Ravinia 2023 Issue 6

LEFTERISPHOTO.COM (WILLIAMS) PAVILION 7:00 PM TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2023 CHICAGO PHILHARMONIC SCOTT TERRELL, conductor A STEVEN SPIELBERG Film SAM NEILL LAURA DERN JEFF GOLDBLUM and RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH BOB PECK•MARTIN FERRERO•B.D. WONG•SAMUEL L. JACKSON WAYNE KNIGHT•JOSEPH MAZZELLO•ARIANA RICHARDS Live Action Dinosaurs STAN WINSTON Full Motion Dinosaurs by DENNIS MUREN, A.S.C. Dinosaur Supervisor PHIL TIPPETT Special Dinosaur Effects MICHAEL LANTIERI Music by JOHN WILLIAMS Film Edited by MICHAEL KAHN, A.C.E. Production Designer RICK CARTER Director of Photography DEAN CUNDEY, A.S.C. Based on the Novel by MICHAEL CRICHTON Screenplay by MICHAEL CRICHTON and DAVID KOEPP Produced by KATHLEEN KENNEDY and GERALD R. MOLEN Directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG A UNIVERSAL PICTURE Tonight’s program is a presentation of the complete film Jurassic Park with a live performance of the film’s entire score, including music played by the orchestra during the end credits. Out of respect for the musicians and your fellow audience members, please remain seated until the conclusion of the credits. © Universal City Studios LLC and Amblin Entertainment, Inc. All Rights Reserved. In his highly successful book, Jurassic Park , author Michael Crichton enabled us to imag- ine what the return of the great vertebrates of 150 million years ago might be like. In his thrilling 1993 film adaptation, Steven Spiel- berg brought these fascinating and terrifying creatures to life, and in so doing captivated movie audiences around the world. I must say that I greatly enjoyed the challenge of trying to tell the film’s story musically. And while we can luxuriate this evening in the magnificent sound produced by the Chi- cago Philharmonic as they perform the en- tire score live to the picture, it’s nevertheless tempting to imagine what the trumpeting of these great beasts of the distant past might have been like … I know I speak for everyone connected with the making of Jurassic Park in saying that we’re greatly honored by this event—and I hope that tonight’s audience will have some measure of the joy we experienced while making the film 30 years ago. Jurassic Park In Concert produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC, and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson Director of Operations: Rob Stogsdill Production Manager: Sophie Greaves Production Assistant: Katherine Miron Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Technical Director: Mike Runice Music Composed by John Williams Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe The score for Jurassic Park has been adapted for live concert performance. Special Thanks: Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, John Williams, Michael Silver, Patrick Koors, Tammy Olsen, Lawrence Liu, Thomas Schroder, Tanya Perra, Chris Herzberger, Noah Bergman, Jason Jackowski, Shayne Mifsud, Darice Murphy, Mike Matessino, Mark Graham, and the musicians and staff of Chicago Philharmonic and Ravinia JOHN WILLIAMS (b.1932) Score to Jurassic Park In a career spanning more than six decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage, and he re- mains one of our nation’s most distinguished and contributive musical voices. He has com- posed the music and served as music director for more than 100 films, including all nine Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman , JFK , Born on the Fourth of July , Memoirs of a Geisha , Far and Away , The Accidental Tourist , Home Alone , and The Book Thief . His 50-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler’s List , E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial , Jaws , Jurassic Park , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , the Indi- ana Jones films, Munich , Saving Private Ryan , The Adventures of Tintin , War Horse , Lincoln , The BFG , The Post , and The Fabelmans . His contributions to television music include scores for more than 200 television films for the groundbreaking, early anthology se- ries Alcoa Theatre , Kraft Television Theatre , Chrysler Theatre and Playhouse 90 , as well as themes for NBC Nightly News , NBC’s Meet the Press , and the PBS arts showcase Great Performances . He also composed themes for the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games, as well as the 2002 Winter Olym- pic Games. He has received five Academy Awards among 53 nominations, making him the Academy’s most-nominated living per- son and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars. He has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA), 25 Grammys, four Golden Globes, and five Em- mys. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order, the IOC’s highest honor, for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He received the Kennedy Center Honors in December of 2004. In 2009, Williams was inducted into John Williams RAVINIA MAGAZINE • AUGUST 28 – SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 24