Final Symphony: music from Final Fantasy®

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Edward Pascall

Edward Pascall

Associate Director

For the Americas

Ben Maimin

Ben Maimin

Chief Operating Officer, Opus 3 Artists
Stephanie Carlesimo

Stephanie Carlesimo

Vice President, Opus 3 Artists

Introduction

Askonas Holt and Opus 3 Artists are delighted to join forces to represent Final Symphony: music from FINAL FANTASY and Final Symphony II: music from FINAL FANTASY. Featuring sweeping orchestral suites based on the music from FINAL FANTASY V, VI and VII through X and XIII, the official Final Symphony concert experiences have sold out performances around the world.

FINAL FANTASY - developed by SQUARE ENIX - celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2022 and is one of the most acclaimed video game franchises of all time, with combined sales totalling more than 185 million copies worldwide.

Featuring the original music composed by Nobuo Uematsu - hailed as “the Beethoven of video game music” by Classic FM - alongside collaborator Masashi Hamauzu, the Final Symphony experience allows fans to immerse themselves entirely in the music, and creates an opportunity to reconnect with the soundscape they know and love.

Created and produced by Thomas Böcker, Final Symphony: music from FINAL FANTASY received its world premiere in 2013 by the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, followed weeks later by the UK premiere with the London Symphony Orchestra, marking the LSO’s first performance of music from video games. Performances have taken place around the world, including with the Tokyo Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, Tampere Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic, and the San Francisco and San Diego symphonies.

Recordings of Final Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra and Final Symphony II with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic are available on all major streaming platforms and have received millions of streams since their releases. The album reached Number 1 on the iTunes Classical Charts in over ten countries, as well as the top five classical albums on the Billboard charts and the Official UK Charts.

Composers

Nobuo Uematsu and Masashi Hamauzu Arrangements by Jonne Valtonen, Roger Wanamo and Masashi Hamauzu

Creative Team

Created and produced by Thomas Böcker Officially licensed by Square Enix Final Symphony © & ℗ 2013-2024 Merregnon Studios. FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark or trademark of Square Enix Group Co. Ltd

Scheduled Performances

  • Nov 2024
    Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

  • Nov 2024
    Usher Hall, Edinburgh

    Royal Scottish Northern Orchestra

  • Sep 2024
    National Forum of Music, Wroclaw

  • Jun 2024
    Sage Gateshead, UK

    Royal Northern Sinfonia

  • Jun 2024
    Symphony Hall, Birmingham

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

  • Apr 2024
    Malmo-Live, Sweden

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

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  • Game Music Online

    • Final Symphony II is another resounding success, contributing to a cross-section of video game music and classical music that is still begging to be further explored. […] The recording and performance is of the high quality that we’ve come to expect from the team, with great clarity for the soloists.

      • Game Music Online