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‘Back to the Future' composer Alan Silvestri basks in NSO rendition @ The Washington Times
June 23, 2015
"Alan Silvestri estimates that the premiere of "Back to the Future" in 1985 was likely only the third time he had ever heard the music he'd written for the iconic sci-fi comedy.
In an age before MIDI files and instantaneous computer-simulated orchestras, the then-35-year-old composer had to rely only on the symphony in his mind.
"Back in that day, nobody had [electronic] mock-ups," Mr. Silvestri told The Washington Times before last weekend's live performance of his expanded score by the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia................." click below for full article