Jay 37,368 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Awesome!!! This is why I love LTP concerts so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockdown 238 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I will be seeing Nightmare Before Christmas next month..and then Goblet of Fire in January (especially excited for that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyncMan 314 Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Here are some brief videos from that Pittsburgh concert that are interesting to examine. In this one, we hear Reeve say the word, 'Lois', where it wasn't heard in the final sound-mix from the theatrical cut. This video raises the question I have to those who attended the previous LTP concerts. The music heard over this shot... ...is the same as heard in the theatrical cut. (footage in question is all cued-up in the link) In these very next shots... ...there was no music in the final sound-mix of the theatrical cut, however, they are scored in this concert version. The music used over the above footage for the concert is the final 16 seconds of 'Rescue of Jimmy'-13M4. (audio portion in question is all cued-up in the link) Now, in the final sound-mix of the theatrical cut, this same portion of the 13M4-cue was used over these shots, just before Superman begins stopping the water flow with mountain boulders. Here is that footage from the theatrical cut here (it is all cued-up in the link) Now, here is my question . In the LTP concert version, would this said final portion of 13M4 be played again for the above footage or was a different portion of the score used, or no music at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ludwig 1,120 Posted February 18 Popular Post Share Posted February 18 I went to see Superman live in concert last night after first seeing the ads for it in the TSO's annual schedule almost a year ago. Boy was it worth the wait! It played to a packed house, was a great performance, and this time I had the added bonus of having my 10-year-old son ask to come along and he thought it was great, too and said he wanted to come to more. The acoustics of the hall and balance of the orchestra gave the score some new perspectives that were great to hear. The first thing I noticed was how much more prominent the percussion was. It gave extra bite and some more gravitas to the action in particular, but you could also hear it in the quieter moments, where it clarified the subtlety of Williams' imaginative orchestrations. But it was probably the soft moments that stood out as the real highlight, where you could hear such clarity and detail in the playing of solo instruments, like the horn then trumpet in Jonathan's Death and much of the wind writing in general, especially in the Smallville portion of the film. It gave these moments more poignance I think because the sound was more intimate. That's something else I enjoyed was that the sound itself had less reverb than the recording, so you could hear the instruments with such clarity that it really drew you in. And the audience seemed to sense that, too. There were the usual cheers and applause for both moving cues and heroic parts of the film. The end of the Smallville portion after Jonathan's funeral drew unexpected applause. It's not a bombastic end, of course, but you get that wonderful soaring melody that just hangs in the air then finally resolves. And I think that combined with the sadness of the funeral really moved people. The other moment to mention was in the film's climax during the catastrophes from the earthquake. All the heroic acts accompanied by Williams' famous fanfare motive got cheers and rapturous applause. It's said all the time that John's music makes the suspension of disbelief so easy, but it's another thing to experience it with one of his classic scores with a generation of people who grew up with this kind of score. Jimmy Olsen dangling from the burst dam, for example, prompted a shout of "hang on, Jimmy!", and when Superman stands there thinking and we know he's thinking, "oh my god, what must have happened to Lois?", after those few seconds where there's a slow zoom on his face as we realize the horror of what must have happened by now, someone shouts out "save Lois!". But it wasn't derogatory, everyone was sitting there rapt with attention, hoping with Superman that he could somehow get there in time. And when Williams' music cuts out when Superman drags Lois out of the car and realizes she's dead, you could hear a pin drop. No one made a sound. It made the re-entrance of Williams' music as Superman turns back the world all the more effective, drawing us along with the grief, anger, determination, and ultimately heroism of his final heroic act. It was a tremendous showcase of how Williams' score elevates with the right mix of emotions at the right time. During the whole climax, there's just so much happening so quickly, and Williams' score is there changing with every shift in mood. And when you're there with an audience of 2000 and a great live orchestra, it's pure magic. It may be the most satisfying LTP score I've been to, which includes the Star Wars OT, TFA, and now Superman. Can't wait to see if they program another Williams LTP for next