[OJV] Final Fantasy VII, Symphonic suite - Live Orchestra

Musique du jeu Final Fantasy VII, composée par Nobuo Uematsu, arrangée par Jonathan Dagenais et interprétée par l'Orchestre de Jeux Vidéo. Extrait du CD du concert Évolution à la salle Raoul-Jobin du Palais Montcalm à Québec le samedi 4 mars 2017.
Music from the game Final Fantasy VII, composed by Nobuo Uematsu, arranged by Jonathan Dagenais and played by l'Orchestre de Jeux Vidéo. Excerpt from the Evolution concert CD in the Raoul-Jobin concert hall at the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City on march 4th 2017.
0:10 : Opening Theme
1:22 : Bombing Mission
4:00 : The Shinra Corporation
6:02 : Cosmo Canyon
7:54 : Fighting
9:18 : J-E-N-O-V-A (transition)
9:37 : Main Theme

[@nitroturbostar]

At 8:06 the girl up front selected LIMIT then Braver. :')

[@OliGaming-d1u]

Awesome!

[@AnakinSkywakka]

Okay, that was pretty epic.

[@deathnakemgsvtpp261]

You’ll have to explain this one to me :(

[@mangoblade3877]

Now that’s wife material or should I say.....materia?

[@deathnakemgsvtpp261]

Ben Baxter ohhh I feel stupid now that I saw it ! FF7 is my childhood I grew up with that game. This orchestra brought tears to my eyes several times, so did the opening music of Advent Children. I a child of FF7. Thanks for the explanation ! You are awesome

[@Bobbeyjazz]

Okay, during the cello solo at around 11:10, second row, guy wipes tears from his eyes, girlfriend sitting besides him notices it and give him a small nudge before snuggling up to him. Cutest. Thing. Ever.

[@drennai]

Noticed. And it was cute.

[@squi19pcgaming36]

Just like when Aeris died. She's his Tifa

[@jblasutavario9549]

@@squi19pcgaming36 What? Did the girlfriend get gutted by Sephiroth after the concert?!!!! Nooooooo!!!!!

[@squi19pcgaming36]

@@jblasutavario9549 Dude c'mon. Make sense. I said she's his Tifa. Duh

[@jblasutavario9549]

@@squi19pcgaming36 I was just messing. RIP Yuffie.

[@machettman]

Back here after playing ff7 remake. this game is just a Gem in video game history in every aspect

[@cherrydragon3120]

Ikr

[@andie_exe]

The only thing that made 2020 more bearable, I swear.

[@guyverjedi]

Tbh the original was so good for me when I was young i missed the remake. I'll wait till its all done and out on a deal, on pc. Also I play it on turn based combat like I remember.

[@paolosantos9782]

Very beautiful..

[@DanielRiera]

I was listening to this at night with headphones on and for some reason the emotion in the harmonies just hit me directly in the heart and I started crying. My wife woke up concerned and I told her it was just crying because the music was so beautiful.

Wow! Thank you for listening! As musicians, there is no greater pleasure than making people happy with our music!

[@DigitalCasm]

This is one of the best live performances I've seen/heard of VG music. The dynamics an phrasing of the whole ensemble are amazing. It even trumps the actual CD's of live Final Fantasy music I've heard.

[@LeethLee1]

@@DigitalCasm 100%. You can tell there's been some real arrangement effort put into this. As well as catering it perfectly to the orchestra type and size. This mid-range orchestra (compared to Distant Worlds scale) made for a performance style we absolutely needed :)

[@WillNunes5]

I'm with you brother, I cried a lot with this, this orchestra brought a lot a great memories from my childhood and I would love to see this live!

[@rey_nemaattori]

Happens to me almost every month when I accidentally stumble on a sublime piece of music....nothing to worry about. It's happening more often as the remake draws closer...

