Tom

What a delightfully insane, yet weirdly down to earth, man.

From what we know, he began writing in the fall and was done with the first movement by the end of the year. Outside of a couple of conducting gigs, it seems like he has not been working on anything else. We are nearing the end of April. I would have to think that it is almost done. I am getting the sense that it will not be premiered this year but next. Ax spends a good deal of time in Tanglewood in the summer. I wonder if Williams doesn't want to tinker with it with him later in the summer and then lock it for a premiere afterwards. Given that most symphonies have their schedules set by summer, I could see this most realistically as a Tanglewood 25 premiere.

Are you suggesting that Williams has Axed the concerto?

Anyone still annoyed that this film lost out to Shakespeare In Love?

Good thing, then, that Williams did not call it Hymn to the Draft Dodgers and Cowards.

Its all fun and games now, but remember your enthusiasm for this when you read the following blurb next year. "Due to overseas conducting commitments, Williams had to pass on scoring Spielberg's highly anticipated new UFO movie. Spielberg admitted that he was disappointed but looks forward to working with Zimmer for the first time."

I know it only references film scores, but I wonder if the piano concerto might get added.

Very obscure reference.

Does anyone think Weird Al is coming back for this?

Even if Spielberg is just producing, if Williams wants to do it, he will get to do it.

I believe that piece is known as "The Raider's March."

Not always. Museums give that stuff away for free. They put it all out on tables and label them for your convenience.

I wonder if Spielberg knows that he made this movie in the 70s. Williams better score the damn thing.

They are going to need someone better than Audrey Hepburn for this album.

The main themes of the following: The Rocketeer The Last Starfighter Air Force One Independence Day Star Trek First Contact Pee Wee's Big Adventure (yes, stupid, but great) Beetlejuice (see above) Linus and Lucy Twilight Zone the Movie--Nightmare at whatever feet theme Probably something from the Wrath of Khan