Laura Intravia

Laura Intravia
Origin Long Island, NY
Genres Video Game Music
Occupation(s) Performer, Arranger
Instruments Flute, Voice, EWI, Piano
Associated acts Video Games Live, Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions
Website lauraintravia.com

Laura Intravia, also known as Flute Link, is an American instrumentalist, vocalist, and arranger. She is best known for her performances of video game music as a soloist with Video Games Live.

Early life

Intravia was born and raised on Long Island, New York. As a child, she enjoyed video game music; since video game soundtrack albums were not yet popular or readily available, she began transcribing music in a simple notation program on her father's computer. By the time she began music theory classes in high school, she found that she excelled at dictation and ear-training exercises.[1] Intravia attended Ithaca College and graduated in 2009 with two Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Composition and Voice Performance.

Concert Work

Video Games Live

Since 2009, Intravia has been an instrumental and vocal soloist for Video Games Live.[2] She appeared on the Video Games Live televised PBS Special, performing on the "Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross Medley," which was released on the accompanying album Video Games Live: Level 2.[3] She also appeared on Level 3 and Level 4 as an arranger, as well as performer. [4][5]

Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions

In August 2014, Intravia sang as a guest soloist at the world premiere of the new concert series Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions, an official Pokémon project produced by Princeton Entertainment. The inaugural concerts were held in Washington D.C., featuring Junichi Masuda as a guest conductor.[6] She performed again the following month at the Mann Center.[7]

Albums

Intravia has collaborated with Grammy award-nominated composer Austin Wintory on three occasions. In 2013, Intravia was one of the artists featured on Austin Wintory's album of remixed music from the stealth game Monaco: What's Yours is Mine. The album was released in conjunction with the game and OST.[8] In the same year, she arranged music from Journey for a piano sheet music book, published by Alfred Music Publishing. In 2014, Austin recorded the album with pianist Robert Thies, with vocals performed by Intravia on the final song "I Was Born For This."[9]

Intravia arranged Through Time and Space, a Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross piano arrangement album in 2015, featuring pianist Brendon Shapiro. The album was produced by Tommy Tallarico and released in conjunction with the Video Games Live: Level 4 Kickstarter.[10]

Video Games

Discography

Year Album Involvement Notes
2010 Video Games Live: Level 2 Performer #8 Billboard Top-Ten
2011 Game Arrangements Performer
2012 Harmony of a Hunter: 101% Run Arranger AGMA Runner-Up
2012 Time's End: Majora's Mask Remixed Performer
2013 MONACO: The Gentleman's Private Collection Arranger, performer
2013 Tekken Tag Tournament 2: OST Plus Performer
2013 Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin Performer
2013 In Endless Song Performer
2014 Video Games Live: Level 3 Arranger, Performer
2014 Transfiguration Arranger, Performer
2014 Soul Fjord OST Performer
2014 The Drop That Contained the Sea Music Preparation
2014 Harmony of Heroes Arranger, Performer
2014 Color Me Blue Performer
2014 Dungeonmans OST Performer AGMA Nomination
2014 Harmony of Heroes: Final Smash Performer AGMA Nomination
2014 Goddess Performer
2015 Video Games Live: Level 4 Arranger, Performer
2015 Through Time and Space Arranger, Performer
2015 Destiny: The Taken King OST Performer

References

  1. ↑ "Original Gamer – Interview with Laura Intravia aka Flute Link".
  2. ↑ "Video Games Live - Meet and Greet Guests".
  3. ↑ "Video Games Live – Shout Factory to Release Video Games Live Level 2".
  4. ↑ "VGMdb - Video Games Live Level 3".
  5. ↑ "VGMdb - Video Games Live Level 4".
  6. ↑ "Game N' Guide - Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions Live Concert Series Comes to Philadelphia".
  7. ↑ "VGMOnline - Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions: Philadelphia, 2014".
  8. ↑ "Austin Wintory Bandcamp".
  9. ↑ "Journey Transfiguration Released".
  10. ↑ "Video Games Live: Through Time and Space".
  11. ↑ "VGMDB Destiny: The Taken King".
  12. ↑ "Overclocked Records - Dungeonmans OST".
  13. ↑ "Austin Wintory Bandcamp - Soul Fjord".
  14. ↑ "Dragonvale Music: New and Improved for 2.0".
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