Under the guidance of conductor Benjamin Northey, The West Australian Symphony Orchestra are going to once again be playing the soundtrack to Star Wars while the film plays on a giant screen. This is your chance to Experience John Williams’ epic score played live.
When the original Star Wars film was first released in 1977, no-one – not even its visionary creator, George Lucas – could possibly have imagined the juggernaut the Star Wars franchise would become: spawning TV series, books, comics, video games and music recordings.
In this, the first film in the original Star Wars trilogy, Luke Skywalker begins a journey that will change the galaxy as he leaves his home planet Tatooine, battles the evil Darth Vader, and begins to learn the way of the Force from Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Williams score for Star Wars won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1977, he was also nominated that year for his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In 2005 the American Film Institute selected the Star Wars score as the greatest American film score of all time.
The Riverside Theatre film concerts have proved to be extremely popular with Perth audiences. WASO performs the soundtracks of well-known films live from the stage while the film itself is projected onto a giant screen above the musicians. Subtitles are included on the screen so the dialogue can be followed without intruding upon the music experience.
John Williams has composed some of the most popular and instantly recognisable film scores in the history of cinema. He has won five Academy Awards and is second only to Walt Disney in the number of nominations he has received. He has scored more than 100 films which include notable blockbusters Jaws, Schindler’s List, E.T. and Harry Potter.
WA is again fortunate that Australian conductor, Benjamin Northey has found time in his busy schedule to return to Perth to conduct the WASO in this special film event. Benjamin is the Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Get your tickets to the shows which are on at the Riverside Theatre on Friday 28th September and Saturday 29th September via Ticketek or call 1300 795 012.
Source: Media Release