[@cedebecedebe6112]

FF VII was an amazing piece of art. It had all of what we need... A good story, beautiful music,... Investing time and passion into this was one of the best experience of my life ❤️

[@Nonamearisto]

The story is not the strong point. Half the plot and characters are unnecessary and only exist to pad things out. But the other half of each are amazing. The strong point is in the relevant characters and the tragedy in the middle of the game, which was to video games what The Night Gwen Stacy Died was to comics.

[@zilverwing]

7:54 "Those who fight/Let the battles begin!"

[@JamBadguy]

Thank you

[@CloudStrife8894]

After that is the main theme /my theme, Do re mi ti la do re mi so fa do re do.

[@tradrum]

You’re The Real MVP !

[@Chris-fs2ws]

Thanks

[@anna.m8]

Exactly what I was looking for 👌

[@onepiece_mukkun]

日本で生まれた作品が海外でもリスペクトされて こうやってオーケストラで演奏される・・・ そうして日本に住む人の元に「感動」という形で返ってくる・・・ 世界って素晴らしいな

[@waltzg231]

7:55　戦う者達　鳥肌立ちました。最高です。

[@Artofficial1986]

THOSE WHO FIGHT !

[@sakoto258]

ところところ入るはずの カーン！ ていう音が欲しかった

[@Dracobyte]

Ladies and gentlemen, the remake arrives March 3rd 2020.

[@cypher85fly]

I am incredibly excited for it.

[@nolanduarte]

I already beat it and with it ruby and omega weapon, had to max out materia and play through it twice the second time stopping at lvl 98

[@WillNunes5]

Can't wait!!!

[@FF-Fans8965]

We're waiting for that time, Cloud.

[@EdisArchive]

whoops

[@thezomby5015]

I was there, in that crowd when that was filmed, and it was well worth the 35$ and 20min drive. Waiting for their full FF7 concert in November 2022 (delayed oh so many times due to covid).

[@jonathandagenais9803]

This time, it will the good one (we already started rehearsing the symphony !)

[@garybodges3264]

Anyone know if this will be done in the UK?

[@thezomby5015]

@@garybodges3264 this is an orchestra based in Montreal, Canada, and about once, maybe twice a year they get a bus to go to Québec City to play there as well (and some other towns in the province). As this is a non-profit orchestra, most have a job, so it is quite unlikely for them to go to the UK. There are other orchestra or band of that style around the world, so I would suggest you search for one closer to you !

[@grosdaraz]

@@jonathandagenais9803 Will it be uploaded to youtube or other streaming sites, or a DVD purchaseable online maybe?

[@jonathandagenais9803]

@@grosdaraz our Materia Symphony concert will probably be yes

[@gabrielmeth4844]

I have never heard the Shinra Corp theme played at an orchestral event. It was always one of my favorite themes due to his heavy, foreboding oppression that perfectly reflected Shinra. I am honestly overjoyed to see this on KZbin, and offer gratitude to the uploader and performers. *then Cosmo Canyon played and I nearly wept with joy*

[@cherrydragon3120]

You can FEEL the overwhelming evil from Shin-ra

[@brettjaniec3933]

Great performance… The trumpet player AND the cello are up and coming!

[@raterus]

The director here is the real fan, imagine getting to lead a group of kids through your childhood!

[@isaacaversano7221]

There are multiple instances of people wiping tears from their eyes and I find that beautiful.

[@Alicia-vf5nq]

I feel like I just hopped off the train in Midgar. This was magical, thank you!!

[@Azrel]

I'm pretty sure I'd cry during an Orchestra this good.

[@laurahandal8488]

The principal cellist is amazing! She has beautiful sound and technique, which she expresses through her playing and she doesn't have static movements. I was highly impressed by the fact that there were only 2 cellos and the amount of sound they both made. Congratulations cellists and the amazing conductor, beautiful orchestra, and all the percussion were on point and I gotta talk about one of the flutes, the one that did the most solos is perfect too. The French horn, too was impressive from all. 👏👏👏- beginner cellist!

