Omen II

Wake up!
 

 
 

Look what arrived today!  The front of the CD case is cracked but worse things happen at sea and the cat doesn’t seem to mind.
 

“Dip-lo-matic immunity!”
 
It’s just been revoked. 😢

R.I.P., Joss Ackland 

Look what arrived today!  The front of the CD case is cracked but worse things happen at sea and the cat doesn’t seem to mind.
 

And I can finally change my answer into "delivered" 

Look what arrived today!  The front of the CD case is cracked but worse things happen at sea and the cat doesn’t seem to mind.
 

Look what arrived today!  The front of the CD case is cracked but worse things happen at sea and the cat doesn’t seem to mind.
 

Look what arrived today!  The front of the CD case is cracked but worse things happen at sea and the cat doesn’t seem to mind.
 

I certainly never interpreted the (in my opinion, perfectly reasonable) request not to record the proceedings or check in on Facebook - like I even know what that means! - as a command not to discuss the event with anyone afterwards.  The only thing I was not sure about was whether details of the various clips which Mike played could be disclosed, but @mahler3 seems to have put that one to bed above.
 
My favourite audio clip was a recording of Williams recording the 'wild takes' with the choir for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Spielberg in the booth requesting various different tempi and pitches.  There were a few audience questions, most of which I cannot remember now, but I do remember the LSO musicians citing Revenge of the Sith and Monsignor as their respective personal favourites of the Williams scores on which they played.  Eric Crees also said that John Williams was a better conductor than ninety percent of the career conductors he had worked with.
 
It was nice to meet both Tim and Maurizio briefly when I arrived, both of them being instantly recognisable from the various video podcasts I had seen over the years.  It is fair to say that most of the attendees were men (an observation which will come as no surprise to anyone here ), although amongst the few women there was composer Alexandra Harwood.  I was chatting to another of the attendees, a bloke called Adam beforehand who had travelled down from Liverpool for the event, quite impressive when I had just a short Tube journey.
 
I did not stay to watch the film as I had to see a man about a dog that evening, but it was a very enjoyable afternoon.  To my great surprise I was also one of the lucky winners in the raffle / prize draw.  I thought that maybe it would be one CD or a Legacy of John Williams keyring or something, but it was a mightily impressive bundle of Blu-Rays, CDs and other goodies which would have cost a small fortune to purchase new.

Anne-Sophie Mutter is in Australia this weekend premiering the concerto at Sydney Opera House, with Simone Young and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra also performing a selection of underrated and famous film music. 
Encores were Across the Stars, The Duel, and Schindler's List.

I certainly never interpreted the (in my opinion, perfectly reasonable) request not to record the proceedings or check in on Facebook - like I even know what that means! - as a command not to discuss the event with anyone afterwards.  The only thing I was not sure about was whether details of the various clips which Mike played could be disclosed, but @mahler3 seems to have put that one to bed above.
 
My favourite audio clip was a recording of Williams recording the 'wild takes' with the choir for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Spielberg in the booth requesting various different tempi and pitches.  There were a few audience questions, most of which I cannot remember now, but I do remember the LSO musicians citing Revenge of the Sith and Monsignor as their respective personal favourites of the Williams scores on which they played.  Eric Crees also said that John Williams was a better conductor than ninety percent of the career conductors he had worked with.
 
It was nice to meet both Tim and Maurizio briefly when I arrived, both of them being instantly recognisable from the various video podcasts I had seen over the years.  It is fair to say that most of the attendees were men (an observation which will come as no surprise to anyone here ), although amongst the few women there was composer Alexandra Harwood.  I was chatting to another of the attendees, a bloke called Adam beforehand who had travelled down from Liverpool for the event, quite impressive when I had just a short Tube journey.
 
I did not stay to watch the film as I had to see a man about a dog that evening, but it was a very enjoyable afternoon.  To my great surprise I was also one of the lucky winners in the raffle / prize draw.  I thought that maybe it would be one CD or a Legacy of John Williams keyring or something, but it was a mightily impressive bundle of Blu-Rays, CDs and other goodies which would have cost a small fortune to purchase new.

