Trumpeteer

2021-01-19T23:56:02Z

18 hours ago, bruckhorn said:

I started in the middle and listened to a few episodes (scores I was familiar with). I have now downloaded all of the episodes.

I highly recommend them. The approach is amateur in the truest sense of the word: for the love of it. Very little techie talk (e.g.: chord progressions, use of pedal tones, use of modes) which usually comes from co-hosts. Heck, I think he misidentified a recorder as a flute, but I don’t expect him to point out the Wagner tubas in Empire. (Star Wars Oxygen didn’t mention it).

And yet, with all I’ve read/heard about Stars Wars, there was something in his Star Wars episode that was new to me. That’s something, right?

No, I’m not going to say what it was: you have to listen to it yourself.

Just as a reminder: I mention in the first episode that I am not a trained musician, so approach this podcast knowing that. Plus, I would personally be bored if every episode was a music theory lecture. My frequent cohosts add that when needed and I am very thankful for that.

@bruckhorn I am curious to know the new piece of information you learned in the Star Wars episode. Send me a private message.

2021-01-19T03:06:50Z

Thanks @Biodome and @Bayesian for the kind words. They are much appreciated. I am happy that you discovered more music from John Williams and are going to watch some of the films. Many of the scores will be greatly enhanced from matching the music with visuals.

Hey @T.RASK you are the first to say that you are going backwards. That feels like reading a book from the last chapter to the beginning, "Memento"-style. Hope you find it enjoyable.

KittBash · January 7

Thanks for posting those videos, @Erik Woods. I was trying to inform as many people as possible, and forgot the most important place!

Here is background on these videos: I hosted a virtual roundtable for 18 John Williams fans, all of whom cohosted "The Baton" with me. We talked for two hours about a lot of topics, including John Williams' legacy and the state of film scoring in the 21st century. There was also some lengthy debate about the music for two Indiana Jones films. But the highlight (at least for me) was a WORLD PREMIERE of a trombone overdub by Jim Nova of "Wide Receiver," the composition Williams wrote for NBC's football coverage.

I hope everyone enjoys this special bonus episode of "The Baton."

November 30, 2020

11 hours ago, Spider-Fal said:

Secrets of the Force Awakens featurette has the clean ending, I used it in my edit.

That's not where I got it, but I'm glad it's there as well.

bollemanneke · November 30, 2020

On 11/27/2020 at 4:32 AM, bollemanneke said:

Hey, where did that clean ending in The Jedi Steps come from?

A journalist never reveals his sources.

Jurassic Shark · November 24, 2020

3 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Did you have to give him something? A JW expansion? A pat on the back?

Nothing in return. The Brits have always been happy to be a part of the show. (Three of my four "special guests" come from the UK.)

WampaRat · November 24, 2020

On 11/22/2020 at 2:13 PM, WampaRat said:

@Trumpeteer, can I ask, how does one even begin to get in contact with the director for a project like this? Did you just look up his agent and let him know you had a podcast and asked if he’d be interested?

That's exactly how it happens.

crumbs · November 21, 2020

2 hours ago, bollemanneke said:

The questions asked to the director are absolutely fantastic.

Thanks. That's my journalism degree at work!

November 18, 2020

3 hours ago, WampaRat said:

@TrumpeteerListening to the Book Thief episode right now. Terrific. How fortunate you got the director of the film on this one! Probably the best episode you’ve produced yet. Bravo!

Thanks. "Fortunate" is the best word to describe our opportunity to hear Brian give us this insight into John Williams' process. The story about sitting next to Williams while he played the piano was wonderful.

On 11/15/2020 at 2:12 AM, Gurkensalat said:

Finished the Lincoln Pocast, great as always. Small correction: Rounds is not Williams first composition or recording for a solo instrument, since he composed at least several pieces for solo Cello before. Some you can hear on the YoYoMa CD with the Cello Concerto, another on YouTube with Lynn Harrell. Just FYI.

Thanks for the clarification. I'll fix that.

Gurkensalat · November 13, 2020

Just now, bollemanneke

Another great episode! I'm sitting here listening to Getting Out the Vote smiling like an idiot now. And incredible that you got to talk to a director. No pressure, but hoping for Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg at one point too.

I always smile when I hear "Getting Out the Vote." Such a fun composition to go with a great montage sequence.

Bayesian · October 24, 2020

I am happy to see all the comments that have sprung from the information I gave on my podcast about Williams almost scoring "Batman." I never tried to ponder what the music would sound like, but I do believe Burton would have fought for Danny Elfman, unsuccessfully.

The problem is that Jon Peters was the Harvey Weinstein of his day (minus the sex stuff) and no one said no to him. So, if Jon Peters had gotten John Williams that was the final decision. That is also part of the reason Prince got involved. Burton caved in to demands that Prince write songs and he has said often that he regrets that decision.

October 22, 2020

5 hours ago, Gurkensalat said:

Congratulations, I just listend to the episode, very nice. One small thing; I think the solo at the end that you contribute to a clarinet, is in reality an oboe. Otherwise, as so often, your podcast made me rediscover this soundtrack I had only listened to once or twice.

Sometimes I get those instruments mixed up. I often just say "woodwinds" unless it is clearly a specific instrument.

October 22, 2020

17 hours ago, bollemanneke said:

Really liking the new episode so far. My first Brian Martell episode too, great co-host.

He was great for The Eiger Sanction, Jaws and Amistad. I always had fun recording with him.

