{"id":9461,"date":"2018-06-04T12:36:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T12:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=9461"},"modified":"2018-09-06T16:00:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T16:00:18","slug":"kfmf18-from-video-games-to-james-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecliffedge.com\/?p=9461","title":{"rendered":"KFMF18: From video games to James Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ray Bennett<\/p>\n

KRAK\u00d3W \u2013 David Arnold and his music for the James Bond film \u201cCasino Royale\u201d made sure the 11th Krak\u00f3w Film Music Festival ended on a high note Sunday night as he played the iconic 007 guitar theme over the end credits at a screening of the film with live orchestra.<\/p>\n

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British conductor Gavin Greenaway led the Sinfonietta Cracovia in fine fashion at the Tauron Arena after Arnold made a surprise appearance to introduce the movie, the first to star Daniel Craig as the secret agent in 2006. In a brief Q&A before the film started, the British composer explained that was why the familiar 007 cues are not heard until the end of the picture. He said, \u201cIn an early scene, Craig\u2019s Bond runs through a wall so we wanted music for a man who was a blunt instrument who could run through walls. We kept the familiar cues until he\u2019d earned his place as 007.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Arnold had written the scores for \u201cTomorrow Never Dies\u201d (1997), \u201cThe World Is Not Enough\u201d (1999) and \u201cDie Another Day\u201d (2002) with Pierce Brosnan as Bond before the role was reimagined with Craig. He wrote the music for one more Bond film, \u201cQuantum of Solace\u201d and films such as \u201cMade in Dagenham\u201d (2010), \u201cThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader\u201d (2010), \u201cPaul\u201d (2011) and TV\u2019s \u201cSherlock\u201d along with Michael Price, and he will score Stephen Gaghan\u2019s \u201cThe Voyage of Doctor Doolitte\u201d starring Robert Downey Jr. due in 2019.<\/p>\n

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Saturday night at the festival had seen the Video Games Music Gala, also at the Tauron Arena, with world premieres of suites from many games by composers who were there including Academy Award-winner Elliot Goldenthal (\u201cFrida\u201d), Christopher Drake, Richard Jacques, Jesper Kyd, Eimear Noone and Austin Wintory. Swiss conductor Ludwig Wiki conducted the Beethoven Academy Orchestra and the Pro Musica Mundi Choir for most of the evening and they went beyond the call of duty to perform the typically bombastic music that video game fans adore.<\/p>\n

Goldenthal\u2019s \u201cFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within\u201d suite, from the 2001 computer animated sci-fi film inspired by the \u201cFinal Fantasy\u201d video games, was the highlight of the evening with its sweeping orchestral techniques. The concert opened with a suite for \u201cMedal of Honor\u201d (1999) that showed the early promise of American composer Michael Giacchino, who went on to score editions of the \u201cStar Trek\u201d, \u201cPlanet of the Apes\u201d and \u201cJurassic World\u201d franchises and won an Oscar for \u201cUp\u201d. A suite from \u201cSilent Hill: Downpour\u201d was performed in remembrance of the late American composer Daniel Licht with his frequent collaborator Norman Kim adding his voice and electric mandolin playing with Tina Guo on the electric cello (below). Other soloists who performed included Sara Andon on flute and Przemys\u0142aw Sok\u00f3\u0142 on trumpet.<\/p>\n

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Austin Wintory contributed suites from \u201cJourney: Apotheosis\u201d, \u201cABZ\u00db: Delphinus delphis\u201d and \u201cAssasin’s Creed Syndicate: Ballet of Blades\u201d. Jesper Kyd was on hand with suites from \u201cAssassin\u2019s Creed\u201d and \u201cHitman\u201d with Benoit Grey on bass, Eimear Noone conducted her music for \u201cWorld of Warcraft\u201d and \u201cLifeline\u201d and Christopher Drake was represented by suites from \u201cBatman: Arkham Villains\u201d and \u201cBatman: Arkham Origins\u201d and Richard Jacques by \u201cHeadhunter\u201d and \u201cJames Bond 007: Blood Stone: Athens Harbour Chase\u201d. A suite from \u201cPhantom Doctrine\u201d by Marcin Przyby\u0142owicz and Jan Sanejko opened the second half of the show followed by \u201cThe Witcher 3 Suite\u201d by Piotr Musia\u0142, Marcin Przyby\u0142owicz and Miko\u0142aj Stroi\u0144ski with singer Ania Karwan. CD PROJEKT RED, producers of the hit \u201cThe Witcher\u201d games, were awarded the FMF Ambassador Award during the concert and Marco Valerio Antonini, from Italy, won the sixth FMF Young Talent Award competition.<\/p>\n

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Other recitals at this year\u2019s KFMF included Cinematic Piano at ICE Krak\u00f3w\u2019s Krzysztof Penderecki Hall on Saturday in which German pianist Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) and American pianist Dustin O\u2019Halloran (above) performed improvised variations on themes from their score for the 2016 Garth Davis film \u201cLion\u201d. It included a touching tribute to the late Icelandic composer J\u00f3hann J\u00f3hannsson (\u201cSicario\u201d, \u201cThe Theory of Everything\u201d, \u201cArrival\u201d) with a performance of one of his concert hall pieces. \u201cThe Art of Inspiration\u201d (below) presented by Var\u00e8se Sarabande\u201d at ICE Krak\u00f3w, featured pianist Austin Wintory, cellist Tina Guo, flautist Sara Andon and conductor Eimear Noone perform while artist Angela Bermudez painted an art work.<\/p>\n

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