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Back in 1976, he made an appearance as guest conductor at the "Filmharmonic" series in London at the Royal Albert Hall and performed quite a few things from his earliest days (albeit back then they were recent!)

Backside artwork from Amazon.com:

I still think it's pretty amazing we're getting a Volume 3 of the Spielberg/Williams series. I almost gave up hope to see it done for real. So paint me giddy as a schoolboy I totally respect JW's right as an artist to rework/revise/rewrite any of his works for film or concert hall. It's his own music so he can do anything he feels it's good for it. But sometimes his choices are kind of puzzling when it comes to these things, as in this specific circumstance (another one is the trimmed version of "Luke and Leia" he now performs regularly). It surely speaks about his vision of the old saying "A work of art is something never finished, only abandoned", but also as another example of how much he sometimes scolds himself a tad too much for the music he wrote at an earlier time

It's for people like us who enjoy hearing a new recording of a work they know by heart.

How lovely that JW was happy to sit down and listen to something obscure he wrote all those years ago, and approve its release? Mike Matessino has the best job in the world! And seriously (if you're reading this), you're a bloody legend!

It seems ROgue one will have audio commentary: http://movieweb.com/rogue-one-star-wars-planet-scarif-name-origin/

The Dartmoor, 1912 track is the nearly 7 minute concert suite combining the opening of the first film cue with parts of the Homecoming (i.e. end credits). I spotted some revisions to the piece compared to the previous performances I have heard and in my opinion for the better. A gorgeous piece.

Folks! I thought this would be a good idea to put all unboxing videos related to John Williams music CD's Vinyl, and DVD related on this post. It will be easy to find reviews and first look at these unboxing sessions. Purely for those folks who are spread over the globe and have to wait for their items to reach them or simply put are curious about the packaging. Feel free to add your own or new ones that you find there. So here goes:

Gorgeous! The playing is pretty good too!

All lyrics will be provided. But the score will only be analyzed in the form in which it was originally composed by Shore.

Some Merchant/Ivory scores are terrific. Remains of the Day is one of my favorites

The Thin Red Line The last time I watched this was years ago, and I remember having a hard time sitting through it. And now, I am utterly moved. It's messy, yes, it has a meandering middle chapter with a whole wife subplot you could do without, and yes, I still scoff a bit at that final line...but gosh is it so beautiful. Malick's ruminations were still at the height of their powers with this film, and set against the rolling grass hills, the scale of the battle and the usual Malickian imagery, this reflection on the human condition is rather potent. Zimmer's score, in many regards, may be the film's saving grace, anchoring it from reaching the point of derision. There's a particular scene near the end, when the Japanese were sneaking into the frame from the woods, just to the sound of descending perfect fifths on the harp...masterful scoring! And boy does Malick know how to shoot his battle scenes! There is conviction, meaning and focus to most of his images here, which as I've said before, not something I get from his latest movies. I haven't been the biggest advocate for Mallick's style, but this makes me understand why his fans love him so. Flaws and all, it offers a rewarding experience, something which few films can truly attest to.

Sorry to hear about the bad day friend. But you couldn't pick a better song for solace. That one always gets me a little emotional.

To end what has been a really, really bad day, I needed this.

A Goldsmithian fantasy score if there ever was one...

It doesnt work because it comes completely out of the blue and is presented out of context. And unlike the examples posted above by SafeUnderHill neither this score nor the two that followed do anything with it. Making it nothing more that a mistake. And even if Doug's book reveal that the lyrics are somehow fitting for the scene is doesnt take away from the fact that it took me out of the movie. It's actually a good piece of music, with a very nicely beefed up version of the Nazgul choir, but it's very bad film music. Probably the worst of all the 6 films.

It will be enlightening in many ways.

Cool visuals in the next Pixar movie!

Damn, how did I miss that? Oh well. I think every John Williams work should have its own thread, so no worries.

I'm hopeful that, now that Moffat is done, Missy will be put to rest along with River Song after this year.

For some reason iTunes hasn't added the Part III album as a separate item yet (which is a shame as we'd get a high res version of the cover art that way), but they have the box set version up twice: Once for $16.99, and once for $19.99 that includes the DVD https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1205679614 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id1205669744

There will be nothing revolutionary about this film, like The Matrix was, which was a huge reason why it was so successful. This will be hollow.

Not quite. I saw him conduct FILMHARMONIC '86, at the RAH.

You know that they're singing in Khuzdul, right?

Arghh! Let me lament how I miss 'Young Indy's First Adventure' concert version from LAST CRUSADE on this set. It would have been a great way to start the 3rd album. Here is hoping if they do Volume 4 they include this along with suites from A.I., THE LOST WORLD & WAR OF THE WORLD.

Denis Villeneuve: "Yes, I will do it!"

Yeah, I took issue with that too. Glad that sort of thing will never see the light of day in any of the films.

30 years.

What woman would have you if you don't have a nice Trinitron?

The goal of these re-recordings is certainly not to record the exact same thing that we already know!

