TOP GUN star Tom Cruise recently surprised fans at a TOP GUN: MAVERICK orchestral concert in London at the Royal Albert Hall last week.
After appearing and surprising the crowd, the actor expressed his gratitude for the event.
“I’m very excited to be here with you all tonight to share in this unique cinematic orchestral experience with TOP GUN: MAVERICK,” Cruise began.
“The power of music and its use in cinema to deepen our experience of the story and our connection to the characters is absolutely magical. And for the music you’re about to hear live tonight, I want to personally thank the extraordinary talents of Harold Faltermeyer, Hans Zimmer, Lady Gaga, OneRepublic, and the gentleman who’s here this evening who also produced the score, Lorne Balfe. I also want to thank tonight’s orchestra and all of your exceptional talents.”
Cruise concluded, “I’ve always wanted to experience a film like this with a live full symphony orchestr a, synchronized picture, in front of a packed audience in the grandeur of a classic movie palace. Thank you all for being here, and thank you for making this dream come true.”
Deadline reported, “As part of the Hall’s Films in Concert series, the experience screened the Academy Award-winning blockbuster with a synchronized, live performance from the Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conducted by Lorne Balfe, who worked as a score producer on the project.”
Thanks to its pro-American, patriotic and moral worldview, TOP GUN: MAVERICK was nominated for a Teddy Bear Award®. Part of Movieguide®’s review reads:
TOP GUN: MAVERICK is a sequel to the popular 1986 hit starring Tom Cruise. Cruise plays Pete “Maverick” Mitchell who after 30 years as a fighter pilot is now a test pilot. After he crashes a supersonic jet, Maverick is sent to the Top Gun school in San Diego to pick six fighter pilots for a dangerous mission to bomb a uranium enrichment plant in a foreign country. He faces two major obstacles. First, the mission looks impossible. Second, one candidate is the son of his late friend, Goose, who died on a training flight with Maverick.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK is a terrific, powerful, exciting movie. It’s full of high drama and heart-pounding action scenes. This role was made for Tom Cruise. He gets great support from Miles Teller as Goose’s son and Jennifer Connelly as Maverick’s romantic interest. TOP GUN: MAVERICK has a strong moral, Pro-American, patriotic worldview. It also tells a strong redemptive story leading to sacrifice, forgiveness and reconciliation. However, TOP GUN: MAVERICK is marred by too many obscenities and three strong profanities. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises strong or extreme caution.