New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of
Killer Klowns From Outer Space with a Bacchanalian Circus Celebration and Fan Tribute on May 19, 2018 at The Montalban Theater (1615 Vine St. Los Angeles, CA 90028, tickets at https://bit.ly/2GmJmnU).
America's fascination with
Killer Klowns From Outer Space began on screen in 1988, as a group of clown-like aliens land their trans-dimensional space ship and terrorize a small American town. The film has achieved cult status with its clever blend of horror, science fiction and comedy.
"Clowns can be frightening, bizarre and terrifying. We took that primordial fear and put it in a Sci-Fi movie," explained composer John Massari. "You have something that should make you happy and laugh, but now it will kill and eat you and… it's from outer space! Who would have dreamed of this? That's the craziest idea in the world." Over time the film has earned generations of fans - many of whom
Massari has connected with both through social media and at conventions leading him to create this special celebration of all things
Killer Klowns.
For the 30th Anniversary,
Massari has created a three-ring Sci-Fi/Horror celebration, reuniting an amazing line-up of special guests, including the film's creators, the Chiodo Brothers, musical guests The Dickies, stars Grant Cramer and Suzanne Snyder.
At 6PM, the Kosmic Klown circus celebration will begin with stilt walkers, balloon folding artist Buster Balloon Cadwell, contortionist Bonnie Morgan, plus fortune tellers, strong men and women, magicians, body art, fan arts and crafts, and of course the
Killer Klowns. There will be a pre-show Q&A at 7PM featuring Stephen Chiodo (writer/director), Charles Chiodo (writer/art director), Edward Chiodo (writer/producer), Grant Cramer (Mike Tobacco), Suzanne Snyder (Debbie Stone), members of The Dickies, and composer John Massari, moderated by Jim Branscome of Cinematic Void.
Following the Q&A, at 8PM, the film will be screened with it's original musical score performed live by The Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Massari. LA's very own original punk rockers, The Dickies, will perform their enduring classic
Killer Klowns From Outer Space theme song.
Stephen Chiodo declares, "Whoopdee God Damned De Do!! What a fantastic way to celebrate a 30 year anniversary surrounded by fans, John's incredible score and the Dickies."
Varèse Sarabande Records will be releasing a new recording of the soundtrack on CD and LP, available for sale at the concert. The album features the original score performed by members of The Hollywood Chamber Orchestra, with new orchestrations by
Massari and Bernhard Eder. The Dickies recorded a BRAND NEW version of the film's theme song featuring an extra creepy intro followed by their signature pure punk energized sound.
"For 30 years, love and loyalty from fans the world over made this extraordinary movie a beloved cult classic," said Massari. "This event is our way to celebrate
Killer Klowns From Outer Space directly with these fans."
For more information contact Beth Krakower, The Krakower Group, 310.294.3600,
[email protected], or @KrakowerGroup on Twitter.
ABOUT JOHN MASSARI
Composer John Massari's musical imprint has been all over film and television for the past 30 years. It all started with a triple feature at a movie theater when he was six, which taught John that "music is like magic - it can transform you in ways that are indescribable".
After studying at UCLA, John worked for and was mentored by
David Rose, Jerry Fielding and later Mark Snow. John began composing for television, first at Hanna-Barbara working on some of their classic cartoons like JONNY QUEST, THE SMURFS, and RICHIE RICH, and later at Walt Disney Studios working on THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY. For almost 10 years, he composed music for one of HBO's first original series, THE RAY BRADBURY THEATER.
While working on THE RAY BRADBURY THEATER, John was invited to audition to compose music for what would be the movie he is best known for, the 1988 cult classic KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE. This May 2018 will be the 30th anniversary of the release of KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE - John will be headlining a special celebration of the film with a live-to-film concert of the score.
John has created music for iconic brands such as Disney, HBO, MGM and Sony Pictures, composed for a number of TV series, made-for-TV movies and worked extensively with Sparkhill Productions on documentary features about epic Hollywood films and legendary performers. His upcoming projects include the comedy/horror film CHEROKEE CREEK, indie film CRUEL HEARTS, and the feature length VR film JESUS VR: THE STORY OF CHRIST. His music continues to be heard on TV shows like THE DR. OZ SHOW and MY CRAZY EX.
