Orchestral Game Concert - Definition and Overview

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.

The concerts

Orchestral Game Concert / Game Music Concert 1

Year: 1991
Conductors: Koichi Sugiyama, Yoko Kanno, Kousuke Onozaki and others.

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
14. Final Fantasy IV - Theme Of Love
15. Final Fantasy IV - Ending Theme
16. Dragon Quest III - Into The Legend...

Orchestral Game Concert / Game Music Concert 2

Year: 1992
Conductors: Kousuke Onozaki, Yoko Kanno, Koichi Sugiyama, Kentarou Haneda.

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. - Soldier's Rhapsody
6. - Sky Rocket
7. - Distant Mountain River
8. Dragon Quest V - Palace Trumpet
9. Dragon Quest V - Bridal Waltz
10. Wizardry V - Opening
11. - "In Admiration Of Nature" and "Earth"
12. - Sorrow
13. Sound Novel Otogirisou - Lingering Morning Mist
14. Sound Novel Otogirisou - Beyond The Sadness
15. Final Fantasy V - Opening Theme
16. Final Fantasy V - Waltz Clavier
17. Final Fantasy V - Town Theme
18. Final Fantasy V - Main Theme

Orchestral Game Concert / Game Music Concert 3

Year: 1993
Conductors: Kousuke Onozaki, Koichi Sugiyama, Yoko Kanno and others

Song listing:

1. Star Fox - Star Fox Theme
2. Fire Emblem 2 - God's Young Stage
3. The Legend Of Zelda: Game Boy Edition - 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. - "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"

Orchestral Game Concert 4

Year: 1994
Conductors: ?

Song listing:

1. Renasu II - In Admiration Of The Gods, The Final Dungeon
2. Wild Trax (Stunt Race FX) - Special Trax
3. Super Mario Brothers - Medley
4. Super Metroid - Theme Of Samus Aran, Galactic Warrior, Big Boss BGM, Ending
5. Itadaki Street 2 - Sofie's Cavern
6. Dragon Quest II - Pastorale, Catastrophe
7. Uncharted Waters II - Visiting The Harbors of The World, Close to Home
8. Night of the Kamai - Sequence
9. Night of the Kamai - Two People Return Alive
10. Albert Odyssey II - Together, in the Glory of the Legend
11. Final Fantasy VI - The Dream Oath, Maria and Draku

Orchestral Game Concert 5

Year: 1996
Conductors: Koichi Sugiyama

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. - 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

See also

• Symphonic Game Music Concert
• Final Fantasy Music Concert

External links

• OGC 1 at SoundtrackCentral (http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc.htm)
• OGC 2 at SoundtrackCentral (http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc2.htm)
• OGC 3 at SoundtrackCentral (http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc3.htm)
• OGC 4 at SoundtrackCentral (http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc4.htm)
• OGC 5 at SoundtrackCentral (http://www.altpop.com/stc/reviews/ogc5.htm)