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Michael Tilson Thomas opened the concert by conducting the Maestro’s Olympic Fanfare and Theme, with montage of the 2018 Olympics accompanying. Then, Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind accompanied by scenes from the film. Second movement from The Five Sacred Trees - Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra. Harry’s Wondrous World, accompanied by a montage of all eight films. Opening sequence from Raiders of the Lost Ark, matching the film. Michael Tilson Thomas celebrated the Maestro’s birthday with a performance of the song in the style of 17th century Venice. A nice treat. The Maestro himself conducted Adventures On Earth from E.T. The Maestro conducted Theme from Schindler’s List, with special guest Itzhak Perlman, a surprise to myself and everyone. After that, he shared his anecdote about seeing the film for the first time with Steven Spielberg. It is still funny every time he shares that. The evening concluded with the Maestro conducting The Imperial March. The evening was a phenomenal tribute to Maestro John Williams. The New World Symphony performed beautifully. I was able to record the entire concert, which I will upload as soon as I can. Unfortunately, I could not stay for the screening of Jurassic Park. Too late; plus the drive home.

(Photos & videos by Daniel Cape) VIDEOS: John Williams conducts E.T., introduces Itzhak Perlman, conducts Schindler's List and The Imperial March (Vertical Video) 1_-_John_Williams_conducts_E.T..MOV 2_-_John_Williams_introduces_Itzhak_Perlman.MOV 3_-_John_Williams_conducts_Schindler's_List.MOV 4_-_John_Williams_conducts_The_Imperial_March.MOV INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: John Williams conducts E.T. Williams conducts Schindler's List

As I sat reading an article on John Williams this morning...I recognized my daily go-to pencil in his hand in this photo: Ladies and gentlemen: I’m not exactly sure if he is using .5, .7, or .9mm lead, but now you can pretend to be as cool as John Williams, and better yet, your beloved Blumenkohl. Not sure what brand turtle neck to wear and match though. FWIW I use .5 mm. But I use a softer lead (2B) so it draws/writes thicker. My guess from the photo is that John alsouses .5mm. https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-EXPRESS-Automatic-Pencil-QE415A/dp/B0026ZPWS2/jwfancom-20 Make sure you stick to the Express line. The other Pentel Twist lines have a gaudy/bougie silver tip that won’t match your black turtleneck. Disclaimer: I appended what I think is the JWFan Amazon affiliate code to the URL above, so if you buy it, use that link and support JWFan. Maybe @Jay can verify link is correct?

“Music is there for everybody. It’s a river we can all put our cups into and drink it and be sustained by it” That quote is on top of a large standing poster inside the entrance of the New World Center. At the center is the Maestro conducting. The top left corner is an image of Luke, Leia, R2-D2 and C-3PO from Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. The top right corner is the iconic image from E.T. The bottom left corner is a picture of the baby raptor hatching scene from Jurassic Park. The bottom right corner is a picture of Indiana Jones and his father from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I am probably gonna record the whole concert on my iPhone. I am thrilled to be there.

Johnny’s looking great!

I'm no pro at custom art, but I never liked the Debney cover, so I made this one yesterday for my iTunes. (It's not the right dimensions for a double jewel insert)

In spirit.😊 I’m not poor, to answer your question directly. While I could not afford a ticket to the gala event, I am right outside the New World Center, the location of the gala event, where they are doing a free live simulcast of the concert. There is a legion of Imperial Stormtroopers right outside. They are taking pictures and mingling with guests. I honestly was not expecting that, but I was not surprised either. I am truly glad that I am able to experience this concert.

The Last Stand is my favourite of the lot, the plot is a mess, but the themes and where they were trying to go with the story weren't exactly a waste, just executed poorly. I think it's akin to the Spider-Man 3 fiasco of too many plot strands fighting for attention - with X3, it's the Jean Grey and the Cure - both interesting concepts, but both coming off as feeling rushed and out of place. I guess the writers thought the two went hand in hand, with the plight for a cure coming as a direct response to the growing threat that the Dark Phoenix was? Maybe they should've devoted those ideas to two separate films...

Hey I just received My Superman set! Wait... why the cover art is different?

