TownerFan 4,983 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Read here:http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug/12/entertainment/la-et-cm-gustavo-dudamel-simon-bolivar-movie-20130811Very nice of him!(Thanks to Mari for pointing it out!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 That's actually quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Damn...more competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Cool!Didn't know Dudamel was writing a score, so it will be great to hear what he's got in store for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 It's healthy to have competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 It's healthy to have competition.True, but not everyone has JW giving guidance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 From what I gather all JW did for Gustavo was major moral support, not give away all of his secret techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I'm 95% teasing. I am a fan of both Dudamel and JW - but it's nice to have powerful friends. With that said, Dudamel is a touch notch musician who's overcome a lot to be where he is and deserves all his success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I'm 99% meh. Dudamel is talented but I'm not gonna bust out the champagne for this news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Gustavo Dudamel is the next John Williams. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 And Gustavo Santallallollaaa is the next Jerry Goldsmith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 I wasn't aware he was a composer. I know him from the LA Philharmonic, and he's hit or miss with me on classical music. Given his skill as a classically trained musician and conductor, I am interested to see how this turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Nice of JW to give him some moral support. But didn't Dudamel say that he is not too keen to repeat the experience. So no worries for all those composer folks out there for more JW backed competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Shame. Zimmer needs more competition though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 It's rare to see a classical conductor of his caliber try his hand at film composition. Maybe this will be his "On the Waterfront"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Start an early Oscar campaign! Get him nominated! JW will vote for him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 I think it's all a clever plan by JW--Dudamel gets nominated for an Oscar/wins, becomes a part of the voting Academy, then he votes for JW every Oscar season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 154 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 That'll get Hans Zimmer for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 It's rare to see a classical conductor of his caliber try his hand at film composition. Maybe this will be his "On the Waterfront"?Maybe Alex Ross will be allowed to praise this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 http://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140727/los-angeles-philharmonics-gustavo-dudamel-scores-first-movie-soundtrackWhen he first started composing for the film, Dudamel invited Williams over to his house to hear a bit of it. “I was so nervous that day, but when I played for him he told me it sounded really good and went on to tell me to develop this or that. He said, ‘Don’t create a symphony. Sometimes only use one element to create tension.’”Dudamel says Williams is “like a god to me. I think, in general, he’s not only a great film composer, but I think is one of the great composers in the history of music.” Mari and Muad'Dib 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Too bad that as we all know Williams is only good at "describing" tension, not creating it. Mari and Sharkissimo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hmmmmmmm never mind. Sick kids and feeling way more ornery than usual.My first genuinely touchy and subsequently edited/aborted post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Didn't like your first thread about this topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Oooh they mispelled Tintin in that article. It's Tintin not Tin-Tin! What amateurish rag of a newspaper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hmmmmmmm never mind. Sick kids and feeling way more ornery than usual.My first genuinely touchy and subsequently edited/aborted post!Despite your retraction, my remark was admittedly a cheap shot at posts I've read recently, including yours. I don't mean to disparage your opinion. In fact, to an extent I see where you're coming from. Minority Report, a score that has endeared itself to me more and more in recent years, rarely achieves the noirish disquiet I instinctually associate with the deep, glowering woodwind clusters of Bernard Herrmann. And Williams's latter day action writing often expends so much energy just keeping up with the on-screen mayhem that it excites less than it enervates. But if Williams tends broadly toward a clinical precision or fussy ornateness, as some have implied, I don't see it. I'm biased, of course. To me, Williams's music, more than anything else, feels like home -- a place to which I always look to return, no matter where my film music travels take me. Hope your kids feel better soon! Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Cheers mate; like I said, it's not in my nature (or at least I try to prevent it from being in my nature) to get touchy at all, least of all on the internet. But I'm glad for a bit more explanation beyond the initial quip, and I understand fully. And for the record, I love Minority Report and generally prefer mid-90s and post-mid-90s Williams to his earlier stuff.I think these apparently radical notions are symptomatic of a larger artistic transformation, which I'll talk about in my other thread where it's more appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I read Alan's initial post as being a funny piss-take. Was I wrong to? I didn't see your first response. I'm guessing you took him at face value? Was you right to? I'm a bit confused! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hmmmmmmm never mind. Sick kids and feeling way more ornery than usual.My first genuinely touchy and subsequently edited/aborted post!You George Lucassed your post?KarolP.S. All the best your kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Didn't like your first thread about this topic Please mods, merge threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Done and done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I admit, I liked Alan's post because Mike's recent comments about Williams's dramatic sensibilities hit a nerve, and have somewhat rubbed me the wrong way. I can't quite pinpoint why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Alan's post was just a piss-take. And I believe Mike to it to heart. But they've both hugged and made up...I hope!Hope your kids get better Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Who's Mike when he's at home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Stop talking about me, you'll give me a panic attack!And I've gotta say, especially Sharky, don't take anything I say as anything more than just a summary of my own experiences. I'm not trying to peddle any ultimate truths here. Don't let it bother you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Who's Mike when he's at home?I was wondering the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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