The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) | Keeping the Score Series

Name: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) | Keeping the Score Series
Start: 2025-05-01T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Princeton Garden Theatre

Schedule

Thu, 01 May, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Princeton Garden Theatre | Princeton, NJ

Our year-long Keeping the Score Series continues with the Errol Flynn classic THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD! 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: princetongardentheatre.org/specials
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲: A rollicking Technicolor tale of the legendary English outlaw, ROBIN HOOD is regarded as one of the great Hollywood adventure films. Errol Flynn was at the height of his powers and he enthusiastically threw himself into the spirited swordplay and stunts. An enjoyable tale with dashing action, fine comedy, and great chemistry between the leads.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲: Erich Wolfgang Korngold, a prominent early film composer in Hollywood alongside Max Steiner and Alfred Newman, initially expressed reservations when he was first invited to compose the score for this groundbreaking adventure film. Unable to return to Austria due to the rise of the Nazism and the onset of World War II, Korngold seized the opportunity to score ROBIN HOOD as a means of securing his stay in America, a decision he later remarked had saved his life. His vibrant score infused the film with a rich complexity, characterized by romantic harmonies, lush instrumental textures, and passionate climaxes. ROBIN HOOD serves as a quintessential example of Korngold's view that his film compositions were "operas without singing." For his work on this film, Korngold earned an Academy Award for Best Original Score and laid the groundwork for a symphonic style that would later influence John Williams in his scores for Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:Be it a gentle piano interlude or a glorious orchestral fanfare, no element of filmcraft sets a movie’s tone and identity quite like the musical score. Film music has the power to underline a filmmaker’s narrative ideas, forge our bond to a heroic character, and move us to the point of tears. Join us all year long as we showcase cinema’s iconic composers whose musical talents enrich the images we see on screen and have us humming their unforgettable melodies as we exit the auditorium.
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