Dole 17 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Don't know if this has already been announced here but Williams won the Grammy for Memoirs of a Geisha and for "A Prayer for Peace" from Munich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 He did?The Grammys are just starting...K.M.Who can watch something else then unless JW is there to pick up the awards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxbabe 28 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 They already gave the awards out earlier today or maybe yesterday.I found it on their website, all the classical, jazz and movie results are there already.Best Score Soundtrack Album - Memoirs of a GeishaBest Instrumental Composition - "A Prayer for Peace" from MunichYay!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dole 17 Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 He did?The Grammys are just starting...K.M.Who can watch something else then unless JW is there to pick up the awardsThere are like a million different categories at the Grammys. They only give a few out during the televised show. I think over 90 awards are given out at the pre-show before the television coverage even starts. Anyway, the film music categories are given out at the pre-show and Williams won for Best Original Score Soundtrack for Memoirs and Best Instrumental Composition for "Prayer for Peace." The winners that have already been announced are listed at www.grammy.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Well, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Good for Williams! Does this mean they won't even mention the category during the broadcast then?Ray Barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I remember when John won Grammys for his really good stuff, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,192 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Good for him!Marian - who still needs Munich on CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Congratulations!!!! That makes a total of 21 Grammys, right?I remember when John won Grammys for his really good stuff,Yes, don't need to bring your memory back in time. It was today, and he won for 2 magnificent works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Memoirs won the Grammy, the Bafta and the Golden Globe, which probably makes it one of the most awared scores ever that didn't win the Oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Congrats to Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Congratulations!!!! That makes a total of 21 Grammys, right?I remember when John won Grammys for his really good stuff,Yes, don't need to bring your memory back in time. It was today, and he won for 2 magnificent works.not magnificent, passable is a better word. in the hierarchy of Williams works these are no where near the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Its about time that Williams won something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 not magnificent, passable is a better word. in the hierarchy of Williams works these are no where near the topThey're in the top, don't mislead yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Geisha is pretty damn good. Munich is.....German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Good for John, then. I'm glad he won two. I usually make fun of the Grammys, but I'll let them slide this time Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 not magnificent, passable is a better word. in the hierarchy of Williams works these are no where near the topThey're in the top, don't mislead yourself.no, they pale compared to ET, or Empire of the Sun, Star Wars, or even HP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 So are tehy even going to mention JW on the air?K.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Not likely. And if they do, I don't think it'll be anything interesting.-Ross, who has trouble understanding this thread - it's hard to hear over Joe's incessantly beating his own dead horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Oh don't get me wrong I think Geisha is a fine score, I don't think that about Munich which is a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Mark, sometimes they show a still shot of the pre-show winners before the real show's commercial break. I am not watching the show this year, so I don't know if they will do that fo JW, who surely has nothing better to do than show up and accept both awards (unless he's working on some unannounced score!).This totally makes up for last year's tragedy. I hope JW gave the middle finger to Gustavo.Kidding. Congratulations, John! I hope this is a satisfying belated 75th brithday present.I knew he'd win for "A Prayer for Peace." Looking at the other nominees (even "Sayuri's Theme") I knew that was the class of the field. Winning the soundtrack award was a big shock when I read it.And don't diss the Grammys. At least those people know music. The Academy members are mostly actors who hate when music takes over a scene or tech guys who wish they didn't have to mix music into a really cool sound effects scene. "A Prayer for Peace" on repeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST-321 4 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 How many lifetime Grammys does he have now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro 147 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Why does Joe have to use everything as an opportunity to take a swing at the man to whom this whole website is dedicated? I really don't understand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Yep , especially when Geisha is williams' most awesome score about in 15 years.I'm talking about the score with the movie , awesome music has he done every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Congratulations to Williams!