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Official Video of Theme from Schindler's List

First of all, I just want to say that I am deeply sorry for not being able to set up a proper fan gathering in my hometown. I had a very intense and busy 6 weeks leading to the concert on many fronts (busy work schedule, house renovations, extra activities tied to Legacy of JW, family issues, even Covid got in the way) and it really didn't come to me until Jay started poking me here that something should be done. I am sorry the original plan to go that pub-restaurant screwed up at the last minute and that the Park Hyatt replacement didn't work for everyone. So please accept my sincerest apologies! I just hope Milano treated well all of you who came to visit, that you weren't overcharged for any service and that you got to do some nice sightseeing around while waiting for the Maestro to lead the Filarmonica and that maybe one day you will come back for more concerts or perhaps just to visit more of the city. I wish I was be able to say hello to each one of you who was there and I am sorry I didn't catch so many of you. Since my face now is pretty well known I guess (lol), next time you'll see me just don't be afraid to stop me to say hello Everyone who did said some very nice things about Legacy of JW and it really warms my heart that people appreciate the work we're doing and want to say it in person. Having John here was really the realization of a dream. I wished to see him performing at La Scala since I was a kid and to see this happening was really magical. Dreams can really come true, especially when there is someone so special like John Williams involved.

James Horner referred to the danger motif as the ‘diddly dah’s’

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Maybe they decided to end the film with an open casket instead of closed.

Catching up with this thread

Lol where did this thread even come from? This is like a separate branch of reality from the proper IJ thread Ohhhh, I accidentally wandered onto the JW side of the forum! Nevermind!

First volume released tomorrow with music by Newton Howard for episodes 1 - 3. 1 hour and 8 minutes. 33 tracks https://music.apple.com/nz/album/willow-vol-1-episodes-1-3-original-soundtrack/1659763086

Listened to The Perfect Storm for the first time in a while. There’s some terrific terrific music in that one. I’ve forgotten how much soaring action it contained (and how sad I am that he isn’t around to do Avatar 2). While it’s still written in his unmistakable voice, it doesn’t seem to directly lift from his prior scores. At least nothing really jumped out at me. High time for an expansion (along with Mask of Zorro!)

For someone with industry experience you don't seem to understand the realities of modern filmmaking. Pick-ups have been commonplace on big studio films for decades now. This could be as simple as Mangold deciding the final scenes needed a few extra shots, necessitating inserts or extensions for cues Williams already recorded. The fact they're bringing him (and the entire orchestra) back to re-record the music is a good thing, considering the alternative is editing his music to fit a revised edit of the finale. You know, like The Last Crusade...

I dunno how anyone with 2 brain cells could watch that video and not immediately detect the clickbait. Outrage culture sells and people like "Doomcock" have learned how to monetise it. Please don't contribute to this scam by using his videos as "evidence" for a baseless conspiracy theory that's been denied multiple times by the film's director.

https://www.facebook.com/100063782071128/posts/pfbid032VtL5cTYp93yvRzmxDf1tf4MSjd48EQQwWQaRzFRf4xicDTKX3Dj8NoCKh4WZCCDl/

It certainly would have.... Or something like this.

I haven’t seen the Witcher but apparently he is a big fan of the source material and the show writers actively dislike the source material and Cavill didn’t like the direction in which the show was going.

My two cents: https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2022/12/14/john-williams-in-milan-2022/ I needed a couple of days to collect thoughts, I hope it's worth your reading time.

Today is the fifth anniversary of the American premiere of The Last Jedi. So I've come across with this article, and the writer's experiences were very similar to my own! Editorial: Five Years Later, ‘The Last Jedi’ Is Still My Favorite Theatrical Experience Ever Specifically, I thought this part was very relatable: And this one: When I left the IMAX theater, on the night of Dec 17, 2017, I thought I had seen the best blockbuster movie ever. My best friend was with me, but his reaction was quite the opposite: he hated it. Two other friends were with us, and they liked it just fine. Today, I think that the movie may not be perfect, but I still love the theatrical experience it gave me.

Wow seeing JW play the theme on the piano in his house was awesome Here's the same video on youtube, might be better quality than twitter

Mine moved to Compton this morning! I wonder if it'll hang around or move "straight outta..." Thank you. I'm here all week.

Aaaand you've officially lost all credibility with this post here. Are you a mushroom farmer? Because that's a shiitake!

