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Thanks, Amer for posting links to these. I'm definitely not famous, but thanks for the kind words.
 
The full length version took a while to be finished, but happy to say that Cinematic Sound will premiere it tomorrow and I hope you enjoy listening. Mike is a real pleasure to listen to and his commentary on E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars and Superman are very informative. His thoughts on Close Encounters are particularly insightful.
 
Here's a further clip, this time on Richard Donner's Superman:
 

Thanks, Amer for posting links to these. I'm definitely not famous, but thanks for the kind words.
 
The full length version took a while to be finished, but happy to say that Cinematic Sound will premiere it tomorrow and I hope you enjoy listening. Mike is a real pleasure to listen to and his commentary on E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars and Superman are very informative. His thoughts on Close Encounters are particularly insightful.
 
Here's a further clip, this time on Richard Donner's Superman:
 

Thanks, Amer for posting links to these. I'm definitely not famous, but thanks for the kind words.
 
The full length version took a while to be finished, but happy to say that Cinematic Sound will premiere it tomorrow and I hope you enjoy listening. Mike is a real pleasure to listen to and his commentary on E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars and Superman are very informative. His thoughts on Close Encounters are particularly insightful.
 
Here's a further clip, this time on Richard Donner's Superman:
 

What do you mean "will" sell out in hours?  Tickets have been on sale for a while; I bought ours yesterday.

Why don't you go to POA in London two days before the Williams' concert?
 
Karol

194 in the queue.  Stay on target!  Stay on target!

Similarly looking forward immensely to this.
 
Not for Star Wars, but for Empire Strikes Back onwards yes - Lennox Mackenzie (First Violin) and Gerry Ruddock (Trumpet).

Wish I could make it to this the CBSO in Symphony Hall in 2015 was incredible. 

Thank you for the reminder Tim, I have not bought tickets for this yet but am certainly considering it.  The CBSO concert a couple of years ago was indeed brilliant but this one is much closer to home.
 
I will be going to the Royal Albert Hall so many times next month they'll probably think I'm up to no good!

I love Symponic Star Trek! Its an old favorite.
 
 

 
Oh......

Tommy Pearson flew to LA to record the new video interviews earlier this year. I'm looking forward to hearing / seeing them. Particularly the likes of uncovered territory like 'Devil's Dance' and 'JFK'.
 
For those interested and making an overseas journey like me, the day after this there are two performances of 'North by Northwest' with Live Orchestra. Make it a weekend trip! :-) https://www.eno.org/whats-on/north-by-northwest-live/ 
 

Tommy Pearson flew to LA to record the new video interviews earlier this year. I'm looking forward to hearing / seeing them. Particularly the likes of uncovered territory like 'Devil's Dance' and 'JFK'.
 
For those interested and making an overseas journey like me, the day after this there are two performances of 'North by Northwest' with Live Orchestra. Make it a weekend trip! :-) https://www.eno.org/whats-on/north-by-northwest-live/ 
 

Tommy Pearson flew to LA to record the new video interviews earlier this year. I'm looking forward to hearing / seeing them. Particularly the likes of uncovered territory like 'Devil's Dance' and 'JFK'.
 
For those interested and making an overseas journey like me, the day after this there are two performances of 'North by Northwest' with Live Orchestra. Make it a weekend trip! :-) https://www.eno.org/whats-on/north-by-northwest-live/ 
 

Tommy Pearson flew to LA to record the new video interviews earlier this year. I'm looking forward to hearing / seeing them. Particularly the likes of uncovered territory like 'Devil's Dance' and 'JFK'.
 
For those interested and making an overseas journey like me, the day after this there are two performances of 'North by Northwest' with Live Orchestra. Make it a weekend trip! :-) https://www.eno.org/whats-on/north-by-northwest-live/ 
 

Tommy Pearson flew to LA to record the new video interviews earlier this year. I'm looking forward to hearing / seeing them. Particularly the likes of uncovered territory like 'Devil's Dance' and 'JFK'.
 
