arrangers: []
barcode: 00028947640424
catalog: 476 404-2
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement, Live Event, Original Work
composers: []
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discs:
- disc_length: '72:30'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Fanfare Overture
    track_length: '3:12'
  - names:
      English: 'Fantasy I: Kingdom Hearts'
    track_length: '15:28'
  - names:
      English: 'Fantasy II: Secret of Mana'
    track_length: '17:42'
  - names:
      English: 'Fantasy III: Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross'
    track_length: '17:39'
  - names:
      English: 'Fantasy IV: Final Fantasy'
    track_length: '18:29'
link: album/17949
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2010-02-10T12:15
  edited_date: 2022-05-03T12:50
  fetched_date: 2026-01-16T14:28
  freedb: 36
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 16066
name: Symphonic Fantasies
names:
  en: Symphonic Fantasies
  ja: Symphonic Fantasies
  ja-latn: Symphonic Fantasies
notes: 'Live recording of the video game concert dedicated to Square-Enix.

  Performed on 12th of September 2009 in the Cologne Philharmonic Hall.

  Orchestra and choir conducted by Arnie Roth

  Main arranger on all suites: Jonne Valtonen

  Co/guest arranger on tr. 4: Roger Wanamo

  Piano performed by Benyamin Nuss (tr. 2)

  Darbouka/percussion performed by Rony Barrak (tr. 4)

  Orchestra manager and producer for the WDR: Winfried Fechner

  Choir manager: Patricia Just

  Choir production: Robert Blank

  Concert concept and coordination: Thomas Böcker

  Concertmaster: Juraj Cizmarovic

  Solo cello performance: Dan Lupu

  Recording engineer (Tonmeister): Peter Eichenseher

  Audio control engineer (Toningenieure): Bardo Kox and Reiner Kühl

  Sound engineer (Tontechniker): Dirk Franken

  Mastering: Andrew Walter, Abbey Road Studios

  Producer for Universal Music: Thomas Böcker

  Consultant for Universal Music: Thilo Berg

  Notes from Parent Album:

  Produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, 2009

  FANFARE OVERTURE

  FANTASY I: KINGDOM HEARTS

  Dearly Beloved | The Other Promise | A Fight to the Death | Hand in Hand etc.

  FANTASY II: SECRET OF MANA

  Fear of the Heavens | Into the Thick of it | The Oracle | Prophecy etc.

  FANTASY III: CHRONO TRIGGER/CHRONO CROSS

  Chrono Trigger | Scars of Time | Battle with Magus | Prisoners of Fate etc.

  FANTASY IV: FINAL FANTASY

  Prelude | Bombing Mission | Battle at the Big Bridge | Phantom Forest etc.

  Original Music Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Hiroki Kikuta, Yoko Shimomura & Yasunori
  Mitsuda

  Music arranged and orchestrated by Jonne Valtonen (Merregnon Studios)

  Additional arrangement and orchestration by Roger Wanamo

  Performed by the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln and the WDR Rundfunkchor Köln

  Conductor: Arnie Roth

  Choir Master: Robert Blank

  1st Violin: Juraj Cizmarovic

  Mr. Cizmarovic with 1st Violin Solo

  Piano: Benyamin Nuss (Track-02)

  Darbuka: Rony Barrak (Track-04)

  Concert Coordinator & CD Consultant: Thomas Böcker (Merregnon Studios)

  Recording Producer: Peter Eichenseher

  Recording Engineer: Bardo Kox, Reiner Kühl

  Recording Assistant Engineer: Dirk Franken

  Mastering Engineer: Andrew Walter (Abbey Road Studios)

  - Symphonic Fantasies - music from SQUARE ENIX CD Production -

  Art Direction & Design: Takayuki Ohta (Sony Music Communications Inc.), Yasunori
  Takeda

  Cover Photography: Yoshiyasu Uchiyama

  Photography: © Thomas Bocker, © Kamil Rojek

  Package Coordinator: Masayuki Kouno (Sony Music Communications Inc.)

