Video Games Live: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

2008 release, the soundtrack to the true gamer's life! Conductor Jack Wall leads the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra and Crouch End Festival Chorus through many of the most popular video game themes and creates a glorious aural paradise for the gamer in all of us. If you are hooked on the music from video games like Sonic The Hedgehog, Myst, Final Fantasy, Warcraft, Super Mario Brothers and others, then imagine those themes as performed by an orchestra. Yes, it is like heaven without the joystick! EMI. Album Description

We are delighted to finally have a CD of VGL music!

We are delighted to finally have a recording of Video Games Live (VGL). We have seen the live performance twice, and have our tickets for a third show coming to our area in November. This is a must see concert experience for gamers and non-gamers alike. The recording is beautiful, and our entire family loves it. Tommy Tallarico, Jack Wall and the entire VGL crew are positively brilliant. My suggestion, produce a DVD of a live show!
For all of you, we highly recommend the CD. If you have an opportunity get out and see this show live! It really is a must see! October 13, 2008

As if you were there.

Having been at the Seattle show in 2005, I can say that this album does the concert justice. Wall and Tallarico are worthy heralds of the music. Reccommended to all who appreciate fine symphonic compositions. September 15, 2008

Great fun

In many ways this album is about what you would expect - and in other ways it is completely over-the-top ("Introducing...the one! The only! Castlevania!). All in all it is good fun (I was going to say if you are a video game player, but really anyone can appreciate the music here). Give it a try!

Incidentally, I purchased this via Amazon's download service and I am well pleased! So great to have DRM free music for a reasonable price. September 13, 2008

Perfect Addition to Video Game music collection

Anyone that loves video game music will love this CD. If you're playlist is dominated by video game OSTs, but it is missing this, you should be ashamed.

For those that are unable to attend the actual event and hear this music played live, this is the next best things. It's beautiful and moving, but sadly short. With luck, there will be more volumes to follow. September 8, 2008

A semi-accurate perception of the live performance

I went to the video games live concert back in the winter and was blown away and immediately began salivating for the album to purchase. As soon as it was available, it was in the mail bound for my address. While it does explore some of the more obscure titles out there (Myst, Civilization, Tron [Tron? What the heck?]), some of the more obvious tracks are omitted. Super Mario Bros, Sonic the Hedgehog, Metal Gear Solid: these were all highlights of the show and what people came to hear!
Its an enjoyable album and still one of my favorites, but I'm eager for volume two to come out and (hopefully) enjoy those classics I crave.
Oh, Halo and Castlevania are awesome renditions, by the way. September 2, 2008

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