[@LeeerroyJenkins]

I watched this many months ago and said “wow, a solo cello during the main theme is absolutely beautiful...” then the remake comes out and what do I hear? A GODDAM BEAUTIFUL SOLO CELLO IN THE MAIN THEME. It’s like the devs saw this and took note ;)

[@jonathandagenais9803]

haha I wish :)

[@allankurniawan349]

This is high class harmonically orchestra with an accurate and clean sound no miss tone come on dude how can some people dislike it

[@georgesafi6010]

Time machine straight back to 2000. Speechless nearly 20 years later in 2019.

[@t-06]

Late 2022 for me (I technically started FF VII on March of 2020 but only continued in late 2022).

[@RalfSchlindwein0]

how could i never seen this before? my whole life flashed through my mind like a movie after the first tune. Cosmo Canyon theme was a masterpiece.

[@cherrydragon3120]

Agreed. I absolutely love cosmo canyon~

[@marb5803]

If you close your eyes while listening, the cutscenes from the game and the movie just start playing in your head. I would have loved to watch them play live.

[@michaelaj4495]

Shinra and cosmo canyon gave me goosebumps

[@rickybell]

6:02 the only thing i can picture in my head is. "the warrior Seto is still protecting us to this day"...

[@DongusMcBongus]

Both are highly underrated that and Tifa’s theme.

[@Redfly214]

just remembering all those hours playing that game, having those same musical pieces grinded into your head. Winning, losing, experiencing it all. I knew when that marker hit 9:37 it was going to be amazing. words haven't been invented yet as to how I feel hearing it all again. kudos to you guys

[@shuruff904]

99:99 hrs for me....I know I played it longer tho

[@오예오예멍멍]

파이널판타지7을 플레이 했던 사람이라면 더 열광했을 오케스트라네요!! 너무너무 멋집니다❤

[@shiek568]

Their take on the Cosmo Canyon is fantastic

[@Jess-vk6mp]

10:45 is in my opinion one of the best pieces of video game music. It always stirs up emotions for me. Partly because it reminds me of being a kid and how simple everything was back then. I wish I could go back. Especially to relive playing that game again for the first time again. Amazing job playing all the music though. It was really well done :)

[@GLrecrds]

Same here ❤

[@arya585]

Highwind Theme?

[@bra2il]

​@@arya585no, this is the outside world music.

[@taittokose3270]

I was crying whole time listening to this. So much memories. When everything was fine.

[@matthewharvey1963]

Yeah, I know what you mean.

[@beatling]

I’m not crying!! You’re crying!! That was absolutely beautiful and damn I feel honoured to have listened to that.

[@redknuckles7655]

talk about a time capsule... This really makes me smile... Reminds me of the good times as a kid playing and explaining the game to my grandma about how cool cloud and summons were...Truly thankful for this game and its music! 33 years old and I'm looking at my playstation memory cards with all of ff7-8-9 data :) I'll always keep them!

[@83jardel]

Les adaptations orchestrales des ost de jeux vidéos sont juste magnifiques !

[@ケイ-l7f]

オープニングの曲の始まりすごくかっこいいです‼️コメントが英語の方が多いのは海外で演奏してるのかな。戦闘曲などプレイしてた当時を思い出しながら楽しく見させてもらいました。

[@Lights480]

Coolest experience you'll get in video gaming world.

[@BTProductions]

Listening to this just before the FINAL FANTASY VII - A Symphonic Reunion tomorrow at the Dolby Theatre! And then E3!!!

[@duytran-dong86]

Commenting in 2019!!! Cant wait for March for the remake!

[@giggleweed]

How was it????!!!

[@fjb1189]

7:55 The most nostalgic of them all. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Tl2iX]

BRAVO! Everyone involved should feel immense pride for their masterful performance!

