Incanus 5,713 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 The conductor Ludwig Wicki helmed 21st Century Orchestra from Lucerne Switzerland has been for years been performing various film scores (notably the Lord of the Rings Trilogy) live to the picture. This year they have several of these "Live" performances including Back to the Future, Ratatouille and Titanic. It seems they are also doing a 10 concert run of John Williams's Raiders of the Lost Ark in December 2015. More info here! P.S. My Deutsch is a bit rusty so I would appreciate if someone could verify this. The info page is a bit scant on the specifics but it looks like one of those Live! concerts the orchestra has been doing for some time now. Omen II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 That's amazing!I won't miss it for anything in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laserschwert 475 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 P.S. My Deutsch is a bit rusty so I would appreciate if someone could verify this. The info page is a bit scant on the specifics but it looks like one of those Live! concerts the orchestra has been doing for some time now.It seems to be exactly that Damn, I've just bought tickets (and booked a short vacation in Lucerne) for "Back to the Future" in May, so I'm not sure if the budget will allow for Indy as well. Though I can't imagine money much better spent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 P.S. My Deutsch is a bit rusty so I would appreciate if someone could verify this. The info page is a bit scant on the specifics but it looks like one of those Live! concerts the orchestra has been doing for some time now.It seems to be exactly that Damn, I've just bought tickets (and booked a short vacation in Lucerne) for "Back to the Future" in May, so I'm not sure if the budget will allow for Indy as well. Though I can't imagine money much better spent...Thanks for the affirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hope it makes it way to London as well.Which is very likely.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Raiders..now that's pretty cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Wow!Which is very likely.How likely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Well, most of these concerts make their way to London... Gladiator... Star Trek... Back to the Future... Alice in Wonderland...Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Not a fan of live-to-projection "concerts" (they aren't really concerts, IMO, just a fancy form of cinemagoing), but it's a cool choice for a project. Something a bit retro, but not silent film retro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (they aren't really concerts, IMO, just a fancy form of cinemagoing)Now that doesn't make any sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 It's Thor... Ofcourse he's going to object to a concert of complete and chronological film scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (they aren't really concerts, IMO, just a fancy form of cinemagoing)Now that doesn't make any sense!Of course it does. Most of the audience will be engrossed in the movie anyway, and rarely pay any attention to the music. They could just as well have done like in the opera days where the orchestra performed in a pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (they aren't really concerts, IMO, just a fancy form of cinemagoing)Now that doesn't make any sense!Of course it does. Most of the audience will be engrossed in the movie anyway, and rarely pay any attention to the music. They could just as well have done like in the opera days where the orchestra performed in a pit.Right. Those musicians on stage are barely noticeable and don't add anything to the experience at all. The fact that it's a live and organic performance is completely irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I wish it weren't so, but there you go. After having attended at least a dozen of these "concerts", those are the reactions I've encountered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 We must be going to different concerts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,478 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I love these live score-to-film concerts. I try to attend them whenever I can. It's more than just cinemagoing, the sound effects are usually dialed down so that the musical experience really takes over the movie. Just yesterday my local Baltimore Symphony released their schedule and Home Alone live score-to-film is on the schedule in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 https://twitter.com/DougAdamsMusic/status/576714765587869696 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Concert site is up - Indiana's Symphony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Since i am in Switzerland regularly i will not miss this! Though i would be more delighted by the second one, seeing the swissmen sweat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurkensalat 339 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Just ordered the Ticket for the 4.12.! Who else is coming?By the way, the KKL is an architectonic marvel and has one of the best acoustics in the World. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Finally, proof that there is a god and that his name is His Most Serene Highness Sir John T. Williams III:http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-live/default.aspx12th March 2016 at the Royal Albert Hall, two performances from which to choose. Now please excuse me while I Joni Wiljami and Bespin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Damn! What orchestra? What conductor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Damn!What orchestra? What conductor?There is no mention, but my random guess would be the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra. If it turns out to be the LSO I will probably mess myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Would be great if it was the LSO. Is this the first time RAIDERS has been done live anywhere? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,176 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Would be great if it was the LSO. Is this the first time RAIDERS has been done live anywhere?Nope. The 21st Century Symphony Orchestra are doing it this December in Lucerne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 this tapatalk is great. i can keep up to date on everything now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 You are really back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 And he still has his Prometheus signature... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Show some respect! Sir Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best directors Hollywood ever knew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Would he have liked Prometheus, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Why don't you ask him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Damn!What orchestra? What conductor?There is no mention, but my random guess would be the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra. If it turns out to be the LSO I will probably mess myself.The 21st Century and Ludwig Wicki are probably the only ones crazy enough to do this twice in a day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Are they any good? The name "21th Century Symphony Orchestra" sounds suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Isn't that the kind of "orchestra" that is performed entirely on synths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 That's what it sounds like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 They're excellent. And no other orchestra has as much experience with those shows.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I'll be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 London gets all the good concerts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Would he have liked Prometheus, though?I wouldn't have it as a signature pic if I didn't love the movie and yes Hitch is back Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,319 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 You didn't REALLY like Prometheus, did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I wonder if this will have the new music from the Indy/Belloq scene at the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 You didn't REALLY like Prometheus, did you?It's Hitch. I mean, isn't he some kind of a Hlao-Roo ersatz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Haven't you seen Psycho, North By Northwest, The Birds?Hitch' final film was scored by John Williams. After his death he joined this MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 This must be a hard one for any orchestra to sync up every beat in one pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 How dare you!I have personally met Hitch several times. We enjoyed many Burger King meals together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 London gets all the good concerts.Actually Lucerne gets all the good concerts, but the film music community is too apathetic to notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Lucern is bloody expensive.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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