pider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert launches a national tour in August, stopping in more than 60 cities, including Champaign. The Academy Award®-winning film from Sony Pictures Animation will be accompanied by a live orchestra, band and turntables with a scratch DJ playing music from the score and soundtrack. The tour announcement comes on the heels of the show’s sold-out world premiere at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn in March.

The film’s music score was composed by Academy Award®-nominee, multiple Golden Globe®-nominee and Emmy®-winning composer Daniel Pemberton, known for his work on movies such as “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” “Oceans 8,” “Enola Holmes,” “The Bad Guys” and “Steve Jobs.”

 “’Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ is one of my favorite scores I’ve ever written,” said Pemberton. “Utilizing a full orchestra, crazy electronics and unbelievable turntable scratching techniques amongst a million other things is so technically complex, I never thought we’d ever be able to actually reproduce it live; but somehow, we have. I am ridiculously excited for fans around the country to see their very first Spider-Verse concert later this year.”

The hip-hop infused film score contains original music showcasing elements of heroism and resilience, and it is complemented by song contributions from industry greats Post Malone, Lil Wayne, Jaden Smith and Nicki Minaj.

Set in New York City, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” introduces Brooklyn teen, Miles Morales, who after being bitten by a radioactive spider gains Spider-Man like powers. The film was directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman with a screenplay by Phil Lord and Rothman and a story by Lord based on the Marvel Comics. It was produced by Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Lord, Christopher Miller and Christina Steinberg. It features an accomplished and diverse cast including Shameik Moore (Miles Morales), Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen), Jake Johnson (Peter B. Parker), Chris Pine (Peter Parker) and Mahershala Ali (Aaron Davis / Prowler). The film received widespread praise from critics for its groundbreaking visual style, characters, story, voice acting and soundtrack. The highly anticipated sequel, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” is scheduled for a theatrical debut on June 2.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse-Live in Concert is produced by London-based promoter and production company, Senbla.