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Tim reports on Video Games Live 28 Sep, 2006, 17:08 / 8 comments

By Webmonkey


Tim Schafer has updated the Double Fine Action News with a writeup on the performance by Michael Land, Clint Bajakian, and Peter McConnell (and bonus guest Larry The O) at last week's "Video Games Live" concert at the Hollywood Bowl in southern California.

The four former LucasArts musicians played a set of accoustic music from Grim Fandango, Outlaws, and the Monkey Island series, and Tim was there to introduce their set, sign autographs, and provide Psychonauts shirts to naked 49ers fans. From the Action News:
"In the ten years I worked with these guys I have never heard them play any of this music live, and really, I don't think anyone ever has, so it was pretty exciting. They sounded great. I really think they should do a a whole concert of just these guys playing their classic LucasArts compositions. And then for an encore, George Lucas could walk on stage and we could hand him all the money we made that night."
He's posted some photos as well, because he's nice. And, because he's super nice, he posted a link to some fan-captured YouTube footage of the group's performance, playing the classic Grim Fandango track Swanky Maximo.
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8 Comments

  • valkian on 29 Sep, 2006, 20:06…
    I don't know why. But I thinks I hate Tommy Tallarico, it that normal?
  • valkian on 29 Sep, 2006, 20:08…
    Why did I wrote that so wrong? Is that normal?
  • The Tingler on 29 Sep, 2006, 19:09…
    Are there any videos for the Monkey Island and Outlaws bits?
  • Udvarnoky on 29 Sep, 2006, 02:04…
    I hate everyone who went there and who lives a reasonable distance from the Hollywood Bowl.
  • telarium on 29 Sep, 2006, 00:05…
    How awesome. A reunion that makes me feel all warm 'n fuzzy inside.
  • The Tingler on 28 Sep, 2006, 18:04…
    Maximino.
  • The Tingler on 28 Sep, 2006, 18:05…
    I was a bit disappointed with the lack of a Grim Fandango video playing behind the music, as they did with most of the other games (the only other exception being Final Fantasy VII, where they got a few people to dress up as the characters)
  • Jake on 28 Sep, 2006, 23:47…
    I'd rather they used those huge screens to show closeups of the musicians, personally. I don't need to see the game playing in the background to appreciate the music.