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8:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018
PAVILION
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
EMIL DE COU,
conductor
PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents
A LUCASFILM LTD Production
A STEVEN SPIELBERG Film
Starring HARRISON FORD
KAREN ALLEN
PAUL FREEMAN
RONALD LACEY
JOHN RHYS DAVIES
DENHOLM ELLIOTT
Music by
JOHN WILLIAMS
Executive Producers
GEORGE LUCAS and HOWARD KAZANJIAN
Screenplay by
LAWRENCE KASDAN
Story by
GEORGE LUCAS and PHILIP KAUFMAN
Produced by
FRANK MARSHALL
Directed by
STEVEN SPIELBERG
Tonight’s program is a presentation of the complete lm
Raiders of the Lost Ark
with a live performance of the lm’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.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
licensed by Lucas lm Ltd. and Paramount Pictures.
is program licensed by Lucas lm Ltd. and Paramount Pictures.
Motion picture, artwork, photos © Lucas lm Ltd. All rights reserved.
Music written by John Williams
Bantha Music (BMI)
All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
A NOTE FROM THE COMPOSER
In creating the character Indiana Jones, George
Lucas and Steven Spielberg introduced an en-
during and much-loved gure into the pantheon
of ctional movie heroes.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
was illuminated by the superb comedy-action
performance of Harrison Ford and enlivened by
the spirited direction of Steven Spielberg.
Speaking for myself, I must say that the experi-
ence of composing the music for this lm, and
for the subsequent installments in the series,
was a very happy one, and o ered me a wild and
truly joyous ride. I’m especially delighted that
the magni cent Chicago Symphony Orchestra
has agreed to perform the music this evening in
a live presentation of the movie.
I know I speak for everyone connected with the
making of
Raiders
in saying that we are greatly
honored by this event, and I hope that tonight’s
audience will experience some measure of the
joy and fun we did when making the lm nearly
years ago.
JOHN WILLIAMS,
composer
EMIL DE COU,
conductor
Biographies of John Williams and Emil de Cou
appear on page
.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
: in Concert
produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG
Artists, LLC, and e Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc.
Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson
Production Manager: Rob Stogsdill
Production Coordinator: Sophie Greaves
Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC
Supervising Technical Director: Mike Runice
Technical Director: Chris Szuberla
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
e score for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
has been adapted
for live concert performance.
Special thanks to: Paramount Pictures, Lucas lm Ltd.,
Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, John Williams, Alan
Bergman, Howard Ro man, Chris Holm, Chip McLean,
Darryl J. Franklin, Dan Butler, Pat Woods, Mark
Graham, and the musicians and sta of the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra and Ravinia
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