For those interested and making an overseas journey like me, the day after this there are two performances of 'North by Northwest' with Live Orchestra. Make it a weekend trip! :-) https://www.eno.org/whats-on/north-by-northwest-live/ 
 

Tommy Pearson flew to LA to record the new video interviews earlier this year. I'm looking forward to hearing / seeing them. Particularly the likes of uncovered territory like 'Devil's Dance' and 'JFK'.
 
For those interested and making an overseas journey like me, the day after this there are two performances of 'North by Northwest' with Live Orchestra. Make it a weekend trip! :-) https://www.eno.org/whats-on/north-by-northwest-live/ 
 

I love the final few bars of Meeting Sicily from Monsignor, a thrilling conclusion.
 
Invariably I often go back to this rhythmic showcase from The Lost World's End Credits:
 
 
 
By the way, speaking of short moments. Some of you will enjoy this compilation of isolated sections of the orchestra performing 'Harry's Wondrous World'. A Genius of Orchestration!
 
 

I love the final few bars of Meeting Sicily from Monsignor, a thrilling conclusion.
 
Invariably I often go back to this rhythmic showcase from The Lost World's End Credits:
 
 
 
By the way, speaking of short moments. Some of you will enjoy this compilation of isolated sections of the orchestra performing 'Harry's Wondrous World'. A Genius of Orchestration!
 
 

I went back and forth on that, particularly as the Throne Room Fanfare is referenced at the end of ROTJ's credits. However I felt The Forest Battle is strong enough as a rousing closer and fits the chronological journey which builds to Episode 7.
Ref Han Solo & the Princess, as Jim said it's not approved for performance. Trust me, there were loads of cues I would have liked to include. Battle in the Snow / The Final Battle / Anakin's Dark Deeds / Sail Barge Assault / The Little People Work etc. etc.

Has anybody mentioned the Star Wars In Concert paper insert? The tour is making a comeback.

Including the interstitial bits surrounding the songs, there are around 20 minutes of underscore in Tom Sawyer, most of it previously unreleased. From my new interview with Richard Sherman, Williams was given a very free hand with the material. They would discuss when to use music, the overall sound, and where certain themes might be appropriate, but by and large he had carte blanche. What may be a revelation to first-time listeners is the darker material on the second disc -- score cues like "Injun Joe," "The Killing of Doc Robinson," "Sworn in Blood" and "McDougal's Cave" -- which is vintage Williams adventure/suspense material. (As I mention in the liners, "Sworn in Blood" even prefigures Hook!) Even in mono form, it's a real treat to hear. And, of course, the album program sounds better than ever in its expanded and corrected form. Overall, this new set is a real treat for both Sherman Brothers fans and Williams devotees! I highly recommend it.

Oh you naysayers go back to your STAR WARSes and INDIANA JONESes and HARRY POTTERs and leave the REAL John Williams interest to the rest of us....

This is now up to order at all the soundtrack stores:
http://www1.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/30586/
http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/M10228/tom-sawyer/
http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.10021/.f?
http://www.musicbox-records.com/en/cd-soundtracks/2666-tom-sawyer-expanded.html

Father Christmas delivered this a few days early for me from sunny Spain today!
 
I have never seen the film, nor had I heard a note of the score for Tom Sawyer so it has been fascinating to give this its first listen.  Anyone dubious about buying this due to doubts about how much John Williams is in it can rest assured that his fingerprints are all over the music.  In fact if you did not know that the Sherman brothers had written the songs, you would have no reason to think any of it at all was not by JW.
 
As you might expect, a lot of the music reminds me of scores such as The Reivers and the contemporaneous The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing and even bits of The Paper Chase.  The 'instrumental' versions of the original album on disc 1 play like any other great John Williams score of the era, while the mono sound of disc 2 is perfectly listenable given its source material (and features a number of indispensable 'pure Williams' tracks).  And while it's no The Wizard of Oz, many of the songs are rather pleasant and catchy.  I am enjoying this album much more than I had thought I would.

Hi all,
My exclusive Q&A with producer Mike Matessino is online on the main page of JWFan.com
We discuss the new 2CD sets for Home Alone, Jaws, and Jaws 2, and Mike reveals some exciting news about the future of Williams restorations. Check it out!
http://www.jwfan.com/?p=8269