Loonboon (Plants vs. Zombies) - Fall 2022 Concert

Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual. Audio mixed by Antonino d'Urzo.
Title: Loonboon
Game: Plants vs. Zombies
Composer: Laura Shigihara
Arranger: Zack Smith
Featuring: Jonathan Alonzo, Stephanie Do, Oscar Krug, Braidon Saelens, Zack Smith, Christopher Zhou
Thumbnail art by Zack Smith.
Inspired by the zoomies of composer Laura Shigihara’s cat Metroid, “Loonboon” is the minigame theme for the tower defense game Plants vs. Zombies. The first time you hear this bouncy tune is just after your neighbor Crazy Dave (who you’ve just met) tells you to dig up all the plants in your garden and defend your house from an incoming horde of zombies... by bowling walnuts at them. Normally I guess you wouldn’t follow the lead of your rambling neighbor who wears a stainless steel saucepan to protect his brain, but the undead are shambling through your front yard, so walnut bowling it is!
Full program from this concert: umd.gamersymphony.org/docs/co...
This piece was performed at our Fall 2022 Concert in Dekelboum Hall. Follow us on our social media platforms or visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest events and performances!
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[@supershigi]

My friend just showed me this video and WOW!! Brilliant job everyone, that was fantastic! I'm so honored to see my music being performed like this ❤

[@muchdoggo6208]

PVZ and especially its soundtrack was such a huge part of my childhood, thanks for all the great memories really love your work.

[@ShafiqYoutube81]

Woah it’s the actual composer of pvz

[@Jan_Kitalon]

Woah it’s the actual composer of pvz

[@Jwoyal]

Thank YOU for composing such wonderful music!!

[@zacksmith8973]

Oh my gosh!! Thank you! And thank you for your awesome music! It is a joy to listen to and a joy to play!

[@craz2580]

Imagine going to this concert and not knowing the song, and you see someone getting up and making weird sounds

[@BlockMasterT]

That would be so funny!

[@biggusrichard1721]

RATAROOOOLLLL

[@HiWelcomeToIKEA]

Crazy Dave approves this message

[@Shinobi_smith]

😂

[@gamerek4716]

WEBI WABO

[@the_buff_femboy]

When crazy Dave said "wagh bah wher wo" I felt that

[@sproutdoesstuff]

so true 😔🙏🙏

[@Deeson2]

thats what i came into the comments to say

[@snorkdork143]

heart touching

[@0grik]

Time pls

[@Caption_75]

Like 4:35

[@creative_leafeonpony_fan1545]

"Okay, who in this orchestra can do the best impression of an insane man's drunken war cry? This is important."

[@kvinyling]

I can just imagine someone going yabeedabo on him 💀

[@kvinyling]

@@untitled_username i will

[@migueldbgalgoul6379]

damm kv its been 7 days where the hall da yabba dabba doo you promised the man 💀

[@beaneater6923]

no yabba dabba do 😭😭

[@YellowToad128]

Depression 😢

[@josuemolina8272]

4:35 Epic moment, all the song is good

[@markehlpetersen1040]

Cuz I’m crazyyyyyt!!!

[@RealSekiroGamerz]

Dave is best

[@nathanix1012]

Because im *CRAAAAAZZYYYYYYYYYYYYY*

[@user-cu8mr5bs6g]

@@nathanix1012 not gonna lie that yar row wo realy stuck with me

[@Pieman626]

Gotta respect to that dude

[@Jevil-Gun]

Was absolutely epic and then Crazy Dave appeared and that was the cherry on the top.

[@zacksmith8973]

yahrahraow!

[@Jwoyal]

@@zacksmith8973 omg is that THE crazy dave i'm such a big fan

[@CK_123]

The cherry BOMB on top?

[@goteamslugs]

Indeed! =)

[@goteamslugs]

@@Jwoyal Well, he wasn't wearing a pot . .

