The Grand Feature Film Orchestra

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Concert Program:
The Grand Feature Film Orchestra performing LIVE film scores with the movies

SUPERMAN: ARCTIC GIANTS (Animated Featurette) - musical score by Sammy Timberg (1942)
The GFFO is dedicated to studying, reconstructing, and performing historic…

Front entrance of Different Fur Studios -- San Francisco

There's tremendous excitement as the Grand Feature Film Orchestra (GFFO) members prepare for their first album,  OVERTURES. Studio sessions can be stressful because there's pressure to make things perfect. It's…

A few of our favorite film score composers: 

John Williams -- iconic, almost Wagnerian connection between characters and music. Just pick a character and hum their theme! 

The Newman Family (Alfred, Randy, David, Maria, Thomas, Lionel, Joey, and Emil) --…

The GFFO starts every concert with an overture. Then, we select our favorites in this series of projects and record them in a world-class recording studio for an album entitled "OVERTURES!"; the first is Don Ellis' BULGARIAN BULGE, to be…

The story of the carnivorous terror in a flower pot has become both an icon and an inspiration for artists for over 60 years! 

THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, became a famous New York off-Broadway award-winning hit musical still playing…

After the successful performance of Harrold Lloyd's Safety Last, The Grand Feature Film Orchestra sets out for a world premiere to celebrate a Korman classic with a musical score by Fred Katz. This is a first in history!

Details
The…

Details:

The Grand Feature Film Orchestra Presents
Harold Lloyd's SAFETY LAST
-- a film with live orchestra --
Thursday, January 13th at 7:00 pm
Journey Downtown Theater
308 Main Street - Vacaville, CA.
in-person or streaming-live
Tickets available HERE

You…

GFFO members started with a simple concept --
a quick but brilliant idea doodled at an effects strategy meeting
 

Live steam effects in 1920s films such as train and alarm whistles require a special machine to give it that authentic…

The Grand feature film Orchestra is a community of experienced and aspiring artists dedicated to music and sound effects for films. This unique art goes back to the beginning of cinema when all sound was provided live to the audience…

Christmas gift ticket packaging is now available! 

Got friends and family you'd like to invite to the concert? How about sending them a special gift ticket? Unique folding cards and envelopes are available to send a message of good cheer…

We're excited to bring you this fun-packed year of movie fun! From comedies to cartoons to WW1 epics, the 2022 season is full of surprises.

All performance tickets are on sale now with an even better ticket sales system that…

THE DETAILS:
Safety Last (1923) - Feature Movie with Live Orchestra 
Thu, Jan 13, 2022 @ 7:00PM 
Journey Downtown, 308 Main Street, Vacaville, CA.

Tickets, both Streaming and in-person available HERE.

Yes, he's hanging from a clock face in this outlandishly iconic image that defines the fun of SAFETY LAST!

Probably one of the best comedies of the silent era, Harold Lloyd shows off his skills as a physical comedian with seemingly death-defying stunts as he plays a young store clerk out to impress his girlfriend. Things don't go quite as planned, and we're brought into a world of hilarity and surprises.

It’s about STEAM 
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math 

“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”    - Leonardo da Vinci 

The GAC believes that STEM education, though important, is missing a vital component. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math cannot solve problems alone. Instead, each discipline is tied to art for meaning, problem-solving, and asking important questions. 

Dear movie and music fans, 

The GFFO had a great time presenting Sunrise and Superman this past concert Event! 
Because of you, it was a HUGE success! 
 

It's a labor of love! 

Each film takes months to prepare. Many movies have lost their original musical scores, so sometimes, complete reconstruction has to be done. This was the case of Sammy Timberg's genius music for the animated Superman series of the 1940s. At times, in silent films, entirely new scores must be composed to replace what may have been lost almost a century ago.