leeallen01 2,136 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Looking forward to the Nottingham Concert. The choice of pieces look great, but I'm quite confused by not including 'Han and Leia's theme' in the Empire Strikes Back section of the concert? It's a very important theme in that film so not including it makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Its the most obscure of the SW concert pieces. Always had been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,136 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Still, if you're putting together a star wars concert, missing Hans and Leia, out but putting a Jar Jar Binks piece in there just makes no sense at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Ware 526 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Still, if you're putting together a star wars concert, missing Hans and Leia, out but putting a Jar Jar Binks piece in there just makes no sense at all. I don't think it's on the Williams-approved list of concert suites available for rental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Has Williams ever performed Han Solo and the Princess himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,016 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Still, if you're putting together a star wars concert, missing Hans and Leia, out but putting a Jar Jar Binks piece in there just makes no sense at all.I don't think it's on the Williams-approved list of concert suites available for rental.When I attended the other CBSO concert a few years ago they had an early copy of Linclon suite from Williams himself. Before it even got published.Oh wait, I misread your post. Never mind, carry on. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj_vader 534 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Looking forward to the Nottingham Concert. The choice of pieces look great, but I'm quite confused by not including 'Han and Leia's theme' in the Empire Strikes Back section of the concert? It's a very important theme in that film so not including it makes no sense.It seemed a little a strange to me that Throne Room wasn't at the end after the Forest Battle, still great though. They Encore with The Imperial March at Birmingham too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahler3 478 Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 I went back and forth on that, particularly as the Throne Room Fanfare is referenced at the end of ROTJ's credits. However I felt The Forest Battle is strong enough as a rousing closer and fits the chronological journey which builds to Episode 7. Ref Han Solo & the Princess, as Jim said it's not approved for performance. Trust me, there were loads of cues I would have liked to include. Battle in the Snow / The Final Battle / Anakin's Dark Deeds / Sail Barge Assault / The Little People Work etc. etc. aj_vader 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 On 12 October 2015 at 9:03 AM, tannhauser said: Has anyone heard the "London Concert Orchestra"? Hoping to go to this with some friends, as I'll be in London at the time. But can't find out anything about them and a bit apprehensive about how well they'll do. http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=18370 Did you go to this in the end, Tannhauser? If so I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on the orchestra. The same orchestra is doing another concert of John Williams music at the Royal Festival Hall later this year but I have never seen or heard them play. Rightly or wrongly, I tend to associate Raymond Gubbay concerts as being aimed at people who need to be told what music they like; the concerts are often marketed with phrases such as "in period costume", "by candlelight", "with real cannons" or "with a fantastic firework finale." Consequently I tend to run a mile, but am I doing the orchestra a disservice? Royal Festival Hall John Williams concert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 2 hours ago, Omen II said: Did you go to this in the end, Tannhauser? If so I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on the orchestra. The same orchestra is doing another concert of John Williams music at the Royal Festival Hall later this year but I have never seen or heard them play. Rightly or wrongly, I tend to associate Raymond Gubbay concerts as being aimed at people who need to be told what music they like; the concerts are often marketed with phrases such as "in period costume", "by candlelight", "with real cannons" or "with a fantastic firework finale." Consequently I tend to run a mile, but am I doing the orchestra a disservice? Royal Festival Hall John Williams concert As it happened I couldn't make it to the Williams one but I did go to the "Best of Bond" concert in the same series. The orchestra played very well, although of course the orchestration for Bond is very different and brass-focused. There were a dozen string players at most - but I'm sure there will be more in attendance for Williams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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