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Procrastinating.

I mainly just want as many stories and clips of him behind the scenes as I can get. I don't need to be convinced of how good his music is by playing tons of clips from the movies, or especially by his friends reiterating his genius without ever really putting their finger on it. I've seen the movies, I've heard the music, JW is great. I just wanna know more about what he's like in action. 

I think a lot of John Williams fans had the experience of being a fan of him before they even knew they were a fan. "Wait, he did that one? Oh wait he did that too? And that too?!" 
 
Incidentally that's also a big part of what made it fun for me when I was first really getting into The Beatles. 

New Williams star wars score in 2026!!!!1

Maybe it's because in parallel I watched dumb trash like The Acolyte. But compared to that The Boys Season 4 was gold. I liked the characters development and the political allegories. One of the strongest parts was Homelander's visit at his old laboratory. Yes, frenchie's ark was weak, but compared to Sol's or the twins' in The Acolyte pure poetry.

https://store.intrada.com/s.nl/sc.13/category.60330/.f
 
A huge loss for the film score community. My condolences to his family, Roger and the  gang at Intrada.

I miss The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

From Mike Matessino, at around an hour and 25 minutes of the new Sugarland Express episode of the Legacy of John Williams podcast
 
 

about the song

It's rather on the boring side. Which is one plus it has against the Zimmer/Grublinger version.

Words fail:
 

"Scherzo for Motorcycle"
 
Interesting! Got rid of that pesky orchestra, I see.

I don’t think anyone else is really amused by you jerking yourself off how you know more, tbh.

Fantastic Beasts was indeed poorly executed, but I don't think that was the real problem, nor Rowling's involvement per se. 
 
Rather, I'm just sceptical of the proposition that just any story can be expanded into a larger "universe", whether it's Star Wars or Harry Potter. Sometimes a great story is just a great story.  Rowling had an amazing idea about a boy wizard and a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Harry Potter is about those characters in that time in that place in that story. It started with the murder of Harry's parents, and ended with Voldemort's death. That was the story.
 
If Rowling faltered with Fantastic Beasts, it's because, while Harry Potter was borne of genuine inspiration, Fantastic Beasts felt more like someone completing assigned homework. And while it would certainly be more ripe for adaption, I'm not sure a story about the First Wizarding War, with Voldemort (much of which is covered in the books) would have turned out much better. The forging of the rings of power sounds like it would make for a great story. Anakin turning to the dark side and the fall of the Republic sounds like it would make for a great story. And yet...
 
In any event, I share your concern about the TV show, and can think of half a dozen ways, from casting to screenplay, that it can all go terribly wrong.  I'm very satisfied with the movies, and had this project never been announced, I wouldn't feel like I'm missing anything. But as it is, considering Jo's involvement, I'm willing to give it a chance.

Worst case, it should at least be a nice nostalgia trip. The quality of the music will be a big factor in how much I buy into this. I'd love it if it gave new life to Williams' themes; but not expecting it.

That's Godzilla Minus One Minus One. Godzilla Minus Minus One is G - (-1), which is G + 1

Spielberg should interview him in-depth within the framework of the upcoming documentary.
 
Like Previn did years ago.

Take it for what it's worth, I guess
 
 

Yeah this has to be a pretty big deal. Just hoping recovery is as likely as it sounds 

Tin Tin in the tracklist....

I think a combined thread for this news makes sense, as its currently being discussed in three different threads
 
Yesterday, John Williams had eight upcoming concerts.  Today, he has five, as the ones planned for July and August will no longer feature Williams on the podium
2024-07-12,13,14 Los Angeles, CA 2024-08-02,03 Lenox, MA 2024-08-06 Lenox, MA 2024-10-22 Chicago, IL 2024-10-25 Los Angeles, CA 2024-12-07, 08 Vienna, Austria 2025-04-03 Los Angeles, CA 2025-06-05, 06, 07 Berlin, Germany  
Official statement from the LA Phil:
Due to a recent health concern, from which he is expected to make a full recovery, John Williams will be unable to perform at the Maestro of the Movie concerts at the Hollywood Bowl on July 12, 13, and 14, 2024. Maestro Williams originally planned to share the podium with conductor David Newman, who, at John’s request, has graciously agreed to conduct the entire concert. The program will otherwise remain unchanged. For any questions about this change, email Audience Services at information@laphil.org.
 
Official statements from the Boston Pops:
Due to a recent health concern, from which he is expected to make a full recovery, John Williams will be unable to perform his annual Film Night concerts at Tanglewood on August 2 and 3, 2024. At Maestro Williams’ request, conductor David Newman has graciously agreed to perform the second half of the program and will join conductor Ken-David Masur for these two special evenings. The program will otherwise remain unchanged. Please direct any questions to tickets@bso.org.
&
Due to a recent health concern, from which he is expected to make a full recovery, John Williams will be unable to participate in the Tanglewood on Parade concert on the evening of August 6, 2024. At Maestro Williams’ request, Ken-David Masur will join conductors Keith Lockhart, Alan Gilbert, and Anna Rakitina in leading the planned tribute to Seiji Ozawa. Please direct any questions to tickets@bso.org.
 
It remains to be seen if his remaining US and overseas concerts will see any changes.

Hahahah, love what they did with the text on the bottom where it usually names the cast & crew. Very clever

There's absolutely nothing wrong with not liking Williams' recent output as much as his older works.
 
JoeinAR didn't like Last Crusade when it came out and continued to remind us of that fact for 35 years following, until his death.  And that's great!
 
There's no need to apologize for your opinions on what music you don't and don't like.
 
 
 
The only weird part is preferring that someone retire instead of choosing to continue working in their field.  No one is forcing you to listen to his newer works or replacing his older works in your collection with hew newer works.  You should be happy that friends you've made here find enjoyment in his newer works, and not be shocked if someone posts about how much they like something that you don't happen to care for. 
 
We're all here to celebrate all film music, not narrowly focus on certain film music and ignore everything else.

I thought Furiosa wasn't quite as impressive as Fury Road, given that it retreads the same grounds, and because it doesn't have the same unity of action (lots of fades to black in the 15 year story line), but still a very impressive movie in its own right. Many beautiful shots. Anya Taylor Joy is one of the most charismatic actresses, so I don't feel short-changed by her replacing Theron. And Tom Burke was a nice Max surrogate. 
So fingers crossed for the box office !