

Princess Mononoke - Symphonic Suite

Radiata Stories Arrange Album

ReBirth Seiken Densetsu

Relaxing Piano - Hayao Miyazaki Collection

Rogue Galaxy

Rogue Galaxy Premium Arrange

Romeo x Juliet Original Soundtrack

Senjou no Valkyria Original Soundtrack

Senjou no Valkyria Original Soundtrack/Scans

Somali and the Forest Spirit Original Soundtrack (Disc 1 & 2)

Soul Calibur V Original Soundtrack

Assassin's Creed Odyssey Original Game Soundtrack

Dragon Age Origins Original Videogame Score

FIRE EMBLEM PREMIUM ARRANGE II

Ace Attorney Investigations Miles Edgeworth 2 Orchestra Arrangement Collection ~Performed Turnabout~

Legend of Mana Arrangement Album Promise

Legend of Mana Arrangement Album Promise/Scans

Monster Hunter Guitar Arrange ~ BlackLute

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Meets Again ~Orchestra & Jazz~

The Legend of Zelda Concert 2018

Spirited Away Suite

Fire Emblem Three Houses Sound Selection

FIRE EMBLEM PREMIUM ARRANGE

FIRE EMBLEM PREMIUM ARRANGE/Scans

Howl's Moving Castle Soundtrack

Joe Hisaishi in Budokan ~25 Years With Miyazaki Animation~

My Neighbor Totoro Image Song Collection

Princess Mononoke Soundtrack

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya Soundtrack

Spirited Away Soundtrack

GRANBLUE FANTASY Piano Collection

GRANBLUE FANTASY Piano Collections II

GRANBLUE FANTASY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS Chaos

GRANBLUE FANTASY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS Fate

GRANBLUE FANTASY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS Promise

GRANBLUE FANTASY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS Lyria

Grandia Original Soundtrack

The Dragon Knights ~GRANBLUE FANTASY~

Kiki's Delivery Service Original Soundtrack Collection

Laputa Castle in the Sky Soundtrack ~The Mystery of the Levitation Stone~

Porco Rosso Original Soundtrack

Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ Original Soundtrack

NausicaÑ of the Valley of the Wind Soundtrack ~Towards the Faraway Land~

[operationrainfall]

REVIEW: FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour

Spoiler-Free Review Tickets for FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour are on sale now. If you’re reading this review trying to decide whether to go to see FINAL FANTASY VII Rebirth Orchestra World Tour, then the answer is ‘Yes’. All the new music you love will be in it, and it is all performed amazingly by the ShinRa Orchestra and ShinRa Chorus. Surprisingly, you also do not need to have…

[axnewxera]

// So like, I've been a big Rufus fan since the original game came out in 1997. And as the different sequels and remakes and prequels added more and more layers to him, I came to love him EVEN MORE. Remake and Rebirth especially are going a pretty long way to cementing Rufus as one of my favorite characters ever.

The Final Fantasy VII Rebirth orchestra concert thing that is traveling around is coming to a local city near me in November. My sister and I bought tickets and decided to cosplay our favorite characters. I'm being Rufus and she's being Aerith. So that pushed me over the edge of actually wanting to get in his head and roleplay again.

This is literally DAY ONE of me actually writing and roleplaying as Rufus and I'm already having fun. But now begins the FUUUN part. I gotta start putting together headcanons and backstory and mannerisms and whatnot and I'm really excited to find out what other dimensions I can add to his character.

Please stand by while this fictional character ruins my life <3

[maryse127]

Am constantly getting ads for the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Orchestra concert I already have a ticket for. Like I literally got a ticket for that the moment sales started. On my phone. In line for st Peter's Cathedral during our trip to Rome. Like yes very well targeted ad but I literally already gave you my money XD