Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted December 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-star-wars-force-awakens-music-score-john-williams-20151217-story.html"I don’t make a particular distinction between ‘high art’ and ‘low art.’ Music is there for everybody. It’s a river we can all put our cups into, and drink it, and be sustained by it.”What a sweet, amazing man he is. Incanus, A. A. Ron, Quintus and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 "I don’t make a particular distinction between ‘high art’ and ‘low art.’ Music is there for everybody. It’s a river we can all put our cups into, and drink it, and be sustained by it.”And yet another "Williams on drugs" quote! crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,998 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 So where can I find the softer part of Kylo Ren's theme then? Any ideas?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 I think he's referring to the figure heard prominently in the end credits section, before the five note motif enters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Or maybe some of the stuff at the beggining of Torn Apart? Though I'm not sure if that's based around anything in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The softer part is what I elsewhere refer to as Kylo Ren's tragic motif, a descending figure of a repeated minor third down to the second degree, finally falling to the leading tone (maj7). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Yes, exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I think he's referring to the figure heard prominently in the end credits section, before the five note motif enters.Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Great interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondm810 399 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 He sounds so positive about everything in this article. Sure sounds like if he's asked, he's doing VIII. And he obviously has a little crush on Ridley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,998 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Thanks, good people! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 "“It’s an interesting challenge with her,” he said, “because it doesn’t suggest a love theme in any way. It suggests a female adventurer, but with great strength. She’s a fighter, she’s infused with the Force, and it needed to be something that was strong "This is great. It is indeed a very uncliched female theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 "“It’s an interesting challenge with her,” he said, “because it doesn’t suggest a love theme in any way. It suggests a female adventurer, but with great strength. She’s a fighter, she’s infused with the Force, and it needed to be something that was strong "I liked how her theme was feminine but not "girly". It reminds of a bit of (from what I can remember) Tauriel's theme for The Desolation of Smawg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Even the rhythmic part that accompanies of her theme portrays a sense of adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 And he obviously has a little crush on Ridley He'll be crushed by Bloodboal's post here then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,911 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-star-wars-force-awakens-music-score-john-williams-20151217-story.html"I don’t make a particular distinction between ‘high art’ and ‘low art.’ Music is there for everybody. It’s a river we can all put our cups into, and drink it, and be sustained by it.”What a sweet, amazing man he is.I agree with you. He's a treasure. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Muad'Dib 1,801 Posted December 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2015 How could anyone not fall in love with this gorgeous woman?It's the kind of girl I wanna date, but not the one I deserve. Bofur01, A. A. Ron, karelm and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Too bad that her mouth's shape resembles Keira Knightley's - that was so distracting. Fortunately Ridley can act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I feel so lucky to have such taste in music and the opportunity to celebrate such a great, kind, wonderful and gifted living composer.I LOVE YOU MR. WILLIAMS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Lovely interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I love how JW intentionally wrote Rey's theme to be close to the Force theme. You can hear how he played with the two throughout the score and I hope he will continue to evolve Rey's theme and align it with Rey's theme in Ep. 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 1,742 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Too bad that her mouth's shape resembles Keira Knightley's - that was so distracting. Fortunately Ridley can act.I think everything about her is distracting. Not surprising though, I'm a straight male and only slightly older than she is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Too bad that her mouth's shape resembles Keira Knightley's - that was so distracting. Fortunately Ridley can act.I really like her looks but I never dug Keira's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuBen_Kenobi 19 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Great interview. And it looks to me that if he hasn´t health problems, he is going to make Episode VIII and IX . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 He had health problems this year and still scored TFA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McAwesome 1 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 On 18/12/2015 at 9:29 PM, artguy360 said: I love how JW intentionally wrote Rey's theme to be close to the Force theme. You can hear how he played with the two throughout the score and I hope he will continue to evolve Rey's theme and align it with Rey's theme in Ep. 8. I hope we see that in episode 8. I hope JW will finish the trilogy. I pray for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 A very lovely interview and shows Williams in great spirits and obviously very enthusiastic about the new film for "re-vivifying" of the franchise. Always great to read Williams' thoughts on the actual themes and how he viewed the characters and tried to express them and the story through music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2016 Tim Greiving has published the full unedited interview with Williams on his own blog: http://projectorandorchestra.com/john-williams-on-the-force-awakens-and-the-legacy-of-star-wars/ Check it out, it's a wonderful piece. Sharkissimo, crocodile and Once 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Thanks again Maurizio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I read it all in his voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Me too. It's impossible not too (unless you mistake it with God's voice). Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewya 360 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 "In this score, there are no drum machines or electronic tricks. It’s just the orchestra." Hm, did he forget the synth in The Scavenger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taikomochi 1,136 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Is there not also synth choir against Rey's theme in the credits arrangement? That's what it sounded like to me, anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I reckon he means more extensive stuff than the keyboard synth parts he's composed for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I wonder how he'll respond when Rian Johnson asks for an all electronic score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Probably by thinking up a quasi-symphonic ensemble of synthesized instruments and textures, then writing for them normally as for an orchestra, and leaving the performance/realization to a skilled team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 He will do what he did when he was introduced to Richard Lester for Superman II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Lewya said: "In this score, there are no drum machines or electronic tricks. It’s just the orchestra." Hm, did he forget the synth in The Scavenger? Those are probably considered a part of the orchestra. Note that he doesn't specificy it's just acoustic instruments. But he probably differentiates between electronic instruments that play among the other instruments of the orchestra and "electronic tricks" added as a separate element or for post production effects. Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,511 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I think the most amazing thing about this interview is when he's asked "How does 83-year-old John Williams approach a Star Wars film as opposed to 45-year-old John Williams?", and he says that at 45 he worked 10-12 hours a day, and now only around 6 hours a day. Just goes to show where lots of hard work can take you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Marian Schedenig said: Those are probably considered a part of the orchestra. Note that he doesn't specificy it's just acoustic instruments. But he probably differentiates between electronic instruments that play among the other instruments of the orchestra and "electronic tricks" added as a separate element or for post production effects. As in the heartbeat from Munich or that sequenced synth marimba in Minority Report (Elevator Confrontation, Containment Center, The Man in the Window) . I always amused those were pre-laid. 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: He will do what he did when he was introduced to Richard Lester for Superman II. What actually happened between Williams and Lester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 According to Ilya Salkind, John Williams had one meeting with Lester and then asked Salkind to let him go.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 "And so there’s, I think, about 102 minutes of music in the film, and we’ve measured that there’s seven minutes of references to the earlier films. So the great preponderance of material is new—90 percent or more. " Making his Oscar case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,336 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 102 minutes is exactly what I timed from the movie, how about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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