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Yasunori Mitsuda comes to Chicago

posted on 2006-03-16 04:47 EST by Jonathan Mays

Chrono Trigger, Xenosaga composer to attend May 27 concert series premiere

Yasunori Mitsuda is joining Final Fantasy's Nobo Uematsu as a composer for the PLAY! video game symphony series. Mitsuda is best known for his work on Chrono Trigger, Xenosaga, Chrono Cross, and Shadow Hearts. He will also attend the series premiere in Chicago and participate in a meet and greet.

PLAY! features music from such series as Final Fantasy, Silent Hill, Halo, World of Warcraft, Metal Gear Solid, and Sonic the Hedgehog.

Concert schedule:

May 27
Rosemont Theatre
Chicago

Jun 14
Konserthuset
Stockholm

Jul 27
The Mann Center
Philadelphia

Aug 4
Wolf Trap Filene Center
Vienna, VA

Sep 30
Hummingbird Centre
Toronto

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