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These are superb performances. I love how Dudamel conducts the music of Williams, with reverence and sincere joy. He seems to understand what makes JW music great, he's able to bring out so many great colours even from the most worn-out pieces like the Imperial March. Imho, this will be a reference recording for many years.

So apparently the full concert was recorded on video:

I wish this thread had plans to retire.

That quite a short concert!

Good!

That's because IX's big twist is someone's foot getting cut off instead of their hand.

I really like He Only Hop. It’s definitely something different.

It's the 2012 revision he's regularly performing since then and that it's available from Hal Leonard

Williams: Gustavo! I have some very exciting news! I'm retiring!

"Trusted source"? Mike Matessino has personally worked with the Maestro. So, the fact that he clarified that John Williams has no plans to retire is clear confirmation that not only does that contradict your supposed claims; you are merely relaying false information, not news. Of course you cannot reveal your source. It has no merit. Until otherwise stated by an OFFICIAL SOURCE, I think it is best to completely ignore your claims and label them as what it is: false information.

What I've noticed with aging composer/ musicians is that you won't know until you know. First thing is, maybe the "trusted source"is correct, but maybe it's just his thought and he made it up in his mind because he wants to be important and seems like he's buddy buddy with him. I find that more often than not, "trusted sources"are often wrong. Especially when you don't list who they are. First, it's an opinion (since only Williams will make his own decisions, which makes most of the things on this feed seem silly), and therefor, why would it be top secret? Unless his name is Michael Cohen.... Also, so many older artists cancel things at the last second. Probably because they're old, obviously, and are not always sure if they can or can't do something until the time comes. In the last few years of his life, Andre Previn was scheduled to attend and even conduct performances, and his participation/ presence was canceled at the last second. Same with Williams , more or less, for the European concerts and also at Tanglewood that year when he had the pace maker put in. Also this google thread from a miiiiiiillion years ago made me giggle, as it's the exact same argument. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.arts.sf.starwars/3DTy6lCkWGk

I dig that thing. It's fun and idiosyncratic.

THE SHINING coming to 4K UHD!

Yeah, even as a 9-year old back then, I thought the liner notes concerning Star Wars were a bit silly ("'Battle it out' with cosmic explosions," "Space You Out," etc.) for a movie I took very seriously! If anyone is curious on what Marty Gold's arrangement on Star Wars sounded like: Mine was also scratchy and prone to skipping as heard here! Still, I played it a lot since it was all I had in terms of Star Wars music at the time.

Williams talking to Dudamel about the concerts: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=335054617126481

I've recently gotten all my movies both new and older on 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc. Not for every title but a few older and mostly newer released movies. I do like 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc but do like the colors for certain titles better on Blu-Ray than 4K it depends on the title I guess. My 4K Set up is an LG 4K UHD Blu-Ray Disc Player plus an Onkyo A/V Receiver with 4K Pass Through and a 50 inch 4K UHD TV from TCL.

Great idea! I don't know why, but I'm in the mood to listen to JFK right now, especially this track for some reason:

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I only liked the first movie. It was a bit bloated but it was a fun take on the Disney Land ride with memorable characters and lines and it mostly had actual pacing. The sequels weren't just bloated, they were fatter than Marlon Brando in The Score. It was like being stuck on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride for hours.

It was confirmed just recently by Mike Matessino that JW isn't planning to retire neither from Star Wars nor from anything else altogether. That interview you quoted isn't from last week, but from last YEAR and it was indeed the news that was kind of made up from a thing he said in passing during an interview with KUSC radio presenter Jim Sveijda ("Nine will be enough for me")

I hope while he was listening to the Adams' premiere, he had the thought: well, maybe I should write a piano concerto.

We know that one, anything else?

AotC is great, especially expanded. Minority Report has slowly grown on me and I listen to it now more than ever. Fawkes' Theme is one of my all time favorites. Still need to spend more time with Catch Me if You Can. I agree that it feels like a better year in retrospect than it did at the time. For example, the similarities between some of the scores that year bugged me at first, but now it's sort of charming in a way.

Brobably.

What was that - the drum loop?

A great score, but it could have had more accordion.

gkyver, please discuss the music itself and your personal opinions of it without resorting to attacking other members for holding a opinion different than the one you hold. Everyone on JWFan is entitled to their own opinions and should be encouraged to share them, and if you don't like that you can take off. Koray, when another member drops low like that, please stay high yourself rather than increasing the problem with a direct personal attack. Thank you.

“Please don’t make me retire. My job is the only thing that keeps me alive.”

It's a great Goldsmith score. Nice news!

I think I watch it every seven years or so. Masterful stuff.

