The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Los Angeles Philharmonic today announced details of The Oscar 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. 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’s five Original Score Oscar nominees. Curated by composers and Academy Governors Michael Giacchino, Laura Karpman, and Charles Bernstein, the evening offers an insider’s 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’s large screen. 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.
Here’s the full program:
Introduction
Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino and Oscar-winning director Pete Docter present a live demonstration of the scoring process.
Musical selections from the Oscar-winning film UP
The Sound of Home:
Rachel Portman, Nicholas Nickleby
Nino Rota, Amarcord
A. R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
The Sound of the Chase:
Dave Grusin, The Firm
Lalo Schifrin, Bullitt
Jerry Goldsmith, The Great Train Robbery
The Sound of Fear:
Mica Levi, Jackie
Quincy Jones, In Cold Blood
John Carpenter, Halloween
John Williams, The Witches of Eastwick
The Sound of Love
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, The Adventures of Robin Hood
Luis Bacalov, Il Postino
Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The Sound of Courage:
Terence Blanchard, Malcolm X
Terence Blanchard, trumpet
Joe Hisaishi, Spirited Away
Alex North, Spartacus
The Sound of the Future:
World premiere suites from this year’s nominated films for Original Score
Carter Burwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Alexandre Desplat, The Shape of Water
Jonny Greenwood, Phantom Thread
John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk
