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No matter what anyone says about JKR, now or in the future, I have these on my shelf: 7 Harry Potter books 8 Harry Potter movies 3 Harry Potter JW OSTs and the Harry Potter John Williams collection. And they're not going anywhere. Feels good man!

Not gonna happen. Neither A or B. JKR, WB, and the Fantastic Beasts series will be just fine. The only thing that could kill the film series, honestly, is if the next one is also not good and falls even further at the box office. $$$ This is a common reaction / ridicule to trans people. I don't necessarily feel malice towards anyone here for this kind of reaction, especially since I am not trans, and like I said, I don't understand the mindset fully. I'm not trans, nor do I consider myself very knowledgeable on the topic by any means, but as far as I'm aware that's not really how it works for most. For most it's a feeling that they've had their whole lives and never really knew what it was or how to describe it. I know someone who has felt this way all along, but never really knew what it was until they were older and did some research. It seems quite a few members here don't really get what it is exactly and I'll admit that I don't fully get it either and I may not ever get it. It's quite a tough concept for my brain to comprehend or unravel, but so are a lot of things that absolutely do exist. But seeing how a few close to me deal with it, it's certainly a thing and something quite important to them. And I mean, as far as science and biology goes, we discover new things about science everyday. At one point people believed the Earth the center of the Universe and I highly doubt that we have uncovered all the secrets of the human body or brain yet. So, whose to say there isn't a fully fleshed out scientific reasoning for it and we just don't fully understand it yet? Things change, things progress, and no one ever really likes it or understands it near the beginning. And here I am, still responding to this topic after swearing it off and I'm still basically saying the same things over and over again. For this point, the surgery is not something that is the end all, be all for all trans people. Not everyone does it as it is a very difficult process contrary to what Rowling seems to think. You cannot simply say that you want this surgery and it will happen. There's huge amount of cost, waiting lists, gate-keeping, etc. And some trans people are content with never doing the surgery. Sometimes it's about feeling more comfortable in the body you have than changing it as far as I'm aware. Okay, now I really need to be done with this. I'm not out to change minds. Just to present another perspective as I've experienced these things in my personal life. I think we all have our minds made up on the matter. EDIT: Fixing numerous typos. I'm not fit to make super long posts like this.

A lovely treat, listen to this!: Arranged by Richard (Gus) Sebring, principal horn player of the Pops. Unfortunately marred by the same excision of the middle episode that JW's performances of the theme have lately tended to inflict on the piece. But otherwise gorgeous!

For me, the problem is the culture of "you will toe the line and say exactly what is approved as of right now or you will be buuuuuuurned" that applies to people supportive of trans rights more than the ones who are actually transphobic. Absolute no where does Rowling voice disapproval of their choices.

Legends of The Fall By James Horner Glory By James Horner Sneakers By James Horner Total Recall By Jerry Goldsmith The Post By John Williams The Patriot By John Williams Nixon By John Williams

I always find the best way to deal with someone who disagrees with you is to abuse them online and do everything you can to ruin their career.

I would love if JW went back to his roots and put out a jazz album, like the ones he did when he went by Johnny. Churn out some sweet tones á la The Oak Room from The Post... Oh, baby!

I'm pretty sure WB is gonna cave in a few days and cancel the rest of the Fantastic Beasts film series. Who's gonna be the real winners if that happens? Trans rights activists and the social media woke brigade who'll have the worldwide JKRowlings fans against them now? Or JK Rowlings is just gonna say screw all of you, I'm not finishing those movies and retiring for good. Then she won't have to come out and talk about the gender, sexual identity and skin color of the various characters in her movies and books and why she didn't include this and that.

Wow what a great short story that was!

In 2010, FSM released Black Sunday, Varese released Family Plot, LLL released Poseidon Adventure and Home Alone, and Intrada released SpaceCamp

Fine. This morning I've decided I'm no longer disabled. I identify as someone who isn't blind from now on. Gonna buy myself a car and see how it goes. Also might try and wave my arms on the streets because I also identify as someone who can fly. Wish me luck everybody!

