Music plays an important role in many games, and even in the early days, the best composers were able to create incredibly expressive music, despite technical limitations. Dragon Quest composer, Koichi Sugiyama is known as the pioneer of orchestral music for RPGs, and in 1987 he staged the very first video game music concert in the world. But it took another 16 years for these kinds of orchestral performances to be held outside of Japan. In this episode, how Thomas Böcker brought Spielekonzerte - Symphonic Game Music Concerts - to Germany, and the world.  Episode Transcript & References Become a Gameplay Member Join our Discord Follow Gameplay on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitch Learn more about Thomas Böcker's work at gameconcerts.com and merregnon.com. Listen to Final Symphony on Apple Music or Spotify. Listen to Symphonic Fantasies on Apple Music or Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices