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Led by conductor Nicholas Buc, experience John Williams’ back catalogue like never before, with Art of the Score’s trademark deep dive into these iconic musical moments.

Sit in comfort at ICC Sydney Theatre and feel the force of arena-sized sound. Get up close to the Orchestra via state-of-the-art cameras, capturing the performance in crystal-clear high definition and projected on the big screen.

Program

John WILLIAMS
Superman: Planet Krypton & March
Lost in Space: Theme
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (excerpts)
Schindler's List: Theme
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Parade of the Slave Children
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra
Star Wars: Main Title
Jurassic Park: The Lost World: Theme
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Witches, Wands and Wizards
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: A Bridge To The Past
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: Anakin’s Theme & Anakin’s Transformation
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Adventures on Earth
…and more surprises

Artists

Dan Golding – Art of the Score

Host

Andrew Pogson – Art of the Score

Host

Nicholas Buc

Conductor

Nicholas Buc is an award-winning composer, conductor, and arranger with a distinguished career in both film and concert music. He studied composition under Brenton Broadstock and Dr. Stuart Greenbaum at the University of Melbourne, earning the inaugural Fellowship of Australian Composers Award. Nicholas furthered his education with a Master’s degree in Scoring for Film and Multimedia from New York University, where he was honoured with the Elmer Bernstein Award for Film Scoring.

His compositions have been showcased at festivals and theatres across Australia, Asia, and the United States. In November 2022, the Melbourne Youth Orchestra premiered his Trumpet Concerto, commissioned by Josh Rogan. His 100-minute oratorio, Origins, premiered to a sold-out audience at Melbourne Recital Hall in July 2023. Recently, he scored the Australian feature film Slant (2022) and the Ukrainian documentary Slava (2023).

Nicholas has collaborated with renowned artists and ensembles, including Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Chris Botti, Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds, and The Cat Empire. He has served as conductor and arranger for Tina Arena on six Australian tours and has created arrangements for Birds of Tokyo, Lake Street Dive, Missy Higgins, The Avalanches, Eskimo Joe, The Whitlams, and Vera Blue. His television work includes Junior MasterChef (2020), five seasons of The Voice Australia, and the 2021 AFL Grand Final.

Highly sought after for live film concerts, Nicholas has conducted the world premieres of major films, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and Field of Dreams.

The 2024-2025 season will see the North American premiere of his children’s work, Daughter of the Inner Stars, with the Vancouver Symphony. This season also features exciting debut engagements with the Chicago Symphony, Chicago Lyric Opera, Toronto Symphony, Kansas Symphony, and Auckland Philharmonic, along with reappearances with the Seattle Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as all the Australian Symphony Orchestras.