Iraqi Symphony Orchestra plays theme tunes - in pictures

The set list included music from 'Game of Thrones' and 'Star Wars'

Instrumentalists from the Iraqi Symphony Orchestra perform musical pieces from the HBO television series "Game of Thrones" at a concert during the "Baghdad Cultural Nights", at the Iraqi National Theatre in Baghdad on January 29, 2022. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Mohammed Amin Ezzat, the orchestra's principal conductor, takes the baton. AFP

A violinist performs a piece from the 2018 film 'Solo: A Star Wars Story'. AFP

The orchestra has more than 90 musicians in its ranks. AFP

It began as the Baghdad Symphony Orchestra in 1944. AFP

French horn players at the 'Baghdad Cultural Nights' concert. AFP

An Iraqi Symphony Orchestra cellist. AFP

The orchestra's clarinet players. AFP

The string section of the Iraqi Symphony Orchestra. AFP

The Cultural Nights performance included popular pieces from film scores. AP

A flautist in action. AFP

The orchestra's violins. AFP

Music was accompanied by visuals on a large screen. AP

Percussionists of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra.

Members of the brass section. AP

The orchestra performs the theme from the HBO television series 'Game of Thrones'. AFP

The orchestra stand to take the applause of the audience at the end of the performance. AP

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