Star Wars: A New Hope - Film with Live Orchestra

A presentation of the 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope, with the score performed live by an orchestra at Symphony Hall in Birmingham. It is a film-with-orchestra show rather than a stage play.

This show brings the 1977 science-fiction film Star Wars: A New Hope to Symphony Hall, where a live orchestra accompanies the film from start to finish. The musicians play in the room while the story unfolds on screen, so the picture and the score are presented together.

The format is a film with live orchestra rather than a staged play. The film remains the central element, and the orchestra accompanies it throughout. The presentation suits fans of the franchise and newcomers to the first film of the saga who want to hear its music performed live beside the image.

Symphony Hall, the Birmingham venue for this presentation, hosts both music and live shows.