This will be the North American premiere of this production. Francis Ford Coppola’s cinematographic retelling of Bram Stoker’s novel became a box office hit in 1992, crowned by three Academy Awards. Its fresh and bold conceptual energy turned the movie into the most influential vampire film in decades. A film whose opulence and sense of spectacle triggered a whole new wave of contemporary horror films. One of the film’s strengths was coming back to Bram Stoker’s original novel instead of adapting the more popular theater play from the 1920s. Now, for ONE-NIGHT-ONLY, experience the North American Premiere of Bram Stoker's Dracula in Concert. 110 musicians from Chicago Philharmonic, accompanied by a full choir, bring Wojciech Kilar's haunting score to life in sync with the film. Polish composer Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013), one of the most respected European composers of the last decades, was chosen to write the original score. As Coppola did in 1 972 when he approached Italian composer Nino Rota to score THE GODFATHER, the surprising choice of Wojciech Kilar would break all musical of the genre. Belonging to the generation of Krzysztof Penderecki and Henryk Górecki, Kilar’s glorious score dwells between lush romanticism, mysticism and avantgarde. Although Kilar had written dozens of soundtracks for European films before, it is BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA that ensures his position in the pantheon of film music legends.
Conducted by Diego Navarro.
FilmConcert produced by Fimucité and FMF (Krakow Film Music Festival) in cooperation with Sony Pictures and Robert Townson Productions.
Distribution and Artistic Supervision by Europäische FilmPhilharmonie – EFPI.
Music Composed and Orchestrated by Wojciech Kilar.
Arranged by Thomas Bryła with permission from G. Schirmer, Inc.
Film Directed and Produced by Francis Ford Coppola, licensed with permission from Sony Pictures.
This event is rated R. Contains some adult material. Under 17 years old requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
