PRNewswire
December 31, 1999
At the stroke of midnight in Los Angeles, viewers around the globe will witness the first lighting of the Hollywood Sign since the 1984 Olympics. As Los Angeles Mayor Richard J. Riordan and Tonight Show host Jay Leno flip the switch on 2.7 million watts of power to illuminate the sign, they will also introduce the first-ever performance on a stage erected atop the Hollywood sign for the occasion by musician Jon Brion. Brion most recently composed the orchestral score for the hit movie Magnolia and put the polish on Fiona Apple's "Across the Universe" release for the movie Pleasantville. Brion will perform "Auld Lang Syne" live on electric guitar and other instruments in a sampling of musical styles reflecting the past 1000 years.
"Men have walked on the moon more in the last 20th century than have performed on the Hollywood Sign," says Dann Netter, Executive Producer for Television of Celebrate LA 2000. Netter, an executive at Smith-Hemion Productions, is producing the city's official 22-camera production that will be beamed to five community celebrations across the City of Angels and is expected to be seen by television viewers from Seoul to San Pedro, from Paris to Van Nuys.
"Jon is one of the most talented musicians I have ever witnessed," says Netter, who will cover the performance for television via six cameras perched around the sign. "We were looking for a singular musician who would use the theme of `Auld Lang Syne' to recap the history of music and bring it screaming forward into the new millennium," says Netter.
The extraordinary event is expected to be carried live via ABC-TV Network, CNN, Fox News Channel, PBS and many local stations and international networks.
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