 | | The orchestra ouside the Electric Cinema |
Birmingham’s Electric Cinema has always been a unique venue for the city’s residents to enjoy the latest box-office hits – but now they’ll be able to listen to classic songs from the movies played live by the cinemas in-house eight-piece rhythm and blues band. Live music, great films In a unique twist on cinema organists from the silent movie era, The Electric Cinema Film Orchestra play live music along to specially edited highlights from some of the world’s greatest films.
 | | Electric owner: Tom Lawes |
Cinema owner and professional soundtrack composer, Tom Lawes came up with the idea when he discovered most of his staff were professionally trained musicians: "I always knew my staff were talented but when I found out that we had, amongst other things, a drummer, bass guitarist and saxophonist working here I decided to create the country’s first in-house film orchestra. As I also run a recording and editing studio from our second screen, we came up with the idea of playing songs from famous movies along to clips from the films."
 | | The orchestra play in sync with film footage |
Now the band are looking forward to their first public gig at the cinema on 20th April 2007. Customers will be able to come to a late party to watch and hear songs from Apocalypse Now (The Doors), Walk The Line (Jonnie Cash), The Wall (Pink Floyd), Pulp Fiction (Chuck Berry) and The Blues Brothers (Ray Charles) . See the orchestra: The Electric Cinema, 47- 49 Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY
 | | Aaron, orchestra bassist |
April 20th – 11pm till late £8 or FREE with tickets to the 8.30pm screening of “Lives of Others” See www.theelectric.co.uk for more information. | 
