Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 424: 82% of his filmography has been officially released.423: He holds the record for most Academy Award nominations (tied with Alfred Newman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Only 82?? What have they missed??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,252 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Only 82?? What have they missed???Family Plot, Black Sunday, Daddy's Gona A-Hunting and so on and on and on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Ohhhh, right...I was thinking that he has scored a certain amount of films, but we only know about 82% of them...wow, I'm an idiot. Well, I'm tired! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob 0 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 wow, I'm an idiot.You just gave someone a new sig quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 422 - He has a deep friendship with Steven Spielberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 421: Hans Zimmer considers him to have the most knowledge of film scoring out of any living person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 420: He was born on February 8, 1932419: Composed the score to Alfred Hitchcock's final film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI 0 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 418. He is the greatest composer that ever lived (thus far) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 418. He is the greatest composer that ever lived (thus far)Disputable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Actually, I don't see how it is. It is plainly either wrong or moot to say such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 And so this list prematurely ends ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 No! WAIT! I can come up with something else!417. Uh, he likes apple pie....right? He must! Everyone likes apple pie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,306 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 No! WAIT! I can come up with something else!417. Uh, he likes apple pie....right? He must! Everyone likes apple pie!416. John Williams hates apple pie for they are the living seeds of his beloved trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,053 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Actually, I don't see how it is. It is plainly either wrong or moot to say such a thing.It's called "500 things I know about John Williams", not 500 actual facts.415. Williams backed out of scoring Inchon and supposedly told the producers they could sue him but he wasn't going to do the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Well, in that case, that is something I know to be true, in relation to John Williams. 414. He spent some time in the Hebrew university in Jerusalem reseaching music, when preparing the adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 413 - He has scored most of Spielberg's movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 412. He doesn't think anyone remembers The Accidental Tourist. Whether he meant that he scored it or the film itself. He wasn't clear when he told me. [i'm not joking BTW] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 412. He doesn't think anyone remembers The Accidental Tourist. Whether he meant that he scored it or the film itself. He wasn't clear when he told me. [i'm not joking BTW]Well, I guess he's still fond of that score, because he performed the main theme as an encore during his concerts in Chicago last November. When I met him after one of the gigs, I thanked him for that and he graciously replied "Oh, did you like it?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,617 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 411-Williams scored Heartbeeps because...?K.M.Waiting for someone to fill in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,252 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 411-Williams scored Heartbeeps because...?K.M.Waiting for someone to fill inBecause he is a close friend of the producer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Really? I thought it was just the CE3K connection. Didn't know they were good friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 410. He is a Democrat.409. He has won two Emmies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Actually, I believe he's won 3 Emmies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Actually, I believe he's won 3 Emmies.Jane Eyre, Heidi... and what else? Imdb lists those two and nominations for Alcoa Theater and music direction at the 2002 Oscars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 You're correct. I thought he won in '02, for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 408: His birth name is John Towner Williams.407: Jaws was his first Oscar for his own music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Well....technically, he did write some music for Fiddler on the Roof (good music, too). But, yes, he was not awarded for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 406. His son was the (singing?) voice of Adult Simba in The Lion King.405. He'll be making his first ever Michigan appearance this April in Detroit.404. He's met me twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 404: [EDIT] 403: He's only met me once. But he came to Blossom Ohio to see me in the audience a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 402 (Pixie's should be 403): He's never met me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 404: He's only met me once. But he came to Blossom Ohio to see me in the audience a couple of times. Were you at the Blossom concert in 2002? That's one of the times I saw him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 401: He's conducted Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture with the Boston Pops Orchestra. I have it and it's great, even if its a little too quick in the most important of places (the opening especially).400: He is master of the film franchise, often creating the themes which signal to the audience another film in a particular franchise, before happily buggering off to do another Spielberg drama/thriller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,252 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 401: He's conducted Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture with the Boston Pops Orchestra. I have it and it's great, even if its a little too quick in the most important of places (the opening especially).Care to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob 0 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 410. He is a Democrat.Now you've gotten me curious. Would you mind elaborating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 404: He's only met me once. But he came to Blossom Ohio to see me in the audience a couple of times. Were you at the Blossom concert in 2002? That's one of the times I saw him.Yes I was! Small world. He did two concerts on consecutive nights that year. The first one was a concert of his "serious" concert pieces, including his recent "Treesong". Gil Shaham was the soloist. That concert also included Sound the Bells, and other works. The second night was the big film-score concert. I'm happy to say I was able to get to both concerts. It was a great experience. Where abouts do you live? I was living in Kent Ohio at the time so it was just a 30 minute drive to get to Blossom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Cool to know you were there too! I live in mid-Michigan, and was at the film score concert with my parents and brother (I was still in high school at the time). It was a great program, as I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 410. He is a Democrat.Now you've gotten me curious. Would you mind elaborating?It's just a safe assumption. He appeared on stage with Bono and conducted the Pops for the Democratic Convention in 2004 and in 1988 wrote "Fanfare For Michael Dukakis", the Democratic candidate for president that year. I've always wondered what would have happened to this piece of music had Dukakis won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,252 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 And some ten years ago there was rumor that Clinton wanted to comission Williams "The Clinton Theme". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,053 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Somehow I picture banjos and something similar to the Missouri Breaks...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Somehow I picture banjos and something similar to the Missouri Breaks...... "The People Protest" from The Reivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,053 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Even though it wasn't written by Williams, 'Dueling Banjos" from Deliverance comes to mind.But that's enough from me, better get back to the countdown before the Mr. Breathmask comes in.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Cool to know you were there too! I live in mid-Michigan, and was at the film score concert with my parents and brother (I was still in high school at the time). It was a great program, as I remember.It really was! I probably saw you there (among the other 15,000 people LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 399: He has influenced many composers working today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 398. If his music hadn't become famous, he once believed (about 8 years ago) that his music for Star Wars would probably be in a libary somewhere gathering dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 398. If his music hadn't become famous, he once believed (about 8 years ago) that his music for Star Wars would probably be in a libary somewhere gathering dust.It is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 Indeed, but if Prokofiev is gathering dust, then said dust is fine for anyone. In fact it's a surprise compliment, in JW's case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 397: He usually avoids reading the script before seeing the movie, so he doesn't visualize the picture differently than it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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