심포니 실황 연주로 감상하는 영화 시리즈 - 오디토리움 극장

February 20, 2024

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1889년에 세워진 오디토리움 극장(Auditorium Theatre)이 특별한 영화음악 콘서트 시리즈를 선보인다.

‘오디토리움 필름즈’(Auditorium Philms) 콘서트 시리즈 제하의 음악회는 실제 블록버스터 영화를 전체 분량 상영하면서 영화 속 사운드 트랙 및 배경음악을 대규모 라이브 오케스트라가 실시간으로 연주하는 것이다.

영화음악 스코어 그대로 연주하는 오케스트라의 절묘한 공연과 함께 명화를 감상할 수 있는 상영-연주회이다.

시리즈 개막작으로 지난 주말 뜨겁게 인기를 끌었던 ‘블래이드 러너’(리들리 스캇 감독, 1982)에 이어 4월 13일 – 배트맨(팀 버튼 감독 , 1989), 6월 22, 23일 – 블랙 팬더(라이언 쿠글러 감독, 2018), 10월 26일 – 드라큘라(프란시스 코폴라, 1992), 12월 7일 – 러브 액츄얼리(리처드 커티스 감독, 2003) 등 총 5편의 영화를 선보인다.

19세기인 1889년에 문을 연 오디토리움 극장은 시카고 다운타운 그랜트 공원 맞은편에 자리한다. (주소: 50 E Ida B. Wells Drive) 시카고의 ‘역사 기념물’로 지정된 공연장으로 3,875석 규모의 아름다운 금색 내부 장식으로 유명하다.

영화 음악 연주는 시카고 필하모닉(The Chicago Philharmonic Society) 맡았다. 1979년 리릭 오페라 오케스트라 연주가들이 중심이 돼 설립한 예술단체로 현재 시카고 및 미 중서부 지역에서 많은 활약을 하고 있다. 클래식은 물론 재즈, 팝, 영화 음악 등 폭넓은 콜래보래이션으로 각광을 받고 있는 오케스트라이다.

오디토리움 극장의 영화음악 시리즈 티켓은 1인 59달러부터 시작한다. 자세한 정보는 아래 링크에서 얻을 수 있다. (링크: Auditorium Philms Concert Series)

(영문 참고자료: Auditorium Philms Concert Series)

The 2024 Auditorium Philms Concert Series titles:

Blade Runner – Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 7:30 PM

Experience Ridley Scott’s multi-Academy Award®-nominated cult classic, Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut), on a vast HD screen while Vangelis’ revolutionary synthesizer-led score (featuring the innovative Yamaha CS-80 that defined the sound of the 1980s) is performed by the Chicago Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra in-sync with the original 1982 motion picture. In this stylish noir thriller, detective Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) must continue as Replicant Hunter following the escape of four Replicants from colonies who’ve returned to earth. His mission however is complicated when he falls for Rachel (Sean Young); a Replicant based at the Tyrell Corporation.

Batman ‘89 – Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 7:30 PM

This one-night-only event celebrates the 35th Anniversary of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic 1989 DC Superhero film, Tim Burton’s Batman, and its dynamic score by Danny Elfman (with additional tracks by Prince). As portrayed by Michael Keaton, the Dark Knight, defender of law and order in Gotham City, treads the shadow zone between right and wrong, fighting with only his skill in martial arts and his keenly honed mind to defend the innocent and to purge the memory of his parents’ brutal murder – always keeping his true identity as millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne a closely guarded secret. Audience members are encouraged to dress up as their favorite DC Superhero!

Marvel Studios’ Black Panther – Saturday, June 22, 2024, at 7:30 PM + Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 3:30 PM

After an electric sold-out debut in 2022, Chicago Philharmonic brings back Marvel Studios’ Black Panther in Concert on Juneteenth weekend. Relive the excitement of T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) becoming king and battling Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) all while the orchestra performs Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar® and Grammy®-winning score live to picture. Joining the orchestra for the concert is Massamba Diop, the revered Senegalese tama drummer who recorded and co-created parts of the movie score with composer Göransson. Audience members are encouraged to participate in Best Dressed & Costume Contests: winners receive Chicago Philharmonic tickets!

North American Premiere of Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 7:30 PM

Francis Ford Coppola’s cinematographic retelling of Bram Stoker’s novel became a box office hit in 1992, crowned by three Academy® Awards, and now makes its North American debut with live orchestral accompaniment. Starring Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, and Winona Ryder, the centuries-old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker’s fiancée and inflict havoc in the foreign land. Coppola’s surprising choice of Polish composer Wojciech Kilar would break all musical molds of the genre, with a massive orchestra and choir performing the iconic gothic score.

Love Actually – Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 7:30 PM

Funny, irresistible, and heart-warming, Richard Curtis’ Love Actually (2003) has actually become a Christmas tradition! Everywhere you look it seems love is causing chaos: from the new bachelor Prime Minister who falls in love 30 seconds after entering Downing Street, to a loser sandwich delivery guy who doesn’t have a hope with the girls in the UK so heads for Wisconsin; from a jilted writer who escapes the south of France to nurse his broken heart, to an aging rock star trying to make a comeback at any price; from a bride having problems with her husband’s best man, to a married woman having trouble with her husband; from a schoolboy with a crush on the prettiest girl in the school, to his architect step-father with a crush on Claudia Schiffer. The film features an all-star ensemble cast, including Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Rowan Atkinson, Martin Freeman, and many more. Audiences are invited to share in the laughs and charm as Chicago Philharmonic performs Craig Armstrong’s evocative score live.