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Arnie Roth

Arnie Roth

Music Director, Conductor

Arnie Roth is a Grammy Award-winning musician. Based in Chicago, he served as the director of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra. He has provided symphonic arrangements and conducted live orchestras for numerous videogame concerts, including Dear Friends: Music from Final Fantasy, Voices from Final Fantasy, and Play! A Video Game Symphony.

News

  • Traversing "Distant Worlds"
    distantworlds.pngNorth River Road is a path I regard with fondness, for is was inside the Rosemont Theater, located on this bustling boulevard, that I first met with what had up until recently been the definitive experience in my video-game-themed concert outings: the world premiere of "PLAY! A Video Game Symphony" on May 27, 2006. For me, it was a true spectacle unlike any before it, featuring an assortment of wonderful musical pieces from blockbuster video game titles performed by a full orchestra and choir, led by Grammy-Award-winning music director Arnie Roth. Memories of Akira Yamaoka's electric guitar screeching the sounds of Silent Hill, Koji Kondo's New Super Mario Bros. piano solo, and Angela Aki performing "Kiss Me Good-Bye" and "Eyes On Me" still, to this day, glisten freshly in my mind with deep affection. Indeed, it was a show to reckon with. Nearly two years later, on March 1, 2008, I was fortunate enough to return to this street and adjacent performance hall for the North American debut of "Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY." Full Article
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Interviews

February 18, 2005Dear Friends: Final Fantasy Concert Interview

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