The Music of Star Wars in Concert

From the Detroit Free Press:

You might not know the name Anthony Daniels, and you very likely have no clue what he looks like in real life -- but you certainly know his voice. The gold-plated robot of the "Star Wars" saga is taking on a new role as the live narrator for "Star Wars": In Concert, a symphonic extravaganza with an 86-piece orchestra, large choir and accompanying memorabilia exhibit that visits the Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday for two performances. Call him Emcee 3PO, even if it makes you cringe.

One of my favorite record albums of my youth was the Star Wars soundtrack.  I used to listen to it for hours on end and the music still ranks up there as some of my favorite orchestral pieces. 

In many instances, incidental music is pretentious.  But you can reasonably argue that the John Williams masterpiece is a big reason why the movie so successful. 

Comments

[Coyote]

I saw this show in Phoenix. It was pretty good. A clever ruse to get my kids to actually voluntarily go to the symphony. Next up, in January the Phoenix symphony is playing the music of Led Zeppelin and Queen in concert.

[KipEsquire]

Glendale, not Phoenix. ;-)

And I came away from the concert thinking that Daniels could also have made a quite passable Palpatine, give or take a decade.