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Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage wows London with 5 star performance

After a successful run that has seen record crowds come together across the world, Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyager arrived back in the capital last night for two encore performances at London’s iconic Royal Festival Hall.

The fans were out in full force, many in cosplay gear, to celebrate the most iconic pieces of music from the Star Trek TV shows and movies, spanning over five decades of Star Trek to mark its 50th Anniversary.

Star Trek is one of the biggest franchises in popular culture and science-fiction history, and the performance was a perfect opportunity for fans to relive some of its most memorable moments on the big screen with a live orchestra.

The concert, produced by CineConcerts and Senbla in association with CBS Consumer Products and Paramount Pictures, brought life to the most iconic moments from the feature films and TV series’, with a huge high-definition screen playing iconic key scenes in a series of montages that looked at the various aspects of Star Trek, its themes and aspirations.

The live orchestra element was stunning, recreating iconic pieces of music to a standing ovation at the end of the performance.

Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage
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The show featured footage from the various movies in the series, which have grossed over $1.4 billion at the box office combined, and the various TV series incarnations, including: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, the Chris Pine-led Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness and Enterprise.

CineConcerts is one of the leading producers of live music experiences performed with visual media. Founded by producer/conductor Justin Freer and producer/writer Brady Beaubien, CineConcerts has engaged millions of people worldwide in concert presentations that redefine the evolution of live experience. Recent and current live concert experiences include The Harry Potter Film Concert Series, Gladiator, The Godfather, It’s a Wonderful Life, DreamWorks Animation In Concert, Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage 50th Anniversary Concert Tour, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Justin Freer has quickly become one of the most sought-after conductors of film music with a long list of full symphonic live to projection projects. He has appeared with some of the world’s leading orchestras including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony and Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
From full-length movie screenings with live orchestra to music-interactive sporting event experiences to original 3D-environment holiday programming, CineConcerts is at the forefront of live entertainment.

From Picard and Kirk to Janeway and Sisko, this was a wonderful chance for Star Trek fans to relive the iconic moments from their favourite series as Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage delivered an immersive live concert experience that lingers long in the mind.

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Jason Palmer
Jason is a film contributor for Entertainment Focus (EF) bringing you the latest news and reviews from the movie world.

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