I matched up the clip I posted earlier to video, and it seems to match so well it looks like a cartoon. No original sounds or SFX in the video, just music. Observe these cues with music (pure speculation though): - Rey tears off stuff - Drops from rope - Lands - Suspense growing, leading to scarf removal - Flute playing during drinking - Slide down - Lands - Rey gets up from the sled (steps) - Rey puts junk to the net (placing the stick has a clear musical accent) - Engines starting - Drives away - Distant view - Steelpecker - Rey drags the junk - Only the end cleaning sequence probably have video cuts as the audio is longer But this is not what you see in the movie, and I'd agree that it works better: no music in the beginning, and the dune slide with the piano/celeste playing Rey's theme as it sets the pacing much earlier. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dK0tdcys6K1yyL2o2vK5ZVhx6t25hcTq/view?usp=sharing

This whole cancel culture is getting out of hand. Minority groups trying to erase and ruin the career of a public persona beloved by millions of people because they felt slightly slighted then react hysterically using social media to destroy people isn't going to get them anywhere with their cause.

Textbooks don't usually get into these kinds of stylistic details. I looked in several harmony and counterpoint books just now but to no avail. The music speaks better for itself. Take, for one famous example, Chopin's Prelude in A below. All the dotted figures except the last are half steps (as in March of the Resistance), and Chopin sometimes uses notes outside the scale to do that. For those who don't read music, it's always the 2nd and 3rd notes in of each phrase in the recording below.

A two-hour violin concerto that is so grating, unpleasant, and harsh that even the most snobbish critics will have to credit his composing abilities. Perhaps a third movement of 30 minutes of silence and in a 6/8 time-signature.

So J. K. Rowling's new Harry Potter short story is about trans people? How nice of her!

Yep. It's in the works. They're not really sure what Depp's role will even be (lead vs smaller supporting role) last I heard. Who knows? Personally I don't really have an interest in seeing another Pirates film, Depp or not. I haven't even watched all the ones that have currently been released.

Ron GILBERT.

What, are they doing another one?

On the other hand Long John Sliver would be a good title for one of those... "genre parodies".

Fuck me. No wait. Fuck them.

Tit for tat is better than getting steamrolled. The best answer is to not be employed. Employees can’t capitalize on controversy. You need to be self-employed, then controversy is publicity and you’ll boost your business.

that’s the spirit!

Awesome! Thanks so much for the detailed reply and your efforts.

No I’ve been playing since last Thursday. Love it. Great game. Very seamless between the main missions and just wandering around doing your own thing.

Yes. SIGNS and THE VILLAGE are two of JNH's very best.

It certainly has the best score.

Oh, I don't know. Put me in a cinema, with THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK playing in 70mm and 6-track magnetic, and I'll soon start feeling how I did, in 1980. Memories don't age.

Goddammit! Why does everyone see it as the highlight of the movie?! To me, it felt like early Shyamalan, the one that pats himself on the back, directed the basement sequence. There is something very self-conscious about it (and self-conscious in a way that I don't like). Anyway, I'm not a fan of the movie, I only like the beginning, before all hell breaks loose.

@TSMefford Bravo! Those are some of the best and most natural re-scores I've ever heard! This is truly what was missing from those movies, listening to those clips with Hannigan's music gives me much more of a closer vibe to the Williams era Potter movies, and adds significantly more emotion to all of those scenes. If I watched the entirety of Half Blood Prince scored like this and with a re-grade that removes the muddy color filter - I'd dare say this movie would become one of my favourites of the series. I think this is one of those rare cases where the writing and acting was on point, but the other aspects of the film let it down for me. There's such genuine heart and wholesomeness with the character's interactions in this, and with more appropriate music and color filters those moments would truly shine (and now do, just from the music change alone).

