"This was the first time in which the tradition-steeped Cologne Philharmonic devoted a concert to film music. As if one of its goals were to sweep away any possible latent ignorance or arrogance, the orchestra under the precise direction of Scott Lawton played with an idiomatic authority which convinced even skeptics of the concert qualities of this often misunderstood musical genre. [...] A grand, frenetically applauded film music evening."