[@nico4953]

Moment of silence for all the string players first fingies. Your sacrifices were not made in vain

[@nexmasher]

Amen

[@bigboi-iggyboi-games8998]

pizzing hurts

[@aarons.o5027]

no es taan dificil eso,lo dificil es q no se te rompa la cuerda en el proceso xd

[@thumtak_]

They'll grow new ones

[@Silly-LillieOvO]

Piano is technically a string instrument. Same goes for a trombone. I will not explain further without being provoked

[@MightyRams28]

This feels like a very huge war between Plants vs Zombies

[@enchilordo8562]

“What are we, some kinda plants vs zombies?”

[@Akisukaa]

Its the final boss of the game. The final battle. The end

[@Aquelequedesconhece]

WW series um nutsell:

[@gigacat9761]

BEHOLD! THE GARDEN WARFARE

[@fr_dylan_d]

pvz cinematic soundtrack

[@SchmimpleDimple]

4:36 was heart melting 🥹

[@lightningmcquuen]

Rah rah roh!

[@dayminder7414]

Lord foog the 2st

[@markoselendic3690]

Arstotzka so great, passport not required, right?

[@jimmy3430]

as a saxophonist, i can confirm we are most likely to do the crazy dave part.

[@zacksmith8973]

sax section best section 😌🎷

[@thebrosofaether6580]

​@@zacksmith8973agreed

[@nom1489]

As a former saxophonist I agree with this statement.

[@commentsonly2142]

altos have the biggest crackhead energy and i’m all for it

[@braidonsaelens5174]

@@zacksmith8973 so true

[@haha-uf4jw]

i love how nobody was laghing and was focusing as hard as they can

[@thesavagegummybear7341]

Some of them were

[@RoiGBoi]

An artist must not laugh for the audience to laugh

[@KingSmoothcheeksPig]

Why laugh though? The only noticeably funny thing is when the guy made Dave sounds

[@that_one_fucking_idiot]

​@@KingSmoothcheeksPigthe fact that they were seriously making an song from a video game irl is funny enough

[@KingSmoothcheeksPig]

@@that_one_fucking_idiot how and why is that funny? Its a good song, whether you take into account that its from a videogame or not

[@melby.]

WE GETTIN OUT OF THE GARDEN WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@almighymole2142]

Naa we distroyin that teleporter with this one🤣

[@Grand.fatherclock]

Nah its more like 'AWRA DU RAHH🔥🔥'

[@ginahill837]

WE BE PUTTIN DOWN GATTLING PEAS WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥

[@user-yh3pd7km2e]

@@ginahill837 WE DOING GATLING+TORCHWOOD COMOS WITH THI ONE🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🗿🗿🗿🗿🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊🎊🎈🎈

[@blakksheep736]

Why? Outside the garden is where are the zombies are!

[@andreweleanor4861]

4:10 this music is so awesome, the minions would shameless steal this tune years prior.

[@zacksmith8973]

real!

[@FogMeIIo]

Pyro reference

[@AhnafFatin4]

​@@FogMeIIo tf2 pyro?

[@GattyBrain2009]

Wth makes y’all think this is a pyro reference 😭 This is edited because my autocorrect corrected pyro (I think I keep on accidentally spelling puto, which is funnier) to Puro specifically?

[@pomurain]

@@andreweleanor4861 LMAO

[@robocat168]

4:35 a legend we never forget

[@DISGUYR8HERE]

.. I don't know the guy aside from that part

[@JackKnots]

@@DISGUYR8HERE i think thats the only reason he said he was a legend

[@Duckemp]

I can only imagine the conductor feels like a mad scientist during this whole song

[@TheRealYuckl3s_9000]

ZOMBOSS

[@scmbgoogle7790]

Dr. Edgar Zomboss

[@JustSomeGuyWithAMug]

If I feel like a mad scientist when I hear the song she sure feels like THE mad scientist

[@HatimBukhari-ve4qu]

4:26 choir guy was absolutley thrilled to be doing this

[@Liam.2984]

He looks so happy😂😂😂

[@musicaman8683]

As a saxophonist, I’m very honored that they guy doing the Crazy Dave impression is also a saxophonist

[@IMainLuigiInSmashBros]

OhhHH THE. The Violinist at the end!! That's the Level Cleared theme! What a truly epic performance, it's so heartwarming when so much passion goes behind such a fantastic form of art

[@tenofspades]

wait that's so cool

[@Mutaburasaurus]

Wow, I didn't realize that! This arrangement is full of interesting ideas, (and not all of them are as obvious as Crazy Dave)!

