Talk about massively multiplayer. On May 10, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Master Chorale will perform music from Final Fantasy as composed by Nobuo Uematsu, the Mozart for the Mario set. Uematsu is a household name in Japan, where his sweeping videogame soundtracks have sold more than 2 million copies and garnered a song of the year award from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. For his US symphonic debut, Uematsu selected the high points from his RPG oeuvre. The performance, which takes place at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, sold out in three days. "When I was a teenager, listening to game music was unheard-of," says Kristen Killgour, a 28-year-old Web designer who will travel to the event from Melbourne, Australia. "But kids today are listening to it just like they listen to pop music." Next milestone: Metroid on display at the Met.
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