Last night was so much fun because I got to go to another performance in the Utah Symphony's Films in Concert series. The movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which chronicles Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts as he competes in the Triwizard Tournament, was shown on the big screen while the orchestra played Patrick Doyle's dynamic score live. The themes of this movie are much darker than those of the previous movies in the series so the score is a bit more sinister and mournful, particularly "Voldemort" and "The Death of Cedric." The orchestra played it beautifully and I especially enjoyed all of the brass and percussion! Conductor Conner Gray Covington encouraged audience participation and he took a roll call of the four Houses of Hogwarts before the concert began (I, of course, belong to Ravenclaw). The audience cheered boisterously when all of the main characters first appeared on screen, when Viktor Krum was introduced in the Quidditch World Cup Final, when the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang entered the Great Hall, when Harry defeated the Hungarian Horntail dragon in the first challenge, when Neville Longbottom danced at the Yule Ball, when Hermione told Ron off for not asking her to the dance, when Harry saved both Ron and Fleur's sister in the second challenge, and when Harry escaped from Voldemort. I loved watching this movie with such an enthusiastic crowd, many of whom were in costume, and I highly recommend getting a ticket for the concerts tonight or tomorrow night (go here).
Note: I'm looking forward to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince next season.
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