Distant Worlds Los Angeles 2015 - Battle Medley (Final Fantasy I - XIV)

Distant Worlds in LA: LIVE DURING E3!
Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra
Arnie Roth, conductor
Susan Calloway, featured vocalist
Hitoshi Sakimoto, FINAL FANTASY XII composer in attendance
The Angeles Chorale
June 17, 2015

[@ozanyoung2909]

Hearing FF9's battle theme live is like a dream come true.

[@regisnewgate]

dreaming of a full version of ff9 battle theme orchestrated

[@ozanyoung2909]

Never in a million years did I ever think I'd hear the Final Fantasy 9 battle theme played live. Fucking 8:11 man, I swear!

[@AlexObcass]

I even teared up a little bit, I love that Final Fantasy :')

[@adamclark8994]

I never realized how good the first battle theme for Final Fantasy was. I would love to go to Distant Worlds, maybe in 2017 or 2018.

[@FuryStryfe]

+Adam Clark Its in Houston in 2 months

[@fffan96]

Adam Clark I hope they perform somewhere near you in the future.

[@Goujiki]

FFXI Shadowlord Theme was amazing

[@takerukari]

+Goujiki They nailed the Shadowlord battle music, like, wow.

[@joanachinesapt]

Great to see FFIX had the biggest scream next to VII....because that's where I lost it

[@garrilprasetyo7669]

ff VIII part is epic

[@shantottono9591]

SO PUMPED TO SEE THIS IN JANUARY 2018

[@Miltiades178]

I like how everyone cheered on FF7

[@ctrlaltQQ]

Listening to this made me have goosebumps. I cant imagine what I would feel if I was there in person. The FEELS!

[@mayl2773]

My god this orchestra is just on fire! 🔥 damnnn love all these battle themes!

[@Solidstrifer]

I was there and all I can say was that there was all hype for all the songs! Much love to orchestra for a well put show!!!!!

[@TitanDweevilZocker]

God, this was fantastic! I always had a smile on my face when I recognized all these tracks and remembered all the emotions experienced through these games :'D Wish I could've been there sooo badly! Going to visit Distant Worlds in Paris next year, I hope they'll perform this medley there too! :D

[@user-fj5iy1xh7l]

can't wait, few days

[@justyz3648]

Man was that an incredible night! :D

[@richardrivera4363]

I can't wait to see this performed in Houston!!!!

[@RichardRG86]

Saw them play this in Houson... so much hype

[@SunlethSky]

They finally played this live omg

[@karaiyamoon237]

Decisive Battle from FFVI and Those Who Fight from VII, played so beautifully.

[@dimmkah]

I went and saw Distant Worlds in Cleveland this weekend and they only played a about a fifth of this as the Battle Medley. Shame because this was amazing.

[@chrysanth7421]

The 3 boss theme triggered my fight or flight response bc I've had so many close calls to this music

[@Supernerd471]

lmao. FF7 starts playing, the house erupts in cheers. FF8 starts playing and a single dude goes "Woo!"

[@B0sse]

VI best one

[@tanmang42]

I was there and the person recording might have been 3-5 seats over from me o.o

[@ndctds]

泣けてきた😹

[@RHCowboy]

VIII... What have they done to you!?!?! Why did they nerf the battle theme? It was the right melody but it was the only theme where they took the power out of the music....

[@darthkrypt]

+RHCowboy Well it is a 15 minute piece. It would be kinda tiring to play the fast epic battle themes for that long so I guess the conductor arranged the halfway point for a rest.

[@gabrielgomez1395]

Because they already arranged that song in its entirety for their first album!

[@grahaminglis6259]

This remake of FF battle theme is unreal

[@rjmendoza308]

FFVII Theme Hyped me up..

[@BigBoss-zg1df]

Where can I buy tickets to go to this beautiful place

[@Locke9611]

ff6 decisive battle is the best.

[@ssaxamaphone]

where the hell is the album version of this!??!?

[@Riku2005]

lol right when they play FFVII

[@EvelynL.1112]

Riku2005 Yeah, FFVII is ridiculously popular.

