Grand Feature Film Orchestra - The Lost World - movie with live orchestra

Presented by Grand Arts Consortium

Movie with LIVE Orchestra 

The Lost World (1925) - Professor Challenger believes dinosaurs still exist in the dark reaches of South America. When his colleagues and students mock him, he proposes that a team be assembled to travel to the Amazon rainforest to see for themselves. Challenger, along with a small group – including scientists, and a reporter, set sail for the forbidden territory, not knowing the adventure that awaits! 

So begins the story in this 1925 silent action film on the cutting edge of groundbreaking special effects by the Oscar-winning master action guru Willis O’Brien, who later created classics like KING KONG. Using brilliant stop-action photography, stunning practical sets, and camera work, O’Brien achieved a feat in special effects technology that later inspired such movies as JURASSIC PARK. It was said that during the 1925 premiere, many members of the audience left the theater believing that the dinosaurs were, in fact, real! 

A movie such as this deserves special music and sound design. Enter THE GRAND FEATURE FILM ORCHESTRA! In what could be described as their biggest project to date, the orchestra will compose new music sequences and orchestrate works from the great classics, such as THE RITE OF SPRING, THE SOURCERER’S APRENTICE, FIREBIRD, and THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY -- perfectly timed to the massive cinematic action. Meanwhile, our talented sound design engineers are developing LIVE sound effects machinery using experimental microphonic electro-acoustics to recreate the needed menacing atmosphere for the terrors of the Mesozoic Era. 

Also includes a cartoon featurette - Tale of Two Kitties (1942)

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City: Vacaville
Price Range:
$30 - general admission
$20 - veterans and active military (use promo code: thankyouvets).
$00 - currently enrolled college, elementary, middle, and high school students and teachers may attend free -- no ticket needed (school ID required - limited seating available FCFS).

Program Items

Antônio Carlos Gomes Overture to Il Guarany
Featurette: Tale of Two Kitties Movie Score based on early folk and popular tunes
Feature: The Lost World Movie Score based on works by Dukas, Stravinsky, and Dvořák

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Journey Downtown Theater

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Vacaville, CA 95688
United States

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