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Shinesparker's latest interview is a discussion with Jeron Moore and Chad Seiter, the directors of Play! A Videogame Symphony. As we reported earlier, Play! will be introducing a brand new arrangement of Metroid, and Jeron and Chad told Shinesparkers a little bit about it.

Chad describes the song as a "big Hollywood arrangement" of Super Metroid's musical narrative, while Jeron assures us it will be "a pulse-pounding onslaught of musical awesomeness that grabs you and doesn’t let go until its huge, final heroic resolution." Sounds like the perfect deal for Metroid's 25th! While they won't list the names of the tracks, it's a pretty good bet we'll hear pieces like Theme of Super Metroid, VS. Ridley, Green Brinstar, VS. Mother Brain, and the Ending.

We're certainly glad to hear something a little bit more traditional as well as original for one of our favorite Metroid scores, especially after the Video Games Live arrange (which was almost entirely from Orchestral Game Concert 4) and Symphonic Legends arrange (which disappointed many fans with its experimental, amelodic structure). The show will also feature a new arrangement of Castlevania and Terra's Theme from Final Fantasy VI. The concert will be held Tuesday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 22 in Seattle at the Benaroya Hall (that's next week!). Tickets are still available for both shows.

Until next time...
Captain Commando