Popular Post Lewya 360 Posted May 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2015 Not sure if this if this has been posted, Abrams on working with John Williams - Not Mr. Big, Jay, Muad'Dib and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 That's great Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Nice to hear some words about Williams from Abrams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Bridges burned with Gia confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Bridges burned with Gia confirmed.Finally Williams can get his ever-greedy clutches on this most beloved of franchises, namely third-rate STAR TREK sequels. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yessss. YESSSSSSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Finally watched it. New themes confirmed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy 55 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Was there doubt there would be new themes?Abrams looks like Woody Allen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Was there doubt there would be new themes?Indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 You used to be more creative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I'm sick! I can barely type anymore.This is all I have to offer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Was there doubt there would be new themes? Of course not. Hence the winky smiley face I used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Was there doubt there would be new themes?Indeed!And a high likelihood they'll be superior in quality to the disappointing Hobbit ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 A great little snippet from Abrams. Thanks for sharing this Lewya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 OH MY GOD! NEW THEMES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 See! Thor gets it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Abrams said... new themes co-existing with many of the old ones... Interesting.. assuming Abrams is familiar with all the OT themes, which I'm sure he is. It's no surprise we'll hear some familiar themes, but I wonder exactly how many old themes we'll hear... Force theme, Luke theme, Leia theme, Han Solo/Love theme, Luke and Leia theme, Vader theme?, Emperor theme?, Droids motif?, Rebel Fanfare?, Yoda theme? I'm assuming when Abrams refers to the "old ones" he means the OT... although, the TPM is starting to get old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,637 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I don't think there's any question about: Force theme, Luke theme, and Leia theme. Odds are very strong for the Vader theme, since we'll apparently see his mask. I could see them squeezing in some Han Solo and the Princess, and an iteration of the rebel fanfare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 For SURE will be in the new film:-Luke's Theme (for the Main Title at a minimum, probably also for when Luke shows up)-The Force ThemePROBABLY will be in the new film-Leia's Theme (for when she shows up)-Han Solo and the Princess (for when he shows up)-Luke and Leia (if they have a scene together, or for some dialogue about them or the Skywalker family)-The Imperial March (probably only a quiet setting for the scenes with his mask - I hope it isn't used as a theme for the First Order)COULD be in the new film-Rebel Fanfare (hopefully some kind of cameo, don't want it to be the theme for The Resistance)-Droid Motif (I doubt JW remembers writing it, or that JJ would ask for it)-Yoda's Theme (if he's referenced in some way... probably not needed)-Victory Fanfare (from Return of the Jedi... unlikely)-Duel of the Fates (just because its so iconic... but I hope it isn't used, as much as I love it.)I just cannot imagine will be in the new film-Ewok theme-Cloud City motif-Anakin's Theme-Trade Federation March-Separatist's motif-Battle of the Heroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I certainly wouldn't mind hearing the Luke and Leia theme. It seems we'll probably get a lot of themes with the return of the old characters and the introduction of new characters and worlds. It may sound overwhelming, but, like Abrams said, it's work only Williams could do, which is one reason why I hope Williams continues with the following episodes.I hope DOTF doesn't make it, either. I love the music in the PT, but I hope the score is more in vein with the OT, which it sounds like it will be but still moving forward. Abrams seems to want to go back to the roots of the franchise. In other words, minimal PT and SE references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 PROBABLY will be in the new film-Han Solo and the Princess (for when he shows up) No! Williams has completely forgotten the existence of this theme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 916 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 PROBABLY will be in the new film-Han Solo and the Princess (for when he shows up) No! Williams has completely forgotten the existence of this themeDidn't he only say he doesn't remember writing a concert suite for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,270 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 COULD be in the new film-Rebel Fanfare (hopefully some kind of cameo, don't want it to be the theme for The Resistance)We'll hear it in the end credits, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted May 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2015 More J.J Abrams on John Williams stuff (thanks Doug Adams!)https://twitter.com/DougAdamsMusic/status/595681124254363650 Muad'Dib, Jay, Joni Wiljami and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 PROBABLY will be in the new film-Han Solo and the Princess (for when he shows up) No! Williams has completely forgotten the existence of this themeDidn't he only say he doesn't remember writing a concert suite for it? He didn;t say that. He just never, ever re-performed it in concert or used bits of TESB in which it is featured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Bridges burned with Gia confirmed.Heard from a reliable source that he tried to bust into JJ's office while he was meeting with Williams and had to be carried off studio grounds by four security guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,326 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 For SURE will be in the new film:-Luke's Theme (for the Main Title at a minimum, probably also for when Luke shows up)Or the B section used for Han like in Empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Tell me about what it was like working on the new film both as its writer-director and as a hard-core Star Wars fan going back to your childhood. Maybe the weirdest moment, which came months