John Crichton 4 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 80 years and, as proved this last year despite fears (even my own) still going strong. A very happy birthday indeed.
Jay 46,244 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I hope I can still do things at 80 just as well as I will do them in my 30s.Happy birthday maestro. Truly an inspiration. Not to mention without you I wouldn't have met some really cool people.
Jeff 10 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Happy birthday! I'm retiring by age 65 but there are plenty of able accountants to fill my shoes. I can only hope John Williams is still having fun after all these years!
MissPadmé 17 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Happy Birthday maestro.. to your good health... and many many creative years to come! :)
King Mark 3,975 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Happy Birthday JWI hope he stays healthy and bring us new scores form many years still
alainmayrand 22 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Happy birthday John Williams!My short tribute to him here: http://alainmayrand.com/?page_id=553I am feeling kind of emotional. I wish he could live for another 80 years. One day we will not have JW scores to look forward to, but for now, let's celebrate!
Yoda Longbottom 0 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Happy birthday Maestro!For me, you are the greatest living composer of music for films and concert halls. Here's to you....!P.S. Despite everyone's predictions, I have a feeling you are going to win another Oscar this year... Roman
Jay 46,244 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Ah yes, our other former member who only returns to post once a year, on the maestro's birthday
KK 3,313 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Great tribute Alain, I must say I feel the same way to Williams. I'll always love his music for always whisking me away to a different world for a different adventure. Right now, I'm listening to E.T. God, I love this score....
MSM 194 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Happy Birthday mr. Williams and have a nice day my fellow JWFans!!
Matt C 605 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I just realized... John's birthday is only a week apart from mine.So I'm breaking out the wine and peach nectar early. Happy birthday to US!
Yoda Longbottom 0 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Ah yes, our other former member who only returns to post once a year, on the maestro's birthdayI know, I can't believe how young I was those 10 years ago when I started here! I'll be returning more often. Gosh I hate it that people have to grow old. At least Some of us (Maestro) would deserve to live forever though! Hopefully the next Nobel Prize will go to the one who finds a gen to achieve immortality.Great tribute Alain, I must say I feel the same way to Williams. I'll always love his music for always whisking me away to a different world for a different adventure. Right now, I'm listening to E.T. God, I love this score....Tell me about it! Which one are you playing? I love the original MCA CD that I got -- ironically -- at a used CD store for a dime in 2000.
KK 3,313 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Great tribute Alain, I must say I feel the same way to Williams. I'll always love his music for always whisking me away to a different world for a different adventure. Right now, I'm listening to E.T. God, I love this score....Tell me about it! Which one are you playing? I love the original MCA CD that I got -- ironically -- at a used CD store for a dime in 2000.As much as I love the MCA CD original, I'm currently relishing the great 2002 20th Anniversary edition. Simply awesome!
Yoda Longbottom 0 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 As much as I love the MCA CD original, I'm currently relishing the great 2002 20th Anniversary edition. Simply awesome!I still lack the 1996 MCA expanded and 2002's SACD print that is a must considering how much I love this score...
Xander Harris 9,675 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 E.T.As much as I love the MCA CD original, I'm currently relishing the great 2002 20th Anniversary edition. Simply awesome!I still lack the 1996 MCA expanded and 2002's SACD print that is a must considering how much I love this score...Get it. John Williams' greatest score the best it's ever sounded. The 20th remaster isn't as good, in my opinion.Happy Birthday and thanks for E.T., Star Wars, Jaws, Superman, Indy, Hook, Close Encounters, Jurassic Park, Home Alone, NBC News, Amazing Stories, the OIympics and, of course, Harry Potter. Thank you for everything (but especially those).
Damien F 2,079 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Happy birthday Maestro! Many thanks for half a century of music, and as always, looking forward to your next work.I've celebrated this day by listening to a track from every JW score I own, from 1966 to 2011. Nearly 5 hours of music, and I must say, it has been quite a journey. I first became aware of John Williams in the mid 90s and the first OST of his I bought was Jurassic Park in 1997. Listening back through all these scores made be very nostalgic for the late 90s to mid 2000s when I was discovering his music and eagerly awaiting his next new score or my next delivery from Amazon of his older work. No other composer's music connects to me on as many levels as JW. His music has been a constant in my life for over 15 years, and will be for many decades to come.Happy birthday!
Mari 279 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Here's a lenghty piece I wrote as a tribute for JW's 80th birthday for the Italian film music website ColonneSonore.net (it's in Italian, so you have to use those pesky automated transaltors if you want to grasp something of my blabber )http://www.colonneso...n-williams.htmlBravo, Maurizio! This is a fantastic, heartfelt tribute. I enjoyed it very much.Mari's annual birthday post! As always, thanks for the good wishes, Kathy, and hope you have a great rest of 2012!Thanks Alan! I hope 2012 is equally great for you. The Five Sacred Trees
Joe Brausam 234 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Happy birthday!His music led me on the path to a career that I love every moment of, it has been a wonderful gift.
ComposerEthan 24 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Happy Birthday Maestro! You are my worldly inspiration. Without you, I wouldn't be the composer/director/actor I am today. Hell I don't think I would even love movies.
MrJosh 1,205 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Happy Birthday, Mr. Williams. Your music has underscored my life since I saw Star Wars when I was 4 years old.
Josh500 1,620 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Happy Birthday Maestro! You are my worldly inspiration. Without you, I wouldn't be the composer/director/actor I am today. Hell I don't think I would even love movies.Every time I see your avatar pic, I am like, "Wait! When the heck did I write that!"And then I see it wasn't me at all...
Maurizio 6,913 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Small lovely tribute from music critic extraordinaire Alex Ross:http://www.therestisnoise.com/2012/02/john-williams-at-80.htmlHappy birthday John Williams!My short tribute to him here: http://alainmayrand.com/?page_id=553I am feeling kind of emotional. I wish he could live for another 80 years. One day we will not have JW scores to look forward to, but for now, let's celebrate!Really touching, Alain. I feel the same in many ways. Thanks for sharing it!
Maglorfin 219 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Ad multos annos, Maestro! I only listened to JW's music for the whole day yesterday. ^_^
chuck 155 Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Here's one more, beautiful arrangement in piano of Maestro JW's scores.
Jay 46,244 Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 :worship: :worship: :worship:That was amazingly terrific!!!!!!!!! Spectacular playing and spectacular arrangementIt actually caused to pause and remind myself that: Even though lately my film score time has been spent mostly trying to track down every last note of every last cue that makes up his entire film score, there's so much to admire about just the main THEMES of these scores that I sometimes forget about. My god, the man has written amazing themes in his lifetime. Truly incredible.
Muad'Dib 2,059 Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 That was awesome!But when he was playing "Jaws", he actually played Dvorak. I don't know if it was a joke, or an honest mistake
Incanus 5,890 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Posted February 10, 2012 Terrific arrangement but there are several pieces in the wrong key if my ears are not mistaken. And yes that version of Jaws Theme is certainly Dvorak more than JW.
Gilderoy 2 Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAESTRO!I want to send my best wishes to the great Maestro!Long life to you for our joy to listen again many many music created by Him!
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