Classically Gamed

A blog dedicated to analyzing video game music through classical music history and theory. Suggestions are welcome!

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Video game music vocal recital

My ultimate life goal is to perform a recital exclusively of songs from video games. In my brain that is the peak combination of games and s

Blog update!

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Classically Gamed

Where singing and video games collide sometimes

For anyone still following! We're back!!... sort of. New webhost, new direction, new.... me, I guess. Not sure if I'll keep this page but check it out!!

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Indefinite hiatus

Hello all! I’ve been putting this off for quite some time now. I hate to admit this but I’m putting this blog on hiatus indefinitely. I don’t want to give up on it completely but as of right now, I am lacking direction and resources. I no longer have remote access to academic databases which makes proper research extremely difficult. I am also focusing on performing which can be very time consuming. Additionally, I am a perfectionist which makes delivering quality content an agonizing process. Sharing music weekly is not enough - anyone can do that. I am constantly thinking of ways to deliver content however. I am hoping one of these days I will figure out the best way to do that. 

Thank you so much for the support and I hope to return soon! 

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Summer hiatus

Hello, followers! I've decided to take a break from scheduled posts since I need to prepare for a summer performance program. Hopefully we'll be back on track come fall. In the meantime, enjoy the season and listen to lots of game music for me!

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Theme of the month: String Quartets Piece of the week: “Ending Credits” from Super Mario World composed by Koji Kondo and arranged by Patti Rudisill

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Theme of the month: String Quartets Piece of the week: “Guile’s Theme” from Street Fighter II by Yoko Shimomura and arranged by Quarteto Tessares

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Theme of the month: String Quartets Piece of the week: “Brinstar” from Metroid composed by Hirokazu Tanaka and arranged by God Game Quartet

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Theme of the month String Quartets Piece of the week: “Halo Medley” composed by Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori and arranged by Chelsea Treglia

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Theme of the month: String Quartets Piece of the week: “Super Smash Bros. Brawl Main Theme” from Super Smash Bros. Brawl by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Chad Schwartz 

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Theme of the month for May: String Quartets

Happy May! In the spirit of trying different things, this month I will feature string quartet arrangements of video game pieces. I adore chamber music and to see others have made arrangements of video game pieces for string quartet makes me so happy. Enjoy!

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Theme of the month: K.K. Slider Covers Piece of the week: “K.K. Condor” from Animal Crossing by Kazumi Totaka ad arranged by Jonathan Parecki

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Theme of the month: K.K. Slider Covers Piece of the week: “K.K. Moody” from Animal Crossing: New Leaf by Kazumi Totaka and arranged by Aivi Tran

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Theme of the month: K.K Slider Covers Piece of the week: “K.K Cruisin’” from Animal Crossing by Kazumi Totaka and arranged by The Consuls

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Theme of the month: K.K Slider Covers Piece of the week: “K.K Bossa” from Animal Crossing by Kazumi Totaka and arranged by DrPez12

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Theme of the month for April: K.K. Slider Covers

Happy April! I figured I’d try something different this month - with almost 100 songs in the K.K. Slider catalog, there are bound to be at least a few covers out there. This month I’ll share a few as found on Youtube. Enjoy!

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Theme of the month: Card Games Piece of the week: “Drink Up, There’s More!” from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by Percival

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Theme of the month: Card Games Piece of the week: “VS. Lancastrians” from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of the Roses