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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => General Castlevania Discussion => Topic started by: shelverton. on January 01, 2010, 06:53:20 AM
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Dunno if this has been discussed before, but there is a Castlevania Concert in Stockholm, Sweden in february. Is this a Sweden-only thing or some kind of tour? Michiru Yamane will be there and everything, together with a bunch of unknown swedes. I take it they're musicians or something. I'm gonna try and get a ticket ASAP. And yes, I live in Stockholm :)
Link: http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/ (http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/)
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Oh thats awesome! If I lived in Sweden I would totally go
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Dunno if this has been discussed before, but there is a Castlevania Concert in Stockholm, Sweden in february. Is this a Sweden-only thing or some kind of tour? Michiru Yamane will be there and everything, together with a bunch of unknown swedes. I take it they're musicians or something. I'm gonna try and get a ticket ASAP. And yes, I live in Stockholm :)
Link: http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/ (http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/)
Lucky. To bad for me it's not in America.
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This is gonna be soooo good, I hope :D ..Maybe I can tape it somehow...
"The immensely popular and award winning videogame-series Castlevania has always been known for it´s superior music, which will be celebrated next year at the Stockholm Concerthall (Konserthuset), led by David Westerlund and featuring among others The Stockholm Youth Symphony orchestra, a rockband, singers and The Grand Organ.
This historic event will also be attended by series composer Michiru Yamane (Symphony of the Night, etc), who is flying in from Japan not only to attend the concert and meet with fans, but also to perform some of her own music live on stage!
The concert is arranged by Levande Musik Sverige in co-operation with David Westerlund, who is a musician and gamer, educated at the Royal College of Music, Sweden, where he also lectures about the subject of videogame-music. He is mainly known for the celebrated ”FINAL FANTASY-Piano and Vocal Collections on TOUR” which was performed during the summer of 2009."
Excerpts from the Program:
Dracula´s Castle (Symphony Of The Night)
Theme of Simon Belmont (Super Castlevania IV)
Chandeliers (Super Castlevania IV)
Requiem for the Gods (Symphony Of The Night)
Tragic Prince (Symphony Of The Night)
Clocktower (Aria of Sorrow)
The Sinking Old Sanctuary (Bloodlines)
Bloody Tears (Simon's Quest)
Opposing Bloodlines (Dracula X)
Lost Painting (Symphony Of The Night)
Wood Carving Partita (Symphony Of The Night)
Beginning (Castlevania III)
Calling from Heaven (Bloodlines)
Dance of Pales (Symphony Of The Night)
Dance of Illusions (Dracula X)
Vampire Killer (Castlevania)
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I wish I could attend :'( Sounds like it's gonna be spectacular.
Yes, you should tape it. :)
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WTF where is my Wicked Child!?
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This is gonna be soooo good, I hope :D ..Maybe I can tape it somehow...
"The immensely popular and award winning videogame-series Castlevania has always been known for it´s superior music, which will be celebrated next year at the Stockholm Concerthall (Konserthuset), led by David Westerlund and featuring among others The Stockholm Youth Symphony orchestra, a rockband, singers and The Grand Organ.
This historic event will also be attended by series composer Michiru Yamane (Symphony of the Night, etc), who is flying in from Japan not only to attend the concert and meet with fans, but also to perform some of her own music live on stage!
The concert is arranged by Levande Musik Sverige in co-operation with David Westerlund, who is a musician and gamer, educated at the Royal College of Music, Sweden, where he also lectures about the subject of videogame-music. He is mainly known for the celebrated ”FINAL FANTASY-Piano and Vocal Collections on TOUR” which was performed during the summer of 2009."
Excerpts from the Program:
Dracula´s Castle (Symphony Of The Night)
Theme of Simon Belmont (Super Castlevania IV)
Chandeliers (Super Castlevania IV)
Requiem for the Gods (Symphony Of The Night)
Tragic Prince (Symphony Of The Night)
Clocktower (Aria of Sorrow)
The Sinking Old Sanctuary (Bloodlines)
Bloody Tears (Simon's Quest)
Opposing Bloodlines (Dracula X)
Lost Painting (Symphony Of The Night)
Wood Carving Partita (Symphony Of The Night)
Beginning (Castlevania III)
Calling from Heaven (Bloodlines)
Dance of Pales (Symphony Of The Night)
Dance of Illusions (Dracula X)
Vampire Killer (Castlevania)
Yeah, if you could tape it, you could post it on youtube for those of us who can't see it.