I certainly never interpreted the (in my opinion, perfectly reasonable) request not to record the proceedings or check in on Facebook - like I even know what that means! - as a command not to discuss the event with anyone afterwards.  The only thing I was not sure about was whether details of the various clips which Mike played could be disclosed, but @mahler3 seems to have put that one to bed above.
 
My favourite audio clip was a recording of Williams recording the 'wild takes' with the choir for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Spielberg in the booth requesting various different tempi and pitches.  There were a few audience questions, most of which I cannot remember now, but I do remember the LSO musicians citing Revenge of the Sith and Monsignor as their respective personal favourites of the Williams scores on which they played.  Eric Crees also said that John Williams was a better conductor than ninety percent of the career conductors he had worked with.
 
It was nice to meet both Tim and Maurizio briefly when I arrived, both of them being instantly recognisable from the various video podcasts I had seen over the years.  It is fair to say that most of the attendees were men (an observation which will come as no surprise to anyone here ), although amongst the few women there was composer Alexandra Harwood.  I was chatting to another of the attendees, a bloke called Adam beforehand who had travelled down from Liverpool for the event, quite impressive when I had just a short Tube journey.
 
I did not stay to watch the film as I had to see a man about a dog that evening, but it was a very enjoyable afternoon.  To my great surprise I was also one of the lucky winners in the raffle / prize draw.  I thought that maybe it would be one CD or a Legacy of John Williams keyring or something, but it was a mightily impressive bundle of Blu-Rays, CDs and other goodies which would have cost a small fortune to purchase new.

I certainly never interpreted the (in my opinion, perfectly reasonable) request not to record the proceedings or check in on Facebook - like I even know what that means! - as a command not to discuss the event with anyone afterwards.  The only thing I was not sure about was whether details of the various clips which Mike played could be disclosed, but @mahler3 seems to have put that one to bed above.
 
My favourite audio clip was a recording of Williams recording the 'wild takes' with the choir for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Spielberg in the booth requesting various different tempi and pitches.  There were a few audience questions, most of which I cannot remember now, but I do remember the LSO musicians citing Revenge of the Sith and Monsignor as their respective personal favourites of the Williams scores on which they played.  Eric Crees also said that John Williams was a better conductor than ninety percent of the career conductors he had worked with.
 
It was nice to meet both Tim and Maurizio briefly when I arrived, both of them being instantly recognisable from the various video podcasts I had seen over the years.  It is fair to say that most of the attendees were men (an observation which will come as no surprise to anyone here ), although amongst the few women there was composer Alexandra Harwood.  I was chatting to another of the attendees, a bloke called Adam beforehand who had travelled down from Liverpool for the event, quite impressive when I had just a short Tube journey.
 
I did not stay to watch the film as I had to see a man about a dog that evening, but it was a very enjoyable afternoon.  To my great surprise I was also one of the lucky winners in the raffle / prize draw.  I thought that maybe it would be one CD or a Legacy of John Williams keyring or something, but it was a mightily impressive bundle of Blu-Rays, CDs and other goodies which would have cost a small fortune to purchase new.

I certainly never interpreted the (in my opinion, perfectly reasonable) request not to record the proceedings or check in on Facebook - like I even know what that means! - as a command not to discuss the event with anyone afterwards.  The only thing I was not sure about was whether details of the various clips which Mike played could be disclosed, but @mahler3 seems to have put that one to bed above.
 
My favourite audio clip was a recording of Williams recording the 'wild takes' with the choir for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Spielberg in the booth requesting various different tempi and pitches.  There were a few audience questions, most of which I cannot remember now, but I do remember the LSO musicians citing Revenge of the Sith and Monsignor as their respective personal favourites of the Williams scores on which they played.  Eric Crees also said that John Williams was a better conductor than ninety percent of the career conductors he had worked with.
 
It was nice to meet both Tim and Maurizio briefly when I arrived, both of them being instantly recognisable from the various video podcasts I had seen over the years.  It is fair to say that most of the attendees were men (an observation which will come as no surprise to anyone here ), although amongst the few women there was composer Alexandra Harwood.  I was chatting to another of the attendees, a bloke called Adam beforehand who had travelled down from Liverpool for the event, quite impressive when I had just a short Tube journey.
 
