With Il gattopardo, Nino Rota created far more than a film score. His later symphonic suite transforms the musical world of Luchino Visconti’s cinematic masterpiece into an independent concert work exploring memory, social change and the passing of an era.
For those who have been following the publications of OMNI Music Publishing, the appeal of the series extends well beyond collecting. These volumes are working documents: resources for analysis, orchestration study, and a direct window into the craft of film scoring. With the editions of Jerome Moross’s The Big Country (1958) and Marc Shaiman’s South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), now available from Schott Music, OMNI adds two scores that could hardly be more different on the surface, yet both demonstrate how profoundly music can shape a film's identity.
A waltz that defies gravity: On April 9, 2026, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, conducted by Alpesh Chauhan, brings Joe Hisaishi’s Symphonic Variation “Merry-go-round + Cave of Mind” to Manchester. This music from the Ghibli masterpiece Howl’s Moving Castle transforms the cinematic experience into a symphonic journey of pure nostalgia.
Wes Anderson’s new film "The Phoenician Scheme" shines with Stravinsky’s L'oiseau de feu – The Firebird. A classic ballet reimagined on the big screen.
Let’s go see the dinosaurs! On 14 May 2023 the Capitol Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere of Ludger Vollmer's Lost World in Offenbach, Germany under the baton of Stefanos Tsialis.
Water and mist: Nostalgia by Toru Takemitsu combines themes of loss of home and longing with these blurred images of nature. The violin concerto will be staged for the first time in Slovakia on the 8th of September under the musical direction of Daniel Raiskin. Performed by the Slovenská Filharmónia with violinist Daishin Kashimoto, this concert is in collaboration with the Japanese embassy.
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