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What Live To Projection concerts have you seen and not seen?


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Have see:

The Two Towers

Return of the King

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Star Track (2009)

 

Ticket booked for:

Philosopher's Stone

 

Want to see:

Return of the King

ET

Jurassic Park

Star Warses

Harry Pottereses 

 

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I started going to these things since April.  My first was “Batman-Live” with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.  I live in the East Coast and this program was not being given anywhere near me, so, I had to brave a cross-coast flight to San Fran--my first airplane ride, ever.  The orchestra performed beautifully—the brass section was very strong.  I don’t regret my experience.

 

Since then, I’ve attended these:

Jaws- Wolf Trap-Vienna, VA

Casino Royale-Wolf Trap-Vienna, VA

Harry Potter…Azkaban- Wolf Trap-Vienna, VA

Jurassic Park-Indianapolis, IN

Get Out-Washington, DC

Star Wars: ANH- Washington, DC

Star Wars: ANH- Baltimore, MD

Star Wars: ESB-Washington, DC

Jurassic Park-San Francisco, CA

 

I would love to see the following:

Aliens-Live

Independence Day-Live

 

I’ve started writing letters to the artistic directors representing the orchestras/music centers in my area in my asking them to present these said programs.  For Aliens-Live, I worked in a #MeTooMovement angle in my letter.  I said that the female members of that movement will give a cathartic cheer when Ripley says the line, “Get off her, you bitch.”

 

Will my pleas be answered?  We’ll know during the first quarter of 2019.  That’s when the orchestras/music centers will announce their schedules for the 2019/2020 season that begins in September.  Some orchestras will have their summer-concert schedules posted during that period, also.

 

Keep your fingers crossed.

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On 2/9/2017 at 2:33 PM, Bilbo said:

Have see:

The Two Towers

Return of the King

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Star Track (2009)

 

Ticket booked for:

Philosopher's Stone

 

Want to see:

Return of the King

ET

Jurassic Park

Star Warses

Harry Pottereses 

 

 

 

Have Seen:

The Two Towers

Return of the King

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Star Track (2009)

Philosopher's Stone

Chamber of Secrets

ET

Jurassic Park

Jaws

Star Wars: A New Hope

 

 

 

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On 8/30/2016 at 11:59 PM, crocodile said:

I've seen:

 

The Two Towers

Perfume

The Matrix

The Return of the King

Gladiator

Star Trek (twice)

Star Trek Into Darkness

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Kon-Tiki

Interstellar

Aliens

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner if Azkaban

E.T.

Jaws

Jurassic Park

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Star Wars

North by Northwest

Beauty and the Beast

Casino Royale

Gods (Polish film)

 

Missed (had tickets but couldn't make it):

 

Raiders of the Lost Ark (second performance)

Titanic

Independence Day

 

Haven't seen/want to see:

 

Home Alone

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Silence of the Lambs

Batman

Vertigo

 

Karol

 

My updated list.

 

Because nobody asked for it. ;)

 

Karol

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Fellowship of the Ring

Two Towers

Return of the King

Titanic

Gladiator

Jurassic Park

Independence Day

Casino Royale

Jaws

Kon Tiki

Star Trek

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Beyond

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Artist

Never Ending Story

 

Missed A New Hope last week because of illness (still devastated) and seeing Love Actually and Home Alone over the next couple of weeks.

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I usually hate these things, but I think I've seen three because they've been part of the Krakow festival programme -- KON-TIKI, PERFUME: STORY OF A MURDERER and GLADIATOR. Back in the early 2010s, all of them (and with the composers present).

 

Slightly more interesting has been a couple of silent film concerts, where the artist performs their own music to screen. There was one screening of BERLIN - SYMPHONIE EINER GROSSTADT many years ago, for example, with music by electronica duo Tronthaim or some such thing. And a screening at the Norwegian opera house of an obscure Brazilian art film from the 30s, with music by Norwegian jazz wiz Bugge Wesseltoft.

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21 minutes ago, crocodile said:

So why do you hate those? Isn't this the a valid way of presenting film music in concert? Isn't it in fact the ONLY way that actually makes sense?

 

Karol

 

No! It should be the OST performed live and only the OST! The OST presents the composers' vision not the superfluous stuff they recorded for the film!

