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Agreed. I don't see any joke in tasteless posts like this. This virus would be life-threatening to Williams if he caught it.

Temporary bans for people who post creepy shit and tasteless shit like this would go a long way towards making this a more welcoming forum, imo it’s a bit spinelessly moderated

amazon prime ;-) looks like Maestro was having fun

Indee Indeed! It is one of the handful of references to Prequel incidental material in TROS. Sadly, none of these are major themes, but I suppose these nods are better than nothing. Besides the quotation (tracking?) of Home for the Twins during Lando's pep-talk, the Anakin vs. Obi-Wan one is the most "unaltered" of the bunch: etc... Also from ROTS, we get the (quite appropriate) nervous string motif associated with Palpatine's seduction of Anakin when Kylo is on his quest for Exegol early on: From AOTC, there's the well-remarked upon quotation and partial reworking of the Return to Tatooine arpeggios (itself somewhat motivic in AOTC) during Poe & Zorri's conversation: And yet another revival of the "Talk of Podracing" material for Finn & Jannah's convo, which was also used in TFA and an unused cue in TLJ: Slightly less direct, the as Palpatine lays out his plan for Rey to kill him is seemingly modeled on "Palpatine Instructs Anakin" from ROTS, down to the imitation at minor-third. Could have been temp-tracked, or Williams may have arrived at a similar Vaughan-Williams-y style for a similar scene. Either way, the connection is undeniable: compare with There's more than a passing similarity between the middle section of Across the Stars and the ominous low string figure that forms the basis of "The Old Death Star," though this strikes me as being likely more accidental than intentional, though this music was on Williams's mind inasmuch as he was reworking ATS for Anne-Sophie Mutter at the same time as composing TROS: Other marginally prequel-allusive stuff I haven't gotten around to transcribing yet: The choral material for Rey's confrontation with Palpatine that, like "The Last Jedi," seems to be evoking aspects of "Lament" from ROTS, Rey's departure from Keth Bir, which has a ROTS vibe to it, particularly 2m7. The mixed-meter ostinato from Journey to Exegol which contains (totally accidentally and unremarkably) a snippet of ATS A few cadences from Psalm of the Sith which exist in a similar soundworld to Palpatine's Big Pitch And of course the choral outburst on B-min at the end of "Approaching the Throne" which is the most we get of a Duel of the Fates reference, at least in the score as heard.

People seriously write in just to whine that theirs wasn't dispatched immediately?

Done! Listening! Sounds so good! Yes, that's the plan for sure. I want to watch the film again in prep.

This is the most JWfan response ever. I love it. Bonus points for no avatar as well. 'No Ticket' has been added @Jay

Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.

The most bizarre thing possible would be if Williams actually learned to use a computer because of the epidemic. But I doubt it. He will probably spend his time writing a violin concerto, or something. Let's pray he doesn't run out of toilet paper though! You know what would befall all these not very memorable film scores on his shelves if that were the case...

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Update from MV at FSM thread: La La Land Records (Member) Guys, we have a 1000 orders to ship let alone the wholesale orders. The cds came in early afternoon on Friday and started shipping out that late afternoon. We worked on Saturday filling orders instead of buying toilet paper. Oh and in case you didn't know this there is a BLEEPIN worldwide pandemic going on. Chill out and please wait at least a week to email us and ask if your order has shipped. We are doing the best we can under these circumstances MV

His last truly great score was Temple of Doom.

While we're all socially isolating for the virus, we made new cues! Here's some excitement with Cue No. 15: Dragons and Cue No. 16: The Ferret Incident. Enjoy!

I've upgraded my previous YouTube video of the Born on the Fourth of July "music video" by replacing its original (poor-quality) audio with the corresponding track from this 2-track promo CD:

Watched the first episode so far. Impressions are similar to what I recall from the first season: Generally very fine, but although I like NdT, I'm getting annoyed with his sensationalist style that comes across as more hyped than sincere. Sagan had a (quite unique) talent to convey excitement in an extremely heartfelt way, and the difference is hard to ignore. Plus the score still consists of a few lovely bars of music followed by a few more lovely bars of totally different music etc. - I'd rather have a Fenton score, or a classical/Vangelis hybrid like in the original (which often used largely unedited lengthy cues - very much unlike Silvestri's jumpy style). One thing I'm not sure about with the new season is the "Possible Worlds" approach. That sound quite speculative, and that's just the area where the first season tended to get superficial and spotty. But that's just my initial feeling, the first episode fared quite well in that regard.

Indeed: Thank you, John Williams! In January you made the 18th birthday of our daughter unforgettable; we will never forget. I thought this to be a brilliant start (together with our skiing holiday) of a great year back then. I hope the year will live up to that amazing start later on... ...I also wish the Maestro all the best for the weeks to come, as well as Stefancos and everybody else.

