There Will Be Blood — Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Overview

One of the most critically acclaimed films of the past quarter century is getting a thunderous live score treatment courtesy of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. On Saturday, August 5 as part of this year's Melbourne International Film Festival, the MSO will take the stage at Hamer Hall to accompany a special one-off screening of Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood.

Nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Anderson's epic drama about greed and ambition is remembered for its stunning cinematography as well as the bravura performance by leading man Daniel Day Lewis. But equally mesmerising is the film's sinister score, by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.

The orchestra will be conducted by the UK's Hugh Brunt, who previously collaborated on Radiohead's latest album A Moon Shaped Pool. The screening will mark the first time the film has been shown in this format outside of the UK.