Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Title says it all. Post a YouTube video of one of your favourite John Williams pieces here, as a way of sending him positive energy, love, and prayers in this difficult time. And really listen to this piece! No negative posts allowed here! I'll start: one of John Williams's all-time best classics, the piece that really put him on the map and made him a superstar among film music composers.... 43 years ago!!! How time flies. apples 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Speedy recovery from what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Amer 2,110 Posted October 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2018 5 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said: Speedy recovery from what? I believe he has been hospitalized in London. He has canceled his appearance in the London RAH concert. Also the Vienna concert has been canceled. Wishing our beloved Maestro a speedy recovery and good health. Josh500, SteveMc, crumbs and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 Another classic, and John Williams looking good here! But damn this orchestra is good too. Anybody know which one it is? Berlin Philharmonic? Sounds almost like the LSO! toothless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aescalle 122 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 😓I wanna cryyyy !Wishing John Williams a good Recovery apples and Josh500 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Since it gets kinda lost in the other thread... How many of you support the idea to send a unique custom Get Well card to him? I feel it could be much more personal than a storebought one, maybe get a chuckle out of him with a caricature like the ones the drawing guy you often bring up and whose name I can't remember did, there's a thread somewhere full of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Holko said: Since it gets kinda lost in the other thread... How many of you support the idea to send a unique custom Get Well card to him? I feel it could be much more personal than a storebought one, maybe get a chuckle out of him with a caricature like the ones the drawing guy you often bring up and whose name I can't remember did, there's a thread somewhere full of them. I'd support the idea. But do you even know where to send it? And besides, John Williams isn't apt to stay in London for weeks on end. Maybe a few days, a week tops. At least that's what I'm assuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 That's the next question, someone has a contact from the LSO, maybe they could ask a manager to bring it to him or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2018 On a scale of 1-10, how much of a speedy recovery do you wish John Williams to have? Vote now! Will, Ollie, Cerebral Cortex and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Up to 11 of course! Been listening to this a lot lately: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, Holko said: That's the next question, someone has a contact from the LSO, maybe they could ask a manager to bring it to him or something like that. I think it's a good idea, I really do, but that's one "if" and one "maybe" too many. I doubt if JW will even get it. Remember, JW being hospitalised is worldwide news, he's apt to get hundreds of cards and get well wishes, not just from friends, family and fans, but also from people in the movie business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just now, Josh500 said: I doubt if JW will even get it. With that attitude he surely won't! Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Steve McQueen said: Up to 11 of course! Don't even bother responding to the trolls! They always come out in hordes when something tragic or unforeseen happens.... 1 minute ago, Holko said: With that attitude he surely won't! I don't want to discourage you from it. If you really think it'll work, then by all means go ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thor 7,506 Posted October 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2018 I hope it's OK if I post Mike Mattessino's recent Facebook post here, since there were no pertinent details about the illness other than to comfort us all a little bit -- which we need right now: Quote I can tell you that this is a routine illness and that he will be fine. They will simply get him well in a London hospital and then send him home to L.A. as soon as he can travel. Remco, Ollie, SteveMc and 13 others 10 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Thor said: I hope it's OK if I post Mike Mattessino's recent Facebook post here, since there were no pertinent details about the illness other than to comfort us all a little bit -- which we need right now: Well, let's hope for the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, Josh500 said: Don't even bother responding to the trolls! They always come out in hordes when something tragic or unforeseen happens.... Why couldn't you have fallen ill instead of John Williams, Josh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 Wow, I'm seeing this for the first time! Another one of my favourites. So heartwarming und positive. Takes you back to childhood, almost. Too early for the holiday season, maybe, but what the hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi 404 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Hope he will be fine Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockdown 238 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 @Lockdown One of my favourites. Tragic and intimate, while at the same time epic and absolutely gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockdown 238 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I know this wouldn't be too much of a popular opinion around here, but it is my all-time favorite Star Wars score. From the Across the Stars medley, all the way to how similar it sounds to a lot of his early HP writing....mostly Chamber of Secrets. Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Lockdown said: I know this wouldn't be too much of a popular opinion around here, but it is my all-time favorite Star Wars score. I think the score to Attack of the Clones is generally highly regarded here, it's just the movie that's universally hated, condemned, and ridiculed. I'm not one of them, but the Attack of the Clones probably is the weakest installment in the Star Wars saga. Lockdown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bespin 8,483 Posted October 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2018 I wish he could return home in California the fastest possible. To be sick it's one thing, to be sick far from home is another. Pieter Boelen, Josh500 and SteveMc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Bespin said: I wish he could return home in California the fastest possible. To be sick it's one thing, to be sick far from home is another. Indeed. I wonder whether his wife traveled with him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Again, I'm astonished that nobody on this forum seems to have a direct link to John Williams' entourage or agent to get fresh news. Do some of his family member have a FB page or twitter account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Bespin said: John Williams' entourage or agent to get fresh news. Entourage? 😂 Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 What's funny about this word? You don't know it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Five Tones 302 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Nothing to post - just sincere wishes for a full recovery and safe trip home, Maestro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Amer 2,110 Posted October 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2018 Another source to me has confirmed his condition is stable and they are waiting for clearance from the Doctors so that he can return home. So that's some good news for now. Nick Parker, Remco, Andy and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I saw this on Twitter, is it real? Mike Matessino supposedly wrote this on his FB page: "I can tell you that this is a routine illness and that he will be fine. They will simply get him well in a London hospital and then send him home to L.A. as soon as he can travel." aescalle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, Amer said: Another source to me has confirmed his condition is stable and they are waiting for clearance from the Doctors so that he can return home. So that's some good news for now. What source is it? Anyway, if true, that's good news indeed! 14 minutes ago, Bespin said: What's funny about this word? You don't know it? I'm laughing at you! Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 "stable" can mean a lot of things.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Carrie Fisher was stable for two days... But Johnny will be spry and healthy for years! Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Holko said: Carrie Fisher was stable for two days... *ET voice* "Ouch" Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, King Mark said: "stable" can mean a lot of things.... Yeah I bet it just means that they had no room for him in the hospital proper so they've got him out in the stables hoping for the best. Will and Holko 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 I don't wanna be too negative here, but it means "stable under the circumstances"..... And anyway I don't like this word; the doctors use this word to describe patients after tough, risky operations.... Because if he's so fine and dandy already, why cancel the concerts that's scheduled in two weeks' time? Doesn't add up. Locrius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Because he feels like shit and he can't get home quick enough. tmarps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 He chucked a sickie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Probably just congested from cranking the AC so he can overdress in hot LA weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,506 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 48 minutes ago, Bespin said: I saw this on Twitter, is it real? Mike Matessino supposedly wrote this on his FB page: "I can tell you that this is a routine illness and that he will be fine. They will simply get him well in a London hospital and then send him home to L.A. as soon as he can travel." Yes, I just posted this message a few posts up. Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostov 58 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Wish you a fast recovery maestro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrzwM0JEgwI&list=PLCD9mVi9L2hiMVIM3VhdHug9AX8tu8WHZ&index=3 Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Get well soon John! Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Kostov said: Wish you a fast recovery maestro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrzwM0JEgwI&list=PLCD9mVi9L2hiMVIM3VhdHug9AX8tu8WHZ&index=3 Nice one! You know, this is one of my favourites. The excitement and raw energy is palpable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scc 8 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Best wishes for a full recovery. Kia Kaha JW. For me, the two Empires were the greatest works. Empire Of The Sun was a masterwork, it held that journey together and gave it tone and grounding. I listened to the other Empire on original LP until the needle wore out back in the 80s. For the limited time he had to prepare that soundtrack (Weeks!), it must have the highest ROI of any soundtrack ever produced. Genius. Josh500 and SteveMc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 29 minutes ago, scc said: Empire Of The Sun was a masterwork, it held that journey together and gave it tone and grounding. Agreed! There's one score I know it's a masterpiece, but that I listen to far too rarely. The OST album is good enough, but the wonderful LLL edition puts it over the top.... Here's JW conducting the BPO playing Exsultate Justi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 This thread is beautiful thought, but it will certainly spill petrol in the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will 2,215 Posted October 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2018 I have a hole in my heart right now -- and I wasn't even planning on attending either concert. It sounds like he'll be OK but what a crazy day. 😭 Josh500, _deleted_ and Cerebral Cortex 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Grensleaves 1 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Get Well, Maestro. I Hope he can recovery at home safe and soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohmQ8UQvgw Josh500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,131 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 I don't post often, but I can't stay silent when our Maestro is stricken ill. Speedy isn't fast enough for a recovery. Someone please wave a wand to make him better. Sending love and good wishes to a man I admire and adore. Josh500 and Cerebral Cortex 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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