Star Wars: A New Hope - Film with Live Orchestra

A screening of the 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope, with its score performed live by an orchestra at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. The evening combines the film picture with orchestral music.

Star Wars: A New Hope is the 1977 science fiction film written and directed by George Lucas, the first film of the saga later numbered Episode IV. Its score was composed by John Williams, and pieces such as the Main Title and Princess Leia's theme are closely associated with the film. In this presentation the picture is shown on screen while an orchestra performs the music live.

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is a concert and performance venue in Glasgow, hosting concerts, theatre and shows. The programme for this evening is classical, so the orchestral score sits at the centre of the event rather than a stage play or spoken performance.

The evening suits fans of the film and of John Williams's film scores, as well as listeners who want to hear this kind of orchestral music performed in a concert hall alongside the screen.