POSTED AT 10:16 PM
Yesturday, me, Pea and Pea's friend went to Esplanade to watch the long-awaited performance,
Distant Worlds - music from Final Fantasy
I have to say that it was simply a performance worth watching if one knows about Final Fantasy or its music written by Nobuo Uematsu. It was really a heart-grabbing thing to be able to hear the music up close and personal in the concert hall itself... To hear his music in a proper concert hall is very much different than hearing it through the speakers in one's home. Even with the best stereo system, one would still be awed with the sound effects of a proper concert hall...
Nobuo Uematsu himself was at the concert, which resulted in a very enthusiastic crowd with a very warming response. Although there were some small minor things here and there which interrupted the concert, it was a good performance overall... However, I would really love to hear the same concert again, this time with The Black Mages or with a bigger and better orchestra, such as the Philharmonic Orchestra, and with a younger female vocal soloist. I would say that the concert with either of these above would probably be a hundred times even more astounding then what I heard last night.
There was also a autograpth session with Nobuo Uematsu himself, as well as the conductor Arnie Roth, which made the audiences really happy. Of course, me, Pea and her friend went to queue up for their autographs. And we got them to signed on our CDs that we bought earlier before the performance. The concert was hosted by the conductor himself, and was really amusing. The final encore which was the famous song One-Winged Angel ended the finale with a big bang after the conductor teased the audiences about not doing that number... 
Man... I seriously can't stop hearing the CD tracks after such a heart-rendering performance like that.... I can't wait till they return for the next concert, which would probably be the end of this year, if what they said is true. And the next time round, they would be performing hot favourites such as Jenova and Dancing Mad.... ^^v
Currently feeling: sigh dreamily....