{"id":649395,"date":"2026-05-05T13:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649395\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:43:10","slug":"heroes-a-video-game-symphony-comes-to-montreal-and-toronto-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/649395\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroes: A Video Game Symphony Comes to Montreal and Toronto in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LEGO<\/p>\n

Heroes: A Video Game Symphony is making a couple of stops across Canada throughout 2026. Following shows across the United States, in France, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Armenia, Heroes: A Video Game Symphony is stopping in Montreal and Toronto.<\/p>\n

On May 20th, Heroes: A Video Game Symphony will be held at the Place Des Arts \u2013 Maison Symphonique. Later this year, on September 17th, the symphony will then play The Bowl at Sobey\u2019s Stadium. Ticket information for both shows can be found on the official website<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Heroes: A Video Game Symphony is described as the brainchild of Jason Michael Paul, founder of JMP Entertainment<\/a>. Michael Paul is the producer and creator of the first\u00a0Final Fantasy\u00a0concerts, as well as the 25th-anniversary\u00a0concerts for The Legend of Zelda and The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The latest is a narrative-focused symphony that explores the hero\u2019s journey in video games. The symphony incorporates music from critically acclaimed and beloved gaming franchises like\u00a0The Elder Scrolls, Prince of Persia, Baldur\u2019s Gate, Diablo, Assassin\u2019s Creed, God of War, Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, Fallout, Halo, and many more. While the music is conducted by a live orchestra, projections and sequences are projected onto a larger screen in the auditorium for the audience.\u00a0\u00a0Narration will be conducted by Nigel Carrington, a BAFTA-nominated narrator whose voice can be heard in\u00a0Dear Esther.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe selection goes beyond instant recognition, Michael Paul says. \u201cIt aims for an emotional interpretation of video games \u2013 their cultural impact and their ability to tell stories that transcend generations and platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the Toronto performance, Heroes: A Video Game Symphony will feature\u00a0Akira Yamaoka, the composer, producer, and performer of\u00a0Silent Hill, Contra,\u00a0and\u00a0Snatcher.\u00a0Those who purchase a VIP ticket will get the chance to meet Yamaoka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heroes: A Video Game Symphony is making a couple of stops across Canada throughout 2026. Following shows across…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-649395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}