Loonboon (Plants vs. Zombies) - Fall 2022 Concert

Recording provided by Open Range Video and J-Tech Audio Visual. Audio mixed by Antonino d'Urzo.

Title: Loonboon
Game: Plants vs. Zombies
Composer: Laura Shigihara
Arranger: Zack Smith
Featuring: Jonathan Alonzo, Stephanie Do, Oscar Krug, Braidon Saelens, Zack Smith, Christopher Zhou

Thumbnail art by Zack Smith.

Inspired by the zoomies of composer Laura Shigihara’s cat Metroid, “Loonboon” is the minigame theme for the tower defense game Plants vs. Zombies. The first time you hear this bouncy tune is just after your neighbor Crazy Dave (who you’ve just met) tells you to dig up all the plants in your garden and defend your house from an incoming horde of zombies... by bowling walnuts at them. Normally I guess you wouldn’t follow the lead of your rambling neighbor who wears a stainless steel saucepan to protect his brain, but the undead are shambling through your front yard, so walnut bowling it is!

This piece was performed at our Fall 2022 Concert in Dekelboum Hall. Follow us on our social media platforms or visit our website to stay up-to-date on our latest events and performances!

The Gamer Symphony Orchestra is a student-run symphonic orchestra consisting of more than 120 musicians, including a full choir. Since our establishment in 2005, we have strived to promote video game music as an art form and to continue bringing video game worlds to life through orchestral arrangements - almost all of which are created by our own members.

[supershigi]

My friend just showed me this video and WOW!! Brilliant job everyone, that was fantastic!

I'm so honored to see my music being performed like this ❤

[craz]

Imagine going to this concert and not knowing the song, and you see someone getting up and making weird sounds

[creative_leafeonpony_fan]

"Okay, who in this orchestra can do the best impression of an insane man's drunken war cry? This is important."

[MightyRams]

This feels like a very huge war between Plants vs Zombies

[the_buff_femboy]

When crazy Dave said "wagh bah wher wo" I felt that

[nico]

Moment of silence for all the string players first fingies. Your sacrifices were not made in vain

[jimmy]

as a saxophonist, i can confirm we are most likely to do the crazy dave part.

[Jevil-Gun]

Was absolutely epic and then Crazy Dave appeared and that was the cherry on the top.

[josuemolina]

4:35 Epic moment, all the song is good

[caleb-xyz]

i love how nobody was laghing and was focusing as hard as they can

[eskapellaa]

4:34 bro really sayed "BLRABROBLOOURH"

[Duckemp]

I can only imagine the conductor feels like a mad scientist during this whole song

[andreweleanor]

4:10 this music is so awesome, the minions would shameless steal this tune years prior.

[nekmitdisagrees]

I love the part where crazy dave came in and put down a doom shroom and the whole place blew up

[musicaman]

As a saxophonist, I’m very honored that they guy doing the Crazy Dave impression is also a saxophonist

[Zenzith]

the fact that at 4:36 crazy dave comes in and right after the drop immediately swings into full effect is hilarious

[melby.]

WE GETTIN OUT OF THE GARDEN WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[HatimBukhari-vequ]

4:26 choir guy was absolutley thrilled to be doing this

[zdavs]

4:35

Plants vs Zombie: Movie

"A GREAT WAVE OF ZOMBIES ARE COMING"

Crazy Dave: wagh bah wher wo
(Main Character): What are we? in some types of plants vs zombies?

*epic fight*

[jarico_minecraft]

About to beat a boss in elden ring with this song playing