Cap off your summer with stunning 'Star Wars' concert series

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What could possibly be more epic than Star Wars? Only watching it in a massive theater with live music. The New York Philharmonic is presenting its first-ever Star Wars concert series in September, featuring all three original films and The Force Awakens set to their iconic scores.

Starting Sept. 15, a handful of tickets are still available to see A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens. Tickets start sat $65, but that's a movie plus a concert, packaged into one.

Live performances of music from the screen are slowly creeping up as a coveted fan pastime. The Game of Thrones concert experience hit some two dozen cities on a national tour featuring composer Ramin Djawadi. John Williams won't be present for the Star Wars series, but it will be conducted by seasoned film composer David Newman. Other films with memorable music get the concert experience from time to time, too -- the Mann Center in Philadelphia is slowly pushing through Harry Potter with one movie every summer, and Williams himself plays snippets of his filmography every year at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Rogue One composer Michael Giacchino led a Lost concert in 2016 for a the show's anniversary (a smaller, similar concert was held in Hawaii during the show's filming).

You can find tickets for the remaining Star Wars concert screenings here. The schedule is as follows:

Sept. 15 8:00 p.m. - A New Hope Sept. 16 8:00 p.m. - A New Hope Sept. 26 7:30 p.m. - The Empire Strikes Back Sept. 27 7:30 p.m. - The Empire Strikes Back Sept. 28 7:30 p.m. - The Empire Strikes Back Oct. 4 7:30 p.m. - Return of the Jedi Oct. 5 7:30 p.m. - Return of the Jedi Oct. 6 8:00 p.m. - The Force Awakens Oct. 7 8:00 p.m. - The Force Awakens

Topics Music Star Wars

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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