[@Snorlax9]

The arrangement of each songs intros are INCREDIBLE

[@3sampv]

I haven't heard most of these themes in over 20 years - takes me straight back. Beautiful stuff

[@tonderickwatkins3278]

GOT Damn chills chills chills. This music is so damn cinematic ahead of it’s time just brilliant and it was composed to the limitations of PSX software.

[@cherrydragon3120]

Give it 6 more months man and you ca enjoy the music in your own home at any time of the day while playing the remake :)

[@shuruff904]

Why am I crying? 7 and 9 were my favorites

[@Neotoribaru]

Vous méritez la standing ovation. Un des plus beaux arrangement de musiques de jeux vidéos que j'ai entendu. L'interprétation est superbe. Merci pour les souvenirs que l'écoute a fait rejaillir

[@PeterLiuIsBeast]

Due to the hype, I finally decided to play the original FF7. Game did not disappoint! Beat it in a week.

[@mariosirius]

You like it? Play VIII and IX now

[@PeterLiuIsBeast]

@@mariosirius I tried 8 and it got kind of mundane. But 9 is now my favorite of the series.

[@shuruff904]

@@PeterLiuIsBeast 9 goes hard

[@MadeByJoey]

It's nice to be reminded that humans can create such beauty.

[@Cleric_of_Chaos_99]

The main theme is Cloud’s theme and really fits him so well. The ups and downs of it all. I love listening to this. Have been for over a year.

[@Buranku_bw]

Man... Heard Cosmo Canyon theme and tears just flowed. Truly beautiful.

[@anyanyany7091]

This is amazing, shinra HQ with that loud, heavy drumming overpowering everything else, then the trumpets actually made me tear up. Kozmo Canyon was also amazing, such a nostalgic song and so much effort put in to make it sound amazing by this orchestra.

[@ゆう-u3t9y]

素晴らしいコンサート！ 泣きました。

[@AS-rh7mg]

This music is just so dear to me that I don't have the words

[@jgibson5041]

I have no words to describe how much this music means to me. Superb in every way. I was in tears by the end.

[@louisefrancoeur8117]

Le plus beau Cosmo Canyon et Main Theme de tous les temps

[@coreyjackson5152]

Oui. Je préférerais la mélodie de Main Theme au piano.

[@valentindalix]

Deux ans après, ce commentaire est toujours valable

[@kev9129]

this is my childhood... this music is so nostalgic. it brings back so many good memories... well done guys! makes me choke up just listening to this...

[@lu9us]

Super arrangement et mention spéciale a une spectatrice a 08'00 qui donne un coup d’épée pendant le thème de combat :)

[@HiImPaul.]

Ce spotted est tellement subtil, mais parfaitement placé XD

[@melquynh]

Ah oui !!! Je viens de le voir ! Elle fait même la petite main qui sélectionne l'attaque hahaha !!!!! 8:07

[@Uldihaa]

The music from this game will never stop moving me. A excellent performance, thank you for uploading it.

[@peytoncarey6738]

Omg cosmo canyons theme sounds so good

[@WexMajor82]

Cosmo Canyon made me cry. I can see Nanaki screaming while a statue cries.

[@aschmodai2802]

The Great Warrior. Seto. Nanaki. Espacially this ensemble made me cry like a little girl. Thank you! :)

[@Anyone_Else_Think]

And just like that I’m 12 years old again!

[@cherrydragon3120]

For me 9~ but damn does this make my day~ Well knowing the remake is coming in a few months

[@rypoff]

haa...true...

[@joedaviseggy69]

For me I'm -4 But I just started playing it on Switch and I love it so much!!!

[@mattfromthecreek]

12 here as well.

[@mgmonteiro1]

Listening to the main theme for FFVII during quarantine in 2020 really gets the point of the melody across, it's quite the bittersweet composition really

[@coreyharris65]

Speechless no words i can muster up can describe the amount of nostalgia im feeling right now!!! Beautiful simply beautiful

[@cornjulio89]

This is what it feels like when your transported back in time, to a much simpler time.