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 not magnificent, passable is a better word. in the hierarchy of Williams works these are no where near the topThey're in the top, don't mislead yourself.no, they pale compared to ET, or Empire of the Sun, Star Wars, or even HP.Joe, in case you still don't know (and I put things this way as I'm sure most around here know that) my all time favourite score is E.T.Now, even having E.T. as my number one for some 27 years now, I can say without any doubt, that Memoirs of a Geisha is quiet as good. You don't like it, you don't have to listen to it. It simply doesn't makes in any less good. Try to understand that, please.And most important, Congratulations John, you made me start the day in grand fashion... oh, well, you always do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Congratulations mister Williams!Man, i would like to say this more often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeNewGuy 0 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Sweet. Go Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Two of the best scores John Williams has ever written, if you ask me -- congratulations, Johnny!!! This shows once again that the Oscar is the most ignorant and overrated award there is today. I'm listening to the Munich score right now, and it keeps getting better with each listen! About Memoirs of a Geisha I don't have to say anything . . . everybody knows it's another JW masterpiece. Why does Joe have to use everything as an opportunity to take a swing at the man to whom this whole website is dedicated? I really don't understand...That's because Joe is an ignorant boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I don't like Munich very much, really.But Memoirs of a Geisha I think is wonderful, his best in a while. And I haven't even seen the film yet.Congratulations, Mr. Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Two of the best scores John Williams has ever written, if you ask me -- congratulations, Johnny!!! This shows once again that the Oscar is the most ignorant and overrated award there is today. I'm listening to the Munich score right now, and it keeps getting better with each listen! About Memoirs of a Geisha I don't have to say anything . . . everybody knows it's another JW masterpiece. Why does Joe have to use everything as an opportunity to take a swing at the man to whom this whole website is dedicated? I really don't understand...That's because Joe is an ignorant. No, because Joe is more decerning than you, and those that just declare everything JW does as a masterpiece. There not, and his recent works are not as good as his older stuff, get over it, and learn the meaning of the word ignorant, your ignorant of its meaning bub. And Maestro you don't see me bash is good stuff. I don't get excited about John winning awards for his lesser works. If you guys want to get excited about his getting the scraps go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I'm sure there's a JWFan member who was able to go to the Grammy pre-show. Does anyone know if John Williams came to accept his awards, or if he stayed away?If he came, what did he say?And by the way, congratulations Randy Newman! (His fourth Grammy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 245 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Geisha is pretty damn good. Munich is.....German.Cool picture in your avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Apparently there were problems in our area with the broadcast so we missed the first hour, which pissed me off because The Police gave their first public appearance since they broke up in the 80's.As far as the rest it's garbage as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 No, because Joe is more decerning than you, and those that just declare everything JW does as a masterpiece. There not, and his recent works are not as good as his older stuff, get over it, and learn the meaning of the word ignorant, your ignorant of its meaning bub. And Maestro you don't see me bash is good stuff. I don't get excited about John winning awards for his lesser works. If you guys want to get excited about his getting the scraps go for it.To say that Geisha is a lesser work means you never gave it a chance. And I don't see anyone claiming Minority Report, Munich, War of the Worlds or Attack of the Clones are Williams' best work.And his recent works are sometimes even better than his older stuff. I'd take Catch Me if you Can or Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban over 1941 any day of the week. And twice on Sundays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Two of the best scores John Williams has ever written, if you ask me -- congratulations, Johnny!!! This shows once again that the Oscar is the most ignorant and overrated award there is today. I'm listening to the Munich score right now, and it keeps getting better with each listen! About Memoirs of a Geisha I don't have to say anything . . . everybody knows it's another JW masterpiece. Why does Joe have to use everything as an opportunity to take a swing at the man to whom this whole website is dedicated? I really don't understand...That's because Joe is an ignorant. No, because Joe is more decerning than you, and those that just declare everything JW does as a masterpiece. There not, and his recent works are not as good as his older stuff, get over it, and learn the meaning of the word ignorant, your ignorant of its meaning bub. And Maestro you don't see me bash is good stuff. I don't get excited about John winning awards for his lesser works. If you guys want to get excited about his getting the scraps go for it.Before you call me ignorant, bub, learn how to spell "they're" and "you're"!!! Anyway, you are not more decerning, not by a long shot. IMO, Munich and Memoirs are different kinds of scores . . . they