Hot on the heels of a less than rivetting ballgame I am now eagerly awaiting The Legend of Zelda, the score of the video game by the same name played live by Toronto orchestra performers and accompanied by video clips of the game over its evolution (clips from over 25 years ago to today).
It was a sold out house at the Sony Center. Definitely a crowd pleaser. The room roared repeatedly as favourite characters, were featured. It was fun to watch Link mature over the years, from the first short squat troll-like figure of 1975 to the realistic and humanistic looking elf in the current version of the game.
It was also quite an experience to see three screaming encores by a roomful of gamers (and many parents too, actually).
If you think you would have liked this show, then you should check out Video Games Live - look it up right away because it is coming to Toronto in October and tickets have been on sale for a while now. Zelda has become an annual event so watch for it next year. But check it out early because this was a sold out house. Your gamers will love it!
By the way, I picked up these seats long after ticket sales started and was a little disappointed in only being able to get one behind the other (K,J 87) and at the far right orchestra, just a few seats from the wall aisle. However, I went for them anyway and, while it seemed like they would be poor seats, they were actually very good.
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