Nobuo Uematsu: One Winged Angel, from the Final Fantasy VII series

1. how you come across to it:
After a talk with my dear colleague, I suddenly got an impulse to dig out Nobuo Uematsu's music to listen. He is long regarded as a master in game music. However, one could only listen to the music and realise how masterful one could be in writing music for something "just for fun." This is, seriously, a piece of art.

2. why this piece?
Uematsu wrote nearly all the music for the RPG series Final Fantasy. One Winged Angel is written originally for Playstation and the composer opted for MIDI output. The composer has put this seemingly "limited technology" into full use, not only creating complex music but also employing vocal to the One Winged Angel. This is now considered influential.

3. (and...)
These musicians seriously performed the piece.



Also the lyrics: the text is allegedly from Carmina Burana. So it's in Latin.