season! Jurassic Shark, Tom, Brando and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyncMan 314 Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 On 07/11/2022 at 6:54 AM, SyncMan said: While your memories of that concert are still fresh, do you remember if there was music over this shot of the exploding Krypton planet? It would be a tympani-roll followed by a one note crash-chord from the entire orchestra. Here's a sample all cued up. That music would appear on the final 17 seconds of the LLL CD Track, "The Kryptonquake". That portion of that cue was not used in either the theatrical cut nor the 2000 extended director's cut, but was used in the extended TV cut. On 07/11/2022 at 9:14 AM, karelm said: Definitely, a big low brass kaboom that slowly turned in to the voyage cue before the musical kaboom ended. We have a video of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,660 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 5 hours ago, Ludwig said: Does anyone else think that the speakers hanging from the ceiling look like an elephant? Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 19/02/2024 at 12:51 AM, Tom said: Does anyone else think that the speakers hanging from the ceiling look like an elephant? Are you sure you know what an elephant looks like? Brando and Tallguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,660 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 damn thing even has eyes looking at me. Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyncMan 314 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Anybody up for Taiwan? March 2nd and 3rd, 2024 https://kpcaf.kcg.gov.tw/index.php?option=module&lang=cht&task=pageinfo&id=986&index=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SyncMan 314 Posted March 6 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 6 On 03/03/2023 at 5:53 PM, SyncMan said: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Thomas Wilkins, conductor Walt Disney Concert Hall. Los Angeles, CA March 15, 2024 https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2471/2024-03-15/superman-in-concert Mike M. will be the guest pre-concert lecturer in the BP Hall at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on the said date at 7PM before the 8PM concert. https://www.facebook.com/capedwondersupermanpodcast/posts/pfbid02RuBcRpTFkf2Jz3mixo1nY81R2AZYuf24zF8ZEP25WEYxiiaq7j9aZ6UrhDntPGWal?__cft__[0]=AZWBeDtkHOBNY5Zz_Aw1nReLoo0aaX4rjAF2iptfYiOqtf-XL8Rqq7RHwLRUHRAZmNERxbURHl5uYNw6BlrZszywSFkVf93gY-LnBJig2kUOX_Wi3vq75oCBWW7f4hLWwrSBXHhX9oGi8KJMRBWRTnwpaEmMbvygH7kh2ZQzLbGzfxA7mcKv6JjYHbhoxEC62LY&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R BTW, the show is sold-out. Some available seats just turned up, according to the LA Phil's link above Tallguy, BrotherSound and Brando 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,395 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 44 minutes ago, SyncMan said: BTW, the show is sold-out. That's too bad. I bet he's going to announce the Complete Star Wars that night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyncMan 314 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 The Mike M. talk at the Walt Disney Hall is part of the LA Philharmonic's 'Upbeat Live' series. https://www.laphil.com/learn/engage-with-the-music/upbeat-live According to that link, that pre-talk event maybe live-streamed/or recorded via Spotify. Jay and enderdrag64 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando 1,864 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 The concert was last night, did anyone get a chance to record the talk with Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Solo 18 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 For those who don't know all talks (like this one with MM) are posted on "Upbeat Live", however you need a music provider like Spotify or Apple Music (Podcasts) to listen to them. This one with Mike isn't posted yet, but should be really soon. enderdrag64 and Brando 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyncMan 314 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Sean O’Loughlin, Conductor Februray 7th and 8th, 2025. Vancouver, BC, Canada https://www.vancouversymphony.ca/event/superman-in-concert/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brando 1,864 Posted March 29 Popular Post Share Posted March 29 Here is Mikes talk before the concert: Amer, crumbs, ChrisAfonso and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,349 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Great and fun lecture. He's such a good speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,110 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 29/03/2024 at 4:02 PM, Brando said: Here is Mikes talk before the concert: Sadly it's not available to my region. Can I get a rip or download of this from somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando 1,864 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, Amer said: Sadly it's not available to my region. Can I get a rip or download of this from somewhere? If someone else doesn’t do it I can maybe see if I can record it somehow. Amer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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