London Symphony Orchestra the composer conducted, the rest of the programme was conducted by Coates, who overran his rehearsal time at the expense of Elgar's. Lady Elgar wrote, "that brutal selfish ill-mannered bounder ... that brute Coates went on rehearsing." In "The Observer" Newman wrote, "There have been rumours about during the week of inadequate rehearsal. Whatever the explanation, the sad fact remains that never, in all probability, has so great an orchestra made so lamentable an exhibition of itself." Coates remained as chief conductor for two seasons, and after the initial debacle is credited by Morrison with "breathing life and energy into
London Symphony Orchestra filmography period of film music activity for the Orchestra, which continues unabated to this day". The LSO also recorded other Williams film scores, including "Superman" (1978), "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (2002). Sources London Symphony Orchestra filmography The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has been associated with the cinema since the days of silent film. During the 1920s the orchestra played scores arranged and conducted by Eugene Goossens to accompany screenings of "The Three Musketeers" (1922), "The Nibelungs" (1924), "The Constant Nymph" (1927) and "The Life of Beethoven" (1929). Since 1935 the LSO