JoeinAR 1010 Report post Posted January 23 I expect a failure on ss behalf. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 320 Report post Posted January 31 I recently found an article that details more about Steven Spielberg's upcoming adaptation. Here are all the official articles, in chronological publication: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/west-side-story-remake-spielberg-tony-kushner https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/steven-spielberg-met-puerto-rican-activists-west-side-story-concerns-1176285 https://deadline.com/2019/01/steven-spielberg-west-side-story-cast-ariana-debose-david-alvarez-josh-andres-rivera-rachel-zegler-1202535002/ Looking forward to more updates, and really looking forward to this film next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stefancos 8670 Report post Posted February 6 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156891886195692&id=616645691 David Newman to conduct and arrange the score. 1 1 7 The Illustrious Jerry, Bayesian, Falstaft and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveMc 1229 Report post Posted February 6 Interesting choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUlyssesian 812 Report post Posted February 6 10 minutes ago, Stefancos said: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156891886195692&id=616645691 David Newman to conduct and arrange the score. Hmm. CC seems to like him! http://www.filmtracks.com/composers/newmand.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrbellamy 3059 Report post Posted February 6 So what are the odds at this point that The Post was the last Spielberg/Williams collab? 1 Will reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stefancos 8670 Report post Posted February 6 6 minutes ago, SteveMc said: Interesting choice. Making it more likely Randy Newman will oneday score a Spielberg film? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dougie 4419 Report post Posted February 6 Haven't heard from David Newman since Serenity! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATXHusker 190 Report post Posted February 6 23 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: So what are the odds at this point that The Post was the last Spielberg/Williams collab? I certainly hope not, but it looks to be headed that way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerebral Cortex 1276 Report post Posted February 6 I'm holding out hope for at least Indy 5 being their last. 1 Will reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 320 Report post Posted February 6 6 hours ago, Stefancos said: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156891886195692&id=616645691 David Newman to conduct and arrange the score. Oh, man! I'm disappointed. Not to say that I'm no longer interested in seeing this upcoming adaptation, but this has lessened my excitement for it quite a bit. I thought for certain that John Williams would be attached to this. Now that I think about it, though, it most likely has to do with a conflict in scheduling. Filming on West Side Story is scheduled to commence this summer; there would need to be prerecorded music for the actors on the set; at the same time that Steven Spielberg will be filming, the Maestro will be working on Star Wars, Episode IX. That makes sense. 2 Will and Bayesian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crocodile 3640 Report post Posted February 6 It makes sense. They'll probably use most the Bernstein material anyway. Plus other composers really excel at scoring Spielberg's films. Karol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 320 Report post Posted February 6 Thomas Newman did a good job with Bridge of Spies, as did Alan Silvestri on Ready Player One (I never saw The Color Purple, so I never listened to Quincy Jones' music). Still, every time I watch those films, I cannot help but ponder what the Maestro would have contributed to those two projects. 3 The Illustrious Jerry, Will and SteveMc reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 10320 Report post Posted February 6 Better music. 4 1 Once, Bayesian, crumbs and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Illustrious Jerry 1804 Report post Posted February 6 Ready Player One didn't really seem like a film for the maestro, in my opinion. Although it would've benefited from his music. Newman's Bridge of Spies is actually very good. It often sounds very Williams. But JW himself, yes, would've been a lovely asset. EDIT: Just saw the announcement. Interesting choice, but boy was that ever anti-climactic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 320 Report post Posted February 6 1 hour ago, Jay said: Better music. Obviously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Penna 842 Report post Posted February 6 4 hours ago, dougie said: Haven't heard from David Newman since Serenity! Pretty sure I haven't listened to anything he's done since Ice Age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 2729 Report post Posted February 6 I would have preferred Alfred Newman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 4844 Report post Posted February 6 What the...? Immeasurably disappointing. Get your shit together Spielberg. Williams was the only person who should've arranged and conducted your first (and probably only) musical after decades of procrastination. And stop having long breaks between films at the same time as Williams, then ramping up your schedule again at the same time Williams is busy with Star Wars! At this rate, Randy Newman will score Indiana Jones 5. 2 Will and Bayesian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasey Kockroach 1666 Report post Posted February 6 Big fedora, no cattle! 