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According to this article, there's a strong probability that the french canadians will have the movie 2 weeks earlier than the rest of america.
I live in Montreal so I feel very lucky right now

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The title says : Nous avons vu Tintin et il ne déçoit pas.
Which means : We saw Tintin and we weren't disappointed.

I agree completely with you about the signing and the Security Guy, he was very firm, but seemes genuinely concerned that we get our autographs. Incidentally, from your ticket I notice that we must've been sitting practically side by side! I was in Section 4 Row C Seat 2 and got my Star Wars LP signed.

Agree! I think that guy's advice was nice. Btw, saw your ticket and you where almost sitting next to me! Ja

It's a pleasure to meet you ! I think I remember your faces I didn't realize there were so many fans from this forum out there ! I would love to come back next year. It was a fantastic experience and Boston is only 5 hours from Montreal. Maybe I'll see you then

I was at the saturday concert and it was wonderful. I was a bit disappointed when I realized they wouldn't play the oboe concerto. That was one of the reason I came from Québec to see this. But anyway, I was just so happy to see John Williams in person.

For me, the best moment was the tribute to Audrey Hepburn. Sabrina's Theme is one of my favorites. And this arrangement was wonderful.

I also loved Memoirs of a Geisha. But the orchestra performance wasn't that good. The orchestra wasn't quite sync with the percussions. And the soloist was just out of pitch. It was kind of embarrassing.

The best surprise was Hedwig's Theme at the end of the concert.

And the autograph signing actually wasn't that bad ! The security guy asked everyone to stay calm, not to wave anything in Williams face. No one came to disturb anyone. And I actually got my autograph !!!

That's me touching John Williams hand ! (Someone is hiding my face)

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Thank you for these great remarks (mainly about orchestration).

I would add a few things about his chord progressions.

- He starts a lot of his themes (in major keys) with the first degree followed by a major chord on the second degree (keeping the previous tonic). Ex: CMaj then DMaj/C. You can hear it in : Flying Theme from E.T., the 2 bars motif that opens and closes E.T., Fawkes the Phoenix, the second theme from Jurassic Park, Anakin's Theme, Yoda's Theme, Love Theme from Superman, Theme from The Lost World.

- It's been mentioned already but he likes parallel triads as a chord progression for his major themes. You can hear it in : Abandoned in the Woods from A.I., the theme you hear in Searching for E.T., the second part of Hedwig's Theme, Main Theme from Seven Years in Tibet, Emperor's Theme from Star Wars, Jabba's Theme from Star Wars, Theme from The Lost World.

- He massively uses the 4th degree minor in a major key (borrowed chord from the minor key, of course). You have it in : Main Theme from Born on the Fourth of July, Flight to Neverland, Marion's Theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Across the Stars from Star Wars, Princess Leia's Theme from Star Wars, Yoda's Theme, Luke and Leia from Star Wars, Han Solo and the Princess from Star Wars, Love Theme from The Terminal.

- I would also say that he often uses sharp 9 dominant in a non jazz context (thanks to his jazz background, I guess...)

So those are the things I noticed...

Anyway, I hope it makes sense to you