Spielberg gives update on Williams' health and why he didn't write the Bridge of Spies score

[Arnaud 6]

Hello all,

 

I don't think this has been noticed here.

 

Here's a link to a very interesting interview of Steven Spielberg by fellow director Marty Scorsese for Filmmaker Magazine on the occasion of the release of Bridge of Spies.

 

If you get to 47:20, Spielberg talks about the call he got from Williams telling him he was going to be fit with a pacemaker and was prevented from working for seven weeks by his doctor. This is probably also why Williams didn't conduct most of The Force Awakens.

 

http://filmmakermagazine.com/96810-watch-martin-scorsese-and-steven-spielberg-talk-about-bridge-of-spies/#.VpGmm0uE2iZ

 

I recommend the whole interview and seeing Bridge of Spies which is an excellent film.

 

Thanks to my friend Patrice for pointing out that interview.

[mrbellamy 6,272]

Yes, this was discussed here in October: http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/25698-john-williams-has-a-pacemaker/

[Arnaud 6]

Oops, sorry. I checked before posting but missed it. This was news to me. Please feel free to delete.

[Jay 37,287]

lol

[skyy38 21]

So, why was this entire affair, reported as a *back* problem first?

"Empiring" minds want to know!

[Zaralyyth 111]

Maybe they didn't want to worry anyone.

[skyy38 21]

9 minutes ago, Zaralyth said:

Maybe they didn't want to worry anyone.

Could have been the case.

But then again, I was getting hints of " Oh, the rumours of our impending divorce are false" and then, a week later, they get divorced anyways.

Williams has never struck ME as someone who needed a "Hollywood Spin", especially since nothing really "Scandalous" was never reported about him before.

It's his "back" first and then, his "heart".

I'm not buying any of this!

 

 

 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

8 hours ago, Arnaud said:

Oops, sorry. I checked before posting but missed it. This was news to me. Please feel free to delete.

 

JWfan has many spies. Birds, beasts...watching over John Williams 24/7!

[crumbs 14,300]

1 hour ago, skyy38 said:

Could have been the case.

But then again, I was getting hints of " Oh, the rumours of our impending divorce are false" and then, a week later, they get divorced anyways.

Williams has never struck ME as someone who needed a "Hollywood Spin", especially since nothing really "Scandalous" was never reported about him before.

It's his "back" first and then, his "heart".

I'm not buying any of this!

 

Do we really have any right to know about Williams' personal life, let alone his health? Your insinuations are absurd.