N’s Farewell/Onward to Our Own Futures (Pokémon Black & White) - Spring 2024 Small Ensemble Concert

Описание: Title: N’s Farewell/Onward to Our Own Futures
Game: Pokémon Black and White
Composer: Shota Kageyama
Arranger: Ethan Goldberg, Zack Smith
Piano arr. by @Bespinben
Featuring: Harshitha Balijepalli, Alex Barker, Florian Grader-Beck, Nick DeGraba, Stephanie Do, Colin Eng, Ethan Goldberg, Michele Imamura, Rhea Jajodia, Rafa Mondal, Jay Rana, Emma Roldan, Braidon Saelens, Zack Smith

"You said you have a dream... That dream... Make it come true! Wonderful dreams and ideals give you the power to change the world! If anyone can, it’s you! Well, then... Farewell!" - N

“Onward to Our Own Futures” is the triumphant end credits theme to the fifth generation of Pokémon games, Pokémon Black and Pokémon White. As the player captures Pokémon and battles through gyms on their own journey to become the champion, they cross paths with a mysterious anti-hero figure, introduced simply as N. Throughout their travels, the player watches as N slowly realizes that Pokémon and their trainers can coexist peacefully, contrary to what he was manipulated to believe throughout his life. As the bittersweet piano tune “N’s Farewell” plays at the end of the game, N reflects on his experiences alongside the player, acknowledging how he battled uncertainty in his own beliefs and how he came to an understanding that some stories have two sides—that the world is not always as monochrome as it may seem. His farewell precedes a credits theme that beckons the player to press onward, suggesting that their journey is not over and is instead merely beginning.

Full program from this concert: https://umd.gamersymphony.org/docs/co...

This piece was performed at our Spring 2024 Small Ensemble Concert in Gildenhorn Hall. Follow us on our social media platforms or visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest events and performances!

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Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual. Audio mixed by Antonino d'Urzo.

The Gamer Symphony Orchestra is a student-run symphonic orchestra consisting of more than 140+ musicians, including a full choir. Since our establishment in 2005, we have strived to promote video game music as an art form and to continue bringing video game worlds to life through orchestral arrangements - almost all of which are created by our own members.

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