The Basque National Orchestra presents the soundtrack from "The Impossible"

The Basque National Orchestra, in collaboration with Telecinco Cinema and Apaches Entertainment, presents the original soundtrack from the motion picture "The Impossible" in a unique concept to be held on 22nd to September within the framework of the San Sebastian International film Festival.

The Basque National Orchestra will perform music from the soundtrack of "The Impossible". The concert will be conducted by Fernando Velázquez, composer of the original score. The programme will also feature two other works composed by Velázquez for J.A. Bayona films, "The Orphanage" and the short film "El hombre esponja".

The concert of the soundtrack from "The Impossible" will accompany the the film's premiere at the San Sebastián Film Festival, where it will be screened as part of the Official Selection. The star of the film, Ewan McGregor, will be present to accept the Donostia Award for lifetime achievement.

This is not the first time the Basque National Orchestra has flirted cinema. As part of the Film Festival, the Orchestra has recorded the musical score for two silent films: "The Crowd" (King Vidor), composed by Carmelo Bernaola, and "Wings" (Zamecnik). The Orchestra has also performed a number of concerts of motion picture music under the baton of Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin, author of the score of "Mission Impossible". The Basque National Orchestra recorded the theme music for the Film Festival in both 1991 and 1992, and recorded the soundtrack for the film "El mal ajeno", also composed by Fernando Velázquez, author of the score for "The Impossible".

The concert will take place on 22 September at 12 noon at the Orchestra headquarters in San San Sebastián, at Paseo Miramon, number 124. Admission is free but guests will be required to secure an invitation at the "info-shop" information tent set up specifically for the Film Festival in San Sebastián's Plaza Okendo from 15th to 21st September, open from 10am to 8pm. Seats will be available until they run out. One invitation per person.

"The Impossible" will be released in Spain on 11 October 2012 by Warner Bros Pictures International. Spain.