John Williams played at the Sydney Opera House

I had the pleasure of spending Saturday night at the Sydney Opera House watching a performance of the amazing John Williams movie music with Heather.

The music was led in by the host, Guy Noble. He introduced every piece, making them slightly more magical. He also added a light note to everything, highlighting the elements of humour in the films, and by enacting a day through pieces from Psycho and Jaws. He also came onto the stage in a Superman Outfit - of sorts, although I don’t remember Clark Kent wearing black shoes and socks with the ‘S’ on - and a Darth Vader costume - guess which music they were for…
Arnie Roth flew in from Los Angeles to conduct the piece. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing him for the Play, A Video Game Symphony.

The evening was led in with the music from the Olympic Fanfare, followed by other timeless classics such as Superman, ET and one of my favourites, Indiana Jones.

At half time, as we wandered out, we were greeted by Storm Troopers and Tie Fighter pilots.

This led perfectly into the second half. The Star Wars pieces! I wasn’t expecting so much music from the trilogy, but I’m glad they did. The force and power that music envelops is simple staggering. It was truly amazing hearing the Main Star Wars Theme and Imperial March. But, as enjoyable as they were, the Duel of the Fates and Across the Stars from episodes 1 & 2 stole the show! I’ve always thought they were good, but being there with the Orchestra really bought the pieces to life.

When we thought it couldn’t get any better, a small band was put together to play the famous Cantina music from Episode 1. It was a delight and made such a change to the rest of the scores. The night ended with a piece from Harry Potter.

If you ever get the chance to see John William’s music performed by an Orchestra - especially one as good as the Sydney Symphony - do it. You won’t regret, even if you think it’s a little geeky or strange. Trust me!

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