[@blinkymontreal4629]

When does IX start, that's the only one I'm interested in

[@mekannatarry1929]

Man every battle theme is pretty awesome, now they need to do boss themes, which to me ff2 has the most interesting one.

[@kjelfalconer]

+Mekanatarry ...you do know half of those were boss themes, right?

[@mekannatarry1929]

Wrote the comment at the beginning, so yeah i know.

[@takerukari]

Of the ones that I know are boss themes (or close to final boss themes), 6, 8, 10, and 11, are pretty much boss themes or final boss themes.

[@AlchemicSoul]

FFV best playing, FFVI best story, FFVII best tacky anime aesthetic

[@devilusadvocatias]

Listening to this... the themes lost luster after FFXI. The later themes just all felt very vanilla.

[@Azaism]

This is Battle Medley FF1-13. There's no FF14 battle music present.

[@jack1ofdkind]

Man all I heard are FFVII fanboys... previous FF are awesome too you know!

[@MaymayMakesThings]

Jack Koo To be honest they should keep it quiet until the very end. :v

[@jack1ofdkind]

Yeah, they don't treat it with respect like a real concert. It's totally different to the Japanese audience in Distant Worlds Returning Home concert.

[@MerchGoods]

Jack Koo The truth is; this was the same exact day FFVII Remake had been announced. I was there myself, and you could genuinely feel a transcending connection between all the fans of Final Fantasy. But yes, I do agree that usually it would be very respectful to wait till the very end to applaud and cheer.

[@AlchemicSoul]

VI was the old FF team's swan song. VII was a decent retread with a terrible aesthetic.

[@EvelynL.1112]

Jack Koo I know right?????

[@QcSLoMo]

how to scrap the 10 ...

[@redvoltaire11]

Is there an album of this in HQ?

[@Joao_524]

Four years late, try searching for the Final Fantasy Orchestral Album, it's the last track

[@tidybloom1844]

Culex theme :)

[@julinho218]

originally from boss battle theme, FF 4

[@kamisura]

1-14, yet none of 14 was played, just the base FF theme....

[@dduran8804]

+Kamisura Tamachi Exactly! They could have at least played the Boss FATE battle theme

[@dduran8804]

+Kamisura Tamachi Though tbh, I have grown such a strong bond with XIV I tried really hard not to tear up out of the sheer love I have for that theme because I have grown so close to it :) Cheesy I know but the music is so memorable.

[@Robin-fx5hf]

It bothers me that some weren't the battle themes, but instead the boss themes, like in FFIII and FFVI

[@blacksages]

Is the bandmaster Nobuo Uematsu?

[@nocostvideos]

+John Doe (Androphobe) No, he never conducts at these concerts. The conductor is called Arnie Roth.

[@dduran8804]

They completely ripped away the battle themes from VIII, X, and XIV.

[@avellinkaira]

FFXIV has some of the most emotion driven battle themes, they could have finished it off with a bang.

[@MrRed424]

Man its coming to chicago in december so gay

[@Apollo-71]

Cheers when they hear FF7 battle music because it's the only FF they've played.... There are better FF games out there.

[@abhirao8582]

Fanboys only cheered as soon as VII came on. Pfft.

[@yvette5745]

Abhi Rao it is so annoying >:/

[@takerukari]

It is because Distant Worlds happened after the reveal that FF7 was going to have a remake soon for the PS4.

[@13KuroNekoXIII]

people cheered on 9 too... guess theres just more new fans in the crowd

[@EvelynL.1112]

Abhi Rao IKR?

[@latiosLai]

They have to add FF15 now .

[@MaximilianMazzola]

Came here to hear myself yell OOHHH!! when Cloud jumps onto the train. 6:33 yes that's me people FFVII battle theme for life.

[@fffan96]

Maximilian Mazzola lol awesome

[@EvelynL.1112]

Maximilian Mazzola I LOVE YOU CLOUD!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@max_harwell]

Maximilian Mazzola disrespectful, hold your applause til the end please.

[@gyehlove6420]

I stopped watching after FF10.