Well since we can hear it TWICE in the OST, its nice to have an alternate arrangement for it

I asked Mike Matessino as to how PETE 'N' TILLY came about (and being 2nd Williams project on cd with 2 scores, after JURASSIC PARK /LOST WORLD set. Pete 'n' Tillie came up when I was doing research for the liner notes and I said, "I wonder...." I checked with Townson, then with Universal for material and if the deal would be possible, and then with JW's office. Got the transfers, mixed, played for JW and when he said yes everyone pushed through to make it happen quickly. It's a lovely little score. We owe Matessino a big thanks!.

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh, happy day! My favorite part, of course, is the horn solo in "Among the Clouds" and "Always: Theme" on The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration (the good one). The first Harry Potter score is loaded with this sort of thing. I've been saying for years, there are countless passages from that one which could carry an entire score.

No.

Is there anyone else here who actually enjoys the score to Star Wars Rebels? If so, I have created a document to list all of the released music: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/14eRZVEtAvn3wdmatIdHzqWJYcS71ZclhvFV4UKJ3A4U/htmlview# Comments, corrections and other feedback are of-course very much welcome.

Explanation of why there wont be deleted scenes in the DVD and blu-ray http://movieweb.com/rogue-one-stars-wars-deleted-scenes-why-not-on-blu-ray/ LOL lame. So darth vader trailer scene is just a few seconds long... And as if alternate scenes had never been released before...or with unfinished sfx...

My copy shipped already!

Long time lurker ... first time poster. My excitement over the Nashville announcement made me boil over in comment. To those praising his health and giving the man ironman status I say hush! Don't jinx the man! I hope to finally be able to see him at one of the 2017 shows, and again in Chicago in 2018! Fan for a lifetime but finally have the means and schedule to try and see the legend.

I predict it will be the percussion only from Space Camp's "Training Montage," looped for 25 minutes

No problem. Glad to be of assistance. While I fail to understand a logical reason to keep it there, as you usually include only Williams appearances in person, I do understand an emotional reason to keep it. It was indeed a wonderful concert, though I have to say I'm not a fan of the way Kaufmann keeps talking...

Considering JNH scored 'Salt' which starred Jolie, who played Tomb Raider; I think we should all take it with a grain of salt.

I don't think that's weird at all. In fact, it's perfectly natural, as I see it. While many fans consider "Star Wars-y" to mean "like the original trilogy," George Lucas considers it to mean something new, something that is always innovating.

Absolutely. I've done liners for albums where I've had to pin down developmental arcs well before the score has even finished being composed. It's often a case of asking the composer, "Well, what do you think might happen?" You have to choose your words incredibly carefully, because you could easily tie yourself to something that makes no sense later. The first Hobbit was particularly tricky. Neither the film nor the score was done when I did the notes. And it was only part one of three, so the initial themes could have gone in almost any direction in future installments. Since I wanted to be able to revisit everything more comprehensively down the line, I tried to avoid naming anything or giving anything more than general structural parameters. But even that was difficult since I had maybe four different sketched out or mocked up versions of the end of the score, and no one knew yet what the final draft would sound like. I wouldn't trade the experience for the world -- and I worked with amazing, supportive people -- but it was a difficult gig! By the way, I'm told that much of the issue with the lead time these days is that CD manufacturing plants are closing down left and right. If you want to press something in semi-large numbers, you basically need to reserve a time months and months in advance ... and that time may or may not be near the actual release window. It's usually not. And woe be he who gets behind schedule and can't deliver materials to the manufacturers on time. You either pay through the nose to adjust the date (which in the case of the niche film score market likely means bye-bye profits) or you get the next available spot, which could -- and likely would -- delay the project by months. As they say: Creativity is easy. Logistics are hard!

Very cool! I keep thinking back not too long ago to 2015 when we had so much concern for his health. He was cancelling things left and right, looking and sounding a little frailer than usual. I was definitely coming to terms with the idea that he may be about ready to quit conducting by 2016, and keeping my fingers crossed that the same wouldn't be true about composing. Two years later, look at him. Not just physically, but mentally he continues to have the endurance and enthusiasm to multitask that has always inspired me. What are the odds that somebody with that much talent would ALSO have pretty much unlimited monster success leading to the greatest musical resources at his fingertips AND a variety of opportunities and projects to utilize them AND blessed with longevity in life AND a passionate work ethic that has kept him even wanting to give music to the world in his "retirement years" AND an amiably grounded and humble attitude throughout it all? Seriously, what the fuck? I can't help but think about Jerry, James, Basil, Kamen, and too many others who died too soon. Elliot Goldenthal, Don Davis, Bruce Broughton et al who should be working more with better film opportunities and aren't. Thank god Ennio's still going strong, of course it'd be nice if he were a little more high-profile but who's complaining? And then there's John Williams. Every year he's looking more and more like some miracle man. A superhuman! But in a way that cheapens the remarkable career achievements and life's blessings on this sweet, unassuming man, and the struggles that he's had like anyone else. At any rate, he is rather special and I've been feeling grateful to call myself a fan lately. When I was 10 years old, one of my favorite things to daydream about on the bus and in school was the new John Williams CD coming out. Now I'm 26 and it's one of my favorite things to daydream about in the car and at work. Man I just love this guy! John Williams is awesome. Anyway

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