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Australian gamers should count themselves lucky. A couple of times a year we have the chance to hear some of the greatest pieces of music from videogames, performed live by a full orchestra. Yes, we have a home grown gaming orchestra of our very own, but what's impressive about Eminence is that it's about more than just bringing videogame scores to the masses - it's about a love of the medium, and a drive to showcase the exemplary work done by videogame composers.
While Video Games Live and Play are now well known around the world, back when the Eminence Orchestra formed in October 2003 (initially under the name InfinityBlue), they truly were breaking new ground. The founder of Eminence, and its first violinist, Hiroaki Yura wasn't even sure there was a market for videogame concerts, but was determined to see how a crowd would respond to some of his favourite pieces. After plastering Sydney with posters, the first concert - A Night in Fantasia - drew 1800 people, and Yura knew that there was an audience.
Today we have a very special download for IGN Insiders. Eminence has given us a recording of a new arrangement from composer Yasunori Mitsuda of Radical Dreamers from Chrono Cross. The original was for a single guitar and voice, but when Mitsuda came out for "Passion" - a series of concerts Eminence performed in December 2006, he rearranged it for violin and double dubbed guitar, and they recorded it, with Hiroaki Yura on violin and Zane Banks on guitar. Download and enjoy!
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