TownerFan 4,983 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Just seen someone posted this over at the FSM board:http://www.herbertwspencer.com/Interview.htmlWonderful stuff, check it out. publicist and Mari 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,650 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 What a refreshing interview. Spencer seems like he was a very sincere, if not brusque, man. It is clear that Williams knew some of the early films he scored were terrible (story-wise, not score-wise), but you have to start somewhere. Spencer's take on Empire of the Sun is classic, even though I do like the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Wow, cool interview! You don't read many interviews like that. Interesting to hear a collaborator of Williams talk about his process in as much detail as that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Such a wonderful interview. Mr Spencer is a treasure trove of knowledge and stories and I really enjoyed reading his honest and candid opinions (even though I do disagree with him on Empire of the Sun). Insights into Williams, the man and the music and all the other people Spencer had worked with were fascinating.It is nice to read Mr. Spencer talking about Williams in such warm tones. I remember how genial their relationship seemed to be as shown in the brief section of the music documentary of Empire Strikes Back and this interview further cements that image. Undoubtedly the success of Williams' 1970's and 1980's score has something to do with it but it is cool to read that Spencer attributes the best time of his working life to be the years of collaboration with Williams. I think Spencer's observations on Williams' early career reflect a very natural progression of a young hungry composer gaining experience and name by scoring some less than stellar films for the chance to get his teeth into something more substantial and succesful. Still Williams has been enviably lucky in his choice of assignments and collaborative relationships he has cultivated throughout his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,794 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 heh, Williams made him leave Spain Interesting read indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Lackluster 23 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Wow, link is down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShowUStheHOOK 8 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I got the same thing when i clicked on the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH 768 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Did anyone manage to copy this before the link went dead? I was the one that found it originally and posted it on FSM and wished I would have had the foresight to save it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I would love to read this! Hope someone out there has archived it (Wayback Machine returns nothing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,490 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Count me in on that. I missed this the first time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,087 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 missed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Oh man, I wish this was still available. Sounds like it was a great read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpia 132 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Missed it too! I hope it becomes available again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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