{"id":6697,"date":"2017-12-01T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/12\/the_symphony_of_the_goddesses_producer_hopes_to_move_on_to_mario_in_the_future"},"modified":"2017-12-01T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T17:40:00","slug":"the-symphony-of-the-goddesses-producer-hopes-to-move-on-to-mario-in-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/01\/the-symphony-of-the-goddesses-producer-hopes-to-move-on-to-mario-in-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"The Symphony of the Goddesses Producer Hopes to Move On to Mario in the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Symphony.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/12\/the_symphony_of_the_goddesses_producer_hopes_to_move_on_to_mario_in_the_future\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/12\/the_symphony_of_the_goddesses_producer_hopes_to_move_on_to_mario_in_the_future\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Symphony.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Symphony of the Goddesses concerts have been an ongoing success for quite a few years, combining iconic music from The Legend of Zelda franchise with orchestral arrangements and performances. It sets off around the world each year &#8211; though a hiatus seems likely in 2018 &#8211; and often shakes things up to keep fans interested; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/11\/feature_revisiting_symphony_of_the_goddesses_with_its_new_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_music\">here are some thoughts on the current run<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The producer and creative force behind the tour is\u00a0Jason Michael Paul, who has built a career on reimagining and establishing game music in live performances. Speaking to <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/articles\/2017-11-23-zelda-concert-producer-i-just-want-to-bring-video-game-music-to-the-masses\">Games Industry.biz<\/a>, he spoke a little about the changes to incorporate\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Part of my model is to make it so that when I come to the same city, it is never the same show. It will always be different. For example, I brought back Ballad of the Wind Fish, but with visuals this time. The show is formatted so that I can move things around. And of course, the overtures are updated, and we introduce new songs from new releases. Breath of the Wild will play a big part in this performance. So we continually add new material.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The game&#8217;s music (BoTW) allowed us to try something different. We&#8217;ve got the grass blowing in the wind to set the stage, and then the piano comes in and then the ducks quacking&#8230; combined with the symphony performance, it really works well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been having a lot of fun. Breath of the Wild has enabled us to do things that we&#8217;ve never been able to do before. We&#8217;ve combined in-game sound effects with the live performance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Paul admits he&#8217;s eager to push forward with new projects, and doesn&#8217;t seem entirely in agreement with the plan to give the Symphony of the Goddesses tour a hiatus. Nevertheless he&#8217;s hopeful of continuing a partnership with Nintendo.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Well&#8230; I have been proposing a lot of projects to Nintendo, and to be honest it&#8217;s a little frustrating. I have all these wonderful ideas and I&#8217;ve created this wonderful machine. But now we are talking about a hiatus [for the Zelda event]. Here we are on this high where we are doing over 70 shows a year with The Legend of Zelda, and then we&#8217;ve got nothing. But I am doing other things. I am working with Bethesda on the hopes of an Elder Scrolls concert. Nothing is confirmed at this point, but I am hopeful.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I am also pleased to say I am going in a different direction, in that I am producing the first ever National Geographic symphony.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I recently put together a really nice proposal for a Super Mario symphony. And we&#8217;ll see. Hopefully it will stick. I also had another concept called Super Smash Symphony, but that&#8217;s not going to happen. It&#8217;s too complicated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s well worth checking out the interview (link below) as it includes plenty of positive words about Nintendo and its iconic game creators. Here&#8217;s hoping that more music from the company&#8217;s biggest franchises will go on tour in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Symphony of the Goddesses concerts have been an ongoing success for quite a few years, combining iconic music from The Legend of Zelda franchise with orchestral arrangements and performances. 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