[@SunnyandCuddly]

It is, just if you slow it so the original jingle is half the speed. And yes I cross referenced it.

[@eskapellaa]

4:34 bro really sayed "BLRABROBLOOURH"

[@Sopa_deposho]

Crazy dave..nostalgia

[@nekmitdisagrees]

I love the part where crazy dave came in and put down a doom shroom and the whole place blew up

[@mythicguy57]

yauh rawr row

[@gamernation2361]

Yabah rowl translation: roll the wallnut

[@The_Bloxxer1]

*pvz victory music*

[@jarico_minecraft6637]

About to beat a boss in elden ring with this song playing

[@Jwoyal]

Did you beat it

[@jarico_minecraft6637]

@@Jwoyal YES

[@Jevil-Gun]

How to beat a boss 101

[@deadfurydbf9647]

Cool

[@koiploy1281]

"Now why'd i put this violin in your hands? Because im CRAZY!!"

[@ciaradonegan1607]

literally have not stopped thinking about this song since the concert, AMAZING

[@nickdegraba2131]

One of my new favorite performances from the GSO

[@nico4953]

Stomp, snap

[@Uncooked_Kod]

i keep reading it as CSGO

[@IshowSongNames]

This is such a haram situation, dude i thought you said CSGO

[@AsafeNic]

CSGO

[@return4887]

csgo

[@TangetTNGL]

I know I'm late, but if PVZ ever gets in super smash bros, this should be the music. edit: holy shit this is the most likes i have ever got

[@TheHorrorPlant]

Man that would be amazing having someone like peashooter in the game, this song or graze the roof would be perfect.

[@goteamslugs]

Yes. Though PvZ is so wholesome, I'm not sure how I'd feel about that.

[@CC_Cody2224]

If we get another Smash Bros. Even just a mii costume, please.

[@zacksmith8973]

Crazy Dave mii brawler would go hard. Maybe even a cursed threepeater mii gunner lol

[@matthewbest5421]

@@zacksmith8973 I would also like a brown coat zombie mii brawler costume

[@thecrisprgenius8513]

This isn't a game anymore, it is a phenomenon.

[@rhettsrenderingsinc.4870]

4:35 Not something we wanted, but something we needed.

[@aaronplays3132]

This was so cool. I can't believe that there's like a hundred people playing a PVZ OST in a very gigantic stage and they we're focusing so much it's so funny and kinda sad at the same time and the vocalist when they sing they like put feelings into it and it feels like they practice a million times just to make this perfect. This is just very impressive.

[@georgeofhamilton]

Sad?

[@xanderlastname3281]

Sad?

[@BeingOfEvil0]

Why sad?

[@jareddiocampo7608]

Laura the person who made this Music would be proud of this :)

[@potato_lover6000]

That "Dave" at 4:40 was unexpected and he nailed the job

[@Zenzith]

the fact that at 4:36 crazy dave comes in and right after the drop immediately swings into full effect is hilarious

[@munico6055]

Why does a song from funny plant zombie game go so hard dude? If I didn’t know any better I’d say this was made for the concert hall specifically

[@blakeolivieramadeus8939]

For real. Also do you perhaps go to jrca? Hrmm?

[@blakeolivieramadeus8939]

My bad jrcc

[@egg8105]

This goes hard in so many ways, it’s an absolute masterpiece

[@Cosmicio]

I may cry, Never could you have told little me that one day, they'd hear one of their favorite songs played by so many people. Truly... truly a masterpiece!

[@elruso5132]

im actually criying, bro, don't worry.

[@tatshinlau1815]

The plants in the background be having having a traumatic flashback to graden warfare after listeningto this

[@josuerugerio8229]

Really looking forward to this year's concert

[@theboy2721]

If i dont hear a pizza tower song in it i will be extremely fishapointed

[@bonobostv1250]

I'm so glad this exists

[@bendy_demon1778]

Sounds like this would be perfect for a Plants vs. Zombies movie

[@FileqIsTaken]

There was one in production but... CANCELLED

[@crazyboy-dq8jh]

​@@FileqIsTakenSHIIIIIII really?