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I wanna go.. But I have no money for it!! *Whaaaaaaaa* :'(
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Wow!!!!!!!!!! :o This is so fucking awesome!!!!! I wish that i could see it and hear it, but that's not possible......... :'(
It even has Clock Tower from Aria!!!!! One of my most favorite songs from Aria!!!!!!
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It even has Clock Tower from Aria!!!!! One of my most favorite song from Aria!!!!!!
Indeed a great tune!
I have never heard of the "Stockholm Youth Orchestra" though, but I hope they can at least..y'know..play! The "youth" part worries me. Also, "a rockband" is kinda vague. Last but not least, the tickets are friggin expensive. But I'm definitely attending, I've been trying to sneak in and see "Play! A Videogame Symphony" every time it has been in Stockholm, but it's always sold out. This time it's not. I guess there aren't that many Castlevania fans in Sweden after all. Good for me :)
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I see I'll have a chance to meet personally some of You, great! :)
There is new information on concert site, like "The Making of Castlevania - The Concert" and "Message from Kinuyo Yamashita" videos:
http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/index2_enn.html
Also very important information:
”The purpose with this concert is to deliver the best possible tribute to the music of the
Castlevania series, in a show created by fans for fans. Meanwhile, one of the worst disasters in
modern day has occurred in Haiti, which is why we will donate the surplus from the concert to
helping children in need in Haiti.”, says Erik Eklund, Producer at Levande Music Sverige.
You'll probably be also interested in interview with David Westerlund (originator of the concert):
http://www.gamemusic.net/show_news.php?id=71
http://www.gamemusic.net/interview.php?id=29&s=1
I'm one of three people who prepared questions for the interview. ;) Enjoy!
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Just two days left! :D Write here please if You will be present on this event! See You there!
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This sounds awesome!! Can you find out if they're going to be selling recordings of the show? I'd love to see a DVD or a cd of this. Have fun!!
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Hi everyone! For two hours I'm finally back at home (after hard night full of delays and waiting for transport xD)!
Together with my friends I prepared some interesting materials for You, so I still don't have time for sleep. :) I will do my best to show You everything during this week (I need to write a report and then it will be translated from Polish by other person for You). Be patient please! :)
@Straycat - The concert has its own official record but unfortunately I don't know what organizers will do with it.
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I unfortunately couldn't go cause I have a really bad cold :(
The weather has been kinda awful lately (yes, I know - it's Sweden - but this is ridiculous even for Swedish winter) so I decided to not leave my apartement at all this weekend. I hope the concert was fantastic!
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I wish You a quick recovery!
Indeed, the concert was wonderful. I'll write more about it soon. And about weather - good to know it's not normal in Sweden. On Saturday it was almost a freezing hell! xD And I've thought that winter in Poland can be harsh...
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Videos from the concert.
Castlevania concert intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnkzf-q5m-Y
Castlevania - Oldschool medley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyqXvInKN2w
Castlevania the concert - Draculas Castle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TkEdL_6E90
Lost Painting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro6Hfb4EwDs
Castlevania the concert - Theme of Simon Belmont
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oa6-NoeXXs
CV4 Entrance Hall / Chandeliers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgGSu9Eap8M
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Wow, thanks so much for the videos, Rictrunks!
I'm completely floored that this was done by a youth orchestra...when I heard that, I was assuming something along the lines of our local high school symphonic bands, but this was so much better! Seems like the production quality was very high. I wish I could see something like this within driving distance, like Chicago, which would seem like one of the prime choices if this came to the US. But this sort of thing never happens around here. Why not? I thought Castlevania had a much bigger fanbase in the US than anywhere else.
I really envy any of you that were able to attend. And Shelby...a cold held you back from a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity like this? :)
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Thanks for the videos, they are awesome!!!!!!! Is there any chance to upload the Clock Tower from Aria?