  CD Production Manager: Yasuhiro Takamatsu

  CD Production Coordinators: Soshi Yoshida, Nozomi Miyazawa

  CD Production Assistant: Kentaro Oda

  CD Promotion Coordinator: Akio Shiraishi

  CD Production Desk: Chizuru Abumiya, Sachiko Okuzumi

  Production Coordinators: Yasuhiro Takamatsu, Emi Uesako

  CD Production Executive Producer: Tsukushi Izumi

  Supervisor: Koji Taguchi

  Special Thanks: Manuel Bust, Andrea EiBen, Sophie Dumond

  Kensuke Matsushita (Dog Ear Records), Hiroki Ogawa (Dog Ear Records), Yoshie Miyajima
  (PROCYON STUDIO)

  --------------

  from 476 404-2  (European printing of SQEX-10202)

  Solo cello performance: Dan Lupu

  Additional catalog number: TGCS-6308'
organizations:
- &id001
  link: org/1534
  names:
    en: Decca
    ja: Decca
    ja-latn: Decca
  role: label
performers:
- link: artist/5151
  names:
    en: the WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
- link: artist/9589
  names:
    en: the WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
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platforms:
- NES (Famicom)
- SNES (Super Famicom)
- Sony PlayStation
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
- link: product/236
  names:
    en: Kingdom Hearts
    ja: キングダム ハーツ
    ja-latn: Kingdom Hearts
- link: product/237
  names:
    en: Kingdom Hearts II
    ja: キングダムハーツII
    ja-latn: Kingdom Hearts II
- link: release/2365
  names:
    en: 'Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix'
    ja: キングダムハーツII ファイナルミックス+
    ja-latn: 'Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix'
- link: product/196
  names:
    en: Secret of Mana
    ja: 聖剣伝説2
    ja-latn: Seiken Densetsu 2
- link: product/194
  names:
    en: Chrono Trigger
    ja: クロノ・トリガー
    ja-latn: Chrono Trigger
- link: product/195
  names:
    en: Chrono Cross
    ja: クロノ・クロス
    ja-latn: Chrono Cross
- link: product/163
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY
    ja: ファイナルファンタジー
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY
- link: product/168
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY II
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーII
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY II
- link: product/178
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY V
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーV
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY V
- link: product/182
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY VI
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーVI
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY VI
- link: product/188
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY VII
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーVII
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY VII
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: SQEX-10202
  date: '2010-09-15'
  link: album/20045
  names:
    en: Symphonic Fantasies - music from SQUARE ENIX
    ja: スクウェア・エニックス ゲーム音楽コンサート
    ja-latn: Symphonic Fantasies - music from SQUARE ENIX
  type: game
- catalog: MSP-9612~3
  date: '2012-06-11'
  link: album/32972
  names:
    en: Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo
    ja: Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo
    ja-latn: Symphonic Fantasies Tokyo
  type: game
release_date: '2010-09-17'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: EUR
  price: 14.95
reprints:
- catalog: SQEX-10202
  link: album/20045
  note: ''
stores: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/17949?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Interview:
  - link: http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/symphonicfantasiesvaltonen.shtml
    name: 'SEMO: Interview with Symphonic Fantasies Arranger Jonne Valtonen (March
      2009)'
  - link: http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/thomasboecker5.shtml
    name: 'SEMO: Interview with Thomas Boecker of Symphonic Fantasies (December 2009)'
  Official:
  - link: http://www.symphonicfantasies.com/
    name: Symphonic Fantasies
  Reference:
  - link: http://www.gamemusic.net/article.php?id=19&s=1
    name: GameMusic.net's Concert Report
  - link: http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=4845
    name: OSV's Concert Report
  - link: http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/reports/symphonicfantasies.shtml
    name: SEMO's Concert Report
  - link: http://www.vimeo.com/3884107
    name: Symphonic Fantasies - Fanfare overture
  - link: http://squareenixmusic.com/features/interviews/winfriedfechner2.shtml
    name: Symphonic Fantasies CD Officially Announced
  Review:
  - link: http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=11622
    name: 'OSV: Audun Sorlie''s review'
  - link: http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/symphonicfantasies/index.html
    name: 'RPGFan: Patrick Gann''s review'
  - link: http://squareenixmusic.com/reviews/chris/symphonicfantasies.shtml
    name: 'SEMO: Chris Greening''s review'
