December marked the release of Symphonic Shades, the album release for the highly-praised concert that took place in Germany last year featuring the music of veteran composer Chris Hülsbeck. It features orchestrated arrangements from many classic games, including titles such as Turrican and R-Type. With only 1,000 copies having been printed, we were fortunate enough to be able to review this album, so join us after the jump.
You’re about to hear the most popular game music from Germany. At least I imagine this is true given Chris Hülsbeck’s massive celebrity status in his homeland. While the Symphonic Shades concert took place back in August, we told you back in July that a live recorded album was on its way, and finally we have a solid release date.
Set to ship on December 11, 2008, Symphonic Shades will feature 14 of Chris Hülsbeck’s most memorable pieces of music arranged by an amazing team including demoscene legend Jonne Valtonen and even Yuzo Koshiro and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi. We’re greatly looking forward to this release, and will likely be hosting a review and giveaway in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
Read the official press release for Symphonic Shades after the jump. (more…)
It appears as though a slew of concert CDs will be available this summer. We recently posted about the upcoming PLAY! and VGL CDs, but yesterday it was announced that Symphonic Shades, a concert featuring the music of Chris Hülsbeck, will also enjoy its own CD recording. This is great news as this is looking to be an amazing show.
Those attending the August 23, 2008 performance in Cologne, Germany will be treated to 14 newly-arranged pieces of music. As if that weren’t enough, Chris Hülsbeck, Yuzo Koshiro and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi will also be in attendenace. Even the album artwork pictured above looks great, coming via Japanese manga artist Hitoshi Ariga, who is known for his work on Mega Man. Those rounded edges look pretty nice too, huh?
Head on over to the official Symphonic Shades website (unfortunately in German) for more information about the show. You can pre-order the album now at Maz-Sound.
Hit the jump for the track list. Am I the only one who’s jealous that his show won’t be making it outside Germany? (more…)
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