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Hideo: A Video Game Symphony

from National Public Radio
October 18, 2010

After six months' worth of rehearsals, Saturday marked the national unveiling of Hideo, a two-hour concert featuring the music from popular video games and anime. As NPR's Robert Siegel tells us, the performance is self-funded -- creator, director and producer Blair Baker has poured $60,000 of her life savings into the project.

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  • All Things Considered, October 18, 2010
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