Bayesian · October 15, 2020

I can't believe the 100th episode of this podcast is now available for the world to hear. Where has the time gone? It feels like yesterday I was nervously recording the first episode, then watching "Daddy-O" with excitement. Well, that was two years ago this month, and this only shows how fast time flies when you are having fun.

Here's the 100th episode, covering the music from "Munich." People have said the score is boring and lifeless, but I think you need to hear it in the film in order to really appreciate it.

carlborg · October 12, 2020

9 hours ago, Gurkensalat said:

Will you continued in some fashion? Like the TV series or the concert works?

I have always hoped that JW would produce one or two more scores during your 2 years of podcasts, but Corona put an end to that so we will end with Ep.9 as No 110, right?

The possibility of me exploring his TV scores deeper than I already have is very low. It's hard to track down exactly which episodes he scored, and which were taken from the Universal library. The concert works would be fun, but many of them were never recorded, so they are impossible to find. I have had some help finding some of the ones I feature in some of the episodes, but I can't imagine someone out there has, for example, one of the two performances of Symphony No. 1.

I started working on this project two years ago this month. It required a lot of sacrifice from other things in my life, which I was very happy to do. Now, it is almost time to ride off in the sunset. I will do an "epilogue" episode after Rise of Skywalker, and that's probably the last one, unless a film score announcement comes.

Bayesian · October 12, 2020

2 hours ago, ricsim88 said:

I finally decided to start the podcast from the beginning. I listened to a few episodes, and realized that it makes a lot more sense to go in order. Tonight I stopped after The secret ways. Even in 1961, you definitely start to hear thé genesis of his style. Really enjoying your analysis of the scores. Not sure how long it’ll take me to catch up, but I’m definitely going to keep going in chronological order.
Thanks for doing this

Yes, it is definitely the right thing to listen to the shows in order. Imagine reading someone's biography and starting on chapter 10?

Don't rush through them. All episodes will remain available long after I finish the series in December.

crumbs · October 5, 2020

On 10/3/2020 at 7:30 AM, crumbs said:

I feel like this score doesn't get enough love. Hopefully it will be re-evaluated once Mike has the chance to expand it; the OST leaves a lot to be desired (and is vastly incomplete). With only a handful of non-Disney, pre-2005 Spielberg/Williams scores left, I'm hopeful they can tackle it soon.

Brian Martell and I give this score a lot of love on The Baton. Here's the link to it if you haven't heard the episode. We play music only heard on the original CD release, though I agree there is a lot of good music left off.

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pete · October 1, 2020

Purely by coincidence, the episode of "The Baton A John Williams Musical Journey" that I released yesterday discussed the score to War of the Worlds. This just happened to be the next film in my chronological survey of JW's film scores, and I knew nothing of this announcement of the expanded CD release.

If you have not heard this episode, you can listen to it below. The episode features some music not heard in the original release, so you can hear stuff that you will be getting in this new release.

October 1, 2020

On 9/29/2020 at 9:44 AM, Gurkensalat said:

Very interesting episode, since you and your guest diverged quite a lot in your opinions! It is a long time I listened to this soundtrack, so it was nice to revisit. And I finally had a minor revelation: The second half of the track "Birth of the twins" resembles "Neptun", the last track of Holst The Planets. So, music close to the end is inspired from music close to the end of the Planets, similar to Music at the beginning of Episode 4 is inspired by music from the beginning of The Planets (Mars)! I am sure this is no coincidence, but Williams did this deliberately, when he thought this would be his last Star Wars score.

Interesting. I'm not as familiar with "Neptune," so the similarity escaped me.

September 26, 2020

On 9/24/2020 at 2:54 PM, bollemanneke said:

Yes, since I'm generally disinterested in Star Wars. Still enjoyable episode.

I am happy you enjoyed the episode despite your disinterest in the Star Wars films. I guess I am doing something right.

bollemanneke · September 7, 2020

On 9/4/2020 at 3:34 AM, bollemanneke said:

Yeah, I'm only halfway through, but my goodness, what an episode.

I'm honored that you liked the episode so much that you felt the need to press pause and post this. Thank you.

Dan Higgins was so wonderful to talk to, and I am glad I decided to reach out to him.

On 8/30/2020 at 1:27 AM, Mr. Breathmask said:

I enjoyed the HP2 episode as usual, but no love for more of the original material? I love The Flying Car, the spider stuff and the big cue for the Basilisk fight at the end. These always remind me that there's still half an original John Williams score in there and it's pretty damn good.

Yes, I should have focused more on the original stuff.

bollemanneke · August 9, 2020

9 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Congrats! How do I vote?

Final voting is done by a select panel. All we can do now is wait for the results, which will be announced in September.

I feel like I have been nominated for an Oscar!

Erik Woods · August 8, 2020

54 minutes ago, Erik Woods said:

Congrats! Well deserved. I betcha it was that Temple of Doom episode that put you over the top!

Routing for you!

That remains in the top three of my favorite co-hosted shows.

Bayesian · August 8, 2020

Hi, all! My podcast has been nominated for "Best Music Podcast" for the 2020 Podcast Awards! This is an exciting moment for this little show that started as a hobby and now has thousands of listeners on five continents.

Check out the list at Podcastawards.com

Will · August 8, 2020

On 8/6/2020 at 9:32 AM, Lewya said:

Yet some of his most famous scores for Spielberg were recorded not in Hollywood, but in Britain, with the London Symphony Orchestra at Denham or Shepperton studios.

This is an error. Raiders of the Lost Ark was the only Spielberg film that has a score recorded by the LSO. Yes, Close Encounters played bits for the 1980 re-issue, but let's not count that.

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