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Boston Pops Orchestra to Perform ‘Jaws in Concert’ Score During Screening
The theme for Steven Spielberg’s Jaws ranks up there as one of the most iconic movie themes in cinema history. Play those opening two notes near a swimming pool and just watch as several people get wide-eyed and quickly exit the water. Sure, it makes no sense but dammit if I don’t feel the same creeping fear enter my body as I tread water in the deep end.
I bring this up because next summer the Boston Pops Orchestra is going to be live performing John Williams’ classic score during a live-screening of the 1975 classic. This production is being led by Film Concerts Live!, who already have done this for films like E.T The Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of The Lost Ark, and Jurassic Park In Concert.
FCL co-producer Jamie Richardson explains to Billboard:
Since the advent of Film Concerts Live, Jaws has been one of the titles orchestras have expressed the most excitement about. It’s not only a testament to the power and timelessness of Steven’s masterful film, but also to the iconic nature of John’s score, which certainly includes one of the most immediately recognizable themes in the history of the movies, perhaps even in the history of music. Perhaps more than with any other movie, the orchestra itself acts as a character in this film, not merely underscoring the action and emotion, but actually becoming ‘the voice’ of the shark itself.
Williams himself comments, “It’s thrilling for both Steven and me to realize that this unique film still captures the imagination of viewers after so many years, and that audiences now can enjoy the movie live in concert, accompanied by a great orchestra. This is the greatest possible reward for the joyous and fun-filled task of making it.”
Per the site, there will be approximately five minutes of unused music that will be restored for the performance. This is not new music composed for the event, they are quick to clarify.
There is no exact date when this will take place but, as mentioned previously, the event expects to be held in Summer of 2017.
Hollywood is serious about landing the next Backrooms. Hot on the heels of a Siren Head feature announcement, Deadline reports that a new movie based on viral YouTube series The Mandela Catalogue is in development.
It also has some Hollywood heavy hitters behind it.
Amblin Entertainment’s Steven Spielberg, United Artists’ Scott Stuber (Frankenstein), and Amazon MGM Studios are set to produce, emerging victorious after a highly competitive 11-studio bidding war.
Launched in 2021, the YouTube series is set in the fictional Mandela County, Wisconsin which is “invaded by shape-shifting, nearly immortal creatures called Alternates. The Alternates are led by a false depiction of the Archangel Gabriel and their aim is to wipe out the human race by psychologically torturing them to the point of suicide. The Alternates are known for manipulating AV media, TVs, computers and GPS systems.”
The movie will be directed by the series’ creator, Alex Kister, based on a screenplay he adapted with Tyler Clifton.
The Mandela Catalogue has racked up an impressive 100 million views across its official episodes alone, solidifying it as one of the largest original analog horror franchises on YouTube.
Spielberg and Holly Bario are producing for Amblin Entertainment alongside Aaron B. Koontz for Paper Street Pictures and Stuber and Nick Nesbitt for United Artists. Kister and Clifton are also producing. Annie McCreery will oversee the project for United Artists. Maria Fortese will oversee for Amblin.
Get acquainted with The Mangela Catalogue below while we wait to learn more.