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Hi SF1, it sounds like you're talking about hosting the files on Scorepedia. I was wondering if we could avoid hosting any audio at all by posting to a streaming service instead. To use a similar example, if you wanted to share a video online, you'd upload it to YouTube, and let them deal with hosting and bandwidth concerns, rather than hosting it on your own site. There may be a good equivalent out there for audio clips.

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Good to see some activity here again. I found some time recently to update the HP:CoS page I had been working on, and I just amassed a large collection of articles mentioning JW to use for reference for all articles going forward. I'm trying to cite as many sources as I can so that those interested in the score know where else to look for research material. As far as the question of hosting audio clips, is there some kind of streaming service we could use (something like SoundCloud) to avoid hosting the files ourselves? I'm not sure whether short clips like we're talking about would violate any copyrights or not, but if this was possible it would ultimately save us a lot of server space.

This is one of those heart attack thread titles

Very nice! I wonder if there's any chance there'll be a streaming video of the event. Also whether JW will come up with a new arrangement of the material.

bahahahaha!

Those should have sold millions! Millions I tell you! I could have bought more...

Several cues from 1941 are pretty wacky. Service Tunes comes to mind.

The Hunt from The Lost World! That one's bad to the bone

I've been listening to AotC a lot, and the finale from that is the first thing that comes to mind, mainly the material between the Imperial march and the end credits. It's amazing to think that Williams has written 7 cues now that lead into the Star Wars end credits, and soon he may be writing more. But AotC was already his 6th and it's pretty amazing. In general, he often seems to be particularly inspired when writing the ending of any score.

I've been to Tanglewood twice, and the first time I had a seat, but the second time I sat on the lawn. The lawn was fun, people bring picnics and everything, but unfortunately the lawn slopes down slightly rather than sloping up, giving you a pretty minimal view of what's going on. So if you want to be able to see the stage well (which I'm guessing you do!) you should probably avoid the lawn. Tanglewood is a great place to see a show... I hope you have a wonderful time!

One of the benefits of Williams' yearly Oscar nominations!

Hi Tranders, great to hear you enjoyed the concert! Yes, Williams has his tendencies and it's easy to see why. The better known pieces he played and his usual stories and jokes all got the biggest reactions. I assume he selects the more esoteric pieces like The Cowboys or Far and Away for his own enjoyment, for variety, and to give the fans a surprise beyond the big moments that we've all come to expect. Of course, there is still some rotation among his most often-conducted works, as evidenced by the fact I had still never heard him conduct Superman and some of the Star Wars pieces, and this was my fourth concert. I live in the downtown area of Atlanta. I visit Marietta pretty often, especially Marietta Square, the art museum, and the big chicken. It's great that you got a Williams concert so close to you, and nice to see this concert bringing some more JWFans out of the woodwork By the way, the snow in Louisville just before the show made the evening extra special. As I'm sure you can attest, it's a rare thing to see for anyone living in Georgia!