[@FileqIsTaken]

@@crazyboy-dq8jh yeah, i think it was by dreamworks? you can find concept art on google

[@doncomputer5931]

There are books though and those aren't half bad, but I would like to see a movie.

[@AnthonyRomero-dx8de]

But my guess is it will be a horror or cartoon movie.​@@doncomputer5931

[@5oryz2324]

It sounds like Loonboon with that extra Garden Warfare 2 ost flare, really good!

[@dr.trikesd220]

“I’m not the best player, but I can sound CRRAAAAAZYYY!!” Director: we can work with that!

[@youtubeacc5418]

We all unite together, to declare this as *perfection.*

[@Grapes5543]

I swear if they make a PvZ movie this better be the one of the music tracks playing during the credits, it fits so well!!

[@CharliCharles69]

They were gonna make one but it didnt make the cut unfortunately

[@Grapes5543]

@@CharliCharles69 I know (But I have hope)

[@RaymartPlayz]

This is a certified hood classic.

[@DaDaDave]

The crazy dave part went crazy

[@StaticLilac]

definitely deserves more recognition. What a beautiful play🫶🏽

[@kylemac9700]

Crazy Dave and the victory jingle reference at the end were what made this amazing.

[@Koolius]

They look and sound like they're having a great time

[@yeeternoob2010]

This is the most "music to my ears" I have ever felt. The electric guitar part made it felt like bowser came on stage lol

[@leocriapunk]

Its so cute how the mojority of em seem to be loving do that

[@boiledcabbage4202]

This is absolutely the best orchestra group I’ve ever heard, for their meme dedication to their actual performance

[@user-kz5bf1qh9h]

WE GETTING OFF THE ROOF WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@ghostjonas2669]

That Sound Like something you would Hear in GW2 of you fight zomboss

[@DeepdishBK]

I love how at 1:28 the chorus kicks in and it’s almost exactly like the one in look skirmish from pvz gw1 and 2

[@ThrongleMonger]

we getting out of the roof with this one

[@user-or8xk4ep4m]

4:20 You can clearly see who is the fucking MVP in the singing Orchester. It's the second one from the bottom left, he is truly feeling it. 👏👏

[@kinyouz-nn4897]

اهلين الحمدلله وانت كيفك؟

[@justinz2561]

This truly was the plans vs zombies of all time

[@teddybaumfeld5706]

absolutely magical how something like loonboon is getting recognition and treatment like this

[@torpedopenyu09]

"War wer wor..." ~Crazy Dave~ 😂

[@hungry_rambler]

this is the most dramtic version of this song ive heard, ever

[@mibikchellaimibikchellous2238]

that feeling when squash recharge

[@heisenwirt6356]

3:34 The Guy at the Top Left Corner is really feeling it.

[@ithinkhesnomidk88]

4:34 that saxophonist sure is crazy

[@FanciDani]

Can’t wait for the live action plants vs zombies movie taking place in 2157 about a full world war between plants versus zombies with this in the trailer

[@KimKongUn_911]

That one saxophone player that was crazy dave, huge respect 🫡

[@perci2275]

how it sounds like:”It’s the finale. The final fight. the end. He’s almost here. You have all your seeds, end it all, you now all of their moves right? Great. now protect your brains! because this is gonna be exciting!”

[@fwoggangidk]

Oh Hell nas that crazy Dave impression is INSANEEE

[@ScottDaKitsune3305]

*there are zombies on your lawn* *That's weird, some of them are holding saxophones and violins-*

[@crazyboy-dq8jh]

And they start playing the wall-nut bowling song

[@pbj1609]

Laura Shigihara and Toby Fox are two of the best game composers out there Edit: Thank you for the replies of other great composers I neglected to mention

[@justsomewendigowithinterne7062]

What about C418??

[@ShortArtGuy]

@@justsomewendigowithinterne7062 true C418 is a music genius

[@Fafr]

Don't forget about DM Dokuro and Masayuki Ito, as well as tons of other game composers for AAA titles where they simply don't get enough credit

[@tingsteph]

If they did a collab they would be unstoppable

[@kronini9359]

​@@tingsteph guess you've been living under a rock she was the one who sang Dont Forget in Deltarune

[@SrBuzzer]

POV someone with a pot on their head gets up and starts making weird sounds: BEARABURABYYY

[@hitlerhvh]

Why was the crazy Dave impression actually good.

