I had a good day today. I did some business in the morning then I met my partner and her mum for lunch in town. We were eating in the cafe at the Royal Concert Hall when my partner noticed an elderly neighbour. We went over to say 'hi' and a friend of the neighbour appeared and asked us if we wanted to see the show. We weren't sure what the show was and then we found out that it was the world premiere of a live orchestral version of the Disney Pixar film Brave.
We are very lucky people.
The music to Brave was written by a man from Uddingston named Patrick Doyle. Our neighbour knows him well. He wrote the music for many films including Carlito's Way, East/West, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Rise of the Planet of the Apes. He even wrote some music for the last Thor film. When he was asked to do Brave, the producers hadn't even realised he was Scottish but he was a perfect choice.
He gave a short speech at the show, detailing the genesis of his work on Brave. He also, touchingly, paid tribute to our neighbour and then the Scottish Symphony Orchestra began to play the score for Brave as the film started.
I thought I had seen Brave before. I hadn't. I must have watched the first 10 minutes before falling asleep. Fairly standard for me. It's a great film, and I loved it. Billy Connolly is one of the main voice actors and Kelly MacDonald is another. The story was good with a lot of the Pixar magic. The live orchestra was amazing.
Again, I have to say, I'm a lucky bloke. A brilliant unplanned day.
For any Scottish readers, see this if you get a chance. Well worth it.
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