Serious question, do you happen to be related to other forum member Mattris? I’m starting to think you two are either one and the same or this is a father/son tag team.

U're Welcome!!!! (thx of course also to romy) ... and Martin >>>> THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY > WILLIAMS IN REAL LIFE :-) ____ ... no words!!!!!! (i'm still shocked!!) ___ ... i saw in summer 78 star wars for the first time and since then williams is a part of my life (deep inside me..). to hear the force theme and the main theme and leia ... in real life with the maestro in persona in front of me conducting it, this was bigger than whatever a small human being as me could ever imagine. i was crying all the time. ___ the records on my office wall are there to fill up the wall, but i choosed a) covers with an cartoonlike look and most important b) with a real profound sense: at elementary school i was totaly in love with kiss ... who was not? (at 8 or 9 i made a red electric guitar with cardboard and with my carneval dracula cape i was ace frehley singing along the whole cassette of "unmasked" which my father brought me from taiwan ... of course it was an illegal copy as they produced them all in taiwan in that period...); my brother bought the deep purple live LP and first i hatet it, it was to much at that time for me, but later starting playing guitar i understood that this recording is the basic of rock \m/ (the exactly same was with the lp 1984 - van halen); as teenager i fell in love with blade runner and vangelis (that soundtrack is also basic for so much what is still happening now) ... and there is harrison ford ... oh, how strange, he's also in indiana jones and star wars ... and how strange .... indiana jones in my heart of course ... and there is JOHN :); and here it is .... my absolute musical base is john williams and queen (when i heard for the first time we are the champions something incredible happened to me ... i perfectly remember that exactly moment at home of my elementary school campaign when he let me listen to his brothers record, the 45" single .... magic) ... and there they are ... at 12 i had all lp's of williams and queen. ...... it's a pitty, but i never saw queen with freddie ... but martin let happen the other magic think .... this monday in the scala. THX!!!!!! ______ (sorry for my weird english ;-) )

Have you not wondered that because he has a mask - that he may actually be an industry professional ,has a computer generated voice and doesn’t want you to know who he really is . Its something to consider, there are whistleblowers you know who do get to certain positions and usually often quote the line that they cannot say much because they are “ in the house “ .

This is a nice surprise indeed: less than a minute video from regional RAI news channel, it really seems there were quite some cameras recording the concert! I wonder where they were hiding 😳 https://www.rainews.it/tgr/lombardia/video/2022/12/watchfolder-tgr-lombardia-web-clip-john-williams-alla-scalamxf-908d79fb-2f33-4be5-89b4-5ae075b5421c.html

Doomcock of all people does not. He has a track record of exactly 0 correct predictions. As others have stated, it could have been something as simple as them wanting to bring back Short Round for a quick cameo, or something to that effect. It doesn't mean there was necessarily something "wrong", or that they need to reshoot a large portion of the film. Yes, we don't know what the real situation is, but posting videos from a notorious prankster certainly won't get us any further to knowing the truth. The Redditor who started all this nonsense earlier this month was already proven to be a liar, so most likely these reshoots are nothing more than a coincidence.

i assume you're a troll at this point. but i couldn't imagine being that stupid where you would even watch that video, let alone believe it. you weirdos are obsessed with Kathleen Kennedy. Go outside man.

Just completed my first listen. I really rather like it. Action music isn't as bad as some make out... it's mostly generic but there are some short powerful moments. Everything celebrating Pandora is lovely. I really dig the theme in The Tulkun Return... very Horner-esque.

That's great. Did he confirm he was going to be an integral part of the new Indy film?

I liked it a lot! Some really good acting and direction, it knows its scale, highly personal but overall humble enough, more of a love letter to the parents with all their quirks and faults than a self-glorifying biopic. Many standout scenes I loved.

Well, that is definitely better than no recording at all! I consider this to be the teaser of a full release.

Thanks for the tip, @Laserschwert! What kind of teleportation service is Chris using? MBR and Intermezzo still don't have them!

I had the same thought about Martin's impressive folder. Maybe this would also make a nice starting point for a crowd-funded fan book like the ones from the rock/pop scene. Here is one recent example: This Day In Music Books | Jethro Tull – Lend Me Your Ears Btw, I visited the Teatro on a museum ticket in the morning of the 12th December, and apparently the paired stereo mics were not there - so these may have been installed for the concert? The photo of mine provides the evidence - if you zoom in you can see four small mics but I don't see the central set of mics. Here's to hope! Recording: Teatro Abanella, Milan, Italy, June 2-5, 1997 This location has quite a vivid history: cinema Abanella (giusepperausa.it) "...starting from 1985, [Abanella] became a private venue for the rehearsals of the Teatro alla Scala where concert recordings were also held in the past, given the excellent acoustics."

