As darkness falls and the October evenings grow longer, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra brings some of the most chilling music in film history to life.

Together with actor Rolf Kristian Larsen, we will create an evening where the music creeps under your skin. From the icy sounds of The Dark Knight to the iconic theme from Jaws, we encounter music that has sent shivers down audiences’ spines around the world. John Williams’ suspenseful shark motif and Bernard Herrmann’s legendary shower scene music from Psycho are among the moments that have defined what fear sounds like.

In Danny Elfman’s music for Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, we encounter the vulnerable and melancholic. At the same time, Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells draws us into an unsettling atmosphere, familiar from The Exorcist.

Through music from films such as Halloween, The Ring, Hannibal, The Grudge, It and Pirates of the Caribbean, we meet composers Hans Zimmer and John Carpenter, whose work has shaped modern film music and our collective imagination of fear.

In the music from Dark Woods 2 (Villmark 2), we sense the terror lurking in the dark forest.

An evening of goosebumps and dark atmosphere – and a reminder of why we love being scared!

Recommended age: 12+, due to special effects used in the concert hall.

Other

Fartein Valen, Stavanger konserthus

Dates

  • Friday 30. October at 19:00
  • Saturday 31. October at 19:00

Duration

Approx. 2 hours, including intermission

Program

Zimmer/Howard: The Dark Knight Trilogy
Williams: “Shark Theme” from Jaws
Herrmann: “The Murder” from Psycho
Elfman: Suite from Edward Scissorhands
Oldfield: Tubular Bells
Berlioz: “Dies Irae”
Wallfisch: “Every 27 Years” from It
Elfman: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jablonsky: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Carpenter: Halloween
Zimmer: “Avarice” from Hannibal
Zimmer/Badelt: “Gourmet Valse Tartare” from Hannibal
Young: The Grudge
Bjerknæs: “Old Photos” from Villmark 2
Zimmer: “Davy Jones” from Dead Man’s Chest

Contributors

Rui Marques, conductor
Rolf Kristian Larsen, presenter