I was there too, and loved every minute of the concert. Here's the program: The Cowboys Overture Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Three Pieces from Harry Potter Hedwig's Theme Nimbus 2000 Harry's Wondrous World Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-terrestrial - Intermission - Hooray for Hollywood Dartmoor, 1912 from War Horse With Malice Toward None from Lincoln Suite from Far and Away Theme from Schindler's List Three Pieces from Star Wars The Imperial March Yoda's Theme Main Title Theme from Jaws (encore) The Raiders March (encore) Theme from Superman (encore) I drove from Atlanta for the show, which is the closest Williams has come to me since the concert in Atlanta over a year ago. We sat in the front row, a bit to one side, and had a great view of the podium. One really nice thing about the performance was that no video screen was used, which was a first for Williams concerts I've been to, and it was a lot easier to focus on the music. The highlights for me were some of the pieces I'd never heard Williams conduct before - Nimbus 2000, the Imperial March, Yoda's Theme, Superman, and With Malice Toward none (Lincoln has steadily grown on me since its release, and I was really hoping to hear something from it). While I wasn't looking forward to hearing Schindler's List for the umpteenth time, the violinist really sold me on it, and watching his performance up close helped draw me in. Williams told his usual stories and jokes, including the one about all the translated languages of the Harry Potter books, and of course the Schindler's story. I was reminded WHY he tells it every time, though, as it got a HUGE laugh. He also praised Day-Lewis' performance in Lincoln, and mentioned that he had recently watched ET again for the first time in many years and felt that the child actors' performances were the most timeless aspect of the film, adding that the same was true for Home Alone (leading me to wonder if they'd play something from it, but they didn't). The orchestra sounded fantastic to my admittedly untrained ears. They really came alive during Hedwig's Theme, and the celeste performance was flawless, as was the flute in Dartmoore, cello at the opening of With Malice..., violin in Far and Away, and so on. It was a great joy to watch the violinists during the bridge of the Imperial March. After the three pieces from Star Wars, Williams exited and returned three times after enormous applause and ovations to play encores - Jaws, to the usual audience laughter, followed by Raiders, and finally, Superman. The latter two pieces got a big cheer when the audience recognized them. After Superman, Williams did his sleepytime pose and this time the lights came up. I noticed the orchestra had the sheet music for Clash of the Lightsabers out, which admittedly would have been AMAZING but with three encores I was satisfied. There were a few last minute changes to the program, such as moving the Harry Potter suite up to the first half. The original program also listed two different Star Wars pieces - Luke and Leia and Clash of the Lightsabers in place of the Imperial March and Yoda's Theme. We went and waited outside for autographs, along with about 20 or so other fans, but after half an hour of waiting some security dudes moved us far and away from the waiting cars, and we weren't able to catch a glimpse of Williams. I saw people with Star Wars LPs, the orchestral score for the Raiders March, and a family who was in town from Seattle with a homemade poster featuring Superman, ET, and others. I had my Sorcerer's Stone CD just in case. Oh well, the quest continues! All in all, a great evening and I got to hear a lot of music I had been really hoping for, plus watching everything up close helped give me a new appreciation for some old favorites. Here's hoping Williams' touring trend continues and everyone gets a chance to be transported by the magic of his music like we were in Louisville.

Thanks, Joe.

Thanks for sharing this! What is "the Grusin-esque piece" they're referring to at the end?

I hope we get another surprise score this year!

If I'm thinking of the right part, isn't that just the last four notes of the Erebor theme heard twice in a row? The Erebor theme starts with a six-note figure, and often (not always) continues with a four-note figure.

Same for me. Although with some digital projectors I'll sit farther back so I can't see the individual pixels.

Yes, thank you Jason, and Incanus as well, for your hard work!

Yes, I watched all of Bloodboal's videos! They were excellent... but my favorite part was seeing myself in the credits. I always knew the name Smeltington would look good in lights. Thanks for the track times, BB. Like Gloin the Dark, I stand in awe of everyone's knowledge here, and wanted to be sure I was listening to the right parts. ... Well, I like both versions and I don't know if I can vote for either one, but it's cool to hear both takes on the same scene. Given that I found the High Fells scene to be the most boring part of the film, it's impressive to hear that Shore was still able to come up with some really nice material. He seems to have a similar ability to John Williams in that regard. I remember watching DoS for the first time and thinking how pretty the music was, for such a dark scene. This was during the vocal from around 1:00 - 2:00 in the DoS track.

Jason, could you share the timestamps of the material in each of the two tracks that would have scored the same segment of film?

I read all the books before the films were released. I liked the first book, but I felt the series had problems that worsened as it went on. With the films, I enjoyed the first and was even more impressed with Catching Fire. I thought it surpassed the first film, as well as the book. In a more exciting year for movies it might have faced more competition, but in this (IMO disappointing) year it stood out. The third book is a big mess, and will be difficult to adapt satisfyingly. It does have a lot of action, though, as well as several big action scenes that happen "offscreen" in which Katniss should have played a more active role. If the film's producers pick up on this, the films could easily be more coherent than the book. Of course the third book could have been adapted into just one film, but given the quality of the film series thus far, I don't mind getting an extra installment.

Thanks for sharing, Omen. Sounds like the performance was a wonderful experience! Interesting that the Vertigo music was kept (wasn't it replaced for the DVD?) and very cool that Bource participated in this. Lucky you!

No need to be so defeatist. The project has to start somewhere.