after production, was the first time I sat down with John Williams to show him about a half an hour of the movie. I can’t describe the feeling. All I will say is, just to state the facts of it: I am about to show John Williams 30 minutes of a Star Wars movie that he has not seen [and] that I directed. That’s probably as surreal as it gets in my professional life experience. From The Vanity Fair Newsletter. The whole thing - http://makingstarwars.net/2015/05/the-vanity-fair-newsletter-reveals-not-much/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=forums§ion=findpost&pid=1123438 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 He basically said everything we already assumed. Working with Williams was his greatest honor and the score will incorporate existing and new themes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 He basically said everything we already assumed. Working with Williams was his greatest honor and the score will incorporate existing and new themes.Yes. Succintly just that. Working with John Williams is a surreal experience apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cerebral Cortex 3,357 Posted May 7, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thought I'd just put the full quote here: Maybe the weirdest moment, which came months after production, was the first time I sat down with John Williams to show him about a half an hour of the movie. I can’t describe the feeling. All I will say is, just to state the facts of it: I am about to show John Williams 30 minutes of a Star Wars movie that he has not seen that I directed. I mean, none of what I just said to you was ever going to happen in any form. John Williams—he was the DVD or Blu-ray of my childhood because we didn’t, of course, have VHS tapes of movies to watch when we wanted to. So I would buy John Williams soundtracks, often for movies I had not seen yet, and I would lie on the floor in my room with my headphones on listening to the soundtracks which would essentially tell me the story of the movie that I didn’t know. And I’d look at the photographs on the back of the album and I tried to read what I could about the movie—but really, I would just listen to these soundtracks. So it was an amazing thing to get to know him. But the weirdest thing was the idea that I was showing him scenes from a Star Wars movie he hadn’t seen yet. And the fact that they were scenes that I directed—that’s probably as surreal as it gets in my professional life experience." http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/jj-abrams-star-wars-extended-interview Not Mr. Big, Muad'Dib, Incanus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 7, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2015 Cerebral Cortex, Marian Schedenig and Not Mr. Big 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 That will be oft quoted in a few months from now when JJ will reject Williams' score and Gia is roped in to do something a bit more fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Abrams on working with John Williams: "Maybe the weirdest moment, which came months after production, was the first time I sat down with John Williams to show him about a half an hour of the movie. I cant describe the feeling. All I will say is, just to state the facts of it: I am about to show John Williams 30 minutes of a Star Wars movie that he has not seen that I directed."Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Prepare for a winky link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Abrams on working with John Williams: "Maybe the weirdest moment, which came months after production, was the first time I sat down with John Williams to show him about a half an hour of the movie. I cant describe the feeling. All I will say is, just to state the facts of it: I am about to show John Williams 30 minutes of a Star Wars movie that he has not seen that I directed."Cool!That quote was already posted and we all discussed it here:http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25318&p=1123438And then again here:http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22802&p=1123667Which incidentally is a mere 4 posts before yours in this very thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Cremers disease is spreading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 How did Lee get infected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thought I'd just put the full quote here:Maybe the weirdest moment, which came months after production, was the first time I sat down with John Williams to show him about a half an hour of the movie. I can’t describe the feeling. All I will say is, just to state the facts of it: I am about to show John Williams 30 minutes of a Star Wars movie that he has not seen that I directed.I mean, none of what I just said to you was ever going to happen in any form. John Williams—he was the DVD or Blu-ray of my childhood because we didn’t, of course, have VHS tapes of movies to watch when we wanted to. So I would buy John Williams soundtracks, often for movies I had not seen yet, and I would lie on the floor in my room with my headphones on listening to the soundtracks which would essentially tell me the story of the movie that I didn’t know. And I’d look at the photographs on the back of the album and I tried to read what I could about the movie—but really, I would just listen to these soundtracks. So it was an amazing thing to get to know him. But the weirdest thing was the idea that I was showing him scenes from a Star Wars movie he hadn’t seen yet. And the fact that they were scenes that I directed—that’s probably as surreal as it gets in my professional life experience."http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/jj-abrams-star-wars-extended-interviewAwesome, thanks for that. The full quote is really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thought I'd just put the full quote here:"So I would buy John Williams soundtracks, often for movies I had not seen yet, and I would lie on the floor in my room with my headphones on listening to the soundtracks which would essentially tell me the story of the movie that I didn’t know. And I’d look at the photographs on the back of the album and I tried to read what I could about the movie—but really, I would just listen to these soundtracks. "I can definitely relate to that. crumbs and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Aaaaand you guys are sold!It's official, JJ has now wooed JWfan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Because I can relate to listening to John Willaims CDs for films I had never heard of and imaging a story in my head, it means his Episode 7 film will be good? What are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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