I ordered all 3 titles.

Just RoboCop 2 for me. My wallet is grateful. Hey it might be even below the customs rate. Karol

Robocop 2: The Deluxe Edition Leonard Rosenman $ 19.98 Dreamcatcher: The Deluxe Edition James Newton Howard $ 19.98 Raggedy Man (Varèse Encore) Jerry Goldsmith $ 15.98

Great, now I can follow along with my Signature score.

My copy landed today. Statistically speaking, it's still the safest way to travel

I don't think the soundtrack god will forgive such a grave error.

Digital purchase and listen links are populating: Hi Res - Purchase with Digital PDF Booklet ProStudio Masters: https://www.prostudiomasters.com/album/page/31214 Presto Records (euros and also sells to US purchasers): https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8607317--celebrating-john-williams HDTracks.com - http://www.hdtracks.com/catalog/product/view/id/764864/s/celebrating-john-williams-live-at-walt-disney-concert-hall-los-angeles-2019/category/154/ Hi Res Streaming Tidal: https://tidal.com/album/105475065 Standard purchase and streaming Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/celebrating-john-williams-live-at-walt-disney-concert/1454543666 Amazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P5V9HSJ/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ll6sgiqDqqf99gUOws2nl--OF3RMPF8nI Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1bMwyCHGWSlF866IqpYnK5 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Los_Angeles_Philharmonic_Celebrating_John_Williams?id=B46tbq5zlnz6ep2j34abemnztku The 2 CD set is still slated for release on March 29 Edits: Mar 15 7:12 pm PDT - reorganized a bit. Added HDTracks link and confirmed PDF booklet part of those purchases.

Hope their will be a live stream of this panel on Creature Features or on MM Youtube Channel posted later on

Ehhh I'll pass. Was never a fan of that one.

I suppose I do have the habit of re-editing my posts...😉

How insulting

Agreed great interview Maurizio @TownerFan and Tim did with Mike on the subject about JW !!!

Im old school Batman so making him a ninja warrior came across as stupid as hell. Still does for me.

Oh, I ment to write: The Hobbit has good themes?

Many have probably seen this thread over at the FSM board but just in case you haven't, Family Dollar stores in the US are carrying quite a few Varese Sarabande CDs for $4 apiece. Regarding Williams titles, the reissue of The Missouri Breaks and the 2-CD/Debney re-recording of Superman (in a single-width jewel case) are among the CDs being found. I bought both of them this morning, in fact, in a store in Woodbridge, VA, along with a handful of other titles. Happy hunting!

Amazon Italy store put up this track list: Disco: 1 1. Olympic Fanfare And Theme 2. Excerpts 3. Out To Sea / The Shark Cage Fugue 4. Hedwig's Theme 5. Fawkes The Phoenix 6. Harry's Wondrous World 7. Theme 8. Adventures On Earth 9. The Flight To Neverland Disco: 2 1. Theme 2. Scherzo For Motorcycle And Orchestra 3. Marion's Theme 4. The Raiders March 5. Sayuri's Theme 6. The Imperial March 7. Yoda's Theme 8. Throne Room And Finale 9. Adagio 10. Superman March

Some people just don't understand how brilliant it is.

LOTR: The Fellowship Of The Ring, though Jaws and Raiders are eternally biting it's on the butt. Fellowship for me, is a rare thing - a near perfect picture in every sense. The story, the acting, the characters, Gandalf, The Ringwraiths [on horseback], the score, the pacing and the genuine emotion of Frodo's quest. Having read the book, I expected much from the movie and it may come as a surprise to learn that I initially felt deeply let down by the movie 're-telling'. Things had been changed, vital scenes jettisoned and Barliman Butterbur wasn't even a shadow of his harassed yet jolly persona in the book. But upon multiple viewings, that outlook on the film slowly changed. In time I realised I was in love with P Jacksons understandable direct take on the story. The are so many moments of sheer movie magic (Bilbo's Birthday party, "Buckleberry Ferry", Gandalf vs the Balrog...) in that film that even though I have my niggles about minor things (the odd scripted line makes me cringe), the overall sweep easily conquers the sum of its parts. It's not often that a flawed masterpiece can pass itself of as a true masterpiece and FOTR manages it with outright glee on every charge. FOTR joins that extremely small group of much loved films: The kind that can be watched over and over in their entirety; indeed my finger never rests over the fastforward button as it would in other great films; like Return Of The King for instance (stand up Shelob). You may not 'get it', but millions do and they will never be silenced. FOTR is my greatest film of all time. There's always one smart arse and this time it's you. Well done. Oh and you're a hypocrite btw, what with posting on a JW forum and all