Things to come:
Music for aliens, phantoms and vampires
Fantasy, horror and outer space adventures are arguably the most inspiring topics for film music composers. Jerry Goldsmith often takes aliens and monstrous creatures (ALIEN, STAR TREK) as the siren and the muse that influence some of the boldest bars ever written for films. The effect of flying objects in John Williams's musical imagination is, of course, beyond discussion (STAR WARS, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND).
We start this new year with inventive and refreshing sounds composed for modern science fiction classics (THE MATRIX, ALIENS, GATTACA) and also for two pillars of the horror genre: NOSFERATU (1922) and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925). Max Schreck's impersonation of Count Orlok and Lon Chaney's unforgettable performance as the Phantom boast deeper with the overtly theatrical and brilliant scores that you can hear in our upcoming films concerts. Throughout Carl Davis's outstanding creation for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA you will recognize reminiscences of Charles Gounod's FAUST (1859) that draw connections between the Phantom and Mephistopheles and add redeeming qualities to a character that could be just reduced to pure horror. The music becomes the character, and we hope that you can enjoy such magic in any of our upcoming shows.
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THE MANY VOICES OF NOSFERATU
Did you know that F. W. Murnau's classic has inspired Aaron Copland's ballet GROGH (1925) and dozens of music compositions? Murnau regarded his film as "A Symphony of Horror", and so did musicians such as Hans Erdmann, Bernd Wilden, Pierre Oser, Michael Obst and James Bernard (Hammer Films's inhouse composer) who took it as a privileged canvas to create some of their most compelling scores - all of them available through our FilmPhilharmonic Edition. This season we invite you to discover Hans Erdmann's original 1922 score - full of Sturm und Drang pathos - and Bernd Wilden's modern yet romantic composition (2004).
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January 21, 2017
GREATEST FILM MUSIC OF OUTER SPACE - Film Music Concert
Qatar National Convention Centre (Doha, Qatar)
Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
Frank Strobel, conductor
Manfred Callsen, presentation
Music: selections from ALIEN (Jerry Goldsmith), ALIENS (James Horner),
THE MATRIX (Don Davis), CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (John Williams), the STAR TREK series (Alexander Courage, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner), THINGS TO COME (Arthur Bliss), among others.
Listen to Audio Trailer here!
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February 4, 2017
NOSFERATU (F. W. Murnau. Germany, 1922) - Film Concert
Kunstwerk MG-Wickrath (Viersen, Germany)
Sinfonieorchester Opus 125
Michael Mengen, conductor
Music: Hans Erdmann (original 1922 symphonic score)
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February 9, 2017
MODERN TIMES (Charles Chaplin, USA, 1936) - Film Concert
Laeiszhalle (Hamburg, Germany)
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
Stefanos Tsialis, conductor
Music: Charles Chaplin
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February 11, 2017
CITY LIGHTS (Charles Chaplin, USA, 1931) - Film Concert
Casa da Musica (Porto, Portugal)
Orquesta Sinfónica do Porto
Jayce Ogren, conductor
Music: Charles Chaplin
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February 12, 2017
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(Rupert Julian, USA, 1925) - Film Concert
Capitol Theater (Offenbach, Germany)
Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt
Jens Troester, conductor
Music: Carl Davis (1996)
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February 12, 2017
NOSFERATU (F. W. Murnau, Germany, 1922) - Film Concert
Konzert Theater (Coesfeld, Germany)
Philharmonisches Orchester Hagen
Bernd Wilden, conductor
Music: Bernd Wilden (new composition, 2004)
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February 24, 2017
A NIGHT AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS - Film Music Concert
Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, Orchestra Hall
(Detroit, USA)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Loh, conductor
Music: selections from Oscar-winning movies such as ROCKY (Bill Conti), AVATAR (James Horner) or STAR WARS (John Williams) among many others.
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March 2, 2017
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
(Rupert Julian, 1925, USA) - Film Concert
Deutsches Nationaltheater (Weimar, Germany)
Staatskapelle Weimar
Frank Strobel, conductor
Music: Carl Davis (1996)
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