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Following the sold-out success of last season’s Final Fantasy VII: REBIRTH Orchestra World Tour, the Richmond Symphony once again brings a global pop-culture phenomenon to life with One Piece Music Symphony, a one-night-only concert event celebrating one of the world’s most beloved anime adventures. It is time to celebrate the One Piece TV series with an epic array of music full of action and emotion. Immerse yourself in the magic of the Richmond Symphony’s full orchestra as it performs One Piece’s iconic music live on the Altria Theater stage on Saturday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m.
The greatest moments from the anime come to life on screen in perfect sync with unforgettable music and epic scenes from the show. Relive more than 25 years of thrilling adventures of the Straw Hat Crew, all set to the vibrant sounds of the series’ most memorable themes. Composer Kohei Tanaka has prepared brand-new arrangements and music, including selections performed live for the first time this year. Be ready for the brand-new TV opening “UUUUUS!” and favorites such as the emotional “Haha naru Umi” (Mother Sea), the lighthearted “Sekai no ichiban oden da!!” (This is the best oden in the world!!), the electrifying “Ore no saikouchiten” (Luffy’s Gear 5 Theme), and many more.
With the Richmond Symphony’s track record of bringing iconic scores to life including Final Fantasy and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, audiences can expect an unforgettable evening where the music, emotion, and adventure of anime come alive on stage and on screen.
To learn more and purchase tickets to this one-night-only performance, visit: https://www.richmondsymphony.com/event/one-piece-music-symphony/.
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About the Richmond Symphony
The Richmond Symphony is dedicated to putting music at the center of its community, creating joy, connection, expression, and collaborations. Each season, the Richmond Symphony offers more than 200 public performances for approximately 250,000 patrons through concerts and educational programs and collaborates with other organizations, such as Morgan Avery McCoy, Inc., for special projects. The Symphony maintains an active touring schedule that brings live symphonic performances to rural communities. Founded in 1957, the Symphony includes 70 professional Orchestra Musicians and a 150- voice volunteer Chorus. Demonstrating a dedication to music education, the Richmond Symphony School of Music (RSSoM) was founded in 2020 and includes a 120 strong Youth Orchestra Program of all skill levels as well as online enrichment and instruction for both school-aged and adult learners. Learn more at richmondsymphony.com.
About ONE PIECE Music Symphony
Started more than 10 years ago, ONE PIECE Music Symphony is the one and only official One Piece concert, with music arranged and curated in direct collaboration with original composer Kohei Tanaka and under license from TOEI ANIMATION. 2024 will be ONE PIECE Music Symphony’s 11th year in Asia, 10th year in Europe, and 2nd year in America. The show has already sold-out some of the world’s most renowned concert venues, such as the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the Philharmonie in Paris, and the Beijing Workers’ Stadium. It has been performed by numerous national orchestras, such as the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the Aarhus Symfoniorkester, and for France the national orchestras of Strasbourg, Marseille and Mulhouse. With videos perfectly synchronized with the anthology soundtrack and projected onto a giant video screen in HD, action, adventure, and emotions are always on the program! Sublimated by the majestic power of a symphony orchestra of more than 50 musicians, each show is the time to enjoy the most famous music from the TV series live!
About One Piece
One Piece is animated TV series adaption of creator Eiichiro Oda’s original manga, the Guinness World Record, top-selling manga title of all time encompassing 108 volumes and more than 500 million copies in print. Produced by Toei Animation, this iconic TV series first debuted on Japanese TV in October 1999 and features pirate Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat crew on their epic quest to find “The One Piece,” the legendary treasure of the former King of the Pirates, Gol D. Roger. Now more than 25 years later, the One Piece franchise encompasses 15 feature films (including the most recent movie “One Piece Film Red”), video games, home videos and an ever-growing catalog of licensed merchandise that includes
accessories, toys, games, novelties, furniture, housewares, apparel and more. In the U.S., One Piece is simulcast on Crunchyroll and can also be watched on Hulu, Netflix and Tubi. For more information on One Piece, please visit toei-animation-usa.com/one-piece
About Kohei Tanaka (Composer)
Japanese composer, arranger, and singer Kohei Tanaka has written the musical scores for numerous famous anime TV series, OVA’s, movies, computer games, and tokusatsu series, among them One Piece, Sakura Taisen, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Gunbuster! Tanaka began playing the piano at an early age. After graduating from Osaka Seiko Gakuin High School, Tanaka attended Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music for music composition, notably studying under Tomojirō Ikenouchi. Tanaka worked for three years in the advertising department of Victor Music Industries after his graduation. After that, he attended the Berkley College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, for two years and then returned to Japan to work as both a pianist and a composer.
About Hiroshi Kitadani (Singer)
Hiroshi Kitadani is a Japanese singer who primarily performs theme songs and other songs in anime. He also works behind the scenes of many songs and is a member of the JAM Project band. He is most famous for singing the popular first opening theme of One Piece, “We Are!,” as well as “We Go!” and “OVER THE TOP,” the opening of the Land of Wano arc, and most recently “Assu!” opening of the newest arc Egg Head.
About The Wild Faery Company (Producer)
The Wild Faery Company successfully produces and promotes large-scale and ambitious productions worldwide with efficiency and agility. The company’s primary focus is producing so-called orchestral film concerts. We operate with international-level concert halls, orchestras, and artists and have produced numerous concerts under official licensing from top-tier Japanese video game and anime IP s, such as KINGDOM HEARTS (The Walt Disney Company), FINAL FANTASY (SQUARE ENIX), and One Piece (Toei Animation). The company is a subsidiary of the French company La Fée Sauvage. More information can be found at http://www.wildfaery.com.
