- Dirk Brossé conductor
The film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes, Indiana Jones, is back and better than ever before! Relive the magic on the silver screen with the original great adventure ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’, accompanied by John Williams’ epic score performed live to pictur ...
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The film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes, Indiana Jones, is back and better than ever before! Relive the magic on the silver screen with the original great adventure ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’, accompanied by John Williams’ epic score performed live to picture!
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The year is 1936, and professor of archeology and “obtainer of rare antiquities” Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is tasked by U.S. Army Intelligence to recover the legendary Ark of the Covenant before it falls into the hands of the Nazis. Indy’s quest takes him to Nepal and Egypt, reuniting him with an old friend (John Rhys-Davies), an old foe (Paul Freeman), and an ex-flame (Karen Allen) who falls somewhere in between. Armed with his hat, whip and wits, our intrepid hero must face formidable enemies – and impossible odds – to save the day and the world.
Dirk Brossé, conductor: "The strength of John Williams' music lies in the fact that he writes music that serves the film. One of the secrets of his music is that it references collective memory and does so in its own language. You can immediately hear and see the color and power of his music. This is very unique in the history of film music. Many film scores do not survive when played on a concert stage without the image. But John Williams' music is truly concert music (...) For an audience that normally never listens to soundtracks or orchestral music, these cine-concerts are fantastic!"