[@matstafford4121]

I'm not crying, you're crying! I love seeing the crowds reactions to this. You can totally see who is getting into it and who is getting emotional :)

[@matstafford4121]

Also, the FF7 Remake Main Theme features a cello and piano duet in the beginning. I wonder if they saw this group and got inspired to go that direction :)

[@gw1d0daj]

記憶が甦るー！！！ありがとう‼️思い出に浸れるわ❤️

[@ribiselkuchen87]

I want to hire these dudes into my livingroom when the remake comes out, to release there epicness during the gameplay.

[@mikeel9565]

Imagine the ff7 world/lifestream feels the same as we do when listen to this music. Lifestream soundtrack.

[@dduuddeechil]

Something about that main theme just gut punches me and makes me choke up every time.

[@TheCarpediemeu]

exactly, im normally a stone-like person, but so many pieces of the soundtrack make me choke up, partly cause of nostalgia but partly also because they are such great pieces that just bring out human emotions and the main themes of the story of ff7 itself is so relatable to our actual world

[@collector_n5063]

This is the power of music, the ways emotions can be conveyed not threw words, but through talent

[@mindblow7617]

you made this man cry like a child thank you, you are amazing

[@АлександрМорозов-е1ш]

Здорово! Пробуждает чувства.. Будто ты снова прыгаешь с этого поезда и игра началась)))

[@yoshimatsu8758]

思い出すなぁ😌 みんな FF7をやった事あるのかなぁ？😌 いい曲ばかりだぁ〜

[@バーサイクス]

YOSHI　MATSUさんの言う通り、 FF７は良い曲ばかりだぁ。 だから聞くといつもFF７やりたくなる...

[@ゆーきゃん-d4y]

リメイクきっかけで原作をやり始めました 23年前のクオリティとは思えません！ 生まれる前のゲームとはいえ 後世に語り継がれるべき1作です

[@yoshimatsu8758]

@@ゆーきゃん-d4y 世界で神ゲームと言われてることを実感したと言う事やね。 あのリメイクは、原作をやったことのある人と初見の人では感じ方が違うと思うけど、どちらの立場でも楽しめるやろね。ん～…俺もゆーきゃんさんみたいに初見の立場でもプレイしてみたかった。こればっかりはどうしようもできない事なんやけどな。 例えば、レッド３が言葉を話すところとか初見の人からすると驚きがあったと思うけど、原作プレイ済みの立場だとそこの驚きはないんよな。そう言う感動を味わってみたかった。 でも、逆に原作プレイ済み勢は７番街スラムに入った時にティファのテーマが流れた瞬間に、「懐かしい場所」、「思い出の場所」、「故郷」に帰ってきたような不思議な気分にさせられるんよな。こう言う想いは初見さんにはないよな。 だから、立場で全然感じ方が違うけど「感動」は共感できるよな。 初見の人ってリメイクをプレイしてどう感じたんやろ？音楽の事とかキャラとか… あと、ティファ派、エアリス派、ジェシー派どこに惚れたのか？とかw リメイクに今年のGOTYをとってもらいたいけど、今年は強敵揃いやからどうなることやら。 てか、この動画を見つけて曲を聞いてる時点で結構FF7にハマったと予想する。笑

[@ゆーきゃん-d4y]

YOSHI MATSU 単に音楽やストーリーや世界観に取り込まれました。 エアリス派 ティファ派みたいのもやりながら考えましたw FFRKはやってるので音楽は聞き覚えがありますが レベルアップしてて 興奮しました

[@yoshimatsu8758]

@@ゆーきゃん-d4y オープニングから引き込まれるよな。ワクワクさせられる。BGMもドキドキワクワクさせられる。 コルネオ屋敷落下後に倒れてるティファとエアリスのどちらを先に起こしたかでプレイヤーの気持ちが反映させられてると思うw因みに俺はティファ派だなw リメイクpart２もまだまだ神曲続くから楽しみ。ユフィテーマ等々。 てか、一つの作品に神曲が幾つも集まるのが凄すぎ。あのゲームどうなってんだw

[@harris8573]

At that time i don't have money to buy ps. So i often watch my friend play FF VII a lot. Listen to this now became nostalgic.

