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Singing nerd gathering?
If there were, say, a gathering at a convenient gathering space, say, Sunday evening round about 7pm, would you sing about it?
If you found yourself surrounded by some PAX folks who were vocally inclined, would there perhaps break some spontaneous improvisational A Cappella?
I would. I'm kind of strange that way.
I wonder if this might peak your interest as well.
Not a game or promotion here, I really offer nothing other then a baritone voice LFG.
I propose the 1st floor of the WSCC, behind the escalators, 7pm on Sunday. Would you sing in the evening with me?
If you found yourself surrounded by some PAX folks who were vocally inclined, would there perhaps break some spontaneous improvisational A Cappella?
I would. I'm kind of strange that way.
I wonder if this might peak your interest as well.
Not a game or promotion here, I really offer nothing other then a baritone voice LFG.
I propose the 1st floor of the WSCC, behind the escalators, 7pm on Sunday. Would you sing in the evening with me?
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I was going to organize a Christmas carol gathering for Robert during PAX East but he never responded to my inquiries as to his favorites. Maybe be worth trying again?
There's tons of vocal video game choices. First thing off hand that pops up is FF7 and FF8 for choral. Civilization is a pretty common choice for choral performances. There's some that could be expanded for a larger group like Bastion or Metal Gear Solid (The Best is Yet to Come). And you can a capella-ify just about any tune.
There's an arrangement of Fisherman's Horizon, from the album Liberi Fatali I believe, that has the beginning and end done by a cappela choir. Could probably just do that all through instead. There's also the arrangement of Relm's Theme from the album Love Will Grow, Kami no Yurikago, which is lovely, but would take a strong soprano.
If you've got a real good group with a good mix, The Miracle and The Resurrection from Xenosaga are pretty awesome. I might still have the sheet music for those I downloaded like, 10 years ago on my computer, if you want them.
Other than that you could just stand around and try work out some fun Mario arrangements or something as a group.
We see where the music takes us.
If more comes of it, if friendships are formed, if a group is sparked, if organization arises from the chaos... Bravo! But it starts with the chaos and no further expectations therein.
If you're planning specific existing game music ... I already know "The Best Is Yet to Come" from MGS in my best approximated Gaelic, although (spoilers) I can promise that one is going to show up on our setlist! But I will take any excuse I can get to sing that song more because I love it so much.
There are tons of official vocal arranged albums out there, like the FF vocal collections (someone earlier mentioned Love Will Grow, but you can't overlook Pray!) or the official arranged MOTHER album (which is one of my personal favorites). Or Suikoden. Or there's things like "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" from Bioshock Infinite ... or, if you want something really easy to sing, the Jonathan Coulton songs from Portal 1 and 2 have simple melodies, and somebody with a good ear and a capella experience could probably sing the guitar parts too. At least for "Still Alive"
Arranging video game music for singing is one of my hobbies so I might be able to throw something together to help, if you wanted sheet music for something in particular.