I just came back from the Video Games Live show as I write this. For those who don’t know, it’s a show with a full orchestra playing video game music live. It was great fun — geekery of the highest order. Where else will you see a jam-packed crowd do a standing ovation to a guy who plays the Mario theme on piano while blindfolded? Where else would the crowd wave DSs and PSPs rather than lighters?
Lots of great music was played, from Metal Gear Solid to Halo, Kingdom Hearts to Zelda, Civilization 4 to Beyond Good and Evil. It really showed just how great video game music can be — that it has its place alongside any other type of music. I highly recommend that you check it out if it comes in your city.