Make a stand and end it yourself!

Mine arrived a few mins ago. Already ripping it... Now why won't this conference call end so I can listen to it!

The OST is indeed a more engaging listening experience.

Very Slavic. I approve. Karol

@Bellosh "No Ticket" is a cue that differs considerably from the rest of the score, so especially that one deserves its own spot. If I was you, I would meld "To the Blimp/The Blimp Turns Around" and put "No Ticket" in front of that, the spot no one has voted for yet.

I dunno why people are still so surprised whenever Adam Sandler is good. I suppose there was still a contingent that thought Punch Drunk Love, Funny People, and Meyerowitz Stories were flukes and now there's consensus that he's a legitimate talent who just likes going lowbrow more often than not.

Digital-only? Pass! Both film and score look horrible, btw, judging by the cover.

No.

Easy to forget. It was only the same franchise and a theme he used dozens of times in the newest score.

Surprisingly, I found the film score presentation really boring, but loved the re-recording.

The package will probably be infected anyway.

RIP woj.

Final means last. As in, nothing came after. I don't care if he's dead or not.

Well, the YOUNG INDIANA JONES bookends with George Hall as Indy are placed in the early 90s. Still more or less pre-cell phone, but about as contemporary as you'll get. But otherwise, I would be surprised if they made an Indiana Jones series or film that took place in contemporary times. The period aspect is such an integral part of the whole concept.

Mine shipped! Can't wait to listen!

When I was listening to The Training Course yesterday, that part sounded strangely familiar to my ears, but I figured it was because I had watched TROS enough times to recognize it. Thanks for pointing that out!

I don't know if it has already been pointed out, but now that it can be heard more clearly, in the track "The Training Course" is possible to hear a reference to "Anakin Vs Obi-Wan" from RotS (which is also a reference to "The Clash of the Lightsaber" from TESB), specifically the part that play at the beginning of the duel between Yoda and Sidiuos. Compare this: To this:

Yes -- sorry, been crazy today. Gave it one good listen, and it didn't disappoint!

Do you happen to know a charming female triangle virtuoso with a talent for baking cookies? Because that‘s what we‘d need to make it happen. 😉

Hi! Nobody was misinformed. The Classic FM programming team were given the option of “The Big Match”, “Into the Bath” or “The Land Race”. The former 2 are fantastic and give more unreleased material, however “The Land Race (alternate)” is more radio friendly and is the perfect JW showcase of his craft. As Jay has rightly pointed out, it clearly features unreleased material. If the Classic FM presenter oversold it then so be it, I didn’t write her script and I make no apologies. Remember, we all want this to be a successful release and the fact that this lesser known John Williams score is reaching a wider audience is to be celebrated not dissected.

Picard, the one with Riker. I bet trekkies the world over blew their collective load like The Borg huddled around a porno starring their queen when Will turned around to see Jean Luc standing there. The scenes between them (and Deanna Troi) were expectedly warm and the dialogue was nice enough, but you're talking strictly fan service only and other than checking in on these characters there was little other reason to have them participate. It was pensioners reuniting and that's it. It's good though that they are unapologetically writing this for the original audiences of this franchise; not even bothering to appeal to the younger generation a la Discovery, and the cringe that came with it. This is slow and retiring Star Trek, and it's not half bad really.

Simone was definitely in the last episode, at the big dinner scene. The only returning character they couldn't get for the finale was Eleanor's mom, because the actress was unavailable

The day before yesterday I finally managed to finish The Good Place. I really liked the finale, heartwarming and adequate to each character. It's pretty rare to see a show providing such satisfatory endings for every character, and I loved the brought up other people that haven't been on the show in a long time: Doug Forcett, Mindy St. Clair, Derek, etc. On the other hand, even the guy who liked frogs returned, but where's Simone? She just ran away and never returned to the show, when even the gossip guy did. And she was a crucial character on S3 and S4. I was also a little disappointed that Michael Aside from that, a great ending for the show.

Concerto For All The Instruments In The Orchestra And Orchestra!

Wrong thread!

Hi everyone! This week we have two cues! We're excited for new themes and dark scary plot developments. Cue No. 13: Rita Skeeter and The Letter Cue No. 14: Sirius Discussion Thank you for listening!

Hi everyone! We’ve got two cues this week for you. These cues, No. 11: The Four Champions and No. 12: Teacher Discussion, see the end of act 1 of the plot in Goblet of Fire, and look towards some major developments going forward. We hope you enjoy and, as always, thanks for listening!

Doesn't matter, it worked better than all the other ones.

There was never much hope for the Hobbit and How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy in this poll.... Just a fool's hope.

I love the way Williams end the big statement of the friendship theme at 1:30