AK Classics #3: Dates, Cities & Tickets

AK Classics #3 invites you on a cinematic‑musical journey that spans eras, cultures, and emotions. The program opens with the provocative themes of incest, repressed homosexuality, and mental illness that gripped 1940s America, showcased in Sam Wood’s landmark film Henry Bella, a must‑see of its time. The spotlight then turns to Erich Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel Kings Row, adapted into a film starring the future U.S.

President Ronald Reagan. The film became a moral outrage, yet its score by Austrian exile Erich Wolfgang Korngold rose to triumph, not released on record until 1979. Two years later, Korngold’s influence echoed in John Williams’ iconic Star Wars soundtrack of 1977, and the Big Old London Orchestra (BOL) takes a late‑Romantic detour through Gustav Holst’s The Planets, a piece that helped shape early film music.

Immerse yourself in this rich tapestry of history and sound, and experience how these legendary scores continue to resonate across time.