[@DeadlyMustard]

I SO much love exactly everything about this entire performance

[@peroandeva]

Any OST has never been so wonderful like this.

[@Linda-fd2iu]

Cosmo Canyon makes me so emotional ~ thank you!!!

[@nitroturbostar]

Bugenhagen

[@-gearsgarage-]

This is soooooooo good. I can only imagine the time and effort put in to learn these songs and the transitions from one to the next is just wonderful. Thanks for posting and thank to all of the performers for doing such an amazing job!!

[@Bien-voyager]

it was magical, thank you... find myself 20 years ago...

[@loispacino5366]

I love the director so much. He is like dancing on the square.

Lois Pacino We love him so much too! 🎶

[@beatling]

Just beautiful. I don’t think I’ve cried so much happiness listening to this!! Thankyou...thankyou so much for letting me listening to this beautifulness. Truly honoured...indescribable lol

[@beatling]

Cosmo Canyon gets me everytime. Just amazing. How did this orchestra even come about?? Who decided ‘let’s recreate the music to final fantasy 7? Just seemed to come out of nowhere, not that I’m complaining lol 😊

[@jcwarlock]

That highwind takes to the sky kills me

[@jcwarlock]

Sorry its overworld theme*

[@instrumental2958]

juste énorme toute mon enfance bercée par ses mélodies ! MERCI !

[@bindergrosgamingsale]

Méchant beau travail du meilleur orchestre de tout les temps

[@insomniaprojects1193]

it made my day... the nostalgia took me years back, when things were innocent and simple,, life sucks as we grow up indeed,, its just as ff7 story went lol

[@BathrobeHero]

The percussionists are killing it.

[@JhonatasRosendo]

Damn! Cosmo Memory was such a short piece yet so powerful. The goosebumps are real. My favorite final fantasy 7 piece. Loved it. 6:51 Can't wait for the remake version.

[@Barry_obama]

this is truly amazing, thank you for posting this for us to listen

[@michaelkowalski8507]

oh my goodness. every second of this is breath taking.

[@LeethLee1]

Emotion is welling. Amazingly well done arrangement and execution. Congrats again!!!

[@MackSalvador]

I haven’t played the remake but I love the original it’s one of my all time favorites hands down mainly because of the music and gameplay and story

[@kungolaf4499]

The music is what legitimized the story, the world and the characters for me.

[@cherrydragon3120]

Bro, if you thought the original music was dope. The remake pretty much perfected most of it.

[@christendomempire5657]

So much nostalgia. Beautiful music. My favorite has always been prelude (opening theme) wish they did Aerith theme and Tifa theme.

[@vanpiisu88]

Okey this is WAY TOO EPIC! Incredible performance, just wow 😭😍.

[@pragmatist4life142]

I fucking cried. Smashing performance

[@tydias446]

I can picture every scene in my head as the music plays. Love ff7 sound track.

[@galihjati443]

It's been quite some time I shed tears listening music

[@cherrydragon3120]

Its quite a while since i shed ANY tear from anything

[@Erra88]

the music from ff7 is just legendary

[@EwanCGrant]

that spaced pair is killing it.

[@planwithelizabeth]

this is an extraordinary arrangement and I am sitting hear balling my eyes out. so well done! bravo!

[@MrTriath1337]

I need to see this orchestra IRL before I die. I will travel internationally if neeed!!!

[@ladanielrafael7029]

Can't hold the tears in. Awesome. Game is amazing. To.

[@SlinkBKZ]

7:54 I'm with you bro *wipes tears* Nostalgia at it's finest