Michiru Yamane to play Castlevania track at Games Convention Symphony Concert
Renowned composer to play at celebration of video game music
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced that Michiru Yamane - the publisher's acclaimed music composer whose work includes many Castlevania titles - is to give a live performance in a Symphony Concert to be held during the opening ceremony in the Gewandhaus venue at Games Convention in Leipzig.
Michiru Yamane will be performing the haunting 'Wood Carving Partita' from Castevania: Symphony of the Night on a Cembalo - a Harpsichord-style instrument. The performance will take place in the evening of August 23rd, from 8pm. The evening will be a celebration of video game music, lead by conductor Andy Brick and the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague and Choir.
The orchestra will also be paying tribute to Castlevania via a specially-composed medley based on three tracks from the series. The medley features the 'A Toccata Into Blood-Soaked Darkness' from the PlayStation 2 game, Curse of Darkness, and 'Vampire Killer' and 'Wicked Child' from the original NES Castlevania.
After the concert Michiru Yamane will be available for a signing session.
The talented composer has worked at Konami since leaving school in 1988 and has worked on key titles such as Gradius, SDSnatcher and International Track & Field. Her composition skills saw her make her Castlevania debut in 1992's version for the Megadrive, and she will supply the soundtrack to the forthcoming Portrait of Ruin for Nintendo DS, which she will be promoting at the Games Convention.
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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin will be released for Nintendo DS in November 2006. For more information, please contact