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In 2005, Tommy Tallarico forever changed the way aficionados hear the games they play. The very first Video Games Live concert was performed at the Hollywood Bowl, and since then, audiences numbering in the hundreds of thousands have been treated to the rock show-meets-symphony experience. (Read More)

Video Games Live is ready to step into a bigger spotlight. The orchestrated video game tour accomplished its largest goal to date when its Level 3 Kickstarter campaign came to a close, surpassing its $250,000 initiative. With the goal met, the team, led by creator and video game composer Tommy Tallarico, can move forward with the new album, which will be recorded in studio with a 72-piece orchestra, a 60-person choir and a rock band. A movie is being planned as well. (Read More)

In the immortal words written for Portal by Jonathan Coulton... "This was a triumph!... I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS! It's hard to overstate my satisfaction!" I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a bit emotional yesterday when we finally... (Read More)

Video Games Live receives more than $250,000 in pledges with 28 hours to go. (Read More)

In a press release sent to VG247 today, Video Games Live confirmed that at the time of writing, the Kickstarter campaign has raised $257,006 of its $250,000 goal with 28 hours left. (Read More)

The Kickstarter campaign to fund the third studio album for Tommy Tallarico's Video Games Live is a success. The pledge drive has surpassed its goal of $250,000 today, within its final 24 hours of the pledge drive. (Read More)

We're about to hit our goal!! KICKSTARTER ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!!! Come join the live celebration! http://www.twitch.tv/videogameslive Tommy  (Read More)

WOW!!  We're gonna do it!!!!What a rally!!!  It looks like the underdog is going to prevail!!  The numbers and stats said it couldn't be done.  But we all worked together as a team to make this happen!!  We can all take great pride in knowing... (Read More)

Video Games Live is making a final push for its Kickstarter campaign, unveiling a fantastic arrangement from Super Mario World (which you can hear below) that it hopes to take to Nintendo and get on the upcoming Video Games Live: LEVEL 3 album if it's successfully funded. The campaign, which only has three days remaining, still needs to raise a bit over $40,000 at the time of writing this post. (Read More)

Hi Everyone!, Less than 3 days to go!  We've come a LONG way and we're almost there.  We're currently at 87% of the goal and today will be our most critical day so far on our journey.  Depending on what happens today will dictate the steepness of... (Read More)

It's going to be a photo finish for the Video Games Live's Level 3 project on Kickstarter, which is in its final days with nearly $30,000 to raise to meet its goal. If you're not familiar with Video Games Live, it's a group headed by Tommy Tallarico that tours the country playing live orchestral arrangements of video game music -- and the group has frequently graced the BlizzCon stage. (Read More)

We're now less than 4 days away from the end of the project and I wanted to share this very special arrangement with everyone that we've been working on for a very long time.A lot of people always ask me what my favorite video game of ALL TIME is...... (Read More)

Been answering questions on Reddit for over 6 hours and still going with no signs of slowing or catching up!We even made the FRONT PAGE of Reddit!!  Currently at #8 as of this writing (http://www.reddit.com/).AND...  we've been moving up the charts... (Read More)

Video Games Live is still fund-raising for its new album ‘Level 3 ‘, and the group has just unveiled five new games that will be fleshing out the collection. (Read More)

Hi Everyone!,Just got home from promoting the Kickstarter the past 3 days at the Salt Lake Comic Con. They are saying that there were over 50,000 people there including everyone from Stan Lee to William Shatner!  I did 2 panels, 3 meet-ups, tons of... (Read More)

Hi!, I'm proud to announce that both Shadow of the Colossus AND Beyond Good & Evil will be a part of the VIDEO GAMES LIVE - LEVEL 3 project!! Both arrangements are completely exclusive to Video Games Live and this will be the first and only... (Read More)

Hi Everyone!, I'm happy to announce that the award-winning (and Grammy nominated!) music from the game "Journey" is now officially confirmed for Video Games Live - Level 3!!  Mega talented composer Austin Wintory has been a great friend of Video... (Read More)

"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" music composed by Jeremy Soule is now a CONFIRMED track on the Video Games Live - Level 3 album!Check out the official first ever WORLD PREMIERE of this music from our E3 2012 show with nearly 200 people on stage... (Read More)

