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Mr. Shark: I entirely agree! I merely meant to convey how someone might erroniously generalize that such was the case. King Mark: You're hilarious.

Just wanted to chime to say that folks insisting that Gravity is merely ripping off this or that probably don't consider the Jaws theme as ripping off the fourth movement of Dvorak's 9th symphony, but a John Williams hater would probably hold tightly to that opinion. I don't think either score is a cheap pastiche or copy or is ripping anything off, but that's just my subjective opinion. Not trying to start any fights or anything. p.s. I don't think that Gravity is in the same league as Jaws.

Hi everybody. I thought you guys might enjoy a couple of things I recorded at the Oscar Concert. The first is an audio-only recording I made of The Book Thief suite, accompanied by the on-stage interview. The second is an audio-only recording I made of the Gravity suite, accompanied by the on-stage interview. While the studio recording of The Book Thief's score didn't do much for me, the live version (as expected, I suppose) was much more powerful and evocative. The elegance and nuance of Williams's suite, especially when compared to the evening's other offerings, for me truly evoked the sweeping emotion of Hollywood's Golden Age. That being said, as much as I adore Williams, Gravity stole the show. I was absolutely overwhelmed by it. Complete sensory overload is the only way to put it. I didn't want to ruffle any Oscar feathers, so these are private links, meaning you can't search for them on YouTube, but instead can only access them through the direct links. I'll paste the full links at the bottom for you to cut/paste/save etc. Hope you folks enjoy! Book Thief Link: youtube.com/watch?v=cSutNR_gXKQ Gravity Link: youtube.com/watch?v=62GvcbK0TIY&feature=youtu.be

Hi folks, first time poster. I just wanted to join the comments on how magical this evening was. I was in the front row, off center to the left, about ten feet from Mr. Spielberg. What a challenge deciding whether to watch Mr. Williams conduct, watch Mr. Spielberg listen to the music, or to merely lose myself in the music. I did all three, of course, constantly shifting between the three. Some highlights for me were Far and Away, War Horse, and Jaws of course. Watching Mr. Williams's expressions as he conducted with such an authoritive attention to detail, at times reaching out to various sections of the orchestra, gesturing for them to dig deep into a particular passage, was magic. Also, watching Mr. Spielberg's expression as he nodded to himself during the soft notes toward the end of Close Encounters, or how it looked like he was stabbed in the heart during the high note during the violin solo toward the end of Schindler's List, or actually making eye contact with Mr. Spielberg and exchanging goofy enthusiastic grins during The Raiders March...all incredible moments. Then, to cap it off, I confess that when they were walking off stage I couldn't help but call out "Thank you!" when they were three feet away, at which point Mr. Spielberg turned and said "Thank YOU." An unforgettable evening in so many regards. Anyway, thanks for letting me gush and blab. I recorded the whole thing on audio and it turned out pretty well, but I'm not sure I can post the whole thing to Youtube. Any ideas? Here are a few pictures I took as well... "I would be nothing without this man." - Spielberg on Williams The one of them smiling at the lectern is when Spielberg pronounced, "We're definitely coming back to San Francisco!" . . .