This Saturday, American Festival Pops Orchestra comes to George Mason University’s Center for the Performing Arts to present “Cinema Magic,” a performance of some of Hollywood’s most famous film scores.
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They’re in every movie. You’ve heard them, but chances are you’ve forgot them. Film scores are an essential but often overlooked part of a film. Music has the incredible opportunity to guide a reader through a variety of emotion, thoughts and ideas. And the forgetful nature of most film scores comes from their seamless implementation into the cinematic experience.
Most your most memorable moments with a film are undoubtedly accompanied by music. John Williams brilliant, journey-like scores as Luke Skywalker gazes at the twin suns of Tatooine or the survivors of “Jurassic Park” looking over the Pacific Ocean as they escape Isla Saura. Or perhaps Hans Zimmer’s stirring music as Leonardo DiCaprio and Marion Cotillard lay their heads on the railroad tracks in “Inception?” Or Danny Elfman’s perfectly skewed sounds? Seriously, Elfman is more intertwined with Tim Burton than Johnny Depp or Helena Bonham Carter.
Film scores are the classics of the modern generation. They’re composed and orchestrated with care and precision, often distilling 90 minutes of film into a four minute narrative experience. The results of which are amazing.
And that’s is exactly what the American Festival Pops Orchestra intends to do–bring the narrative experience of film scores directly to the audience. And coincidentally, there’s something wonderful about hearing a familiar theme song. The audience comes to “Cinema Magic” with a wealth of emotions, their own experiences with the films featured, that will be drawn out once again in the performance.
Just see for yourself!
John Williams
Hans Zimmer
James Horner
Danny Elfman
Cinema Magic
American Festival Pops Orchestra
GMU’s Center for the Performing Arts
$48, $40, $24
