Horror movie fans still cherish “The Ring,” the creepy 2002 American supernatural thriller that centered on a mysterious VHS tape that carries a deadly curse.
And now — just in time for Halloween — they’ll get to experience it in a whole new way when the San Francisco Symphony presents “The Ring” with live orchestra accompaniment on Oct. 20 at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
It should definitely be a thrill to watch this hit horror flick, which was remake of a 1998 Japanese film, come to life on the big screen while the San Francisco Symphony performs the acclaimed score composed by the great Hans Zimmer.
Zimmer, who won has won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for both “The Lion King” (1994) and “Dune” (2021), crafted such a memorably haunting minimalist score for this Gore Verbinski-directed masterpiece. It served to greatly amplify the feelings of encroaching dread and utter terror that inhabit this film, which stars Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox and Daveigh Chase.
And, without a doubt, the score is a big part of why this film is now considered one of the first true masterpieces of horror of the 21st century.
Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and tickets start at $69, sfsymphony.org.
Naomi Watts stars in the 2002 horror film “The Ring” (film still courtesy of San Francisco Symphony).