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Holy crap, isn't that the intro from Legacy of Darkness??
I'm amazed they actually picked a song from the N64 games. They are true CV fans.
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Nice. Hey, wasn't there a CD there you could buy and then post its music online so that those of us who couldn't go to the concert can download the music?
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@Dark Nemesis - unfortunately I wasn't able to record entire concert and I don't have the Clock Tower from Aria of Sorrow. I hope someone else recorded this fragment.
For now I'm preparing the report, films and photo gallery.
@darkwzrd4 - I haven't heard about something like that.
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God. Damn.
Wathing those videos almost made me cry. I live 4 subway stations away from the concert hall, which is less than 10 minutes basically, and I still didn't go :-[ But I was really sick so I couldn't have gone.
Ok so I'm gonna go and kill myself a little now KTHNXBYE.
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@Dark Nemesis - unfortunately I wasn't able to record entire concert and I don't have the Clock Tower from Aria of Sorrow. I hope someone else recorded this fragment.
For now I'm preparing the report, films and photo gallery.
@darkwzrd4 - I haven't heard about something like that.
Darn, I was hoping that there would be something like that there. Oh well.
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So no one recorded the entire concert? :'(
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So no one recorded the entire concert? :'(
The official page http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/ (http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/) says we can expect photos, audio and clips in the near future. I'd be surprised if they didn't record the whole thing. Also, there were probably some people in the audience recording it, even if they aren't posting at the CVDF. We should keep an eye on youtube in the following days/weeks I guess...
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Here's a video message of Yamashita talking about the concert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XptUDCl_RXk
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This person ( http://www.youtube.com/user/Fearnavigatr ) has been posting a lot of videos. Not the best quality, but at least it's something.
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Hey guys, I wanted to share my pics from the concert with you, I prepared them for the review. The concert was fucking awesome!!!!! :D
Set list
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That was the most pathetic Simon belmopnt I've seen in my life lol ;D ;D ;D
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Lol, "teenage" Simon doesn't belong up there!
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New videos from the concert (Michiru Yamane is performing with her piano):
Dance of Illusions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdlQtVnuafE
Waltz of the Pearls (Dance of Pales)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6fD0WxJbnU
Wood Carving Partita
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NieD-eWPYO4
Introduction & Opposing Bloodlines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z8PBJh5XVk
Tragic Prince
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgLBoQAshB8
Ripe Seeds & Psycho Warrior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MixMHw2je98
Old-School Medley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Q89IxBRcU
Dracula's Castle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRt8_kJoe4U
Entrance Hall & Chandeliers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_0S4o1cicE
Theme of Simon Belmont
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJD6yuSBj1E
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Where is my Aria of Sorrow Clock tower?????? :'(
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Where is my Aria of Sorrow Clock tower?????? :'(
INDEED! I wanna hear it and I wanna hear it NOW! >:(
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Review:
http://bit.ly/bqvbuG (http://bit.ly/bqvbuG)
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq1YU33TYfs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq1YU33TYfs)
Please tell me if I made mistakes when naming the pieces of music..Thanks!
It should be Wandering ghosts instead of Awakened soul, ahh, sorry..I used the old translation instead of the good one. But many know both names ;)
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No "Proof of Blood."
hackshackshackshackshackshacks
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yeeeeee!!!
i was there!! beautyfull!
they must make a DVD
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Yes, amazing, I am still in heaven! Write them feedback (http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/ (http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/)) and tell them to release the DVD or CD, please ;)
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I saw my uploaded videos linked here through YouTube insight and thought I'd register to follow up on the Clock Tower request.
I didn't record a video of it, but I have the audio, so here it is along with the funky rendition of Wicked Child (including a nice Dr. Wily's Castle easter egg):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjyb1CVKPvw
Enjoy it while you can, I won't leave this up for long out of courtesy to the people behind the concert, I already feel I'm pushing it with the videos (if any such person happens to read this, know that I'll gladly take the videos down at your request).
I do apologize for the quality, I know it's very poor, but I used what I had.
