past projects
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
2024
Jacques Demy's iconic musical drama, starring a debutante named Catherine Deneuve at the time, was performed during the holiday season of 2024, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg - Palme d'or at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival - dazzled the audience with this ciné-concert masterfully conducted by the Yellow Socks Orchestra.
Manga Symphonic Odyssey
2023 & 2024
Rediscover the greatest anime music during an exceptional symphonic concert! With more than 80 musicians and 2 singers on stage, the Yellow Socks Orchestra - a French symphonic orchestra specialising in film music - will perform live the soundtracks and openings of your favorite anime!
Harry Potter in concert
2022, 2023 & 2024
Follow Harry, Ron and Hermione through their turbulent schooling at Hogwarts with exceptional film-concerts. Each year sees a tour celebrating a new opus in the saga. With over 100 musicians and backing singers on stage, the YSO performs John Williams' unforgettable music live, in perfect sync with the images projected onto a giant screen...
Azur et Asmar in concert
2023 & 2024
Author of the unforgettable Kirikou trilogy, Michel Ocelot presents with Azur et Asmar (2006) an animated masterpiece that touched an entire generation. Gabriel Yared's original score, specially rearranged by Robin Melchior for this format, will be performed in perfect synchronisation with the film's big-screen projection. It's an opportunity for the whole family to rediscover this touching tale of adventure.
La La Land in concert
2019, 2023 & 2025
Under the exceptional direction of composer Justin Hurwitz, the 80 musicians of the Yellow Socks Ochestra & jazz-band performed the film's celebrated soundtrack live during its projection on the big screen. Winner of six Oscars® - including Best Original Score and Best Original Song - Damien Chazelle's masterpiece immersed us in a colorful, sparkling musical fresco that continues to enchant audiences the world over...
Lord of the Rings in concert
2020, 2022 & 2023
In 2023, a 3-year adventure came to a close, with the 80 musicians and 150 choristers of the Yellow Socks Orchestra & Choir performing Howard Shore's famous original score live, in perfect synchronization with the film's projection on the big screen. Promise: the ring has been secured.
The Chorus in concert
2023 & 2024
Open the doors of the "Fond de l'Étang" boarding school alongside the 60 musicians of the Yellow Socks Orchestra and a children's choir who, under the direction of Maestro Anthony Gabriele, performed the film's famous original soundtrack during its projection on a giant screen, in perfect synchronization with the images.
Queen Symphonic
2020 & 2023
During a majestic tour in 2019 and a performance in 2023, Queen fans enjoyed their greatest hits again, thanks to an exceptional symphonic concert! On stage: the 4 singers and the rock band of the London musical “We Will Rock You”, accompanied by a symphony orchestra: the YSO.
Joe Hisaishi : the Symphony Concert
2022
This symphonic concert celebrates the collaboration between genius composer Joe Hisaishi and the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki (who won an Oscar for his 2002 animated film Spirited Away). Friends and collaborators for over 30 years, Hisaishi and Miyazaki worked together on ten films - considered true animated masterpieces - for the iconic Studio Ghibli.
Jurassic Park in concert
2017
1993... the most terrifying of dinosaurs made their appearance on our screens in a film that has become cult for an entire generation. For the first time in France, uGo&Play invited fans of this cult film to the Grand Rex in October 2017 to enjoy a unique experience and rediscover one of the greatest masterpieces of fantasy cinema during an exceptional cine-concert.
Star Wars, A New Hope in concert
2021 & 2022
They discovered Star Wars: A New Hope during an exceptional cine-concert! With over 80 musicians on stage, the Yellow Socks Orchestra performed John Williams' unforgettable music live during the film's projection on a giant screen, in perfect synchronisation with the images.
The music of John Williams and Hans Zimmer: the Symphony Concert
2020, 2021, 2022 & 2025
Star Wars, Gladiator, Batman, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park, Interstellar and Indiana Jones... ! With over 85 musicians on stage, the Yellow Socks Orchestra, led by maestro Nicolas Simon, performed the cult soundtracks by these two genius composers!
E.T in concert
2018
1982... the most famous of extraterrestrials appeared on our screens in the cultest of films. For the first time in France, rediscover Steven Spielberg's masterpiece in an exceptional cine-concert in Europe's largest cinema!
