Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed

Film and live music

Varied music for classic films

The visual richness of early cinema inspires composers and arrangers in various ways to create new scores in the Film and Live Music series, a collaboration between the Muziekgebouw and Eye.

For Der letzte Mann, Jed Wentz composes a score the way it would have sounded a century ago. Steven Kamperman draws on the fairy-tale atmosphere of Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed for a contemporary composition influenced by Arabic music traditions. And with cello and bandoneon sounds, Metrocelli and De Ruiter take you on a journey into the dreamlike world of Vampyr.

 

Events in this theme

  • Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (1926)

    Steven Kamperman, Eric Vloeimans, Esat Ekincioğlu + Hamid Reza Behzadian
    Sun 12 Jan 2025 20:15

    Eastern melodies accompany the oldest stop-motion film full of colourful sets
    Kamperman

    Grote Zaal
  • Vampyr (1932)

    Metrocelli + Martin de Ruiter
    Wed 5 Feb 2025 20:15

    Surrealist film with a mesmerizing score for cellos and bandoneon

    Grote Zaal