UPDATE!!!  SORRY EVERYONE!!  I didn't realize how REDDIT worked and made the link active immediately when it was supposed to be for a later time (this Sunday).  I told you I was a Reddit Noob!  :)    I had to DELETE the link and will repost it... (Read More)

Hi Everyone!, Been working like crazy at PAX all weekend... still here today finishing up some game audio panels as well as doing a ton of interviews about the Kickstarter.  I think I've done a total of around 20 so far!I wanted to announce that the... (Read More)

Hi Everyone!, As we pass the halfway point we finally put together 3 new ALL DIGITAL LEVELS at the request of many e-mails, messages and comments.  A lot of friends, fans and followers from outside the U.S. asked if would could do this and of course... (Read More)

Welcome back to another Kickstarter Conversation! I am pleased to be joined by Tommy Tallarico who is here to share his exciting Kickstarter project Video Games Live: Level 3. (Read More)

Hi Everyone!,LucasArts R.I.P.?!?  NOT SO FAST!!  We want to help keep the spirit alive! A LOT of people have been asking to PLEASE include Monkey Island on the album and we're happy to announce today that Monkey Island will in fact be a part of... (Read More)

Hi Everyone!, I thought it would be really cool to have a VGL Kickstarter Meet-Up in some of the places we'll be over the next few weeks!1.)  Is anyone here going to PAX in Seattle?  I'll be there doing a few panels, making some guest appearances... (Read More)

Hi Everyone!, Here is our epically long Rewards video that details all of the different rewards and tiers we are offering.We also created a bunch of Tier Graphics which you can view in the project description. A text grid will also be coming soon!... (Read More)

Video Games Live helps prove that that gaming has fantastic artistic merits. But if you want to hear their third album, it's time to ante up and give 'em a boost. VGL has launched a Kickstarter campaign that will hopefully result in "Level 3," the group's third great album. (Read More)

Video Games Live is a bit of a beast to describe. It's a concert, stage show and game demonstration all wrapped into one multimedia event where artists mix rock and symphony instruments as they play your favorite game tunes along to synchronized footage and on-stage acting. Think someone dressed up as a soldier from the Metal Gear Solid series searching across the stage while an orchestra plays the alert theme from the games while a video of gameplay from Metal Gear Solid projects behind them, and you have an idea of what to expect. (Read More)

Join us for an interview with video game music composer Tommy Tallarico as he discusses his new Video Games Live Kickstarter campaign and more! (Read More)

Video Games Live creator Tommy Tallarico discusses past expenses and why he turned to Kickstarter. (Read More)

Three new projects and one update comprise this weeks' Kickstarter Spotlight article. Selections range from JRPGs, Platformers, Metroidvania, to Symphony? (Read More)

Video Games Live™, the first and most successful video game touring concert in the world, today announced its Kickstarter campaign to fund the production and release of their upcoming album - Video Games Live: Level 3. Video Games Live: Level 3 will contain a track list of music from award-winning video games created by the original composers from celebrated franchises. (Read More)

As most of us know, there are a great many elements in a video game that make it become the amazing experience that it usually is. Of course the graphics and gameplay are usually the first things that people notice and take into account, though other things such as the art direction, design philosophy, and underlying technical merits (A.I., sound design) are also huge things that can make or break a game. (Read More)

Voici un autre projet Kickstarter fort intéressant. Bien que "moins" lié au jeu d'aventure. Il s'agit du projet de la réalisation du troisième CD Video Games Live d'où le Level 3, mais qui devrait être un CD fort intéressant car prenant des musiques moins habituelles. On notera par ailleurs la présence possible de Monkey Island dans ces titres, et bien d'autres. Le projet est très bien défini avec un buget bien ficelé, et des récompenses nombreuses et intéressante dès les premiers niveau de financement. L'objectif à atteindre est de 250 000$. (Read More)

The decade-long video game music tour is turning to crowdfunding for its third album, Level Three, and second Blu-Ray/DVD movie. (Read More)

Symphonic game-music concert series Video Games Live launched a Kickstarter project this morning to fund a third album of live music. (Read More)

Video Games Live, the videogame concert series that tours around the world, has launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a new album. (Read More)

The popular Video Games Live concert series will launch a Kickstarter campaign to The popular Video Games Live concert series will launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund the latest album connected to the shows, Video Games Live: Level 3, the concerts' creator Tommy Tallarico announced this morning. (Read More)