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It's music from The Rare Breed that's used as the Universal Logo shows up. I believe it can be heard on the suite recorded with the City of Prague Philharmonic in the late 90's.
Not sure if it was used often after that.
 
By the way, I've seen the Horner logo music for Universal mislabeled as Williams a lot of times.

I didn't know he composed ET in 1967. 

Toto was probably available.  Keep it in the family.  

You'll have to ask @Bespin, as it's his site.

Does anyone else think that TFA score was by far the worst? Not to mention the story was complete trash, with most of the worst bits thrown out completely in the TLJ...

Regarding JW's symphony: I can tell JWfan, with complete confidence that it either will be released, or it won't. More than this, I am unable to say.

Normally, a "deluxe" edition adds a DVD with an interview, or a poster (haha), not additional tracks on the first CD.
 
You see, she always loved to work with young artists of the next generation!
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

Digipacks, I hate those guys!

Thanks, buddy!

Shaham mentions on an interview with WCRB at the time of the Boston performance that he had done some very minor changes, like one note here, one note there... Deneve and Shaham also played the concerto later at the Hollywood Bowl.

Well we have to think that, in EUROPE and the REST OF THE WORLD his concert music is actually played fairly frequently. Actually, all his music. He is considered a serious composer. It's only in the USA, land of the imbeciles, that he is "that film guy"who "dabbles"in music, as if there is even a serious American contender to his abilities, let alone the rest of the world. To be realistic, the people who say that are people who are jealous of him (meaning other composers) and people who are trying to sound sophisticated an austere, when they actually just sound like snobby assholes.
 
I think if he had a better publisher though he would be played even more. Most of his works you had to request specifically from him to have played, and some of them still are that way. That of course makes things more challenging. But 100% if you only had his concert works, they stand alone as a the work of a great composer, but that's not to say that any of his music is better than the other because of the tone or style.
 
Unless for some reason he goes back and revises it, the Symphony will never get played in his life time. It USED to be in the cataloge of a publisher, and when Hal Leonard took it over, the work was withdrawn completely. I don't even think they knew it was there, and had forgotten about it. It's basically the Sinfonietta, but with strings. Harsh and edgy. I think it's an interesting foot note in his musical history, but if you're waiting for Beethoven's final grand symphony, you might be a little disappointed.

Well we have to think that, in EUROPE and the REST OF THE WORLD his concert music is actually played fairly frequently. Actually, all his music. He is considered a serious composer. It's only in the USA, land of the imbeciles, that he is "that film guy"who "dabbles"in music, as if there is even a serious American contender to his abilities, let alone the rest of the world. To be realistic, the people who say that are people who are jealous of him (meaning other composers) and people who are trying to sound sophisticated an austere, when they actually just sound like snobby assholes.
 
I think if he had a better publisher though he would be played even more. Most of his works you had to request specifically from him to have played, and some of them still are that way. That of course makes things more challenging. But 100% if you only had his concert works, they stand alone as a the work of a great composer, but that's not to say that any of his music is better than the other because of the tone or style.
 
Unless for some reason he goes back and revises it, the Symphony will never get played in his life time. It USED to be in the cataloge of a publisher, and when Hal Leonard took it over, the work was withdrawn completely. I don't even think they knew it was there, and had forgotten about it. It's basically the Sinfonietta, but with strings. Harsh and edgy. I think it's an interesting foot note in his musical history, but if you're waiting for Beethoven's final grand symphony, you might be a little disappointed.

Martin Grubinger the next day, at the magistrate: "Excuse me, I would like to legally change my name to Martin Grublinger. John Williams called me that, and you don't say no to John Williams!"
 

Personally, this would be a dream come true. Since I read the sugestion Williams made himself of adapting his music from Images into an essay for percussion that I've wished for this sort of piece.
Since a few years back, when Grubinger posted a picture of himself with Williams after a concert in LA, I've felt this might become a reality.

As the topic starter said, he only included works with the 'concerto' title in it. I'm sure there are many more of his works that could have been included, and that would qualify in a technical sense. But I think that was a neat way to narrow it down.
 
As for revisions, I've never really cared that much, to be honest. Might have a passing, academic interest, but as long as I have a good version that is performed well, I can live perfectly fine with just that for the rest of my life.

I like the flute concerto.  Viola is a close second.

No mystery in there whatsoever. If memory serves, during the Jurassic Park sessions, the theme music had to be recorded for the upcoming trailer, and they asked Williams if it could be done at one of those sessions. I believe that he just conducted the orchestra for that and it was all of his involvement with The Flinstones film.

Lyrics by Leslie B.

It's a little known fact that John Williams actually composed that opening theme song.

I'm more interested in the Flintstones mystery now

“Please don’t make me retire. My job is the only thing that keeps me alive.”

What I've noticed with aging composer/ musicians is that you won't know until you know. First thing is, maybe the "trusted source"is correct, but maybe it's just his thought and he made it up in his mind because he wants to be important and seems like he's buddy buddy with him. I find that more often than not, "trusted sources"are often wrong. Especially when you don't list who they are. First, it's an opinion (since only Williams will make his own decisions, which makes most of the things on this feed seem silly), and therefor, why would it be top secret? Unless his name is Michael Cohen....
 
Also, so many older artists cancel things at the last second. Probably because they're old, obviously, and are not always sure if they can or can't do something until the time comes. In the last few years of his life, Andre Previn was scheduled to attend and even conduct performances, and his participation/ presence was canceled at the last second. Same with Williams , more or less, for the European concerts and also at Tanglewood that year when he had the pace maker put in.
 
Also this google thread from a miiiiiiillion years ago made me giggle, as it's the exact same argument.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.arts.sf.starwars/3DTy6lCkWGk

What I've noticed with aging composer/ musicians is that you won't know until you know. First thing is, maybe the "trusted source"is correct, but maybe it's just his thought and he made it up in his mind because he wants to be important and seems like he's buddy buddy with him. I find that more often than not, "trusted sources"are often wrong. Especially when you don't list who they are. First, it's an opinion (since only Williams will make his own decisions, which makes most of the things on this feed seem silly), and therefor, why would it be top secret? Unless his name is Michael Cohen....
 
Also, so many older artists cancel things at the last second. Probably because they're old, obviously, and are not always sure if they can or can't do something until the time comes. In the last few years of his life, Andre Previn was scheduled to attend and even conduct performances, and his participation/ presence was canceled at the last second. Same with Williams , more or less, for the European concerts and also at Tanglewood that year when he had the pace maker put in.
 
Also this google thread from a miiiiiiillion years ago made me giggle, as it's the exact same argument.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.arts.sf.starwars/3DTy6lCkWGk

What I've noticed with aging composer/ musicians is that you won't know until you know. First thing is, maybe the "trusted source"is correct, but maybe it's just his thought and he made it up in his mind because he wants to be important and seems like he's buddy buddy with him. I find that more often than not, "trusted sources"are often wrong. Especially when you don't list who they are. First, it's an opinion (since only Williams will make his own decisions, which makes most of the things on this feed seem silly), and therefor, why would it be top secret? Unless his name is Michael Cohen....
 
Also, so many older artists cancel things at the last second. Probably because they're old, obviously, and are not always sure if they can or can't do something until the time comes. In the last few years of his life, Andre Previn was scheduled to attend and even conduct performances, and his participation/ presence was canceled at the last second. Same with Williams , more or less, for the European concerts and also at Tanglewood that year when he had the pace maker put in.
 
Also this google thread from a miiiiiiillion years ago made me giggle, as it's the exact same argument.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.arts.sf.starwars/3DTy6lCkWGk