This week: Black Sunday by John Williams First time listening session with @Holko over the weekend (three for three and another one on the way!) and my first impressions were good. Unfortunately, I'm not as familiar with pre-SW Williams as I ought to be, but I appreciated what was a more pared down approach (in hindsight of course). The moody atmosphere is certainly befitting and the two main motifs get a thorough running. The End Title arrangement has made my shuffle playlist for the month. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles by Arturo Cardelús An under-the-radar pubs reccomendation from last year that I finally got around to. Worth checking out. Da Five Bloods by Terence Blanchard Pinnochio by Dario Marianelli Musical comfort food! I've been playing this in the evenings this week. The Egyptian by Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Newman Gold by Daniel Pemberton Kubo and the Two Strings by Dario Marianelli The BFG by John Williams Nixon by John Williams Bulitt by Lalo Schifrin Escape from the Planet of the Apes by Jerry Goldsmith 2001: A Space Odyssey by Alex North (Rejected Score) First time hearing this and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience! And still chipping away at a breakdown for the HTTYD trilogy. End to end a mixed bag, but there's a bunch of real neat stuff here and certainly some new discoveries I intend to return to.

Do you not know where you are? 😂

Got my discs this morning. I've never been happier

I don't necessarily think she's a monster, but I think it's humorous again to see her preach acceptance when again, her remarks specifically around trans people don't quite seem to paint that picture. I found this response to her essay insightful personally: https://twitter.com/Carter_AndrewJ/status/1270787941275762689?s=20 EDIT: Just want to clarify. I don't think JKR deserves the abuse she's been getting online. I can agree with that.

Sounds entirely reasonable.

Earlier version (1M5 Alt2 R) of The Scavenger cue from The Force Awakens. Dune slide is different and it's overall slightly longer than the released version.

I don't see how anyone could read that essay and think "What a transphobic and selfish monster." I see a person, like me I hope, that always strives to be open-minded, that thinks pluralism and acceptance is a strength, and is earnestly struggling with this particular social movement. I see a good-faith conversation. And bravo for that!

My respect for her has grown a lot, sticking to her guns on this. Her thoughts are more nuanced, important, and rational than people are giving her credit for.

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There a number of recordings of The Long Goodbye, both song and instrumental. The Long Goodbye [3:35] Arranged by Wade Markus Lou Donaldson Orchestra Recorded December 11, 1972, released 1973 The Long Goodbye [4:11] Arranged and conducted by Lanny Meyers Recorded 1995 The Long Goodbye [4:10] Arranged by John Williams Harry Connick Jr, vocals • Boston Pops Orchestra • John Williams, conductor Recorded live at Symphony Hall, Boston, 2001 The Long Goodbye [3:15] Arranged by Al Nicholls Sandra Lawrence and The Vendettas Recorded 2003 The Longer Goodbye (inspired by “The Long Goodbye”) [12:00] Arranged by Al Nicholls Sandra Lawrence and The Vendettas Recorded 2003 The Long Goodbye [5:24] Performed by Diane Hubka Arranged by Christian Jacob Recorded 2005 The Long Goodbye [3:53] Fred Waller, piano The Long Goodbye [2:35] Stephen Oliva, piano Recorded 2011 The Long Goodbye [3:13] Carmel McCreagh Recorded 2013 The Long Goodbye [5:04] Peter Jones, vocal • Vasilis Xenopoulos, flute, alto and tenor saxophones • Neil Angilley, piano • Geoff Gascoyne, double bass • Davide Giovannini, drums and percussion Recorded 2013 The Long Goodbye [4:54] Dmitri Matheny, flugelhorn • Bill Anschell piano Arranged by Dmitri Matheny Recorded 2016

