{"id":6013,"date":"2018-02-01T23:05:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T21:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2018-02-01T23:05:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T21:05:55","slug":"the-academy-and-the-la-phil-present-the-oscar-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/02\/01\/the-academy-and-the-la-phil-present-the-oscar-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"The Academy And The LA Phil Present The Oscar\u00ae Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/email_header_la_phil.jpg?resize=500%2C140\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/email_header_la_phil.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/email_header_la_phil.jpg?resize=300%2C84&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>One-Night-Only Celebration of the History of Film Music<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>in Honor of the 90th Oscars\u00ae<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wednesday, February 28, at 8:00 PM<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Walt Disney Concert Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Los Angeles Philharmonic today announced details of The Oscar\u00ae Concert, a special, one-night-only celebration of film music at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Oscar week celebrations for its 90th anniversary, the Academy, in partnership with the LA Phil, presents an exclusive one-of-a-kind celebration of film music, including never-before-heard arrangements of this year\u2019s five Original Score Oscar nominees.<\/p>\n<p>Curated by composers and Academy Governors Michael Giacchino, Laura Karpman, and Charles Bernstein, the evening offers an insider\u2019s look at film scoring across the decades, with select scores performed live by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, led by conductor Thomas Wilkins, and special guest Terence Blanchard (trumpet), with additional special guests to be announced. The Oscar Concert explores the history of film music through special arrangements of beloved scores by composers including Tan Dun, Quincy Jones, Mica Levi, Rachel Portman, A.R. Rahman, and many more, with accompanying film clips shown in HD on Walt Disney Concert Hall\u2019s large screen.<\/p>\n<p>The evening opens with an introduction by Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino and Oscar-winning director Pete Docter, who will explore the challenges and rewards of film scoring, utilizing music from the Oscar-winning film UP. Organized into vignettes, the program explores the emotions and excitement that film scores evoke, including the sound of home, the sound of the chase, the sound of fear, the sound of love, and the sound of courage. The evening closes with the world premiere of specially arranged suites from all five Original Score nominees: Dunkirk, by Hans Zimmer; Phantom Thread, by Jonny Greenwood; The Shape of Water, by Alexandre Desplat; Star Wars: The Last Jedi, by John Williams; and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, by Carter Burwell.<\/p>\n<p>The 90th Oscars\u00ae, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre\u00ae at Hollywood &amp; Highland Center\u00ae in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network.<\/p>\n<h5>THE OSCAR CONCERT<\/h5>\n<p>Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at 8:00pm<br \/>\nLos Angeles Philharmonic<br \/>\nThomas Wilkins, conductor<br \/>\nTerence Blanchard, trumpet<br \/>\nAdditional guests, TBA<\/p>\n<h5>PROGRAM<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><br \/>\nOscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino and Oscar-winning director Pete Docter present a live demonstration of the scoring process.<\/p>\n<p>Musical selections from the Oscar-winning film UP<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sound of Home:<\/strong><br \/>\nRachel Portman, Nicholas Nickleby<br \/>\nNino Rota, Amarcord<br \/>\nA. R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sound of the Chase:<\/strong><br \/>\nDave Grusin, The Firm<br \/>\nLalo Schifrin, Bullitt<br \/>\nJerry Goldsmith, The Great Train Robbery<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sound of Fear:<\/strong><br \/>\nMica Levi, Jackie<br \/>\nQuincy Jones, In Cold Blood<br \/>\nJohn Carpenter, Halloween<br \/>\nJohn Williams, The Witches of Eastwick<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sound of Love:<\/strong><br \/>\nErich Wolfgang Korngold, The Adventures of Robin Hood<br \/>\nLuis Bacalov, Il Postino<br \/>\nTan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sound of Courage:<\/strong><br \/>\nTerence Blanchard, Malcolm X<br \/>\nTerence Blanchard, trumpet<br \/>\nJoe Hisaishi, Spirited Away<br \/>\nAlex North, Spartacus<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sound of the Future:<\/strong><br \/>\nWorld premiere suites from this year\u2019s nominated films for Original Score<br \/>\nCarter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<br \/>\nAlexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water<br \/>\nJonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread<br \/>\nJohn Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi<br \/>\nHans Zimmer, Dunkirk<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/LAPhil.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LAPhil.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Los Angeles Philharmonic\u2019s 2017\/18 season are available for purchase at LAPhil.com, in person at the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office, or by phone at 323.850.2000.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, under the vibrant leadership of Music &amp; Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, presents an inspiring array of music from all genres \u2013 orchestral, chamber and Baroque music, organ and celebrity recitals, new music, jazz, world music and pop \u2013 at two of L.A.\u2019s iconic venues, Walt Disney Concert Hall (www.laphil.com) and the Hollywood Bowl (www.hollywoodbowl.com). The LA Phil\u2019s season extends from September through May at Walt Disney Concert Hall, and throughout the summer at the Hollywood Bowl. With the preeminent Los Angeles Philharmonic at the foundation of its offerings, the LA Phil aims to enrich and transform lives through music, with a robust mix of artistic, education and community programs.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a global community of more than 8,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers and executives working in film. In addition to celebrating and recognizing excellence in filmmaking through the Oscars, the Academy supports a wide range of initiatives to promote the art and science of the movies, including public programming, educational outreach and the upcoming Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which is under construction in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-Night-Only Celebration of the History of Film Music in Honor of the 90th Oscars\u00ae Wednesday, February 28, at 8:00 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Los Angeles Philharmonic today announced details of The Oscar\u00ae Concert, a special, one-night-only celebration of film music at Walt Disney Concert&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/02\/01\/the-academy-and-the-la-phil-present-the-oscar-concert\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Academy And The LA Phil Present The Oscar\u00ae Concert<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-6013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-oscars","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6013\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}