Happy holidays to all my blogger friends and readers! It’s Christmas, and I’m finally feeling the holiday spirit. It’s taken me so long to feel the holiday festivity, but I finally found it when I went to a John Williams’ concert at the Seoul Arts Centre on Friday, December 23rd! In November, I discovered that Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra was going to perform a whole slew of Williams’ film music. I saw that the tickets’ prices were reasonable (70,000 won for the best ones!), so I bought two in the hopes of finding someone to go with me. I did find a friend who was interested, and we went together to this magical concert!
At the concert, they performed the following pieces:
– Symphonic Suite from Harry Potter
– Theme from Jurassic Park
– Theme from JFK
– Raider’s March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
– The Flight to Neverland from Hook
– March from Superman
– Somewhere in My Memory & Star of Bethlehem from Home Alone
– Theme from E.T.
– Theme from Schindler’s List
– The Shark Theme from Jaws
– Throne Room & Finale from Star Wars
– The Imperial March from Star Wars
While I thoroughly enjoyed all of them very much, the one that affected me the most was “Flight to Neverland” from Hook. Hook is one of those movies that will always hold a special place in my heart. While the critics panned the film, with even Steven Spielberg saying it’s not his best work, I beg to differ. This film’s magical, with a great plot, the right amount of comedy and drama, great acting from wonderful actors, and a superb soundtrack by Williams.
Hearing “Flight to Neverland” at the concert thoroughly reminded me of all the reasons why I love Hook. This piece effectively put me in a magical holiday mood. This piece gives off an exciting feel, and it also gives me a feeling of hope. I feel like I am journeying on a new adventure, and with 2016 coming to an end, I hope 2017 will be a better year for all of us. Let us forget 2016, but let’s enjoy the holiday season first! ^_^
Are you familiar with this piece? What do you think of this song? Have you seen the film? Let me know in the comments!
Wow! That’s very lucky of you! I always wanted to go for a John Williams themed concert! I went to Seoul a few times but never attended any classical concerts in Seoul before… :(
By the way, do you want to exchange links?
I’m sad to say that I’m not as familiar with the piece but I really like the song. I haven’t seen the film but I hope to at some point.
Merry Christmas!
Awesome! :D That sounds like it would have been such a brilliant concert, and it’s great that you were able to attend!
As soon as I hear that score, it brings back many memories of being a child and watching the film. It’s iconic. :D
I’m so glad that you finally got into the Christmas spirit after the concert! Looking at the performance list, it sounds like it was an awesome concert! I embarrassingly only know one or two on the list and sadly I’m not familiar with the Flight to Neverland piece it sounds so soothing and very magical! 😁
I’ve not seen Hook, I remember not bothering since there were a lot of negative reviews during the time I heard of it but you’re making me want to see it! :P
Happy new year Tara! Here’s to an awesome year ahead ✨
I converted the won into GBP, and yeah the tickets are reasonably priced. I would definitely have hit that concert up – especially reading the pieces that they performed!
I have watched most of the films on the list. I probably would have fangirled way too hard over the Harry Potter piece and had a serious nosebleed.
Honestly, though, “Flight to Neverland” does give you that excited feeling doesn’t it? You described it perfectly: I feel like I am journeying on a new adventure. I want to just head to an airport right now and get on a plane going anywhere…
Wow, that sounds like such a wonderful concert. I can see how that can put you into the holiday spirit. That’s something I wish I could have done with you during my visit. Now I’m searching for local concerts to see if there’s anything similar…hahaha….tempted to buy the Hamilton tickets in SF…$$$$$
That sounds like it was a great concert! I love that set list! The Flight to Neverland is beautiful. I’m actually not sure if I’ve heard it before since I haven’t seen Hook. It does have a magical and adventurous feel to it though!