It *is* ok to pick on an old movie. It's *not* ok to pick on people for speaking out against racism. Re "speaking to the choir", which I let slide earlier when I shouldn't have: To what choir am I preaching when I say the solution for racism begins with being aware of it to someone who, as far as I remember, has never spoken out against it on this board, but keeps speaking out against those who do? The "KKK whackjobs" aren't the problem. They're the tip of the iceberg, and the worst, and there's very little chance that even one of them will change because people speak out against racism. There's a small chance that wannabe KKKs might reconsider. But none of them are the real problem. The problem is majorities of the population (in many countries) electing racists and white supremacists not because they themselves are actively racist (or even consider themselves racist), but because they don't consider it a problem, or aren't aware of how frequently it still happens, because they refuse to listen when others speak out. There is no neutral stance on Racism - you're either against it, or you're for it or at the very least not bothered by the fact that it happens. And if you consider yourself not racist but can't bring yourself to speak out against it, at the very least stop fighting those who do.

There's no reason not to listen watch old movies or listen to classical music, just as there's no reason to talk about the fact that, for example, slavery was a common aspect of "Western" society. What *is* problematic and fortunately not allowed anymore is actually owning slaves. And what's also problematic is speaking out in favour of slavery, or trying to silence those that try to point out when something presents it as a non-issue. And before this gets blocked/moved for being a political discussion, I want to point out that it's mainly a *moral* discussion. That doesn't mean it's what this board is for, and it also doesn't mean that I want to start it over and over again when we're here to discuss completely different things. But if the recent outbreaks of racism have made me aware of something I haven't been doing right, it's not speaking out when people keep condemning and ridiculing any attempt (e.g. by recording companies, film studios) to raise awareness of it. There are people here who speak out against racism. And there are those who make a mockery of any attempts to point it out. And as long as that keeps happening, "KKK whackjobs" (who are in a totally different league than "BLM rioters") will feel justified and their kids will see their views as perfectly normal, because every attempt to make them aware that it isn't keeps getting undermined by people who can't stand others pointing out racism when they see it.

Jane Austen — 'One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.'

I'm Jewish and I have no desire to see Lean's Oliver Twist or even Griffith's Birth of a Nation censored/removed, nor am I pleased with the decision to not play Wagner in my country. There is no human right to not have one’s sensibilities offended: that's just an inevitability of living in a society that comprises of innumerable individuals with differing sensibilities. A disclaimer would be quite harmless, though.

I will point out a quote from that same post: I have had a lot of discussion on these things with someone I know who is trans and my post mirrors what I have been told the feeling is from not just them but others as well. That being said, I can not and will not attempt to explain in more detail things that I myself do not fully understand. It's not my place and I risk doing it poorly and inaccurately until I've educated myself more on the subject to be able to speak on it in more detail. A mindset that I feel like JKR could use a bit of, from what I understand. I'm merely doing my best to support my friends and have said about as much as I know on the subject.

I’m dreading the day I go to a job interview and they bring out screenshots of some of the anti-Zimmer stuff I’ve posted on here

Twilight and Mist immediately preceeds The Ludlows.

ASM also said: which could be translated as: "Mutter: I am a very acoustically-minded cinema fan. When the film music is weak, I have trouble concentratiing on the film itself. I am angry about the missed opportunities. Concerning the newest film of the Star Wars series, which I saw at the premiere in London, I was --- just like John Williams --- (heavily) disappointed about the fact that J.J. Abrams mixed his score so that far too little of the music can be heard. I sat in the cinema and thought "What is wrong with the loudspeakers? When will the blast of brass (finally) reach me?" I am otherwise not a person who loves the loudness per se, but I am so minded that in any form of music fortissimos must contrast with pianos. When the battle noise in the film is louder than the music, in my view something is not right". https://www.nordbuzz.de/people/star-geigerin-anne-sophie-mutter-spricht-interview-ueber-ihre-corona-infektion-13771243.html It's nothing new, but there are people writing books and articles about Williams here, so I figured a source about his disappointment with the treatment of his music could come in handy to someone (his well-timed Viennese Sunday comment about sound effects and dialogue being the enemy of music can be another )

James Hannigan arguably did a better job than Hooper.