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Not Mr. Big reacted to Richard Penna in John Williams receives 54th Oscar nomination for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny!
I think the negativity is people being (a) honest, and (b) much more objective than JWFanners are.
Looking back, I personally think the idea of Fabelmans or DoD being considered the best score of the year is ludicrous, whereas him not receiving recognition for anything post 1993 is also ludicrous (for example, I think in 2001 he was unfortunate to be up against Shore). There's a balance that's being observed by most people, but not by people who think Williams is still at the top of his game... which in my humble view, he isn't, and I heavily suspect voters are about to demonstrate that.
He should have a lifetime achievement award in the bag for sure... but suggesting every year for the last decade that whatever he does is still automatically better than anyone else because he's Williams? Isn't that pretty much what a fanboy does?
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from JTN in John Williams receives 54th Oscar nomination for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny!
I think it's also because it's the score for Dial of Destiny. If it has been like TFA where the film and score are generally well received then there would be a lot less backlash. DOD very much feels like an obligatory nomination.
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Not Mr. Big reacted to crocodile in Gordy Haab's INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE (Video Game 2024)
I hope it is fun. There are some portions of the new scores for Jedi games that I liked, especially when they explore new material. I hope it doesn't emulate the JW too close. While fun for 5 minutes, it is artistically pointless to ape someone. I would, however, enjoy someone's more personal take on Williams' vernacular (like Powell, for example). As long as it is creative, I am happy.
Karol
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from Brando in Sony dedicates its music building to John Williams
Right after the photo John Williams lunged for JJ Abrams in a rage
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from Andy in The Rise of Skywalker Appreciation Thread (film & score)
It's got big colors, great music, and funny moments
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from crumbs in Sony dedicates its music building to John Williams
Right after the photo John Williams lunged for JJ Abrams in a rage
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from JTN in Sony dedicates its music building to John Williams
Right after the photo John Williams lunged for JJ Abrams in a rage
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from Smeltington in Sony dedicates its music building to John Williams
Right after the photo John Williams lunged for JJ Abrams in a rage
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Not Mr. Big reacted to Jay in Sony dedicates its music building to John Williams
The news only broke 2 days ago, no need to beat yourself up over not having read it yet
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from eitam in Sony dedicates its music building to John Williams
Right after the photo John Williams lunged for JJ Abrams in a rage
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from Edmilson in Sony dedicates its music building to John Williams
Right after the photo John Williams lunged for JJ Abrams in a rage
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from Tallguy in Sony dedicates its music building to John Williams
Right after the photo John Williams lunged for JJ Abrams in a rage
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Not Mr. Big reacted to Manakin Skywalker in The Official Star Wars Expanded Score Petition Thread
Theory is a POS (irl too) and obsessed with drama, he's not the kind of attention we need.
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Not Mr. Big reacted to TheAvengerButton in The Rise of Skywalker Appreciation Thread (film & score)
The thing I appreciate most about The Rise of Skywalker is that it affirms a big theme of the entire series that was established all the way back in The Phantom Menace--the idea that you can't and shouldn't always rely on a governing body to take care of all of your problems for you. Queen Amidala learns that the thing she was putting all of her hopes in--the Republic--was never going to be able to help her rescue her people. So what did she do? She did it herself. Her sin through the rest of the trilogy was that she didn't learn from that experience--instead of continuing that independence of thought, she bought into the Republic wholesale foolishly hoping to change it from within. This lesson is continued in a big way with the Rebellion--despite their mission being to restore the Republic, which is still an admirable position to take. The Rebellion was an alliance of different rebellions and when Jyn Erso learned that she couldn't rely on the Rebellion to help her take the Death Star plans she formed her own coilition to take them herself, and in doing so she inspired the rest of the Rebellion to shed their fear and make a move.
In The Force Awakens, it is Leia who forms her own breakaway organization--The Resistence--after she learns that she can't rely on the Republic to save itself from the threat of the First Order. And the Resistance struggles to inspire the free peoples of the Galaxy to stand up for themselves instead of living in fear--until the final moments of The Rise of Skywalker when the Resistance does what Leia did, what Jyn Erso did, what Padme did before them--they showed the Galaxy through their leadership that evil could be stood up to without having a crutch and relying on a power that is unwilling to help itself.
Whether this was intentional (and on some level, it is because it's baked into the story, but what I mean by this statement is 'whether this is a call back to the specific ideas brought up in the Prequels and the original films/Rogue One') remains to be seen, but it works so well as the conclusion to a thematic arc that starts all the way back in Episode I.
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Not Mr. Big reacted to Fargo in The Rise of Skywalker Appreciation Thread (film & score)
It’s the only SW movie I’ve never seen multiple times, right behind Last Jedi which I saw twice. I’m sure the acting was fine, but the plot was nonsensical. Music was great though.
I give it 5 out if 5 bags of popcorn.
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Not Mr. Big reacted to Chen G. in The Rise of Skywalker Appreciation Thread (film & score)
Oh yeah, that's the other nigh-indespensible aspect of it: it put the creator (Williams) IN his work.
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Not Mr. Big reacted to Chen G. in The Rise of Skywalker Appreciation Thread (film & score)
I like the score! I do!
It has more original material than The Last Jedi, and you can actually watch the movie and manage to hear the music, unlike The Force Awakens... The things Williams does to the motives associated with Rey and Kylo are a stroke of musico-poetic genius.
As for the movie... I mean, it looks pretty.
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from enderdrag64 in The Official Anime Music Thread
Might check this one out then (had a bit of MCU-like isekai fatigue for a while).
Watched s1 of Spy X Family. Really fun show with a lot of good jokes, I love the first theme song which combines classic spy music with classic family music
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from Muad'Dib in The Official Anime Music Thread
Might check this one out then (had a bit of MCU-like isekai fatigue for a while).
Watched s1 of Spy X Family. Really fun show with a lot of good jokes, I love the first theme song which combines classic spy music with classic family music
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Not Mr. Big reacted to Muad'Dib in The Official Anime Music Thread
What if HTTYD, LOTR and Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance had a wonderful child?
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Not Mr. Big got a reaction from Brando in The Official Star Wars Expanded Score Petition Thread
This will be the one I swear...
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Not Mr. Big reacted to Dr. Know in John Williams Writes New Theme for ESPN College Football Championship - OF GRIT AND GLORY
Disgusting lack of respect for John Williams fans that this music hasn’t been released.
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Not Mr. Big reacted to Jay in What's your favourite John Williams SONG?
Right? It always sounded to me like a Home Alone leftover, so to learn it pre-dated Home Alone was fascinating.
You can hear Mike tell the Mothers story in more detail here:
https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2023/12/27/hook-podcast-special/
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Not Mr. Big reacted to Jay in What's your favourite John Williams SONG?
Also speaking of chronology, I dunno if you want to factor this in or not, but the melody of Mothers was written in the 80s while working on the Spielberg Peter Pan musical movie that never happened with the Bergmans. When the song was brought into the Hook project, Leslie came up with his own lyrics for the melody.