Mesmerizing music from Gustav Holst’s The Planets—complemented by beautiful HD images of deep space from NASA—plus music from Avatar, WALL*E, and other sci-fi classics.

The Planets is complemented by beautiful HD images in Gustav Holst's The Planets (2006), a suite of seven high-definition short films produced to accompany live performances of the popular orchestral suite. It was produced and directed by José Francisco Salgado, with Adler Planetarium and Vectors & Pixels Unlimited, Executive Producer.

Each of the short films in this critically-acclaimed suite includes awe-inspiring images of the featured planet, historical illustrations from the Adler Collection of Works on Paper, NASA and ESA animations, as well as animations produced by the film’s director, astronomer and visual artist José Francisco Salgado. The film is not intended to be seen as a documentary but rather as an art piece that aims to inspire audiences and encourage them to learn more about our solar system and the Universe.

Program to include (subject to change):
Suite from Avatar (James Horner)
Suite from WALL*E (Thomas Newman)
Theme from Lost in Space (John Williams)
Imperial March from Star Wars (John Williams)
Flying Theme from ET (John Williams)
Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey (Richard Strauss)
The Planets (Gustav Holst) – with HD images

• Gustav Holst based his most-recognized composition on his own fascination with astrological and supernatural symbols. Incorporating Roman mythology and symbolism into our solar system, Holst relates mankind to the infinite world beyond.
• Premiering in 1920, The Planets was composed before Pluto was discovered in 1930. Other composers penned a Pluto movement throughout the decades, but after its planetary status was removed in 2006, Holst’s original work became, once again, the complete work for our solar system.
• Giant screens in-house and on the lawn!