Symphonic poem Tchaikovsky's work as "Isle of the Dead" (1909) does its independence from it. A similar debt to his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov imbues Igor Stravinsky's "The Song of the Nightingale", excerpted from his opera "The Nightingale". Alexander Scriabin's "The Poem of Ecstasy" (1905–08) and "" (1908–10), in their projection of an egocentric theosophic world unequalled in other symphonic poems, are notable for their detail and advanced harmonic idiom. Socialist realism in the Soviet Union allowed program music to survive longer there than in western Europe, as typified by Dmitri Shostakovich's symphonic poem "October" (1967). While France was less concerned than other countries
Symphonic Legends – Music from Nintendo and was presented as the entire second act of the "Symphonic Legends" and subsequent "LEGENDS" concerts. The concept was conceived by concert producer Thomas Böcker, and arranged by Jonne Valtonen. The "Symphonic Poem" is one of the longest orchestrated video game piece performed by an orchestra, and contains over 100,000 notes in total. The inspiration for the arrangement was the "Symphonic Poem" Ein Heldenleben by Richard Strauss and also music composed by Tchaikovsky. The "Symphonic Poem" of "Legend of Zelda" tells the story of Link’s journey from a spirited adolescent to the hero of time, telling the story of romance,