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No idea. All I know is that she could not come up with a theme and Kathleen went to Williams to come up with one for Obi Wan. That i know is true.
I personally do not think Holt is a good composer on something like Star Wars. It's all bland and has no emotional impact. I did like some of the scoring in episode three though, there is some syncopation and some rhythmic ideas, HOWEVER, what BEWILDERS me beyond belief is that we see Darth Vader and the pay off would have been huge with the Imperial March and we don't even get a hint of it? Even in Mandalorian, when they talk about Yoda, you hear his theme, when Luke uses the force, we get the force theme. What on earth is going on here?! What IDIOT green lit no use of the Imperial March. Yes Williams does not want certain composers mishandling his themes but you have Bill Ross here who can arrange any and all Williams themes specifically for when they are needed like with Vader and Force theme usage. I also agree with whomever said, why not give the whole show to Bill Ross.
As a gay man I understand the whole "diversity" and "inclusion" hence Holt being named composer so they can say, oh look, we hired a woman here (again something I heard in the Hollywood grapevine). But I also think get the best person for the job. 

He only steals from the best.

It's my birthday so just wanted to share.
 
Enjoy xox
 
https://music.apple.com/us/album/earth-plunder-wound-renewal-hope/1626106061?i=1626106064

Thank you. I never take anything in a bad way
OMG HE STOLE FROM ME.... ROFL 

Hmm, yes, I like that. I hear JW, Goldenthal, Davis, and a lot of John Adams - and I don't mean any of that in a bad way.
Btw; happy birthday.

Sounds great!!!

I enjoyed the preview. And it made me smile because just by coincidence that melody, that I hear there immediately reminds me of the ostinato in Williams' Obi Wan theme. Might be even the same notes in almost the same order, but different texture. 
Such a cirtulating figure is of course something that makes perfect sense in a piece called Earth. Sounds great.

It's my birthday so just wanted to share.
 
Enjoy xox
 
https://music.apple.com/us/album/earth-plunder-wound-renewal-hope/1626106061?i=1626106064

It's my birthday so just wanted to share.
 
Enjoy xox
 
https://music.apple.com/us/album/earth-plunder-wound-renewal-hope/1626106061?i=1626106064

It's my birthday so just wanted to share.
 
Enjoy xox
 
https://music.apple.com/us/album/earth-plunder-wound-renewal-hope/1626106061?i=1626106064

It's my birthday so just wanted to share.
 
Enjoy xox
 
https://music.apple.com/us/album/earth-plunder-wound-renewal-hope/1626106061?i=1626106064

It's my birthday so just wanted to share.
 
Enjoy xox
 
https://music.apple.com/us/album/earth-plunder-wound-renewal-hope/1626106061?i=1626106064

It's my birthday so just wanted to share.
 
Enjoy xox
 
https://music.apple.com/us/album/earth-plunder-wound-renewal-hope/1626106061?i=1626106064

So the reason Williams was asked to come back was because the woman composing couldn't come up with any good theme that Kathleen Kennedy liked? And that the score will comprise of what she writes and what Bill Ross will do with the theme and none will have anything to do with the others work? Seriously? Fire her! Get Bill Ross to do it all then!

How fabulous is this! I think he is donating his originals, he will keep the copies of all of them in his own library. I mean they are on paper, they can be scanned so he can have copies
 
Also for all those idiots writing shit about him. Please! They can be as bitchy as they like. The guy has made a shit ton of money and done so doing what he loves. And BTW, when I was at Trinity College of Music in London studying post grad composition, they complained not only about Williams, but about Puccini, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, etc etc. Anyone who wasn't innovative or ahead of their time. I got sent out of the class one time because I argues the professor to death. He had "written" a piece called musical chairs in which any number of players would sit in a circle. One person would play something randomly and you would see how it changes as it goes around the players. So I said "I'm sorry, you want to complain about Tchaikovsky and Williams when you didn't even write a note and you call this a composition? You can't even write a toenail's worth of music of any of the composers you all like to complain about, Get a life!" It's all jealousy in the end. This man will be forever in the history books while many of his contemporaries, and pretty much all of the people who complain about him will be forgotten.

Another section from right after the opening of the fanfare from Death of Koschei the Deathless (AKA Baba Yaga). Same theme as the slow one up there but faster and not developed yet.
2039458610_BabaYagaopeningafterfanfare.mp4 Thank you so much for the compliment and likes and everything x I used to be so shy about sharing my work but now years later I'm like, either someone likes it or not. Music is subjective so it's all good

This is from a recording session of Death of Koschei the Deathless, part of an 11 minute piece. Was called Baba Yaga at the recording session then I changed it as I’m expanding it. 
 
1197758851_BabaYagaLovethemeandResolveclip.mp4

Nice music ocelot!

have you composed any other such Romantic pieces? I would be interested to hear some more

Thanks  The Tafta Hindi one (the fast paced one) is not part of the 6 part suite but I can put them up here since they aren't released officially anywhere yet. Most are just 15 secs etc, one of them is a backing to a vocal so no point having it up here too, but there are three others I can share  The Opening Fanfare which is the 15 second one, then two parts to an old mythological philosopher in the Middle East called Juhha. One sec, I will put them up one by one since I am so clumsy with computers x
Arab FIFA Opening Ceremonies - Fanfare
01 Arab FIFA Opening Ceremonies Fanfare.mp3
Arab FIFA Opening Ceremonies - Juhha's Intro
02 Juhha's Intro 1.mp3
Arab FIFA Opening Ceremonies - Juhha pt. 2
1084265330_03JuhhaPart21.mp3
So in this 5 it goes 1. Fanfare, 2. Juhha's Intro, 3. Juhha Part 2, 4. Migrant Birds, 5. Call to Champions 
Thank you for even asking xox

I only write at the piano and then I orchestrate it into finale until the orchestral recording in a huge studio. I mostly write for 90+ piece orchestra so it always has to be in a large studio like Air studios in London with the Philharmonia Orchestra or at Katara Opera House with the Qatar Philharmonic x

Thanks  The Tafta Hindi one (the fast paced one) is not part of the 6 part suite but I can put them up here since they aren't released officially anywhere yet. Most are just 15 secs etc, one of them is a backing to a vocal so no point having it up here too, but there are three others I can share  The Opening Fanfare which is the 15 second one, then two parts to an old mythological philosopher in the Middle East called Juhha. One sec, I will put them up one by one since I am so clumsy with computers x
Arab FIFA Opening Ceremonies - Fanfare
01 Arab FIFA Opening Ceremonies Fanfare.mp3
Arab FIFA Opening Ceremonies - Juhha's Intro
02 Juhha's Intro 1.mp3
Arab FIFA Opening Ceremonies - Juhha pt. 2
1084265330_03JuhhaPart21.mp3
So in this 5 it goes 1. Fanfare, 2. Juhha's Intro, 3. Juhha Part 2, 4. Migrant Birds, 5. Call to Champions 
Thank you for even asking xox

"John, do you wanna score a fifth Indiana Jones movie?"
 
"Only if you guarantee that JJ Abrams absolutely will not be involved with the production in no capacity whatsoever"

Somehow, this thread completely escaped me until now, but wow, am I impressed, @ocelot! This music has a strong JW feel (and I mean that as a serious compliment) and I love the orchestral colors you bring out!
 
This must have been an exciting commission and I hope it opens the door to more for you. Is there a recording of the whole six-part suite we could get somewhere??