- Films In Concert. I usually go to the Royal Albert Hall once or twice a year for one of these; they put up a huge screen and play a film with the soundtrack being played live by an orchestra.
Every single event I've been to has been absolutely fantastic, starting with Fellowship of the Ring back in 2009. The film itself was preceded by an hour long talk with Howard Shore covering the creation of the music and how some of the themes came about. The highlights were the epic drum they built to get the deep sound of Moria and the way they created the industrial crashing sound of Isengard - wrap a huge chain around your arm, open a grand piano, and BANG. BANG BANG BANG. BANG.
Previous fantastic events have included Star Trek, Into Darkness, Jurassic Park, Gladiator, Casino Royale, and Interstellar.
Whilst not always the most amazing films (though I like them all) the soundtracks are fantastic. The Battle and The Might of Rome from Gladiator sent shivers down my spine.
Interstellar was definitely my favourite, for one reason - they did an hour-long talk beforehand again, introduced by Stephen Hawking and with Brian Cox, Chris Nolan, Hans Zimmer, and Kip Thorne discussing the music and science behind the film. Absolutely amazing to experience, regardless of what you might think of the film overall.