The renowned South African composer Trevor Jones, author of iconic soundtracks such as those of The last Mohican, Excalibur y Dentro del laberinto, will attend the eighth edition of SONAFILM, the International Film Festival of Music de Filmmaking Marina Alta. Jones will participate as a special guest in "The Age of Empires," the closing concert to be held on Saturday August 22 at 23:00h in the Plaça de Bous d'Ondara, closing a festival dedicated to epic and historical cinema that will take place in various towns in the region.
Trevor Jones: A career spanning epic, fantasy, and popular cinema
Trevor Jones, born in Cape Town in 1949He has been nominated several times for BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for his musical career. After training in South Africa, he consolidated his education. in the United Kingdom, studying at institutions such as the Royal Academy of Music and the National Film and Television School.
Their international breakthrough came in the 80 years with the movie Excalibur (1981), by John Boorman, followed by work in Dark crystal (1982) and Dentro del laberinto (1986), the latter directed by Jim Henson and starring David Bowie. In the 90 years, his career reached a milestone with the soundtrack of The last Mohican (1992), composed with Randy Edelman, which became one of the most recognized scores in adventure films. Throughout more than five decadesJones has composed music for more than 100 productions of film and TV, including titles such as In the name of the Father (1993), Touching the Wind (1996), Dark City (1998), Notting Hill (1999) and From hell (2001).
SONAFILM 8: The music of the great cinematic epics
The eighth edition of SONAFILM, dedicated to epic and historical cinema, will be held from July 31th al August 22th, XNUMXIt will take place in the towns of Ondara, DéniaCalp, Beniarbeig, XàbiaPego and Teulada Moraira.
The closing concert, "The Age of Empires," will offer a journey through different forms of cinematic epic. The Universal Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of José Martínez Colomina, will perform a repertoire that will include music from Ben-Hur, Troy, The last Samurai y Gladiator in the first part. The second part will expand the journey with the soundtrack of 1492: The Conquest of Paradise, by Vangelis, culminating with two fundamental works by Trevor Jones: Excalibur y The last Mohican.
Javier Gil, director of SONAFILM, states that "this edition allows us to celebrate one of the great virtues of film music, which is its ability to transform an image into a legend. In epic and historical films, the score builds grandeur, emotion, and memory, and Trevor Jones is one of the composers who has best understood how to work in this area." The festival will offer up to eight concerts of different styles related to audiovisual media, in addition to parallel activities of an educational nature.
tickets now available
Tickets for the various paid concerts at SONAFILM 8 are now on sale. Those interested can purchase them through the links provided on the festival's official website. www.sonafilm.esThe organization appreciates the collaboration of all. companies, entities and municipalities that make the celebration of SONAFILM possible.
