![]() “In Philharmonia Fantastique, we use both new and old technologies to explore how music comes together, how radically different sounds and techniques converge into the full sound of an orchestra.” “Music itself has always been a marriage of technology and art,” says Gary Rydstrom. The film also features sound design built from the key clicks of woodwinds, taps on the body of string instruments, and vintage analogue synthesizers. To look inside instruments, the team used high-definition special effects cameras, including probe lenses, to peer inside a violin, flute, and up close to brass valves. The Sprite interacts with the conductor and on-stage musicians alike, connecting stage and screen to create a compelling guide to the orchestra that engagingly illustrates the intricacies of how instruments work individually and collectively to produce such a huge range of sound. Guided by a magical Sprite, who serves as the audience’s guide through the orchestra and even inside the instruments themselves, the film blends traditional and modern animation styles as well as live action filming, created over nearly a year by multi-Oscar and BAFTA-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom, of LucasFilm and Skywalker Sound, and Oscar nominated Hollywood animator, Jim Capobianco. ![]() Ultimately the work’s message is one of unity: the diverse instruments of the orchestra are most powerful when working together as one giant instrument. The film, celebrating Bates’ unique and magical style intersecting music and technology, features a soundtrack performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edwin Outwater.ĭescribed by the San Diego Union Tribune as “a composition that might give these two war horses a run for their money,” Bates’ Philharmonia Fantastique portrays the four families of the orchestra, each with their own unique sound worlds and musical motifs: the slinky, sophisticated noir-jazz of the woodwinds the lush romanticism of the strings the aggressive techno-fanfares of the brass and the percussion section “drum circle” in all its versatility. It will be available to rent or purchase in 4K and surround sound on the AppleTV app and to stream on Apple Music. A truly magnificent achievement.” The film is directed by seven-time Academy Award-winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom ( Titanic) and features the work of Jim Capobianco ( Ratatouille, Mary Poppins Returns). ![]() On Friday, November 4, 2022, Platoon releases the new animated film for composer Mason Bates’ Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra, a 25-minute concerto for orchestra and animated film described by John Williams “the biggest step forward since Fantasia itself. This season features further live-in-concert performances by the Cleveland Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, New West Symphony, and Utah Symphony as well as the European premiere with Aurora Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London (UK). Bates is, as ever, an engaging musical storyteller.” – BBC Music MagazineĬommissioning orchestras: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and the American Youth Symphony “It’s a noble enterprise, with deeper ideals about human diversity and unity. “Philharmonia demystifies the orchestra to such an extent that it becomes mystical all over again.” – The Washington Post A truly magnificent achievement.” – John Williams In the art of marrying music with animation, Philharmonia Fantastique is the biggest step forward since Fantasia itself. “I was ‘blown-away’ by, which takes its place proudly alongside the treasures of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals and Britten’s Young Person’s Guide in offering the next generation a brilliant tutorial on the magic of the modern orchestra. Watch the Philharmonia Fantastique Trailer Soundtrack Performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra da Silva & Mason BatesĮxecutive producers Jody Allen, Rocky Collins, Ruth Johnston & Mary Pat Buerkle
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