Movies and Music

Swiss conductor Ludwig Wicki leads the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the DR Junior Choir in a sparkling concert program of film music. The program features a selection of music from great and Oscar-winning Hollywood films, including Titanic, The Bodyguard, Pirates of the Caribbean, Braveheart, and Moulin Rouge, written by major composers such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, James Horner, and Klaus Badelt. Highlights include ‘He’s a pirate/Davy Jones’ from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest; ‘Now We Are Free’ from Gladiator; ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from Titanic; and ‘Shallow’ from A Star Is Born. Featured soloists in this concert are the young talented singers Andrea Lykke Oehlenschlæger and Diluckshan Jeyaratnam. This performance was recorded at the DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, Denmark, in May 2022.

Musicians of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the DR Big Band, and the Danish National Vocal Ensemble join forces under the baton of Klaus Tönshoff in this dazzling concert featuring great songs from black and white cinema. Norwegian mezzosoprano Tuva Semmingsen sings ‘Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend’, from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, ‘My Favorite Things’ from The Sound of Music, ‘Over the Rainbow’ from The Wizard of Oz, ‘Moon River’ from Breakfast at Tiffany's, and many other unforgettable hits. This concert performance was recorded at the DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, Denmark, in June 2020.