MrScratch
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On 3/12/2022 at 12:30 PM, scallenger said:
I kind of love that Temple of Doom is such an outlier LOL
ToD is the only Indy sequel that tries to distance itself from Raiders. That’s also what makes it the best Indy sequel. This latest one looks no different, all throughout I’m sure we’ll be reminded how great Raiders was.The new one, judging by the trailer, looks very dull visually. The same monochromatic colorless look that all movies these days have. Hopefully the finished film will not look so dreary and dull, but I’m not holding my breath on that…
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On 24/06/2022 at 12:27 PM, thx99 said:
Totally agree!!! It was absolutely stunning!! I think it was the Army Bugle Corps actually(?).
So, my Dad (who still gets newspapers, bless him) saved me the review of this concert from the Washington Post. It was the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, per the article.
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6 hours ago, thx99 said:
Totally agree!!! It was absolutely stunning!! I think it was the Army Bugle Corps actually(?).
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22 minutes ago, Tom said:To those who attended, how was The Duel with Ma? Did it include Mutter as well?
Also Rise of Skywalker?
The Duel with Mutter and Ma was a back and forth between violin and cello, they made gestures towards each other throughout and at a couple points drew their bows at each other. It was pretty fun.
Here they are after The Duel while the audience applauds. The crowd laughed at their sparring during the piece.
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The Superman March was played over a fantastic montage of stills and clips of Williams, some of which I’ve never seen. I hope someone got that, it was great.
After Throne Room, all of the guests returned to the stage together to applaud Johnny. The orchestra started playing Happy Birthday and the entire concert hall sang to him. Then gold streamers and confetti shot out from the balconies.Deneve then handed Williams the baton and motioned him towards the podium. Williams conducted The Imperial March, the only encore.
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Wow, they seated all the JWfanners together!
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41 minutes ago, rpvee said:Another great concert! Williams was missed during the first half, though learning he was above in a box seat before Across the Stars was cool, and turning to see him listening to his own theme as a fellow audience member was surreal. Anne-Sophie also made note that she recalled the theme being from Episode II: Attack of the Clones - my influence? lol
Second half with the maestro himself was spectacular as always. He again ended with The Imperial March, which makes me wonder why he didn’t do it in Philly.
Amazing evening!
I figured he was somewhere in the audience, I was looking around for him. So cool to realize he was right upstairs from me. If my seats were a couple more to my left I wouldn’t have been able to see him sitting up there.I didn’t get any pics of him conducting, the ushers were quite strict with that. But I did snap these two
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“The Eleventh Commandment” has that biblical/resurrection vibe.
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33 minutes ago, rpvee said:
Got my tickets for the main birthday concert (hopefully Williams will do an encore himself), and the Jurassic Park LTP for the q&a with him beforehand!
I am so tempted to go to the JP LTP but I don't think I can swing it... please document all questions asked and answered.
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6 minutes ago, Jay said:
Why did Baltimore musicians go on strike?
The Baltimore Symphony, Seeking Cuts, Locks Out Its Musicians - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Their contract was up and they couldn't agree to terms, the BSO was not in good shape financially and they had recently announced they wouldn't perform summer concerts anymore, which the musicians also disputed.
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6 minutes ago, Jay said:
Where are those happening?
I've seen SW LTP and would love to see TESB and ROTJ too
In Baltimore, where I live. Those concerts were originally scheduled for 2019 but they were postponed twice, first because of a musicians strike and then again because of covid. So I have been waiting almost 3 years for those!
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My brain says Hook but my heart says Sugarland Express - which I ultimately voted for
And for Indiana Jones, definitely Temple Of Doom
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Just got 2 tickets to this. This will be my 6th time seeing him in concert and I've never been to Pittsburgh so I will make the drive up there and also catch a Pirates game the following night.
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I’ve met him twice, they aren’t terribly interesting stories but here is the first time meeting him:
I flew to Boston to see Williams conduct the Boston Pops in 1996, I was 20 years old. It wasn’t a film music concert or anything and he didn’t conduct any of his own music.
I asked the Pops staff if it would be possible to meet him, and they let me go backstage to meet him (I can’t even remember if it was before/after the concert or during intermission).
Keith Lockhart was back there too, though he wasn’t conducting that night. I said hello and shook his hand. I got to spend a few minutes with JW, I can’t even remember what I said, probably just fanboy gushing. I was nervous as hell. Williams was very nice and thanked me for coming all the way from Baltimore to see him.
He signed my Star Wars Anthology disc 4, which I then got framed.
I didn’t get a picture with him, but I would on my next meeting…
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By Request was one of my very first CD purchases, in fact I got that and the Spielberg/Williams Collaboration at the same time in the early 90s. Those two CDs were the first I ever heard The Cowboys, 1941, etc. and made me want to really start collecting all of JW’s stuff beyond the big blockbuster scores.
I used to really dislike Liberty Fanfare but it’s grown on me somewhat, though I agree that it doesn’t belong on a ‘greatest hits’ album.
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2 hours ago, E-Wan said:
Does anybody have the videorecording of this 1993 concert called A Salute to John Williams?
I hope the complete concert videorecording will be available someday in the best possible quality just like John Williams' inaugural Boston Pops 1980 concert
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On 8/6/2021 at 3:05 PM, Jurassic Shark said:
So do you like him more now?
Not particularly, but I actually have 49 of his soundtracks now. I’m getting more acquainted with him. -
Just listened to the Legacy podcast, MM ponders how Williams came to score Eiger Sanction, JW’s working relationship with Eastwood, where/how the jazz elements of the score originated, etc.
Why doesn’t MM ask these questions to JW himself when preparing the album? Is JW not up for interviews when approving these releases? Listening to his old scores must bring back so many memories. Would be great to get some insights/anecdotes from JW himself about these scores.
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I don’t listen to classical and film music on Spotify. Only once in a great while if I want to sample something. And I’m currently on a Williams sabbatical, the only time I listened to him this year was when I saw him in concert, the Obi-Wan theme and I did give Fabelmans a listen on Spotify while I wait for the CD to arrive.