On Saturday, I took a daytrip down to Houston to see Star Wars "Return of the Jedi", with the music provided by the Houston Symphony Orchestra
I had never been to one of these events before, and it was very enjoyable!
They had a couple of photo ops available, including one with Mando, Darth Vader and some Stormtroopers
Originally, I wasn't going to go because it was a bit pricey, but I saw they had "Obstructed view" seats for a more reasonable price. I figured, I've seen the movie a bunch, if my view is slightly blocked, it'd be ok. Turns out, it was just a railing (where people would often walk) was the only thing. So it worked out well for me.
As for the experience, It was VERY impressive that the orchestra would perform in time with the movie without many mistakes. The director had a tablet with the movie playing and it looked like a line going across the screen, so he would know where they needed to be.
Only a few times was the music slightly different than the original movie. Some of the instruments were different, and I could tell (Like when an Ewok blew a horn, the orchestra used a trumpet, which was similar to the movie, but was different). They also didn't have a choir for the throne room scene, so I think they used keyboards. But only slight differences here and there and not very often.
If you see a movie you really like playing with an orchestra, I'd recommend you check it out at least once.
K.C.-ya!