Merregnon

Merregnon is an orchestral music series that combines symphonic compositions with fantasy storytelling. Since its launch in 1999, the project has produced several albums and live concert performances.[1][2][3] The most recent works, Merregnon: Land of Silence (2021) and Merregnon: Heart of Ice (2024), were premiered by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, respectively.[4] They were designed to introduce families and younger audiences to orchestral music, following in the tradition of The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.[1][5]

The Merregnon series is directed and produced by Thomas Böcker, founder of Merregnon Studios.[6][7] It has involved contributions from renowned composers in the video game industry, including Nobuo Uematsu, Yoko Shimomura, Chris Hülsbeck, and Yuzo Koshiro.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c "Merregnon: Land of Silence". www.merregnon.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  2. ^ "Release "Merregnon, Volume 1" by Various Artists - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  3. ^ a b "Release "Merregnon, Volume 2" by Various Artists - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  4. ^ Kılıç, Sinem (2024-02-25). "Nobuo Uematsu: "Das war die einzige Arbeit, die mir angeboten wurde!"". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  5. ^ Ombler, Mat. "Video Games Inspire a Generation of Classical Music Fans". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  6. ^ "The power of video game music to inspire audiences - old and new". Gramophone. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  7. ^ "Thomas Böcker - Game Concerts". www.gameconcerts.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.