What do John Williams' Star Wars theme, his music from the Harry Potter franchise, Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings score and Hans Zimmer's droning Inception tunes have in common? When you hear each and every one, they instantly transport you into the world of their respective films. That's what a good piece of movie music does — whether or not the accompanying images are playing in front of you.
On Saturday, November 30, all of the above pieces will also echo through QPAC's Concert Hall, with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra putting on a Blockbuster Movie Music show. You won't be watching the relevant flicks, but rather soaking in their sounds as they're all played live.
Other highlights include Danny Elfman's Batman theme, the work of Howard and Zimmer across Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Alan Silvestri's ditties for The Avengers and even a bit of John Powell's finest from How To Train Your Dragon.
QSO will be performing two concerts, at 2pm and 7.30pm.