With three days to go, composer Tommy Tallarico and the rest of the Video Games Live crew are 77% into their $250,000 goal in order to record and tour their third album.

 

From their kickstarter homepage:

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Video Games Live: Level 3 will be the 3rd album of symphonic & rock video game music from the award winning 10 year+ world touring Video Games Live concert series.

 

The album will be recorded in a world famous recording studio with a 60 – 72+ piece orchestra, 60+ person choir and full rock band consisting of world famous game composers from around the world.

 

Each music segment in Video Games Live is personally arranged and orchestrated by the original composers and also uses input from the actual game designers & producers and game developers & publishers.

 

The album track list will consist of NEVER BEFORE RELEASED Video Games Live music arrangements from potential game franchises such as Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger/Cross, Shadow of the Colossus, Skyrim, Journey, Monkey Island, Destiny, DOTA, Assassin’s Creed, Earthworm Jim, Silent Hill, Zelda, Mario, Pokemon, Super Smash Bros., Metroid, Donkey Kong Country, Mass Effect, Katamari Damacy, World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, BioShock, Beyond Good & Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter II, Uncharted, Portal, Tetris, Red Dead Redemption, Devil May Cry, Megaman, Soul Calibur, Resident Evil, Pac-Man AND MORE! (final setlist to be contingent on game publisher approval). The goal is to have between 15 – 18 tracks on the album. The album will also contain a video game song remix by world famous composer/DJ/artist BT!

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From the list above, several of the tracks have already been confirmed: Monkey Island, Street Fighter II, Skyrim, Journey, Shadow of the Colossus, Beyond Good and Evil, Tetris, and Silent Hill 2, have already been confirmed.

 

So, what about the Nintendo classics?  Well, Tommy has recently composed an orchestrated medley for Super Mario World.  The computer mock up of the arrangement can be heard here.  Before its release, Tallarico has not shown this soundtrack to anyone, even Nintendo. Tallarico is hopeful that Nintendo will give him and his track their blessings to be apart of the album. Just in case any deal falls through, Tallarico has decided to share this track with the public.

 

“We want to make sure Mario fans from around the world get the opportunity to hear this at least once just in case the project fails to be funded or we don’t get the proper approvals.”