THE BSO’s film music concerts have become a fixture in the calendar at this time of the year and the orchestra – under conductor Pete Harrison – always does the material proud.

This time, the title Heroes and Legends tied together a selection of music written to represent figures ranging from King Arthur to Abraham Lincoln.

The composer most heavily represented was John Williams, who has achieved legendary status himself over nearly 60 years of composing for movies. His Olympic anthem Summon the Heroes and his theme from Lincoln both threw the spotlight onto the excellent work of principal trumpet player Chris Avison.

The whole orchestra gets a thorough workout in Williams’ work, as evidenced by Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the gorgeous collection of melodies that form The Return to Neverland, from Hook, which for me was the highlight of the evening.

Classic Hollywood was represented by two superbly performed selections from Miklos Rozsa’s score to El Cid. Television got a look in thanks to Ramin Djawadi’s short but rousing main theme from Game of Thrones, while Stephen Barton’s Titanfall 2 – Trust Me showed that some of today’s best orchestral music is written for video games.

A rousing performance of Elmer Bernstein’s theme from The Magnificent Seven was the encore piece that closed a memorable evening. Film music fans will have been left looking forward eagerly to the BSO’s all John Williams concert planned for Meyrick Park on August 11.

Only quibbles: Video game fans will have missed Lego Marvel’s Avengers, which was in the programme but not performed. And what happened to John Powell’s fabulous music from How to Train Your Dragon, which figured in the advertising and press release but was absent on the night?