SENBLA has announced an International Concert Tour of Todd Phillips’ ground-breaking, award-winning film, Joker, which will receive its World Premiere at London’s Eventim Apollo on 30 April 2020.
Hildur Guðnadóttir’s award-winning and beautifully haunting score will be performed live by a full orchestra and will be conducted by SENBLA’s Dave Mahoney.
Jeff Atmajian, conductor and orchestrator of the original soundtrack, will conduct the London opening.
Central to the emotional journey Joaquin Phoenix’s character Arthur Fleck takes throughout the movie is Guðnadóttir’s BAFTA-winning and Academy Award-nominated score.
The fusion of looming industrial soundscapes with raw, emotive string-led melodies – led by a lone cello – creates a melancholic shroud marked with moments of hope, which unfolds gradually to become a fever pitch of disquieting tension.
Hildur Guðnadóttir said:
“I’m thrilled to get to see and hear Joker in the cinema with a live orchestra. When we recorded the music, the orchestra brought such depth and detailed attention to the performances that we were all literally holding our breaths during most of the recording sessions. It was a beautiful trip. I’m so happy to get to go there again and for an audience to experience that too.”
Tour Dates:
Thursday 30-Apr London Eventim Apollo
Friday 15-May Birmingham Symphony Hall
Saturday 16-May Hull Bonus Arena
Sunday 17-May York Barbican
Tuesday 19-May Dublin Bord Gais
Sunday 21-Jun Cardiff Millennium Centre
Wednesday 24-Jun Sheffield City Hall
Thursday 25-Jun Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Sunday 28-Jun Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Monday 29-Jun Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Tuesday 30-Jun Bath Forum
Wednesday 01-Jul Brighton Dome
Thursday 02-Jul Poole Lighthouse
Sunday 05-Jul Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Monday 06-Jul Edinburgh Usher Hall