[@Venator-Class_Star_Destroyer]

4:35 I can hear the dudes pride when saying that

[@averyzielnicki7450]

plants vs zombies: wall nut bowling alley

[@dolinho2836]

Words cannot express what i am felling

[@Crozzion]

5:04 THEY GIVE US THE ENDING SONG OMG!!!!

[@DinoSucksAtEverything]

A HUGE WAVE OF ZOMBIES IS COMING!

[@PixelMan420]

This sounds like it would be a song friom a minion game

[@fg_nonete3975]

Simplemente hermoso

[@Notapro360]

This song sound like in a war rigth now

[@thescarletemperor64]

4:20. All I can hear is "Blue Cheese"

[@zacksmith8973]

lol that's "nucis" which means nut in latin - they go "volvunt murum nucis" which was a google translate effort to get a latin version of "roll the wall-nut" (and of course to get the choir to sing nut in latin in the measure they're most exposed >:)) I will NOT be able to unhear blue cheese though haha

[@thescarletemperor64]

@@zacksmith8973 muahaha

[@rekardo3]

4:36. When he say "BALLEROLLLLLLLLLLLLL" i felt that

[@eza3850]

4:35 saxophonist waiting for this moment in his entire life

[@saladsquid1]

The culmination of everybody's childhood, and it's absolutely perfect

[@redbomb3464]

Este debe ser el mejor remix que he escuchado de esta cancion

[@francytorresparra900]

Shandiesel tiene una version de orquesta mejor en su canal

[@Mr.NobodyOfficial]

@@francytorresparra900but is it digital.

[@quepasamaestrooo2023]

@@francytorresparra900 nah nada que ver, nada se compara a esta orquesta, superarla es muy dificil

[@francytorresparra900]

@@quepasamaestrooo2023 esos ya son tus gustos pero igual en la otra combina mejor los instrumentos

[@quepasamaestrooo2023]

@@francytorresparra900 nada se compara a una orquesta real con sonidos reales donde cada músico tiene años de conocimiento, a mi me parece un sonido mucho más dulce

[@epicosexio]

Lmao that crazy dave impression , well played

[@emaboxe15]

This sounds just fantastic, incredible work!!!

[@ReznovTheGamer]

Crazy Dave really amplifies the amazingness of this

[@feeeyniac]

"So. Thats it. We fight against undeads. Well. So be it. Sunflower, do your work. Lets go bois." -peashooter

[@mikechad27]

4:35 HAHA!!

[@SFTElbat]

my favorite part was when crazy dave appeared and crazed all over the place

[@tomassilva8354]

Certified “Webi Wabo” moment

[@JoeRoblox69]

2:03 is perfect 👏

[@SkandyBr]

4:35 Plants vs Zombie: Movie "A GREAT WAVE OF ZOMBIES ARE COMING" Crazy Dave: wagh bah wher wo (Main Character): What are we? in some types of plants vs zombies? *epic fight*

[@HighlightEmUp]

Fantastic performance, good job!

[@davidskep]

Yooo its Ilya

[@LB_WOV]

Funny to frind you here ! Love your content and Fry's too obviously thx !

[@HighlightEmUp]

@@davidskep hey, didn't expect that somebody would find my comment here

[@HighlightEmUp]

​@@LB_WOV that's crazy how you can meet viewers even far away from Fry's content! thanks, Louve!

[@starllenpleb]

my ears are litterally crying that was amazing

[@SuperBobStudiosThe1st]

garden wide warfare

[@hankls5510]

Hoy gano la musica 🚬🗿

[@robert19]

BARI SOLO FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Sopa_deposho]

¿You know what i have a violin in my hands?..BECAUSE I'M CRAZY 🗣🔥🔥

[@thebrotherhoodoutcasts4284]

This makes me want a movie, like imagie a great pvz movie then this plays at the end creds

[@Stilred_]

2:37 uhhhh....that guy reminds me of the kid eating cookies through his Spidey mask