are not Harry Potter or Star Wars, granted, but they are still masterpieces. (Yes, for me Munich is also a masterpiece.) You need to learn to appreciate other stuff as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 It is quite foolish of all of you to argue over his current scores vs past scores in terms of awards. The only question is, were MOAG and Munich better than the other nominess and other scores in that year? That is the only thing that should be up for discussion. MOAG was not competing with Star Wars or E.T. or any other classic Williams scores for awards. Should MOAG or Munich not be awarded because they don't stand up to music written 20-30 years ago??JW is alive and still making music, what more can we ask for? Happy (belated) Birthday John, congratulations on the Grammies, now get back to work. By the way, I used to be MaestroJW, if anyone remembers me.Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredo 0 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Well said MrScratch. Geisha was a better album than Chronicles of Narnia, Da Vinci, even Munich and definitely Pirates 2 and the same goes for "Prayer for Peace" over its competitors. This forum has discussed at length how Williams had his gold rush in the late 70's and early 80's, but I personally think that with Williams, even his lesser works tower above other composers triumphs, though I find Memoirs to be no lesser work, it may very well be in his top 5 best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Who's Mr Scratch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genius_Gone_Insane 5 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 After hearing Geisha live on Saturday, and hearing y'all's's comments, I think I may have to purchase this puppy.Genius - who is still hungover from Saturday's show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Two of the best scores John Williams has ever written, if you ask me -- congratulations, Johnny!!! This shows once again that the Oscar is the most ignorant and overrated award there is today. I'm listening to the Munich score right now, and it keeps getting better with each listen! About Memoirs of a Geisha I don't have to say anything . . . everybody knows it's another JW masterpiece. Why does Joe have to use everything as an opportunity to take a swing at the man to whom this whole website is dedicated? I really don't understand...That's because Joe is an ignorant. No, because Joe is more decerning than you, and those that just declare everything JW does as a masterpiece. There not, and his recent works are not as good as his older stuff, get over it, and learn the meaning of the word ignorant, your ignorant of its meaning bub. And Maestro you don't see me bash is good stuff. I don't get excited about John winning awards for his lesser works. If you guys want to get excited about his getting the scraps go for it.Before you call me ignorant, bub, learn how to spell "they're" and "you're"!!! Anyway, you are not more decerning, not by a long shot. IMO, Munich and Memoirs are different kinds of scores . . . they are not Harry Potter or Star Wars, granted, but they are still masterpieces. (Yes, for me Munich is also a masterpiece.) You need to learn to appreciate other stuff as well.look at the little spelling nazi, course considering where your from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dole 17 Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 -sigh- Dole: Who remembers a time when you could start a thread congratulating John Williams without it descending into bickering and chaos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Who's Mr Scratch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 yesh, who are u? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Two of the best scores John Williams has ever written, if you ask me -- congratulations, Johnny!!! This shows once again that the Oscar is the most ignorant and overrated award there is today. I'm listening to the Munich score right now, and it keeps getting better with each listen! About Memoirs of a Geisha I don't have to say anything . . . everybody knows it's another JW masterpiece. Why does Joe have to use everything as an opportunity to take a swing at the man to whom this whole website is dedicated? I really don't understand...That's because Joe is an ignorant. No, because Joe is more decerning than you, and those that just declare everything JW does as a masterpiece. There not, and his recent works are not as good as his older stuff, get over it, and learn the meaning of the word ignorant, your ignorant of its meaning bub. And Maestro you don't see me bash is good stuff. I don't get excited about John winning awards for his lesser works. If you guys want to get excited about his getting the scraps go for it.Before you call me ignorant, bub, learn how to spell "they're" and "you're"!!! Anyway, you are not more decerning, not by a long shot. IMO, Munich and Memoirs are different kinds of scores . . . they are not Harry Potter or Star Wars, granted, but they are still masterpieces. (Yes, for me Munich is also a masterpiece.) You need to learn to appreciate other stuff as well.look at the little spelling nazi, course considering where your from...Obviously we're dealing here with a kindergartner. Go back to your playpen and let the adults talk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 yesh, who are u?That's what I wanna know too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 MaestroJW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 MaestroJW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Memiors of a Geisha is a great score. One of JW's best in the last 7 years. Then again, most of John's stuff has been great over the last 7 years...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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