For proper context.

I guess because they see her as a “woke feminist” based off of Fleabag and/or Solo and/or their incorrect ideas about what she contributed to the No Time To Die script? Yavar

There’s definitely plenty of speculation to be had here, but all I know is that I’m definitely going to see the film opening weekend. I’m almost certainly going to enjoy the movie and I’m definitely going to love the music!

What a clown show DC has become... Cavill exits The Witcher to go back to being Superman, only to be fired two months later. Gunn writing Superman by himself is not good news. Firstly, his brand of off-color humour doesn't really combine with the Superman mythos. And really, ANOTHER ORIGIN STORY MOVIE? Haven't we got enough of those? On the positive side, at the very least their upcoming DC universe will be focused on Superman, unlike the disastrous idea by Hamada and the gang to have a DC franchise without Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne.

I really don't want to believe that you're trolling, but you're making it so incredibly difficult...

No, because he's been around for years, and has consistently been wrong.

Well, in the case that you aren't a troll, or making some sort of bizarre joke, I must inform you that Doomcock (along with Mike Zeroh and many others) are notorious trolls themselves, who tend to never be right about anything. They've been the laughingstock of the Star Wars/Lucasfilm/Disney community for years. Nothing they say can be trusted. They make up vitriolic rumors using tiny grains of truth (such as JW's quote) to stir up drama, which in turn gives them more views, and more views = more revenue.

i hope he's a troll...this forum will take care of it if he will. but also....these new installment's of franchises that people have their personality wrapped up in and always believe there is nefarious intentions on ruining said franchises, really bring out the mouth breathers. Of course Indy 5 would eventually bring them out, fortunately this forum isn't as much of a cesspool as other internet circles (twitter, reddit, ect) there is no doubt good conversation to be had when it comes to the new star wars movies and Indy 5 and the decisions that were made. but as soon as someone posts a video with a mention of Kathleen Kennedy in the screencap......their motives are very clear.

It’s going to be Phoebe Waller-Bridge stabbing Indy through the chest with a lightsaber, before turning to the camera Fleabag style and putting the fedora on her head, winking at the audience before riding off into the sunset.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/projections/1659920485

Watched Die Hard 2 this evening with the wife. Second best Die Hard movie set during Xmas!

Sounds like they’re washing the bad taste of the last decade out of DC’s mouth for good.

I have a clip from the Rehearsal of the Schindler's List theme. Not the greatest quality but it can at least give you an idea. 1111616859_Record_2022-12-11-21-57-273.mp4

I’m no troll and I take it you’ve watched all of it (I stumbled upon it 20 minutes ago and it opened my eyes)- but if Mangold is quoting this guy in Twitter tweets then ,who knows, maybe what he says should be considered. Maybe the ending was too woke for those who may have seen the film at test screenings. If Indiana through a time machine is wiped from existence leaving a woman to be the new Indiana Jones - god daughter or not - how do you think the fan base would feel ? And a day into its release the box office would plummet . The same can be said of James Bond who in Ian Flemings books is a white Caucasian misogynist playboy spy . Change that and you’ve lost the plot and the franchise. The first thing you would say after seeing Indiana next June would likely to be - why wasn’t this sorted out before it was released and corrected. All things should be discussed not dismissed regardless of whether you like it or not. I happen to listen to all points of view to build a picture regardless of how crazy it might be - sometimes they might just be right! Also I don’t dismiss trailer music - I’ve watched quite a few trailers in my time and some of the music composed has been quite good . Sometimes the main composers may write a 2 minute segment and give it to trailer companies to orchestrate and score using computerised decks to achieve a full orchestral score. Clearly none of you criticising me have worked in the industry like I have. However, back to Indiana Jones principal photography wrapped, that’s it WRAPPED, in February 2022, pickup shots etc are always the norm , but 10 months afterwards a new ending??? But when a writer in some of the trades says there has been screenings refuting what Mangold has said - then there should be questions asked. Maybe JW let something out of the bag in Milan? It’s going to be a very interesting next few weeks with leaks coming thick and fast which we will have to sift through . How bad did the ending have to be to warrant a new ending and reshoot ? That’s the question to be asked!