• Jean-Baptiste Martin
Founder of JHFM / Webmaster
• On September 17, 2017

This weekend in Lucerne, preparatory concerts are taking place for James Horner: A Life in Music. Ludwig Wicki is the conductor, with Clara Sanabras as vocalist. They will both be present in a month at the Royal Albert Hall. The Celtic part is performed by Austrian pipes and flutes player Geza Frank, whom we had known at the two memorable concerts in Vienna in 2013. Eric Rigler will replace him on October 24th.

We were able to get the concert program. It presents beautiful surprises such as the presence of Iris and Glory. We can regret certain choices like the Apollo 13 suite which is catastrophic. The arranger has made some terrible choices at places: writing a new opening drum roll that sounds nothing like the movie, and a finale that doesn’t even at the slightest sound like something James Horner would write. And maybe Riding the Fire Mares would have been a better choice for Krull.

1. Universal Studios – Logo
2. Krull – The Battle In The Swamp
3. Apollo 13 – Suite
4. The Rocketeer – The Flying Circus
5. Star Trek II – The Wrath Of Khan
6. Legends Of The Fall – The Ludlows
7. Aliens – Suite
8. Iris – Part One
9. Braveheart
10. Titanic – Suite
11. Field Of Dreams – The Place Where Dreams Come True
12. Titanic – My Heart Will Go On
13. A Beautiful Mind – A Kaleidoscope of Mathematics
14. An American Tail – Somewhere Out There
15. Glory – A Call To Arms
16. The Mask Of Zorro – The Ride
17. Avatar – Suite

For more information please follow this link: James Horner: A Life in Music

Photo credit: Stefan Schuler