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Enjoy it while you can, I won't leave this up for long out of courtesy to the people behind the concert, I already feel I'm pushing it with the videos (if any such person happens to read this, know that I'll gladly take the videos down at your request).
I do apologize for the quality, I know it's very poor, but I used what I had.
I appreciate that you took the time to share it as is. No worries about the quality. Hopefully they'll drop it on CD, DVD or BluRay and we can enjoy the full experience in our homes at some point. I'm not holding my breath.
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Thanks for the link Fearnavigatr!!!!! I really love this tune!!!!! ;D
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If you want the concert to be released in CD, DVD or at least downloadable content, please do a little thing and ask them for that in a simple feedback form on their website:
http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/ (http://www.castlevaniaconcert.com/)
If enough of us sends messages, hopefully there will be something released. They should know we want it. Tell them! ;)
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It's time for some more videos! :) I have a little preview for You, enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcx8hK8HrbE
More coming soon!
angevil - thanks for article and photos. Video is also nice. :) When we met I forgot to ask You about Your nick on forums, so I'm glad You posted Your photo with Yamane-san. ;)
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Sorry for post under post - all our videos are on YouTube now! :) Here they are, enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4D31B5CE30608A97
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Thanks, but aren't there even more songs not on the playlist?
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Unfortunately we wasn't able to record all the concert (and we haven't got the permission to upload all of it anyway) so we focused on the quality. Actually I was first time recording event like this, so any feedback is much appreciated. ;)
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Shirinking old anctuary and Calling from heaven= CASTLEORGASM!
Those were my favourite pieces of the whole concert, and the quality was very very good thanks! ;D
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The quality of the video is very good, at least better than the other videos posted. But you mean to tell me that no one recorded a quality version of the whole concert?
I can't believe some of the concert songs are going to stay in the memories of those who attended :(
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As it was said few times before - there was a professional crew which recorded the concert. But I don't know how this material will be used in the future.
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Hi,
thanks for all those videos, it makes a fantastic impression! I can only hope that a professional DVD or CD will be released. I have a quick question as well. Is it true that New Messiah was a solo piano arrangement? Is there anyone who recorded that one? I would be dying to listen to it. What did anyone of the visitors of the concert think of that one?
Many greetings
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Quick info! If You haven't watched our videos yet then I suggest to do it quick - we was asked to delete the majority of them yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4D31B5CE30608A97
Also - report will be ready soon. Sorry for so long waiting.
@Verdegrand - yes, there were two solo piano medleys from Belmont's Revenge (first one on electric piano) - New Messiah plus Praying Hands and Ripe Seeds plus Psycho Warrior. Both played by David Westerlund himself. They were great! :)
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Quick info! If You haven't watched our videos yet then I suggest to do it quick - we was asked to delete the majority of them yesterday.
That must mean there is an official CD/DVD in the making, right? I don't see the point to forbid fan videos otherwise. But who am I to know..
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Curiously, I've yet to receive a word from the makers, despite the quantity of videos that I've uploaded.
Perhaps they care less for my poor quality?
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Sorry once again for so long waiting - report is at last ready in both Polish and English, and we have also for you two interviews (with Michiru Yamane and David Westerlund) plus a photo gallery. :)
I asked Jorge D. Fuentes for permission to post a little advertisement here (thank you for agreement). I haven't written about it on the forum before, but I'm an author of CastleKeeper's Chronicles - The World of Castlevania (www.castlevania.innerworld.pl). The site was available in Polish for few years now but since this weekend it finally has English news section. :) You will find it here:
http://castlevania.innerworld.pl/index.php?en=1&plik=index
There's also a list of translated articles. Those about the concert are actually first ones in English on the site. I hope a number of translations will increase with time. There's still a lot to do in both languages. ;)
English translation was prepared by www.gamemusic.net. You will also find there the same materials (without photo gallery, though). Michiru Yamane is now "Eastern Composer of the Month" there. :)
Materials were prepared with the invaluable help of Kamil Rojek (www.gamemusic.net) and Piotr "Zell" Serafin (www.innerworld.pl).
