Question about the DVD commentaries and John Williams

[filmmusic 3,269]

Does anyone Know in what minute of the DVD commentaries (e.g. Patriot. Nixon, JFK etc.) John Williams is mentioned?

[Mr. Breathmask 624]

In what minute?

You really think we're that obsessive?

- Marc, who doesn't know.

[Trumpeteer 304]

All I can help you with is "JFK." The first person Oliver Stone mentions is Williams. And he talks about him a lot more through the film.

I recall Richard Donner talking a good deal about Williams in the "Superman" commentary.

Those are the only two I recall Williams being referred to prominently. I'm sad that Lucas doesn't recognize the major force in "Star Wars" on the commentaries.

[John Crichton 4]

I think the only person to mention Williams in the Star Wars commentaries is his final mix arch-nemesis, Ben Burtt. :roll:

[mahler3 548]

I love Richard Donner's commentaries, especially the Superman one! In addition to what Jeff has already mentioned, another two that I remember are:

Alan Parker's note of Williams contribution is about 10 mins into Angela's Ashes

Dean Devlin praises Williams about half way through The Patriot

I was always annoyed that Norman Jewison didn't mention Williams once throughout his sprawling commentary on Fiddler on the Roof.

I know I have said it before, but my favourite commentary is Randy Newman's for Pleasantville - very entertaining and insightful, he also mentions Williams and Goldsmith's work at Fox affectionately.

[nightscape94 968]

I think Devlin also mentions Williams' at the end, right when the credits begin and the concert suite starts with the violin solo.

Tim

[filmmusic 3,269]

hehe, i was going to write a new topic about this, and I discovered that i had opened the same topic 8 years ago!!

any news on this? has anyone listened to any film commentary that talks about Williams?

I'm just watching Born on the 4th of July, but I won't have time to check the commentary too..

[Jill Sandwich 11,164]

Spielberg never mentions him at all in his audio commentaries.

[Once 1,082]

Spielberg never records audio commentaries...

[mahler3 548]

Hasn't time flown?!

Williams is mentioned by Stone during the first half of Born on the Fourth of July. Rightly so too, those opening credits are just wonderful

[stuttersteps 1]

In the Home Alone commentary, both Chris Columbus and Macaulay Culkin speak of Williams several times. Culkin kept repeating the phrase: "he [Williams] never misses."

[Uni 307]

hehe, i was going to write a new topic about this, and I discovered that i had opened the same topic 8 years ago!!

any news on this? has anyone listened to any film commentary that talks about Williams?

I'm just watching Born on the 4th of July, but I won't have time to check the commentary too..

Waitaminute. Hold on. I don't mean to sound contrary here. I really don't. But are you saying you've had eight years to look at these commentaries yourself . . . and you're still asking people to do your homework for you?

I understand that sort of thing takes some time, and carving space in your schedule for it can be tough. (Which is why I watch so few commentaries.) But if you really wanted this information . . . I mean, eight years, man. . . .

- Uni

[filmmusic 3,269]

I didn't ask from people to do my homework, i just asked if anyone has listened to them.

I'm really not into commentaries, and would find it hard to listen to a 2.5 hours commentary, just to see if Williams' name was mentioned once..

but many people may be into this thing, so i was addressed to those..

I don't think it's bad to ask..

[Naïve Old Fart 13,020]

Donner and Mankiewciz talk about JW extensively during the "Chasing Rockets" sequence of "Superman".