LA Phil Performs John Williams' Score from E.T. at the Hollywood Bowl This Weekend

The Los Angeles Philharmonic will performJohn Williams' entire Academy Award®-winning score from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, live-to-picture at the Hollywood Bowl today and tomorrow, September 4 and 5, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 6, at 7:30 p.m.

Following a special introduction by John Williams, the Academy Award®-winning film will be shown in HD on the Bowl's big screen as conductor David Newman leads the orchestra.

While the music of Williams has been a staple of past Hollywood Bowl seasons, the LA Phil has never performed a full film score by the esteemed film composer. This milestone concert will mark the first time that an orchestra has played the E.T. score live-to-picture for a public audience, as well as the first time the public can witness a Steven Spielberg-directed movie in its entirety with live orchestral accompaniment.

The concert is produced by FILM CONCERTS LIVE!, who recently signed a worldwide deal with Universal Pictures to present E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at major concert venues - with symphony orchestras performing John Williams' unforgettable score live in sync with the film. The LA Phil will give the world premiere of FCL's production ofE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - in Concert.

Director Steven Spielberg's heartwarming masterpiece is one of the most beloved films in motion picture history. Filled with unparalleled magic and imagination, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial follows the moving story of a lost little alien who befriends a 10-year-old boy named Elliott while searching for a way to return to his home planet, three-million light years away.

One of the largest natural amphitheaters in the world, with a seating capacity of nearly 18,000, the HOLLYWOOD BOWL has been the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since its official opening in 1922, and plays host to the finest artists from all genres of music. It remains one of the best deals anywhere in Los Angeles; to this day, $1 buys a seat at the top of the Bowl for many classical and jazz offerings. The venue offers something for everyone, from its sizzling summer evening concerts to the daytime arts festival for children, "SummerSounds: World Music for Kids at the Hollywood Bowl," now in its 48th season. In February 2015, the Hollywood Bowl was named Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue for the eleventh year in a row at the 26th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards. For millions of music lovers across Southern California, the Hollywood Bowl is synonymous with summer.http://www.HollywoodBowl.com