The Hero's Journey - John's Recap

I love film.  Always have, always will.  I'm proud of the collection of Blu-rays and DVDs that line my walls but I am equally as proud of the collection of soundtracks from many of those films that line another wall within my home.  I own so many for one simple reason, film is nothing without music.  

Let's be honest, some of our favorite memories from our favorite movies have a musical chord that match that image in our mind.  That perfect note thrilled us or shattered our heart and I enjoy nothing more than sitting down to enjoy those incredible moments on my iPod and let those amazing memories wash over me.  

So imagine my extreme joy when I found out that our good friends at Denver Comic Con had paired up with the Colorado Symphony to give us "The Hero's Journey: A Symphonic Tribute to Comic Con" and last night, I had the distinct honor of attending this event and quite frankly, it blew my mind.  

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The first thing that made me realize we were in for an incredible show, was the incredible turnout.  The place was PACKED.  Wall to wall fans and cosplayers, including the 501st were wandering the lobby waiting for the doors to open so we could all share in the music and while the wait for the show was magical enough, the actual performance was breathtaking. 

As I sat there, hearing those soundtracks that I have only heard on my headphones...well it brought tears to my eyes. I have never heard John Williams' theme to Superman performed live before until this event and being able to do so brought back every wonderful memory of my childhood.  But despite the fact that the crowd was into every moment of this concert, and that we all learned that the theremin is one of the greatest instruments ever made, Austin Wintory and his piece from the video game Journey absolutely stole the show.  It was a haunted, beautiful piece that left the crowd silent in awe. 

In the end we at Girls of Geek need to express our thanks to both Denver Comic Con and The Colorado Symphony for putting together this event.  This was just an incredible and unique show and Conductor Scott O'Neil did an amazing job of not only entertaining the crowd but he managed to pull off the impossible...he actually made our favorite memories and our favorite music come to life, and this is an event that I will never forget. 

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Conductor Scott O'Neil signs autographs in the main lobby after the show.

Austin Wintory leads the orchestra in performing a piece from "Journey".