26 May, Amsterdam Metropole Orkest Thieves, lovers & murderers

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

Going to this concert next week.

http://www.muziekgebouw.nl/agenda/Concerten/1791/?utm_campaign=26-mei-metropole-orkest&utm_source=metropole&utm_medium=actie

The Godfather (Nino Rota)

Citta Violenta (Ennio Morricone)

James Bond Theme (John Barry, Monty Norman)

A Streetcar Named Desire (Alex North)

Henry V (William Walton)

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (Burt Bacharach)

Pelham 1-2-3 (David Shire)

Doctor Zhivago (Jean-Michel Jarre)

The French Connection (Don Ellis)

Chinatown (Jerry Goldsmith)

Shaft (Isaac Hayes)

Spellbound (Miklos Rozsa)

Barefoot in the Park (Neil Hefti)

Deathwish (Herbie Hancock)

Sophie’s Choice (Marvin Hamlish)

Peter Gunn (Henry Mancini)

Cinema Paradiso (Ennio Morricone)

[Ren 77]

So very jealous

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

Its a very eclectic program. Am looking forward to it.

[Incanus 5,890]

Looks like a terrific and indeed eclectic programme but the title of the concert would allow pretty much everything under that name.

[MSM 194]

No Williams? I'm not going.

[hornist 1,261]

It's good to see that the Metropole Orkest hasn't been eliminated like so many other orchestras in Holland.

[hornist 1,261]

How was it Stefan?

And this time I don't mean the hotdogs...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

It was an outstanding concert.

The Metropool Orkest is one of the most versatile out there, but they have their roots in Jazz, which showed in the program.

A lot of jazzy, funky and cool tracks. I've heard symphony orchestra's doing The Bond Theme, even the LSO. And it was always a bit formal. But the Metropool really captured the big band, jazz aspect.

Highlight was Theme From Shaft. I listened to that while wearing black sunglasses...indoors.

Morricone's Cinema Paradiso is beautiful, so is Rosza's Spellbound.

Each cue was accompanied by clips of the film, not sure about that.

Just occurred that they did not play anything post 1980.

[hornist 1,261]

Cool!

Yes I heard from my lady that Jazz is their's bread and butter so this would be nice.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

They do a lot of other stuff, pop, and more classical stuff, but Jazz is their origin.

[crocodile 9,724]

How was David Shire's The Taking of Pelham 123? I think that's a terrific score.

Karol

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,387]

Fabulous. Very energetic.