Thank you for attention and please enjoy articles. See you on Dungeon's forum and CastleKeeper! :)
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That sounds like it was one hell of an event. I wish I could have attended. Thanks for sharing the videos.
Major props for the CV4 arrangements. That was a pleasant surprise. Also props for doing the CV4 Bloody tears, and mixing in the Rondo additions! I couldn't ask for more.
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Man that really was awesome. If only you guys had a kodak Red steady cam then everything could really of been presented more epicly. Maybe in the future they'll have another one and present it formaly on the internet. I also hope to hear "Gears and Chains"
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Watched one of the videos (with Yamane on keyboard).
I tip my hat to all of those who made this event possible.
Quite a treat to see this ^_^
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There is a new amazing video from the concert, freshly uploaded to youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPKfUNrw4aM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPKfUNrw4aM)
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Thanks angevil for the info! :) I hope Mr. Westerlund will upload some more soon.
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Oh god I so should've seen that. It looks absolutely enthralling.
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I really, really wish I went. It looked like one hell of an event, mad props to everyone who made the concert possible. I hope they decide to perform another show one of these days and release a DVD.
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OMG I want a DVD of this right now!
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Totally missed this in 2010, but stumbled upon some vids from the songs. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4D31B5CE30608A97 (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4D31B5CE30608A97)
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Sorry for the bump, but it's been 3 years since the concert happened and no one ever bothered releasing a DVD of it. Why was this the case? Because Konami didn't allow it? Because David Westerlund didn't have the means? This seems like the missed opportunity of the century. Nintendo has an orchestra touring around North America playing songs from The Legend of Zelda for the second time. They wouldn't do this out of pure fanservice, they have to be making money. Something similar at a smaller scale for Castlevania would probably have been very profitable.
Even if that's too much of a time and money investment, selling the recording at a good quality on iTunes or even kickstarting a physical print would have still made Konami and the people involved a profit. I really want to know what happened because from a financial standpoint it doesn't make sense, and as a fan I would love to have this to watch at 1080p with good audio quality on my TV.
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I am also bothered that even though the concert was recorded (officially), they keep the recording for themselves. They should release it in any way possible they can find, for the fans. I really want to see it and enjoy it. Let`s try to do something about it!
1.Does anyone have an unofficial recording? That would be the easiest way to get it, even though not perfect.
2. Shall we write to David Westerlund?
Life is too short to let this concert recording not be enjoyed by fans each and every minute!
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I am also bothered that even though the concert was recorded (officially), they keep the recording for themselves. They should release it in any way possible they can find, for the fans. I really want to see it and enjoy it. Let`s try to do something about it!
1.Does anyone have an unofficial recording? That would be the easiest way to get it, even though not perfect.
2. Shall we write to David Westerlund?
Life is too short to let this concert recording not be enjoyed by fans each and every minute!
I heard they lack the rights to release the recordings, expect for a few tracks you can find on YouTube, because all the other were removed by Konami (for example: I remember seeing the AoS Clock Tower track, but it was removed).
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I heard they lack the rights to release the recordings, expect for a few tracks you can find on YouTube, because all the other were removed by Konami (for example: I remember seeing the AoS Clock Tower track, but it was removed).
Then in that case we should totally write David Westerlund to kickstart a DVD release. I bet plenty of Castlevania fans would dump some good cash to see this happen. Maybe back in 2010 crowdfunding wasn't an option but today I can see this happening.
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Then in that case we should totally write David Westerlund to kickstart a DVD release. I bet plenty of Castlevania fans would dump some good cash to see this happen. Maybe back in 2010 crowdfunding wasn't an option but today I can see this happening.
I'd vouch for that....
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Then in that case we should totally write David Westerlund to kickstart a DVD release. I bet plenty of Castlevania fans would dump some good cash to see this happen. Maybe back in 2010 crowdfunding wasn't an option but today I can see this happening.
Money is not the only thing, Konami may just simply not want to have a CV concert DVD.
I think they're not too fond of live performances of CV music. Except the 2 VGL albums, and the Play! one, I think that's pretty much it. They even removed a track from The Greatest VGM Vol.2 (a CV orchestral suite).