Tomorrow morning I travel to Austin, TX to hear their remarkable symphony orchestra play a concert called "Movie Music Magic" and which will entirely consist of the music of Jerry Goldsmith.
Same here! Meeting my fellow Goldsmith Odyssey founders there, which is exciting. I haven’t seen Jens in person in a couple decades, and I’ve never met Clark in person. Would be cool to run into lots of fellow Goldsmith fans there too.
I am also looking forward to meeting the Goldsmith Odyssey gang and any FSMers who attend. Being retired, I had the luxury of the available time off and have been here in Austin for the past two days. I was very graciously allowed to attend the two orchestra rehearsals on Thursday and Friday evenings. Getting the "blaster beam" effect adjusted just right for STAR TREK TMP was kind of interesting. I met conductor Peter Bay and orchestra librarian Ali Verderber, who negotiated me through the Stage Door entrance and everywhere else I needed to go.
The program is really fine. They have been working on it for a year and a half, and it shows.
If anyone is going and doesn't want the encore spoiled, do not look at the e-program. They omit Star Trek under the publishing credits and accidentally put the encore. Going to be a smash!
The Austin Symphony went above and beyond tonight. Their brass struggled (especially during Star Trek) but who cares? I’ve never seen that orchestra with so much energy. It was infectious and it spread rapidly. The Sand Pebbles never sounded better. And the encore, the Generals Suite, was the knock it out of the park highlight of the night. Not sure Goldsmith did it better.
If anyone wonders, I was the one who shouted “YEAH” at the top of my lungs after the medly. That was a true musical highlight.
MOTION PICTURE MEDLEY: THE SAND PEBBLES: Overture** CHINATOWN: Love Theme (Main Title)** AIR FORCE ONE: The Parachutes*** A PATCH OF BLUE: Main Title* POLTERGEIST: Carol Anne’s Theme* PAPILLON: Main Theme* BASIC INSTINCT: Main Theme*** Finale – THE WIND AND THE LION: Main Title
GREMLINS: Suite**** The Little One – Spilt Water – Late for Work – The Gremlin Rag
INTERMISSION
CAPRICORN ONE: Main Title*
RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD II: It’s a Long Road (Instrumental)*
ALIEN: End Title*
STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE:* The New Enterprise (Floating Office) Klingon Battle End Title
* Orchestrated by Arthur Morton ** Orchestrated by Morton Stevens *** Orchestrated by Alexander Courage **** Orchestrated by John Bell