Mavericks light Legend of Morricone
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Dating back to his seminal score for the Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood spaghetti western The Good the Band and The Ugly up to his current work for films like Quinten Tarantino’s The Hateful 8, Morricone has demonstrated a genius for weaving music into the very fabric of a film.
Conveying the intense imagery of the maestro’s music in light during the Legend of Morricone tour is a nuanced and richly textured Patrick lavarone design that features Chauvet Professional Maverick fixtures supplied by Fumasoli Audio and Lights Rental.
For most of the 26-city tour, lavarone is carrying a rig that features 10 Maverick MK2 Wash and four MK2 Spot fixtures. At larger venues like the Teatro Europauditorium in Parma, his rig was expanded to include 24 of the Maverick MK2 Wash units to account for an extra wide stage. “A bigger lighting setup was made for the Europauditorium because the place is large, and I needed to have more freedom of movement since the dancers were added for this show,” explains Iavarone.
At Parma, Iavarone divided his 24 Maverick MK2 Wash fixtures evenly on four rows of overhead truss. The 12 wash units on the two downstage truss rows were used to accent the orchestra in even fields of white light, while the fixtures on the two rows of truss on the upstage side of the rig were used to wash the band in bold colours. By crossing the coloured light from these Maverick MK2 Washes, lavarone was able to complement Morricone’s passionate music with warm and inviting patterns.
The four Maverick MK2 Spot fixtures were hung (two apiece) on the two downstage truss lines. Those on the outermost truss were called upon to create specials for the lead actor, soprano, solo violinist and solo cellist, while the two units on the second line were used to light the clarinet, oboe and trumpet players, as well as the supporting actor.
“We used the spots to accentuate the actors and soloists,” says lavarone. “It was far more dramatic when they stood out from the rest of the audience. The washes and spots contributed to the show by giving me the flexibility to point them at any performer or object to make them stand out.”
(Jim Evans)
