Miguel Andrade

In Portugal "HP and The Philosopher's Stone" arrived a week before the film release... So I would expect the same this time.

If I told you, then I would have to kill you!!! In fact this is on the cd's liner notes...

Among others: Pete Candoli, Ray Linn, Frank Beach, Uan Rasey (trumpets) Dick nash, Jimmy Priddy, Milt Bernhart (trombones) Vince DeRosa, Richard Perissi, John cave (french horns) Ronnie Lang, Ted Nash (reeds) Johnny Williams (piano) Bob Bain, Al Hendrickson (guitars) Rolly Bundock (bass) Jack Sperling (drums) Victor Feldman (vibraphone) There were many others. Some of them reprised in jazzier re-recording called "The Jazz Sound of Peter Gunn" -- Williams played only on 6 tracks on the re-recording.

Well, I didn't said that cd-r's can out live pressed cd's. But they are expected to live much more than only 20 years. The article I talked about was avbsed on testings that simulated the aging of cd's and cd-r's, so they could make an idea of how long they can last.

They lied! In the early days of cd's it was usual to hear things like that. In fact, I was reading a couple of days ago that cheap cd-r's can go up to 50 years. Acording to this, if you take all the care with cd-r's, and if you use average ones, they are likely to out live you. And that even more likely with real pressed cd's. But, then again, there's only one way of being sure

I wen't for the first one, but could easely chosen the second or last too.

I would be happy if someone relase the scores... I can easely live with the regular packing and even the absence of notes.

Me too

What I mean, with the example of Finlandia, is that we might be more concerned withwaht the composer wanted to express than with the music it self. Take the example of Zarathustra. Everyone knows this, at least the opening But how many really know what is about? I know is about Nietzsh's Superman, but even so I never read it! So I try to apreaciate the music as is - no philosophy related. I know that this is like hearing a film score without knowing a thing about the film. But sometimes, when the music is really good (has it happens with Strauss), one can enjoy it. And I didn't knew that the Finladia story was mentioned on Die Hard 2 cd. I knew that it was used on the film and presented on cd, but since I don't have that one on my collection...

A little history note (again): Richard Strauss was friend of Max Steiner! And have you ever heard about Finlandia by Sibelius? Well this was forbiden to be palyed due to being too patriotic -- at the time Finland was ocupied. Nevertheless, it could be played if with was under the title os "Inpronptu" (I'm not sure if it writes this way). So they were more afraid of the title, than the music it self. I think the problem here is more the less the same. But i understand your concerns, Stefancos, even if I don't agree with you. I think that most of the times the meanings in music are explained by words (or images, in film music) than carried by the music it self. There are two times in Superman were I can hear Strraus: The Planet Kripton fanfare, right after teh opening credits, sound, at least to me, a lot like the opening fanfare to Zarathustra. At least is an identical structure. And teh opening notes in "Can You Read My Mind" are teh same as in Strauss' Death and Transfiguration.

Sad and true...

Evidentally you did not take my ignorance into account. Stefancos- who could not care less about the music of that Nazi. I'm not sure if he was a Nazi... I remember reading in a music history book that he did took advantage of the Nazi regime, but he wasn't really a Nazi. Nevertheless he was a grgeat symphonic composer, and wrote many tone poems. Some of them are known to have directly influenced John Williams.

Stefancos, everyone knows that this is by the great Richard Strauss, the same one who wrote the famous Thus Spoke Zarathustra, used in the opening of 2001: A Sapce Odyssey. I'm not sure what track is in the promo... have to check.

I thought Keith Lockhart was the music director for the Olympics...

I'm with you. I've been visiting JW web pages since late '96.

Either you meant 1999, or you are mistaking it for another site (Unofficial JW Home Page, JW Web Pages...) This site was founded on February 5, 1999, under the name of 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Music'. Ricard - Regular visitor since 1999 Ricard, our sites are almost twins... The John Williams home page in Portuguese was founded on February 23rd 1999 Great minds think alike And I've been here from around that time... I think my first visit dates from May '99.

Forgive my ignorance... What is a Polar Music Award? Other than that, yeah, sure, give the man the award!

Maybe you can find some of them on a video rental store. Thre are some films that are worth seeing on there own.

I've seen almost every Williams scored film since 1970. From the 60's scores I think I've only watched How To Steal a Million. And there are a few from the 70's that I haven't seen... Yet. From the 80's I've never been able to see Heartbeeps, Yes Giorgio and Space Camp.

Yes, I saw that album too... I've contacted again the person who told me about this, but haven't got an answer yet.

To my knoledge there's no live recording by Mr. Goldsmith available, at least an official one. Here you have one, Miguel. http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/goldsmith_themes.html So it seems I have an oficial release of a Goldsmith live concert... I've always been under the impression that this was a studio recording -- no claping, no anoying noises from the audience... And I think that the albuns notes doesn't says this was recorded live.

I was recently told that Barbra Streisend recorded the Williams/Bricusse song. Those anyone knows about this? And were can I find it?

The problem here is in fact the copyright. They would probably had to pay a small fortune to the studio (not the composer) who holds the rights for the music. To my knoledge there's no live recording by Mr. Goldsmith available, at least an official one. The ones I know are studio recordings. As the ones Mr. Williams made with the Boston Pops. Nevertheless I have a few private recodings of live concerts by Williams and Goldsmiht. Sound is poor, but is better than having nothing. That's even better... If I shake hands with him I think I would never wash them again (à lá Bart Simpson). And I've heard his music live once. This was the Yale University Orchestra, the consuctor was James Sinclair, a specialist on Charles Ives. They played Ives' Second Symphony very well. Also included was three excerpts from Copland's Rodeo and a Symphonic dance from a Portuguese composer called Luis de Freitas Branco (who scored several Portuguese films in the 40's and 50's) and a shorter suite from Star Wars (main title, Leia's Theme, Throne Room & Finale). The encore was Sousa's Star and Stripes Forever. Nevertheless they had some trouble during the main Star Wars Fanfare.

Does PBS sell the tv shows they do? Since Williams has made so many Evening At Pops tv concerts... Well, I always have 11 Pops concerts, most of them form the early 90's (one is from '84, with Ella Fitzgerald and Winton Marsalis) that were brosdcasted by the Portugues public television channel back in 1996.

... and I would be the second!