Fierce_LiNk Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 I was just browsing the BBC website earlier, saw this, and thought wooooooooow! Star Wars fans are to feel the force of the seminal sci-fi films and their iconic soundtracks on stage in a major new show, which will launch next year. In Star Wars: A Musical Journey, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will play a live score as excerpts from the six films are shown on a cinema screen. The show has been put together by director George Lucas' company Lucasfilm and composer John Williams. It will premiere at the O2 arena in London in April before a European tour. It will not be a traditional musical with actors playing characters from the films, but will feature live narrators. The six Star Wars films have been edited down to two hours for the show, and Williams has "painstakingly rewritten" the music he wrote for the movies, a statement said. Source: BBC Wow, how cool! I'm really tempted to go see eeet!
rokhed00 Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 Proper musical would have been better, how awesome would a chorus line of tapdancing stormtroopers be?
Paj! Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 Yeah, slightly misleading. Just a recital, really.
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 12, 2008 Author Posted December 12, 2008 Yeah, slightly misleading. Just a recital, really. Blame the Bee Bee Cee Not meeeee
Tellyn Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 They're doing something similar with Lord of the Rings, they're showing Fellowship of the Ring in the Royal Albert Hall in April with live musical accompaniment from the Philharmonic Orchestra. I have tickets, can't wait. :awesome:
Platty Posted December 13, 2008 Posted December 13, 2008 Well im gonna go seen as the o2 is only down the road from me
Nami Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 hmmmmm, it could be good i guess but I just get the "cher ching" feeling here, it's not like theres a big stage performance (which I would much preffer!) Although it would be great to watch this with lotsa people, I like that, a cinema experince but a step further (your there longer and it's more original and epic)
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