Artwork: Album cover illustration for Tribulation “The Horror” by Jonathan David Hultén.
The Horror
Blood, murder and Satan! Terrifying movie scores presented by Orvar Säfström.
Stare into the abyss and let the terrors wash over you. Horror is one of mankind’s oldest sensations, as strongly connected to our genetically programmed survival instinct as our sexual urges. Through the ages we have been fascinated by the horrid, ghastly and grotesque.
On the back of two celebrated concert productions, We Come in Peace (science fiction) and Sagas (fantasy) Orvar Säfström and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra now wander into the darkest, winding corridors of madness where the dead have come to life and the servants of evil hold court.
The Horror is a film score concert out of the ordinary. From the Academy awarded soundtrack to The Omen (1976) we bring forth the black mass choirs of ”Ave Satani”. In Hellraiser (1987) deranged demons drag their screaming victims into dimensions of suffering to a psychotic waltz. The escalating madness of Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980) illustrated by Penderecki’s insane strings. The scores of The Exorcist (1973), Halloween (1978) and The Beyond (1981) all tell the same tale: this is not going to end well.
The Horror is not suitable for younger children.
The Horror is a concert by Underscore Productions AB
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The music
Approximate times -
Jerry Goldsmith The Omen – Ave Satani arr Andreas Hedlund3 min
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Hans Werner Henze/Mike Oldfield Fantasia for Strings/Tubular Bells from The Exorcist arr Andreas Hedlund6 min
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Pino Donaggio Carrie – Carrie’s Theme/Bucket of Blood arr Nils-Petter Ankarblom6 min
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Johan Söderqvist Eli’s Theme from Låt den rätte komma in arr Hans Ek3 min
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Joseph LoDuca The Evil Dead Trilogy arr Ingvar Karkoff6 min
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Christopher Young Hellraiser – Hellbound Heart/Re-resurrection arr Ingvar Karkoff8 min
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Jerry Goldsmith Carol Anne’s Theme, End Title from Poltergeist arr Olle Helge5 min
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Intermission25 min
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Harry Manfredini Friday the 13th – Main Theme arr Ingvar Karkoff4 min
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Riz Ortolani Cannibal Holocaust – Main Theme arr Andreas Hedlund3 min
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John Carpenter Halloween – Main Theme arr Andreas Hedlund3 min
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Krzysztof Penderecki The Shining "Polymorphia"6 min
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David Julyan The Descent from The Descent arr Ingvar Karkoff5 min
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Bear McCreary/Charlie Clouser/Abel Korzeniowski TV Horror: The Walking Dead/American Horror Story/Penny Dreadful arr Nils-Petter Ankarblom5 min
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Krzysztof Komeda Rosemary’s Baby – What Have You Done to Its Eyes?/Main Theme arr Olle Helge5 min
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Fabio Frizzi The Beyond "L’aldilà" – Verso l’ignoto/Voci dal nulla arr Andreas Hedlund6 min
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Encore:
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Paul Giovanni Sumer is icumen in from The Wicker Man arr Olov Helge3 min
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Participants
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
- Giedré Slekyté conductor
- Katarina Choirs
- Orvar Säfström host