Little interview posted on FSM:
http://www.trailerad...w-john-williams
New video interview with John Williams on Trailer Addict
Started by Michael, Dec 06 2011 12:04 AM
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 12:04 AM
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 02:02 AM
While only two minutes, that was one of the most original and heartfelt interviews Williams has given in a long time.
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 01:57 PM
Wow, when was the last time John Williams did a video interview to promote a film?
I'm at work so can't watch it; What does he say?
I'm at work so can't watch it; What does he say?
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 02:28 PM
That the score for War Horse is more performance oriented.
The lyrical film requires a lyrical score that you can't do with new technology.
the sessions were like playing for a concert..
about Spielberg: He's comfortable with music, enjoys music..
The lyrical film requires a lyrical score that you can't do with new technology.
the sessions were like playing for a concert..
about Spielberg: He's comfortable with music, enjoys music..
Please, be more polite on the internet when you're talking to someone!
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 02:32 PM
Im guessing JW considers War Whores as his big Oscar shot for this year and will ignore Tin tin...
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 02:33 PM
"Tintin"
Thanks Konstantinos!
Thanks Konstantinos!
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 02:58 PM
I find it interesting what he says about filmmakers who actually aren't comfortable with large orchestral music.
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 03:23 PM
Nice!
I could listen to John Williams talk forever!
I could listen to John Williams talk forever!
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 03:31 PM
Thanks for posting this Michael. A nice small Williams moment with great insight into the music and I must say that the score does have that concert performance sensibility to it. 
Ars superior est vita hominum.
"We pop out and come into the world and music is there. We didn't invent it - it's all organised in the atmosphere by divinity or whatever. It's a miracle." - John Williams-
I think music is a stream of some kind. It could be blood. It could be water. It could be ether. Whatever it is it seems to be a living, organic force that’s in motion, that serves humanity and is part of humanity and part of what describes us as humans. We sing, play, dance, all the things that we do. And there is a vibrant and great literature we have been given. ... As musicians, we join the stream. We swim in the stream with all the other millions of music makers. It’s a life force, a strong one, surrounding us and we are part of it. -John Williams-
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 03:36 PM
I'm about to hit the PANIC BUTTON you guys..! This thread is STILL in GENERAL discussion????
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 03:41 PM
Does this contain spoilers, or track titles that include spoilers?
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1. Nightwatch/Killer By Night - Johnny Williams and Quincy Jones 2. Diamond Head/Gone with the Wave - Johnny Williams/Lalo Schifrin 3. Mass - Leonard Bernstein 4. Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic - Leonard Bernstein
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 03:53 PM
Thanks my friend from ελλασ!
Sorry, couldn't type a Greek e with a spiritus asper.
Sorry, couldn't type a Greek e with a spiritus asper.
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 05:10 PM
Thanks my friend from ελλασ!
Sorry, couldn't type a Greek e with a spiritus asper.
we don't use them now. I think it was used more than 50 years ago. But I'm not sure..
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 06:09 PM
The first time I've heard him not sound like an insane madman with bigwordphilia.
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 07:24 PM
Im guessing JW considers War Whores as his big Oscar shot for this year and will ignore Tin tin...
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Posted 06 December 2011 - 07:31 PM
Williams scored Tintin two and a half years ago (well, mostly). He doesn't remember it anymore.Im guessing JW considers War Whores as his big Oscar shot for this year and will ignore Tin tin...
Karol
From a storytelling point of view, from a directing point of view, there is one thing I associate with what he does, which is calm. There is such an inherent calm and inherent trust of the one powerful image, that he makes me embarrassed with my own work, in terms of how many different shots, how many different sound effects, how many different things we’ll throw at an audience to make an impression. But with Kubrick, there is such a great trust of the one correct image to calmly explain something to audience. There can be some slowness to the editing. There’s nothing frenetic about it. It’s very simple. There’s a trust in simple storytelling and simple image making that actually takes massive confidence to try and emulate.
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 12:07 AM
Does this contain spoilers, or track titles that include spoilers?
Recently Purchased CDs:
1. Nightwatch/Killer By Night - Johnny Williams and Quincy Jones 2. Diamond Head/Gone with the Wave - Johnny Williams/Lalo Schifrin 3. Mass - Leonard Bernstein 4. Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic - Leonard Bernstein
1. Nightwatch/Killer By Night - Johnny Williams and Quincy Jones 2. Diamond Head/Gone with the Wave - Johnny Williams/Lalo Schifrin 3. Mass - Leonard Bernstein 4. Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic - Leonard Bernstein
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 01:02 AM
Finally got a chance to watch this. Was wonderful to watch him talk about the score this way. But damn, the editing in the video is atrocious, seemingly stopping him mid-sentence. I'd love to see the full interview instead of just these 2 short snippets.
And no indy4, there are no spoilers at all in the video or on the page itself
And no indy4, there are no spoilers at all in the video or on the page itself
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 01:16 AM
Oh okay thanks! Maybe the rest of the video will be released when WH comes out on DVD, like those promotional interviews for KotCS.
I agree with Williams completely. One thing that's so great about War Horse is that you wouldn't be able to tell that it was written to fit within the paramaters of the film. It feels completely organic and natural. These types of scores are my favorites.
I agree with Williams completely. One thing that's so great about War Horse is that you wouldn't be able to tell that it was written to fit within the paramaters of the film. It feels completely organic and natural. These types of scores are my favorites.
Recently Purchased CDs:
1. Nightwatch/Killer By Night - Johnny Williams and Quincy Jones 2. Diamond Head/Gone with the Wave - Johnny Williams/Lalo Schifrin 3. Mass - Leonard Bernstein 4. Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic - Leonard Bernstein
1. Nightwatch/Killer By Night - Johnny Williams and Quincy Jones 2. Diamond Head/Gone with the Wave - Johnny Williams/Lalo Schifrin 3. Mass - Leonard Bernstein 4. Bernstein with the New York Philharmonic - Leonard Bernstein
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 01:34 AM
That's a good point. In no way you feel the score is being held back or pushed forward due to the rythim of the film
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 07:47 AM
Willams could play Obi-Wan (in his old mentor years) in the reboot of Star Wars.
Pictures, visual images, are far better to achieve that end than any words, particularly now, when the world has lost all mystery and magic and speech has become mere chatter, empty of meaning - Andrei Tarkovsky
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 08:42 AM
"The Orchestra?"Willams could play Obi-Wan (in his old mentor years) in the reboot of Star Wars.
"Yes, Luke, the Orchestra. The Orchestra is what gives a Composer his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together. For over a thousand generations the Film Composers were the guardians of peace and justice in the Music Department. Before the dark times, before the Synthesizers."
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Posted 07 December 2011 - 11:56 AM
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