1 1 crumbs and dougie reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 320 Report post Posted February 6 19 minutes ago, crumbs said: At this rate, Randy Newman will score Indiana Jones 5. I know that was a joke, but just for reassurance, it has been known for a while that Indiana Jones 5 is set. https://twitter.com/MovieMantz/status/741091519180869632/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^741091519180869632&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slashfilm.com%2Fstar-wars-episode-viii-score%2F 1 Will reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 1082 Report post Posted February 6 To be fair, at 87, conducting, arranging and underscoring is probably a big ask. I imagine one would have to commit to working on the project during pre-production, production and post-production. That could be 6 months plus so I doubt even if JW wanted to do it he could have spared the time, what with Episode IX and conducting commitments. Wouldn’t even blame him if he had no desire to do it tbh. Obviously, I would have loved JW to do this, but maybe it is a bit too much. Interested to see what David Newman does. 3 crumbs, Will and The Illustrious Jerry reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 4844 Report post Posted February 6 20 minutes ago, JohnnyD said: I know that was a joke, but just for reassurance, it has been known for a while that Indiana Jones 5 is set. He was also slated for Ready Player One before dropping out... These days nothing is etched in stone until he puts pencil to paper. 13 minutes ago, Alex said: Obviously, I would have loved JW to do this, but maybe it is a bit too much. Interested to see what David Newman does. David strikes me as a Williams recommendation anyway, so presumably he was asked and declined for whatever reason (and there's several possibilities). Just so disappointing, if not entirely unexpected. If the project had happened a year earlier, I'd guess Williams would have done it. 1 Will reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yavar Moradi 215 Report post Posted February 6 David Newman is an awesome choice so I really can't fathom all the disappointment here when Williams would better spend his time writing original scores at this point rather than spending months and months tailoring another composer's music to this new film, IMO. Williams will either being working on another film, a concert work, or getting much needed rest. And for those of you who haven't heard a new D. Newman score since Serenity...here you go: Yavar 3 1 Once, SteveMc, Not Mr. Big and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Skywalker 534 Report post Posted February 6 More time for star wars I suppose ...I just hope he scores indy v. 1 Yavar Moradi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerebral Cortex 1276 Report post Posted February 6 33 minutes ago, Yavar Moradi said: David Newman is an awesome choice so I really can't fathom all the disappointment here when Williams would better spend his time writing original scores at this point rather than spending months and months tailoring another composer's music to this new film, IMO. Williams will either being working on another film, a concert work, or getting much needed rest. He did the theme to Galaxy Quest so he is A-OK in my book. 3 Yavar Moradi, El Jefe and SteveMc reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 4844 Report post Posted February 6 That's a great theme and score, indeed. There's a real 'passing of the torch' going on from Williams to the Newman family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Illustrious Jerry 1804 Report post Posted February 7 I don't think people are disappointed in Newman. I think that Williams was the only person keeping interest alive, so when he isn't involved the JW Fan community is taken aback and a certain degree of interest is lost in the project altogether. Personally, I think this is terrible idea for Spielberg to undertake at this point. I am not at all interested in the film. But interestingly enough I'm excited to hear what Newman does. I haven't heard too much from him since Ice Age. 2 Not Mr. Big and crumbs reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUlyssesian 812 Report post Posted February 7 Would it really be interesting for Williams to work painstakingly for 6 months on 3 hours of music not his own? I think I can see that it would not be an alluring proposition for him. I would agree in the long run I would rather have new music from him than him getting tied up in an arrangement job. At this point in his career, you are not going to hire Williams to simply arrange music for you. 9 The Illustrious Jerry, Kasey Kockroach, Alex and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Illustrious Jerry 1804 Report post Posted February 7 If I was John Williams right now, I would've called Steven the minute I heard about the film to tell him that I wouldn't want to do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien F 588 Report post Posted February 7 I'm not at all disappointed by this news. It isn't a project that interests me, either as a movie or as a score. Being realistic, there is probably only a small number of future movies for which JW will compose and arranging someone else's music seems like a waste of that time. I'd rather he spends his energy focusing on Ep9. That is the biggest priority for me. Had Spielberg decided to do Robopocalypse, I definitely would have wanted JW to score that. After Ep9, who knows. It wouldn't surprise me if he retires from scoring, and I wouldn't be too disappointed with that, but then it would be really nice if his last movie is for Spielberg, perhaps Indy 5. But I don't think I'll be able to fully relax until JW has finished his final recording session for Ep9. Nothing can get in the way of that. 1 Not Mr. Big reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 4844 Report post Posted February 7 37 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: If I was John Williams right now, I would've called Steven the minute I heard about the film to tell him that I wouldn't want to do it. Maybe Williams said, "Steven, you're really wasting my twilight years as a film composer directing stuff like this. How about doing something challenging and original for me to score?" 