Music of the Movies

Yesterday, Hannah and I went on a Mother/Daughter afternoon of adventures with our family friend, Paula, and her daughter Amber. We started off at The Farmers Market in Los Angeles, wandering through the shops, eating a late lunch/early dinner, and enjoying the cool Saturday afternoon.

Our final destination was The Hollywood Bowl, where we had tickets to see John Williams and the LA Philharmonic presenting "The Music of the Movies". For those who don't know who John Williams is, he is the composer who did the music for such films as Jaws, all the Indiana Jones movies, and our family favorite - the Star Wars movies.We had perfect seats. Smack dab in the middle of the Bowl. We could see the screens well, and I'm sure no matter where you sat, the music was amazing. Of course, Mr. Williams saved the best for last. He ended the evening with his music from Indiana Jones and Star Wars, both in which Hannah was excited to hear. As soon as the Star Wars theme song started, HUNDREDS of light sabers in the audience were drawn (a sign of a true Star Wars nerd), and were waving back and forth. It was absolutely amazing! When Mr. Williams finished the piece of music and he turned around to the audience, his facial expression showed that of being stunned at the sea of red, green, and purple light sabers. It was even cool when two or three members of the LA Philharmonic drew their light sabers at the end of the musical piece. It was an amazing evening and we had a wonderful time with our friends. And I think it made Hannah all the more excited to start band this school year.