Romão 2,274 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Aren't these two pieces pretty much the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Aren't these two pieces pretty much the same?Yes they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 There slightly different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 There is more difference between the Sabrina theme and its reprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 This is one of my all-time favourite pieces by John Williams. I absolutely love it. It's a testament of the masterful composer he is.Williams originally wrote Esplanade Overture in 1981, as a kind of "comedy overture" for the Boston Pops. He then reutilized it as thematic material in the Monsignor score (probably because the film was so awful and he didn't want to waste a lot of his time!). The "Meeting in Sicily" piece on the Monsignor soundtrack album is more or less the "Esplanade Overture". There are little differences, btw. For example, in "Esplanade" the introduction is a bit longer and the finale is even more impressive, with the horns blowing out the theme on very high register just before the coda.It would be very nice if Williams or someone else will do a proper recording of the original piece. It's really one of his all-time best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I've never heard it but I do like Monsignor a lot. Is this officially released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodMusician 56 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 only on LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Honestly, I don't hear a single similarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 The concert version of "Meeting in Sicily" sounds more like a comedy overture than the film cue does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 only on LPI have the Monsignor LP; I meant the Overture... (Or did you mean that ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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