Seriously underappreciated movie. Is it flawed? Of course it is. But it features a typical 1974 to 1984 John Williams score, and some Steven Spielberg's Magic. I'm glad you appreciate the movie but the Shady Dame from Seville is a brilliant and important piece of this film. The Counterpoint at the end using Toddy is a wonderful way to end the film.

"What are your favorite shots in a movie?" I would say Tequila.

Nothing of the kind, Bes. It's a funny film. End of. The extended version is better. Best line: "You can take your Third Reich, and shove it up your ass!". Ps, it's "laughed". Just so's you know.

I'm usually very psychic and I have a terrible feeling something awful is gonna happen to you. I'm afraid you're gonna die.

Digital. The allure of physical media is not worth the cost. Simple value proposition. But what digital album costs $25? USD or CAD?

I am happy to announce that my set has crossed the borders of my country and I should receive it in the next few days. I’ll post a pic of me smoking a cigar listening to it and giving it praise all around. Stay tuned.

Not for a long time!

Hey I'm still in Two-Digit Land.

Happy Birthday @Holko!

I think I recognize his turtleneck too. You can get it here. https://www.amazon.com/PALINDA-Striped-Bodysuit-Stretchy-Leotards/dp/B07BWNKH1F

Enjoy!

I prefer the tried and tested method of quill and ink which yields the precision and flexibility required for notating dense orchestral textures:

It is correct, thanks!

Why does every film since Wolverine in the X-Men series feel like a bizarre musical chairs type game of time travel plot to Magneto plot, to Mystique plot, back to Jean? What the fuck is going on with this series?

Happy Birthday to @Holko!!! And Happy Birthday @Smaug the iron!!!

Not at all.

The great 1982 Oscar Winner for Original Song Score and one of my favorite films of all time. Great cast with great all-around acting a gender-bending screenplay with the laughter abounding. Just another typical great film from the greatest year for film of the last 59 years. Bravo or Brava!

Apocalypse was fun schlock.

Days of Future Past was sorely missing John Powell.

Welcome back, Sharkey!

This! 1000 times THIS!

It's impossible to do a John Williams concert in this day and age without that sort of thing going on these days. It cheapens the event, I think.

With scores like Dead Pool, that wouldn't be the proudest distinction.

I listened to the first 3 tracks last night, I think it sounds superb! The harp and bells sparkle, the percussion and low piano in track 2 have such weight and presence, feels like it's in the room with me. The strings have a real warmth and there's definitely more detail and separation. Excellent sound quality, very excited to listen to the rest later.

An unreleased demo from Susanna Hoffs. Perhaps intended for her 1994 solo album that was shelved by Columbia.

Delivered today! Just some quick pics, not professional by any means. I like the idea posted earlier about a separate cardboard box ala HP-style. I have no doubt that it would look absolutely glorious! The artwork for STM is stunning in person, esp the front cover. The blue tint of the sky background really stands out! Kudos LLL, MM, and Jim Titus!

Apparently it’s performed pretty poorly at test screenings. https://www.screengeek.net/2019/01/25/x-men-dark-phoenix-bad-test-screening/

I don't necessarily see it as 'fun', I see it as creating a universe; a backdrop with its own set of rules that the lofty, existential ideas can be attached to. All the references are organically connected, it's not really some self-deprecating 'let's have a fun with things'-type of film, IMO.

Context plays into it a lot. My age, the fact that it was new, I saw it in theaters, etc - The Matrix was for me, and not just because my phone autocorrected it to mstrox

Morpheus is fightin' Neo!

The Matrix for both, AINEC.

Sounds like somebody trying to start their car: 4:15 - 4:30

Been trying to arrange Into the Maw for two pianos, but it is turning into a bit of a monster... https://picosong.com/wSLFb/

Dufftown? That’s not far from here!

Frankly I question whether Ross saw them...probably had one meeting with the director and said, "Ya know, I think I'll give this the ol' Ross gloss.....C'mon, Johnny, when's your next project I can piggyback on?"

I can barely even think of the LotR scores as cues in some order, it's a breathing fabric of melody and texture and it just is the way it is. Only one or two necessary evils dent it in RotK.

I know which one JW prefers...