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SCARY MOVIES
Duration:
90 min.
Ensemble:
large orchestra
Instrumentation3*.3*.5*.3* - 6.4.4.1 - timp.5perc - pno/cel/org/syn - ebs - str
Director Alfred Hitchcock originally intended the famous shower scene from PSYCHO to remainwithout any music. It was the
dramatic instinct of composer Bernard Herrmann that challengedthe Master of Suspense’s idea. His relentlessly jarring strings
with their harsh minor-keyharmonics created one of the most nerve-stretching and unbreakable audio-visual marriagesof all
time. Thus, he demonstrated the enormous power of film music: the ability to touch thenerves and the spine of the audience,
and to invoke unconscious, irrational fears by purelymusical means.
An electrifying concert suite based on the PSYCHO film score is just one of the many highlightsof this thrilling programme,
SCARY MOVIES. As H.P. Lovecraft wrote, “The oldest andstrongest emotion of mankind is fear.” SCARY MOVIES takes
advantage of this fact to presentsome of the most hair-raising music ever written for films.
According to Lovecraft’s authoritative opinion, the strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.And this is actually the source of
inspiration for many of the composers represented here. JohnWilliams’ propelling scores for JAWS and WAR OF THE
WORLDS summon a complete feelingof primal fear and anxiety, deliberately close to Herrmann’s music. James Horner’s
ferociousrhythms for ALIENS bring this science fiction tale to the realms of modern warfare and purehorror genres.
With exquisite inventiveness and nerve, Max Steiner’s seminal score for KING KONG depictsthe blurred frontier between
fascination and terror. And as fear cannot exist without imagination,all the wonder that precedes the nightmare is brilliantly
captured in John Williams’themes for JURASSIC PARK. If Steiner and Williams enlarge the majesty and fierceness of giant
gorillas and dinosaurs, Jerry Goldsmith is the unrivalled music genius behind tiny, malignant and lethal creatures. His
mischievous music for GREMLINS and THE SWARM dwells between black humor and horror with unforgettable sardonic
talent.
With exquisite inventiveness and nerve, Max Steiner’s seminal score for KING KONG depictsthe blurred frontier between
fascination and terror. And as fear cannot exist without imagination,all the wonder that precedes the nightmare is brilliantly
captured in John Williams’themes for JURASSIC PARK. If Steiner and Williams enlarge the majesty and fierceness of giant
gorillas and dinosaurs, Jerry Goldsmith is the unrivalled music genius behind tiny, malignant and lethal creatures. His
mischievous music for GREMLINS and THE SWARM dwells between black humor and horror with unforgettable sardonic
talent.
The SCARY MOVIES programme immerses you in a musical universe full of dark beauty andsuspense – pleasantly deprived
of safety and control.
Concert order
Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004): The Universal Studios Fanfare
John Williams (* 1932): Themes from JURASSIC PARK (1993) • with visuals
Max Steiner (1888-1971): Two Scenes from KING KONG (1933)
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1. “A Boat In The Fog”
2. “Sacrificial Dance”
Jerry Goldsmith: “The Bees Arrive” from THE SWARM (1978)
John Williams: Suite from WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005) • with visuals
James Horner (1953-2015): Main Title and “Ripley’s Rescue” from ALIENS (1986) • with visuals
Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013): Three Pieces from BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992)
1. “The Brides / E.C. / The Castle”
2. “Vampire Hunters”
3. “Mina/Dracula”
- - - Intermission - - -
Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975): Prelude from VERTIGO (1958)
Suite aus PSYCHO (1960)
1. Cinematic trailer
2. Prelude - "The City” - "The Rainstorm” - "The Madhouse” - "The Murder” Stairs” - "The Knife” - "The Cellar” "The Discovery” - Finale • with visuals
"The Water” - "The Swamp” - "The
Howard Shore (* 1946): End Credits from THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
Jerry Goldsmith: Suite from GREMLINS (1984)
- - - Encores - - -
John Williams: Theme from JAWS (1975) • with visuals
John Carpenter (* 1948): Theme from HALLOWEEN (1978)
copyright 2011 FILMPHILHARMONIC EDITION // Die Film-Philharmonie GmbH // Charlottenstr. 65 // D-10117 Berlin // phone: +49 (0)30 27890-190 //
www.filmphilharmonic.com