SYMPHONIC FURY: A New North American Concert of Godzilla and Gamera Music Needs Your Help!!!!

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Danzilla93

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Hey, monster music lovers!!!!

As most of you know, last summer at G-FEST, fans were treated to the now legendary, Rondo Award Nominated concert Ifukube 100: A Legacy of Monster Music, thanks to the help of Kickstarter and hundreds of backers (myself included)! The concert was an experience that changed lives, and it seemed that it nothing that awesome would ever happen again.

Well, guess what…

IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN!!!!!!!!

John DeSentis and Chris Oglio, the two guys behind the Ifukube concert, have launched a new Kickstarter campaign for a NEW concert to be held this year at G-FEST!!!! This time, the goal is bigger, and so is the event…

Introducing SYMPHONIC FURY: THE MUSIC OF JAPANESE MONSTERS!

If successful, the new concert will showcase the American premier of the COMPLETE Akira Ifukube Symphonic Fantasia!!!! That’s right, three movements of music from the Godzilla movies, plus War of the Gargantuas, King Kong Escapes, Battle in Outer Space, Varan, The Mysterians, Frankenstein Conqueres the World… and more!!!!

But that’s not all they have planned… if the concert is funded, it will feature in its first half… the monster music of the one and only KOW OTANI!!!! The music of the man who scored the Heisei Gamera Trilogy and GMK (2001) has never been performed EVER, not even in Japan! This will be the WORD PREMIER!!!! Otani-San is working with the creators to create the suites for the concert, and as a stretch goal for the Kickstarter campaign, he will be brought to the concert as the Guest of Honor… if they get the extra funding!

If this doesn’t get you excited beyond words, I don’t know what possibly could. Please consider donating to the campaign by going here and checking out the goals, rewards, and other incentives to give these guys your money! Please help spread the word so these guys can put on the show of a lifetime… a musical showdown between Godzilla and Gamera in Concert!!!!

So what do you think?!?! Does this make you incredibly excited? Will you donate? Will you plan on going? Discuss, donate, and spread the word!!!! :D

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G. H. (Gman)
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March 26, 2015

Yeah, this is something more people should be excited about and throw money at-- Even if it's a dollar. I'm stoked about it and really hope this one gets off the ground. Plus... KO OTANI!

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March 26, 2015

Hm. I'll check this out.

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March 26, 2015

YES! I'm actually going to BE there this year!

I was so dissapointed that I missed the oppurtunity to hear Ifukube's work live.

Now we got him and a slew of other composers too!

I really hope this pulls through. =)

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March 26, 2015

While I won't be able to make it to G-Fest (though I fully intend to make it there at least once in my lifetime), I think I probably will end up donating to this just because it sounds like such a great event. I'm an absolute fanatic for music from kaiju films, and Ko Otani is my absolute favorite composer besides Ifukube himself. Not only is this concert keeping Ifukube's music alive, but bringing Otani's scores a live in-concert treatment and has the potential of Otani himself showing up!

I really hope this gets funded, even if I can't immediately enjoy the benefits of it.

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March 27, 2015

Is it bad that I'm mostly excited for Ko Otani? Because Ko Otani is one of my favorite composers EVER!

Fingers crossed that they play some Shadow of the Colossus!

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March 27, 2015

Flat lineing.

Good grief.

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March 29, 2015

They just crossed $8,000!!!! Its only been 3 days, and this ammount of money that fast is amazing! They've still ot a ways to go, though, so donate if you can!

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April 03, 2015

Sometimes it helps for other people to chip in and advertise. SciFi Japan is officially supporting and I've recently thrown Scified's hat in for support and written about it. Spread the word. Get this done: Help Bring the Music of Godzilla & Gamera Live in Concert!

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April 23, 2015

29 HOURS LEFT TO BACK THIS PROJECT!!!!!!!! They are close to their goal righ now, but remember... if they get more money, they will bring KO OTANI HIMSELF to the show to hear the world premier of his music in concert! A donation of only 50 bucks gets you the entire concert on CD, so you can hear it even if you can't go to G-FEST this year!

LETS MAKE THIS HAPPEN, PEOPLE!!!!

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April 23, 2015

Congrats to the team behind Symphonic Fury for reaching their goal. I can't wait to receive the rewards, but I'm glad I could play a part in this historical event. This is going to be wild!

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SYMPHONIC FURY: A New North American Concert of Godzilla and Gamera Music Needs Your Help!!!!

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