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The Classic FM Chart - 8 March 2015, 5pm
Final Symphony - music from Final Fantasy VI, VII and X
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Stunning video game music is the highest new entry in this week's chart as the LSO play Final Symphony.
Video game music arrives in the Classic FM Chart with a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Eckehard Stier, Final Symphony features music from one of the video games world's most popular series received the full symphonic treatment.
The recording was made at London's legendary Abbey Road studios in the presence of composer Nobuo Uematsu. It features new arrangements of some of his most acclaimed music from the games, Final Fantasy VI, VII and X. And it enters the chart at No.5.
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