Williams scoring The Papers VS Ready Player One

[ocelot 508]

I think it's better for Williams to do Star Wars 8 and 9 and go somewhere really different musically between which is The Papers. Personally and musically I would prefer RPO, but at his age (and hopefully there are tons more scores from him) I'd rather he concentrate his adventure scoring on Star Wars so he has his legacy of 1 through 9. Here's to hoping. And bring on Silvestri into the Star Wars fold on the stand alones.

 

[mrbellamy 6,276]

The fact that he's got Star Wars definitely makes the RPO loss easier to swallow in and of itself. If John Williams were only doing Spielberg movies and suddenly it was just The Papers until Indy 5 in 2020 when there had also been this big ol sci-fi score waiting right around the corner, I would have been....vexed. 

 

As it is, I know there's gonna be that whole honeymoon period with TLJ from January-March of digging through the OST and hopefully FYC and getting to know all that music, plus hopefully plenty to enjoy with The Papers, so I probably won't be feeling that greedy and it should be easy to just appreciate a cool Alan Silvestri score. In some ways I feel like Thomas Newman probably got a rawer deal from me as a rabid, impatient JWFan since all I really wanted in October 2015 was new Williams music 

[Bryant Burnette 654]

There's no option for "whatever the fuck Williams feels like doing"?  That's how I'd vote.

[crumbs 14,306]

What we want is more important than what John wants!

[publicist 4,643]

Transformers VI: Force of Extinction!

[Bespin 8,480]

I am sad at this news, so John Williams really slows down.... I guess it's normal, but I don't like it! Maybe after Star Wars he will only accept "serious" movies, he has perfectly the right to chose, but then again, it makes me a little sad.

[Tom 4,650]

8 hours ago, mrbellamy said:

 until Indy 5 in 2020

I would not get my hopes up for, first the movie ever being made, and second, Williams scoring it. 

[Thor 7,490]

All this talk about Newman doing THE PAPERS. We already have a paper Newman score.

 

[Tom 4,650]

[publicist 4,643]

1 hour ago, Bespin said:

Maybe after Star Wars he will only accept "serious" movies, 

 

Or...die?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

If JW does Episode 9 right, there will be no need for him to do anything else afterwards.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Yes!

 

Not just his Star Wars legacy, his whole career!

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

It could happen!

[BloodBoal 7,538]

If it does, Williams will have no choice but to score the next trilogy to make up for the last one.

[crumbs 14,306]

If Williams retires after Star Wars IX, no one could begrudge him. He owes us nothing at this stage and frankly it's incredible he's even writing Star Wars scores at 85.

 

I'm certainly not holding my breath for him writing an Indiana Jones score at age 88. Frankly, Spielberg should scrap the whole film if he can't; Williams is as much a key ingredient to that series as Ford is (and Spielberg knows it, previously admitting he'd never make an Indiana Jones film without Ford, Kahn and Williams).

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[crumbs 14,306]

I'd rather the franchise died than hear another mediocre Giacchino interpretation of another Williams classic.

[Wojo 2,453]

Wait, doesn't Giacchino need to do a Bond film yet? The Incredibles can't count. 

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

5 minutes ago, Woj said:

Wait, doesn't Giacchino need to do a Bond film yet? The Incredibles can't count. 

 

Shut up!

[Will 2,215]

For some reason I hadn't realized until today that The Last Jedi and The Papers will be releasing within days of one another!

 

The Last Jedi is out December 15 in the U.S., and The Papers is out December 22 here (although only in limited release until January 12 - but presumably the soundtrack will still be out on the 22nd). 

 

So that is going to be one awesome week! Just as we're finishing up our first few listens of TLJ, we'll get hit with another Williams score to dig into. I have never experienced something like this, having only become a fan several years ago. What a Christmas present.

 

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[Will 2,215]

Glass half full, BloodBoal! 

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[Disco Stu 15,495]

Every new Williams score has a high probability of being his last, so it's good to get a couple at the same time.

[mrbellamy 6,276]

We're not even guaranteed The Papers.

[Will 2,215]

6 hours ago, Tom said:

I would not get my hopes up for, first the movie ever being made, and second, Williams scoring it. 

 

Since Disney owns Indiana Jones now, there will be more films, I assume. 

 

But, yes, whether Spielberg or Williams is involved is another story.