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Birdman

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Two Towers

The Return of the King

 

And seeing Home Alone today!  Star Wars in January.

 

I also had tickets to see E.T. and Naked Lunch but wasn't able to make it.

 

Apollo 13, the Williams Harry Potters, Interstellar, and Jurassic Park are at the top of my wish list.

 

On 8/30/2016 at 6:59 PM, crocodile said:

The Silence of the Lambs

That's a thing?

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12 minutes ago, Gnome in Plaid said:

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Birdman

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Two Towers

The Return of the King

 

And seeing Home Alone today!  Star Wars in January.

 

I also had tickets to see E.T. and Naked Lunch but wasn't able to make it.

 

Apollo 13, the Williams Harry Potters, Interstellar, and Jurassic Park are at the top of my wish list.

 

That's a thing?

Yeah, that was the project that led to LOTR ones.

 

Karol

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I've been to:

 

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Titanic

Star Wars

West Side Story

 

I've already booked tickets for The Empire Strikes Back next year.

 

I'm hoping RotJ will follow the year after and I'd love to catch up on RotK at some point.

 

I would also like to see:

Jurassic Park

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

and maybe Home Alone

 

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It's probably the single best choice for a concert like this (second would be E.T.) as the music is a part of the story and literally takes over in the second half.

 

Karol

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I recently watched E.T. at home and realized I had forgotten how fantasticly that score supports the film and hiw it grows bigger and bigger towards that amazing climax. They did a live to projection performance of it in Brussels last year and since watching the film again I really regret not going.

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I have seen E.T. and West Side Story live to picture.  I had tickets to see Raiders of the Lost Ark but had to give them away due to a conflict with another concert that same day. :(

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So May 9 & 10 the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra  will be doing JP live to projection and on the 11th and 12th E.T. 

 

I could choose to do both or just won. But for me there is only one real choice. E.T. on Sat. May 11. 

I love JP but I LOVE E.T.

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Nice I'm jealous, Jurassic Park has still never played near me.

 

I've seen ET live to projection, in San Francisco, and it was amazing.

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Just moments ago they announced Home Alone for Dec this year. I love that score so much.

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For those of us who go to LTP concerts in New York City's David Geffen Hall:

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We are thrilled to share major news about our home, David Geffen Hall. The New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center, our partner, will reimagine from the inside out the venue in which we perform week after week. Our goal is to create one of the world’s finest concert halls, a dynamic community space that connects to the outside world in bold and innovative ways. When the work is completed, David Geffen Hall will sound and look better than ever.

In the redesigned hall, you will notice many enhancements to your concert experience, including:

  • a more intimate connection to the Orchestra, with clearer sight lines and every seat closer to the stage
  • superior acoustics and increased clarity of sound
  • vibrant public spaces, including a new lobby in which you can join friends and family for a meal or drink before or after the show
  • expanded restroom capacity, clearer navigation inside the building, and greater accessibility
  • an informational Welcome Center to assist with all your needs. 

David Geffen Hall remains the Philharmonic’s home, though there will be two brief closures while the work is accomplished:

  • May 2022 through October 2022, after which the hall will reopen for a concert season, running from November 2022 through April 2023
  • May 2023 through February 2024, during which the Orchestra will perform in Carnegie Hall, New York City Center, and other venues around the city.

When the new space is ready in March 2024, the Philharmonic will return to a vastly improved home, a place where all New Yorkers can feel a deeper connection to music and to one another.

A list of detailed information and frequently asked questions is available on the project’s website, workinginconcert.info, which is jointly hosted by the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center. For further questions, feel free to contact Customer Relations at (212) 875-5656 or customerservice@nyphil.org. Our representatives will be happy to address any questions you may have.

On behalf of everyone in the New York Philharmonic family, we look forward to walking with you, hand in hand, during this auspicious time in our history.

With many thanks,

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Deborah Borda
President and CEO, New York Philharmonic

 

This may affect how LTP concerts are scheduled during the renovation times--like how many to include in a season, what titles to select.

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On 6/3/2018 at 10:37 AM, leeallen01 said:

The one major downfall of all these popular 'film in concert' events, is that you get more fucking inconsiderate arseholes called 'the general public,' who just love the sound of their own uneducated voices as they talk for 90% of the film and leave the second it says 'directed by...' so they can go and be inconsiderate elsewhere. Because we all know they're not there for the music. You know they're idiots when they spend a lot of money to see a film they could see for free at home.

