INSPIRED PEN WEB: August 2023

Best 25 Film Scores from AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores (2005)

Music / Film Scores

List of magnificent 25 film scores according to the American Film Institute (AFI) as revealed in 2005. The films are all American. Composer John Williams has the most films on the list. Immense gratitude to these brilliant and wonderful composers, and thank you too, AFI, for this endearing list of music scores for our continuing listening pleasure in the comfort of home.

Below's video is Tara's Theme from "Gone With The Wind", performed by violinist Itzhak Perlman, with Boston Pops Orchestra. YouTube, uploaded by Romi M. Panlilio. Accessed August 13, 2023.

#	Film Title	Studio	Composer
01	Star Wars (1977)	20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd.	John Williams
02	Gone with the Wind (1939)	MGM, Selznick International	Max Steiner
03	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)	Columbia, Horizon Pictures	Maurice Jarre
04	Psycho (1960)	Paramount	Bernard Herrmann
05	The Godfather (1972)	Paramount	Nino Rota
06	Jaws (1975)	Universal, Zanuck/Brown Company	John Williams
07	Laura (1944)	20th Century Fox	David Raksin
08	The Magnificent Seven (1960)	United Artists, Mirisch Company	Elmer Bernstein
09	Chinatown (1974)	Paramount	Jerry Goldsmith
10	High Noon (1952)	United Artists, Stanley Kramer Productions	Dimitri Tiomkin
11	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)	Warner Bros.	Erich Wolfgang Korngold
12	Vertigo (1958)	Paramount	Bernard Herrmann
13	King Kong (1933)	RKO	Max Steiner
14	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)	Universal	John Williams
15	Out of Africa (1985)	Universal, Mirage Enterprises	John Barry
16	Sunset Boulevard (1950)	Paramount	Franz Waxman
17	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)	Universal	Elmer Bernstein
18	Planet of the Apes (1968)	20th Century Fox	Jerry Goldsmith
19	A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)	Warner Bros.	Alex North
20	The Pink Panther (1964)	United Artists, Mirisch Company	Henry Mancini
21	Ben-Hur (1959)	MGM	Miklós Rózsa
22	On the Waterfront (1954)	Columbia, Horizon Pictures	Leonard Bernstein
23	The Mission (1986)	Warner Bros., Goldcrest Films	Ennio Morricone
24	On Golden Pond (1981)	Universal, ITC Entertainment	Dave Grusin
25	How the West Was Won (1962)	MGM, Cinerama Releasing	Alfred Newman

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Resource:

AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores. Simple. Wikipedia Simple English.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' The Little Match Girl PASSION

Choral Singing / Choral Music

The Little Match Girl PASSION presented by the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Date: Saturday 14 October 7:30pm (2023)
Venue: Verbrugghen Hall, Conservatorium of Music, Sydney

"Lang's retelling of Hans Andersen's fairy tale is an entrancingly beautiful piece... what makes it so compelling is the haunting vocal writing."

~ The Guardian ~

A modern reflection on a tragic fable - a passion for our time.

In a Sydney Philharmonia Choirs first, they're presenting one of the most profound choral works of our time: David Lang’s Pulitzer prize-winning Little Match Girl Passion.

Lang takes Hans Christian Andersen’s dark tale – almost too despairing to be a children’s story – and views it through the lens of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, weaving its narrative of suffering and hope with commentary and reflections that heighten its emotional impact.

“There is no Bach in this piece,” says Lang, “and there is no Jesus.” Instead he substitutes the suffering of the Little Match Girl for Jesus’ suffering, “elevating her sorrow to a higher plane”.

Musically, The Little Match Girl Passion combines the clarity of unaccompanied voices with the antique aura of bells and drums, building a haunting sound world from the simplest of means. It’s impossible to hear this breathtaking music – this passion for our time – and be left unmoved.

To complement Lang’s 35-minute oratorio, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs have chosen music for choir and piano by Australian composers Luke Byrne and Naomi Crellin. VOX will perform this concert in the wonderful acoustics of Verbrugghen Hall at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Saturday 14 October 2023 at 7.30pm
Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

PROGRAM

BYRNE Four Songs from Grimm’s
BYRNE The Six Swans
CRELLIN Thrice Upon a Time*
LANG The Little Match Girl Passion

* Premiere
This program will run for approximately 70 minutes, without interval.

ARTISTS

Elizabeth Scott conductor
VOX
Luke Byrne piano
Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra

TICKETS

General admission | $75
No concessions or Youth prices
**Buy this concert with MacMillan’s Stabat Mater for $140**
A booking fee of $8.95 per transaction applies.

Reviews:

‘Clear as a bell’ VOX in an impressive performance. ClassicON. Reviewed by Daniel Kaan | Oct 15, 2023 | Ambassador thoughts, Chamber Groups, Choirs.

SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIRS-VOX : THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL PASSION @VERBRUGGHEN HALL. 5 Stars. Sydney Arts Guide. Reviewed by Paul Nolan, 16 October, 2023.

Related Link:

David Lang – The Little Match Girl Passion | A day in the library | Ep. 5 |. YouTube, uploaded by The Norwegian Soloists' Choir. The Norwegian Soloists' Choir (Det Norske Solistkor) and conductor Yuval Weinberg perform composer David Lang's "The Little Match Girl Passion", based on H. C. Andersens' fairytale The Little Match Girl (Piken med svovelstikkene). Accessed September 11, 2023.

Video Credit:

2023 MacMillan Stabat Mater & The Little Match Girl Passion. YouTube, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Accessed October 9, 2023.

Image Credit:

The Little Match Girl PASSION. Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

Australian Composers Luke Byrne (L) and Naomi Crellin (R). Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.

Resources:

The Little Match Girl PASSION. Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Accessed August 11, 2023 (Available at this time)

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs' 2023 Season Catalogue.

BOOK TICKETS HERE

COVID-19 SAFETY AT SPC CONCERTS

Up-to-date COVID guidelines will be available a few weeks before the concert. Sydney Philharmonia Choirs regularly update their guidelines based on health directives from NSW Government & the Sydney Opera House.

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