1 Once reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex 1082 Report post Posted February 7 “So, after 40 years it’s ‘give it to one of the Newmans or Silvestri and good luck’” “I don’t recall saying good luck.” 4 2 Kasey Kockroach, The Illustrious Jerry, Muad'Dib and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muad'Dib 1141 Report post Posted February 7 I wanna see a female composer doing a Spielberg flick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Not Mr. Big 2166 Report post Posted February 7 3 hours ago, Damien F said: I'm not at all disappointed by this news. It isn't a project that interests me, either as a movie or as a score. Being realistic, there is probably only a small number of future movies for which JW will compose and arranging someone else's music seems like a waste of that time. I'd rather he spends his energy focusing on Ep9. That is the biggest priority for me. Had Spielberg decided to do Robopocalypse, I definitely would have wanted JW to score that. Robopocalypse - one of the great unmade film's! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 4844 Report post Posted February 7 Michael Bay is doing that, or was. The script must have been awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dougie 4419 Report post Posted February 10 1 Alexcremers reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostbusters II 3764 Report post Posted February 10 Here is your receipt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dougie 4419 Report post Posted February 10 This is where they pay taxes, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Illustrious Jerry 1804 Report post Posted February 13 On February 6, 2019 at 12:31 PM, mrbellamy said: So what are the odds at this point that The Post was the last Spielberg/Williams collab? You know, I keep saying that I want him to at least hold out for Indy 5, and at best another unannounced Spielberg flick and a second Tintin. Now I realize that Episode IX may very well be, however sad, a perfect Exsultate for the maestro: with the close of the saga comes the close of his magnum opus. It's quite beautiful. Indy 5 seems to always have a later expected release date every time I check. And for Tintin I was thinking the other day that Desplat could probably write a very good sequel score if he had to. 1 Hurwitz Fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dougie 4419 Report post Posted February 13 I doubt Indy 5 will ever happen. And if it does, Williams will think twice, Spielberg will move on, and Ford will go "fuck it". They'll probably get the Solo guy Alden Emmerich to play him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alexcremers 1496 Report post Posted February 13 On 2/10/2019 at 7:08 AM, dougie said: Spielberg himself could have played David Mann in Duel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 4844 Report post Posted February 13 4 hours ago, dougie said: I doubt Indy 5 will ever happen. And if it does, Williams will think twice, Spielberg will move on, and Ford will go "fuck it". They'll probably get the Solo guy Alden Emmerich to play him. Pretty much this. When they threw Koepp's script in the bin (geez, didn't see that coming) and Kasdan's son started from scratch, I knew the project was basically dead in the water. The same thing happened a few years before Indy 4 started shooting when Darabont's script was tossed, except this time I doubt it'll reach fruition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostbusters II 3764 Report post Posted February 13 The first time I saw Steven Spielberg was in The Blues Brothers. So when I saw the introductory video for the E.T. ride, I was like, "Hey, it's that guy from the end of The Blues Brothers!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeinAR 1010 Report post Posted March 23 I just worry that taking a great film musical like this is beyond his ability to make it better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 2787 Report post Posted March 24 To cite Pauline Kael's review back from 1961 which seems prophetic in foretelling the problems of adapting that thing for a 2019 audience: Quote The irony of this hyped-up, slam-bang production is that those involved apparently don't really believe that beauty and romance can be expressed in modern rhythms, because whenever their Romeo and Juliet enter the scene, the dialogue becomes painfully old-fashioned and mawkish, the dancing turns to simpering, sickly romantic ballet, and sugary old stars hover in the sky. When true love enters the film, Bernstein abandons Gershwin and begins to echo Richard Rodgers, Rudolf Friml, and Victor Herbert. There's even a heavenly choir. When Romeo-Tony meets his Juliet- Maria, everything becomes gauzy and dreamy and he murmurs, "Have we met before?" When Tony, floating on the clouds of romance, is asked, "What have you been taking tonight?" he answers, "A trip to the moon." Match that for lyric eloquence! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 10320 Report post Posted Thursday at 03:22 PM West Side Story Adds Over 40 Performers for its Sharks/Jets Chorus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Jefe 476 Report post Posted Sunday at 06:20 AM On 2/7/2019 at 5:55 AM, The Illustrious Jerry said: If I was John Williams right now, I would've called Steven the minute I heard about the film to tell him that I wouldn't want to do it. I think Danny Elfman expressed something similar when Tim Burton did Sweeney Todd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
