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Yo I found it! Nowhere near in depth as the Empire Strikes Back documentary, as you might imagine (it even cribs from that one!). This is more of a news profile, but here's a brief little glimpse.

Crap, Jaws 2 is on here too!?

I remember when we would just answer idle conundrums like these with "the Force". That used to be enough to affectionately satiate any plot quandary, until the internet came along. Simpler times.

Seriously? No. Not if you have two toddlers around you, long office hours, business travels and a gym routine. You tend to pile up your newest acquisitions until you find the right time to open up your cds as well as occasionally revisit other cds from your collection. Don't make presumptuous. It's tough when you have little time and a blazing passion for your music and a Life.

Ugh another dump of redundant filler tracks.

The Force was the equivalent to "He's Batman" explanation by fantrolls to explain away the plotholes in Nolan's Batman movies.

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Interesting!

Interesting new interview with Anne-Sophie: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/2824--interview-anne-sophie-mutter-on-john-williams She also reveals why the Devil’s Dance isn’t on the album.

I did see Williams from far after the rehearsals today! I was close to his car and had a talk with the security. They moved the car so I couldn’t come close. Then he came out and stept in the car. I was the only fan there but no chance to get a autograph! 😔

Just started listening to this. It's certainly an experience! Not everything in Rey's theme is played perfectly, but it's quite special to hear it all. If this level of music is kept up, I'm buying the deluxe. I'll do one half today and then continue with Boston Film Night.

Most of them.

Got my VPN set to New Zealand and now listening to the album. Wow, Donnybrook Fair is superb! That’s the first one that jumped out at me that I hadn’t heard previously. Can’t wait for the deluxe edition!

WTF! I have a bad feeling about this & sense a great disturbance with this force!

I dunno, it was pretty amazing that Luke could suddenly fly an x-wing and blow up the Death Star. Or a young 10 year old could pilot a ship and destroy a trade federation vessel. TFA was just following the trend Lucas established.

Asked about which classical composer he will play, in an upcoming biopic, Arnold Schwarzenegger replied: "I'll be Bach".

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I just put Rey's ability down to the idea that she's this untapped near elemental level of power without ever realising it. Prior to that, she'd had a survivor's attitude and little option but to quickly learn how to look after herself. The "accelerated learning" thing never dawned on me as being an issue, until I picked up on it online. But then I just passed that off as the usual nerdy nitpicking you see whenever these movies so much as fart in the wrong direction.

Like always with Junkie's scores, you get the feeling someone's just learning the rudimentary ropes of music-making along the way. Unsuccessfully.

Perhaps I should've prefaced that comment by saying there are advances made by both men and women that are truly forms of harassment and abuse - I know people who are personally affected by this in the workplace and encounter this often, however there are people who, for whatever reason, really believe you can be raped through perceived micro-agressions. Those people are who my post refers to, those who are deluded into thinking someone who looks at another person, or gives a simple greeting is the equivalent of rape. It muddies the water of real victims who suffer from rape. But yeah, ban me.

I could mystically dance to this moment on repeat for 90 years.

Just watched the first Spider-Man movie. Just such an awesome film. Jesus, what happened to movies?

Discouraging!

Return to Oz is a great choice. The expanded version is still good, but oddly slapped together on the Intrada release. The original album is one of the best recordings I've ever heard. The expanded version is sonically a downgrade. I will agree with that one. It's a perfect album and superior to the deluxe version.

I quite liked the first score, but then again I haven't listened to any other horror film scores (mainly because I don't generally watch horror films at all anwyay).

Agreed!

Or just plain uninterested, as far as adults go. These books as leisure reading are primarily for kids and teenagers. Even working people who are genuinely into the lore surely struggle to find the time to read the damn things.

Forbes article. Nothing really new, but this collaboration is sure getting some publicity. More than any other Williams album I think.

A million ways to die in the west. I AM LOVING THIS!

It's the 5 tracks not in the version just released now.

Return of the Jedi isn't an awfully good movie. I wouldn't use it as an example for anything, really.

Yeah, that shot of him playing with the T-16 Skyhopper was in there too to suggest he had an interest in flying. Rey also has that Rebel helmet!

Makes us look more American.

Kotaku’s investigation into the matter.

Makes it look more cinematic.

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A lot of Rey's skills are explained in a pre-TFA book that was released before the movie was out. Therefore it cannot be a reactionary retcon based on fan complaints, but has to be part of the actual story as originally intended. They must simply have decided that a limited length means that explaining/showing EVERYTHING works against the flow of the movie. And I agree. Nothing wrong with leaving some things to the imagination. Define "excel". It's quite possible to be pretty good at something right from the start. But you're right that practice can make it better still.

We should fill this thread with as many clips we can find of Williams playing his tunes solo! Where's that clip of him playing Long Goodbye for Last Jedi? Here's a short one from Superman:

Here you go!

I say it's incredibly lucky we got anything like this, and I'd rather have an official iso-like album than have the pittance we normally get.

Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick, let's hold back on the witch hunt, shall we? It's just a statement from a person that apparently also had employment issues. There has been no legal proceedings, or investigation into the matter, as far as I know. In this day and age, with accusations flying left and right, it's even more important than ever to await investigations and convictions before jumping to conclusions.

Even soundtracks...

3:16-3:20 of Making the List - Schindler's List

Such fantastic horn parts in this cue ! (3:30)

In 2004 the music branch split off into its own company. They are no longer connected in any way.

Braveheart - James Horner Most likely the greatest score in film history. Certainly Horner's Magnus Opes. Like the film it is both uncompromising and delicate. Horner's music for the courtship of Wallace and Murron speaks volumes of love as the LSO's gorgeous string section weaves through the material with detail and poise. (The strings of the LSO have never sounded better). The music for Wallace revenge is primal and single minded, like Wallace himself i guess. Horner eschews the fanfaric heroism of his earlier epics and goes for a strongly rhythmic, percussive sound. The music for Scotland and its revolution feel both deliberately contained and highly uplifting. In the film Wallace's death is an uplifting, triumphant scene. Horner's penchant for "ethnic" flavouring reach his zenith here. The Ullean pipes feeling almost inseparable from the LSO at times. All the "world music" parts are very well done actually. And the synth is used very effectively. It must be the greatest score in the world! Right @Chen G.?

True, but original film music had existed for three decades prior.

And this is a more complete version of The Last Jedi with all the blanks and microedits filled in by the OST (plus alternates and concert suites relegated to the end as bonuses, like a Matessino expansion). 2h47m in duration.

Stunning images there. I wish I had a proper desktop version of this one, it's spectacular: