Star Wars in Concert happened last week. I know that I wasn’t the only nerd who wasn’t able to go, but for those who did go, I hope you had some fun for me. Actually, one of my favorite places to read reviews of extra cool events for entertainment, arts, culture in Portland is the website called On Portland. Geoff Kleinman’s review of Star Wars in Concert is really great and I highly recommend checking it out if you weren’t able to attend.
We do get another chance though to see another really awesome event similar to the Star Wars in Concert, but this time it’s with video game music. Whaaaa? Yup! Video Games Live will be here in Portland November 7th and 8th at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Video Games Live is a concert event that features the music from all of our favorite video games with a live orchestra and choir with a big screen right in front so you know what game music you are listening to.
This is one heck of a line up of music that includes the awesome sounds from games like Zelda, Mega Man, Sonic, Medal of Honor, BioShock, Pac-Man, Gears of War, Rainbow Six and so much more.
From their site: Even if you have never played a video game you’ve never heard or seen an orchestral performance quite like this. Show includes synchronized performances of the music, video and specially designed special fx & light sequences showcasing over 60 different games in a wide variety of styles. It’s the power & emotion of a symphony orchestra mixed with the excitement and energy of a rock concert and the technology and interactivity of a video game all completely synchronized to amazing cutting edge video screen visuals, state-of-the-art lighting and special on-stage interactive segments with the audience.
I’m really hoping that I get to go to this one. It would be an awesome event to get to go to if you can. The Saturday night performance starts at 7:30 and Sunday’s performance starts at 3:00PM. Check it out if you can!
