Symphony Club of Waterford presents Cinema Spectacular with the National Symphony Orchestra
Lights, camera… strike up the band! Where would the movies be without music?
The National Symphony Orchestra, with the renowned film music conductor Anthony Gabriele as special guest, makes a welcome return to Waterford in association with Symphony Club of Waterford.
From Hollywood’s Golden Age of adventure to today’s fantasy and sci-fi epics, Cinema Spectacular celebrates Hollywood’s greatest composers and scores with all the romance, poetry, drama and stirring heroics of some of the Silver Screen’s most unforgettable films.
The glory days of film music are conjured in unforgettable themes by some of the giants who created the grand, sweeping Hollywood sound: Max Steiner (Gone With the Wind), Erich Korngold (The Adventures of Robin Hood) and Miklós Rózsa (Ben Hur).
There’s heart-on-sleeve romance from John Barry (Out of Africa) and Henry Mancini’s ‘Moon River’ from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, stirring drama from Ernest Gold (Exodus) and Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia), and all the thrills and spills of the Wild West in Elmer Bernstein’s The Magnificent Seven.
Masters of the modern era include Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future), James Horner (Braveheart), Ennio Morricone (Cinema Paradiso), and the colossal achievements of John Williams with his music from two of the most successful film franchises ever: Star Wars and Harry Potter.
Anthony Gabriele, conductor
- Alfred Newman 20th Century Fox Theme
- Elmer Bernstein Suite from The Magnificent Seven
- Max Steiner Tara’s Theme from Gone With the Wind
- Ernest Gold Theme from Exodus
- John Barry Main Title from Out of Africa
- Maurice Jarre Lawrence of Arabia Overture
- Erich Korngold Love Scene from The Adventures of Robin Hood
- Henry Mancini ‘Moon River’ from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- Bernard Herrmann Scene d’amour from Vertigo
- Miklós Rózsa Parade of the Charioteers from Ben Hur
- Alan Silvestri Main Theme from Back to the Future
- James Horner For the Love of a Princess from Braveheart
- Ennio Morricone Main Theme and Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
- John Williams Princess Leia’s Theme from Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope
- John Williams Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
- John Williams Dobby The House Elf from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- John Williams Witches, Wands and Wizards from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
