Play! A Video Game Symphony

In 2004, Jason Michael Paul was approached by Square Enix to organize a concert for music from its Final Fantasy series.

[2] Andy Brick, who had previously conducted the Symphonic Game Music Concerts, was chosen as the associate conductor.

[5] The premiere show featured performances by Koji Kondo, Angela Aki, and Akira Yamaoka,[6] and composers Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, Yuzo Koshiro and Jeremy Soule were in attendance.

According to Paul, the show is a "straightforward music program," designed "to keep the arts alive in a way that is classy.

[4] Jeremy Soule, composer of the music for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, said that he "consider[s] 'Play' to be the ultimate video-game surround system.

"[4] Roth stated that the concerts help to also push the classical industry forward and to "draw new audiences.