While the new animated movie Astro Boy will launch in cinemas in late October, the Eminence Symphony Orchestra is preparing to fanfare the arrival of the long awaited blockbuster by performing the entire Astro Boy score - the one we all know and love - at A Night in Fantasia 2009.

A Night in Fantasia 2009 will also feature a host of international special guests - Steve Jablonsky, composer of the musical score for Transformers 2 the movie, Inon Zur (Crysis, Prince of Persia and Fallout 3); Cris Velasco (Starcraft II and God of War); Wataru Hokoyama (AFRIKA and Resident Evil 5); Go Shiina (Tales of Legendia and Tekken: Dark Resurrection); Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Chross and Xenosaga); Kow Otani (Godzilla series, Shadow of the Colossus); Chiaki Takahashi, singer for The Idolm@ster, model and actress and the celebrated singer Aubrey Ashburn.