I did not stay to watch the film as I had to see a man about a dog that evening, but it was a very enjoyable afternoon.  To my great surprise I was also one of the lucky winners in the raffle / prize draw.  I thought that maybe it would be one CD or a Legacy of John Williams keyring or something, but it was a mightily impressive bundle of Blu-Rays, CDs and other goodies which would have cost a small fortune to purchase new.

I certainly never interpreted the (in my opinion, perfectly reasonable) request not to record the proceedings or check in on Facebook - like I even know what that means! - as a command not to discuss the event with anyone afterwards.  The only thing I was not sure about was whether details of the various clips which Mike played could be disclosed, but @mahler3 seems to have put that one to bed above.
 
My favourite audio clip was a recording of Williams recording the 'wild takes' with the choir for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Spielberg in the booth requesting various different tempi and pitches.  There were a few audience questions, most of which I cannot remember now, but I do remember the LSO musicians citing Revenge of the Sith and Monsignor as their respective personal favourites of the Williams scores on which they played.  Eric Crees also said that John Williams was a better conductor than ninety percent of the career conductors he had worked with.
 
It was nice to meet both Tim and Maurizio briefly when I arrived, both of them being instantly recognisable from the various video podcasts I had seen over the years.  It is fair to say that most of the attendees were men (an observation which will come as no surprise to anyone here ), although amongst the few women there was composer Alexandra Harwood.  I was chatting to another of the attendees, a bloke called Adam beforehand who had travelled down from Liverpool for the event, quite impressive when I had just a short Tube journey.
 
I did not stay to watch the film as I had to see a man about a dog that evening, but it was a very enjoyable afternoon.  To my great surprise I was also one of the lucky winners in the raffle / prize draw.  I thought that maybe it would be one CD or a Legacy of John Williams keyring or something, but it was a mightily impressive bundle of Blu-Rays, CDs and other goodies which would have cost a small fortune to purchase new.

I certainly never interpreted the (in my opinion, perfectly reasonable) request not to record the proceedings or check in on Facebook - like I even know what that means! - as a command not to discuss the event with anyone afterwards.  The only thing I was not sure about was whether details of the various clips which Mike played could be disclosed, but @mahler3 seems to have put that one to bed above.
 
My favourite audio clip was a recording of Williams recording the 'wild takes' with the choir for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with Spielberg in the booth requesting various different tempi and pitches.  There were a few audience questions, most of which I cannot remember now, but I do remember the LSO musicians citing Revenge of the Sith and Monsignor as their respective personal favourites of the Williams scores on which they played.  Eric Crees also said that John Williams was a better conductor than ninety percent of the career conductors he had worked with.
 
It was nice to meet both Tim and Maurizio briefly when I arrived, both of them being instantly recognisable from the various video podcasts I had seen over the years.  It is fair to say that most of the attendees were men (an observation which will come as no surprise to anyone here ), although amongst the few women there was composer Alexandra Harwood.  I was chatting to another of the attendees, a bloke called Adam beforehand who had travelled down from Liverpool for the event, quite impressive when I had just a short Tube journey.
 
I did not stay to watch the film as I had to see a man about a dog that evening, but it was a very enjoyable afternoon.  To my great surprise I was also one of the lucky winners in the raffle / prize draw.  I thought that maybe it would be one CD or a Legacy of John Williams keyring or something, but it was a mightily impressive bundle of Blu-Rays, CDs and other goodies which would have cost a small fortune to purchase new.

Jaws in 3D.

Jaws in 3D.

Jaws in 3D.

Jaws in 3D.

An interview (in French) with Stéphane Lerouge on underscores, about the making of the box set:
https://www.underscores.fr/chroniques/disques/2023/10/the-legend-of-john-williams/
 
It's a very nice read. My main takeaway is that apparently a Rare Breed reedition is in the works.

This is really appreciated, D - thank you for the kind words and feedback. A true Labour of love and having this brief classic Star Wars blast of perfection played for our audience was a thrill:
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I wish! The mics help amplify the vast RAH and its acoustic uniqueness.

The giant disembodied head of Mike Matessino revealed the momentous news of Wompi to a stunned audience over Microsoft Teams.  The sense of shock and disbelief in the room were palpable as we tried in vain to come to terms with the bombshell and to make some sense of it all.  The humanity!

I am going to the evening performance and very much looking forward to it, once I have sobered up from my Sunday lunch.