ACE COMBAT/S THE SYMPHONY

ACE COMBAT/S THE SYMPHONY, shortened to ACE/S, was a live orchestral concert in Japan organized by Bandai Namco Entertainment and produced by AIMVILLAGE Co.,Ltd. The concert took place on July 27, 2019 and exclusively featured tracks from the Ace Combat franchise, primarily from Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

Details
ACE/S was held in TIAT SKY HALL, a musical venue located next to. GAME SYMPHONY JAPAN's Kenichi Shimura conducted the performers, which included the Tokyo Chamber Orchestra and the Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo. Soprano singer Mao Morita also appeared as a special guest to perform "pensées". The pieces were arranged by Hironori Anazawa.

Two performances were held: a matinee at 1330hrs and a soiree at 1630hrs. Tickets were priced at JPY¥9,000 including tax and were initially granted based on a lottery system. Potential attendees had one week to sign up for the lottery, from May 21 to 26, and were notified on May 31 if they had been selected. They then had until June 3 to pay for the tickets. Any remaining tickets were made publicly available on June 8.

During the intermission between Sets 1 and 2, Kazutoki Kono and Keiki Kobayashi appeared on stage and thanked everyone for attending from all over Japan. During the matinee, Kono also made mention of a flight jacket that would be announced at the end of the concert. Kobayashi came back on stage during the intermission between Sets 2 and 3 to explain the premise behind "pensées".

At the end of Set 3, the ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK was announced and official details were provided on the Ace Combat 7 flight jacket designed by Alpha Industries. Lastly, a trailer for the ADFX-01 Morgan Set played, followed by a surprise encore performance. A photo shoot area was also set up, including prototype flight jackets and a cut-out standee of Cossette's dog.

Set 1

 * Drag Racer
 * Long Day
 * Faceless Soldier
 * Homeward
 * Lighthouse

Set 2

 * Archange
 * Daredevil
 * Hush
 * Epilogue
 * pensées

Set 3

 * First Flight&Rendezvous (special arrangement for ACE/S)
 * 15 Years Ago
 * The Unsung War

Encore

 * ZERO
 * The Liberation of Gracemeria