 

Sorry for my mini-rant, but I hate people.

Or, they want to brag to their other street friends and say, "Hey, I've been to 'the symphony', so that makes me a cultured motha fucka"

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I've really missed these this year. I'd tend to see a couple around November/December at the Royal Albert Hall. I also had trip to Lucerne where I saw all 3 LOTR films over the course of a week...that was a bit much. 

 

I've been lucky enough to see:

 

The Fellowship Of The Ring

The Two Towers

The Return Of The King

 

Star Trek

Star Trek Into Darkness

 

Star Wars

The Empire Strikes Back

 

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Jurassic Park

 

Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban

 

The Matrix

 

Casino Royale (probably the best one I’ve seen)

Skyfall

 

I would love to see Jurassic World, Apollo 13, How To Train Your Dragon (though the third would be better) and Casino Royale (again!)

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        On 1/27/2017 at 6:41 AM, Bespin said:     
    
        

            I'm not convinced too.         

        

                      

        

            I would be afraid that the orchestra makes a mistake, then to look only to find synch problems.         

    

     

I was at a SW:TESB – LTP concert in New Jersey last year and this flute player came in with his part five measures earlier than when he was supposed to.  The flute player’s part was supposed to come in during a montage of Hoth battle shots (cannons exploding, snow walkers advancing, snow speeders whizzing by, etc.).  Instead, the player came in during the scene just before the montage where R2 is being loaded onto an X-wing as C-3PO says ‘look after master Luke…”.

In other words:

 

 

The flute part, in question, is at the 33-second mark, the flute player at that concert came in with that part at the 25-second mark.

 

I thought that flub was cool—a little bit of unpredictability on my favorite score from an orchestra.  That is another reason why I like hearing live performances of these classic film scores.

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On 12/2/2020 at 8:48 PM, Jay said:

Interesting - what was it about Casino Royale that made it the best one?

 

Lots of brass.

 

Hearing lots of little details I'd never noticed before (I know this can be said of all of the LTP concerts, but it was particularly noticible here.)

 

It was really cool hearing a live version of African Rundown, rather than the pre-programmed percussion. It's interesting seeing any LTP scores that include electronics and seeing how they deal with/substitute them (Skyfall is arguably even more interesting the CR in this regard).

 

Plus David Arnold snuck onto stage immediately before the credits and appeared in a spotlight playing the Bond theme on guitar.

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6 minutes ago, Anthony said:

It was really cool hearing a live version of African Rundown, rather than the pre-programmed percussion

 

Yea that does sound cool!

7 minutes ago, Anthony said:

Plus David Arnold snuck onto stage immediately before the credits and appeared in a spotlight playing the Bond theme on guitar.

 

:eek:

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Seen: 

Raiders

HP1

Empire strikes back

 

Until Temple of Doom is offered, I have no urgent desire to watch any other movies this way, although I would not mind seeing HP3 or another Star Wars.

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5 hours ago, Gurkensalat said:

Until Temple of Doom is offered, I have no urgent desire to watch any other movies this way, although I would not mind seeing HP3 or another Star Wars.

 

@Gurkensalat How about 'Superman'?

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Been lucky enough to see a few in London, the ones that stick out being The Empire Strikes Back as my favourite score (at least, if pushed to choose one!) and Jurassic Park (the first score I ever bought). Have also seen Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jaws, Close Encounters, Prisoner of Azkaban, Alice in Wonderland (think that was the one where I got to meet Danny Elfman afterwards outside the Royal Albert Hall for added coolness). I'm sure there are a couple of others but I'd have to check my box of programmes! Alas Superman and Return of the Jedi were meant to take place during 2020, so here's hoping they take place during 2021.

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15 hours ago, SyncMan said:

 

@Gurkensalat How about 'Superman'?

Yes, that I forgot;, would also be nice, but not necessary. On the whole the experience diminished for me with the reduced newness factor, and I started noticing annoying aspects like too loud dialogue and sound effects, detracting from the music experience. I would prefer a pure music experience, without dialogue or noise, just subtitles for orientation and full concentration on the music. Otherwise it is not that much different from a cinema with good sound system. 

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