對於不太熟悉的人，我解釋一下，「主導動機」是指貫穿於音樂或文學作品中的反覆出現的主題旋律，通常與某個特定人物、想法或情境相關聯。主導動機的使用重新定義了電影敘事，並使大型交響樂團成為當時豪華電影殿堂的必備元素，奠定了當時電影體驗的最高標準。無聲電影時代大約持續了30年，直到1927年有聲電影的出現，交響樂團開始錄製配樂，並與實際的畫面結合。這樣的演變為當時戲劇體驗設立了新的標準。

音樂的力量以及它在電影中的運用，能夠深化我們對故事的體驗，並且加強我們與角色之間的聯繫，這真是無比神奇。今晚你們即將聆聽到的現場音樂，我要特別感謝哈洛德·佛特邁爾、漢斯·季默、女神卡卡、共和世代，以及今晚也在場的樂譜製作人，我們的親愛朋友、才華橫溢的羅恩·巴夫。

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我還要感謝今晚的交響樂團以及你們所有傑出的才華。非常感謝。我一直夢想著能在華麗氣派的經典電影殿堂裡，面對座無虛席的觀眾，欣賞這樣一部由完整交響樂團現場演奏並與畫面同步的電影。感謝大家的到來，感謝你們讓這個夢想成真。希望大家享受今晚的演出，我也會與你們一起欣賞這場盛會。

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Good evening, everyone. I feel very honored, very privileged, very excited to be here with you all tonight. And sharing this unique cinematic orchestral experience and with Top Gun: Maverick. Live music has been available for silent film accompaniment since moving pictures were first presented in vaudeville theaters over 120 years ago.

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But it wasn't until 1914, around then, where a full symphony orchestra, precisely synchronized with the picture, played a live score that was conceived on the operatic composition of leitmotifs.
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Now. leitmotifs are, for those that don't know, recurrent themes throughout a musical or literary composition associated with a particular person, idea, or situation. And the use of leitmotifs redefines cinematic storytelling. And large symphony orchestras became a necessity at fancy movie palaces.

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So, it set the standard for the ultimate, at that time, in theatrical grandeur. Now, the silent movie era lasted about 30 years until 1927. The talkies came in, and orchestras now record the score, and it's coupled to the actual picture. Now, this evolution set a new standard for the ultimate in-theatrical experience at that time.

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The power of music and its use in cinema to deepen our experience of the story and our connection to the characters is absolutely magical.

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And for the music you're about to hear live tonight, I want to personally thank the extraordinary talents of Harold Faltermeyer, Hans Zimmer, Lady Gaga, OneRepublic, and the gentleman who is here this evening who also produced the score, our dear friend and brilliant Lorne Balfe.

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Now, I also, I want to thank tonight's orchestra and all of your exceptional talents. Thank you. Now, I've always wanted to experience a film like this with a live, full symphony orchestra. Synchronized to picture. In front of a packed audience and the grandeur of a classic movie palace.

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Thank you all for being here. And thank you for making this dream come true. Enjoy, and I’ll be here enjoying it with you.

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📽 延伸資料 🎶

First Motion Picture Ever Made: “The Horse in Motion” (1878)First Motion Picture Ever Made
An Introduction to VAUDEVILLEAn intorduction to VAUDEVILLE
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