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    ricsim88 got a reaction from bollemanneke in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    If I was to venture a guess, I would say that he plays Nimbus to give the brass a break.
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    ricsim88 reacted to bollemanneke in John Williams returns to Vienna! March 12/13 2022   
    Wow! Will a month's notice be enough for the VPO to prepare this time? Genuinely excited though.
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    ricsim88 reacted to Bespin in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    Just received!
     

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    ricsim88 reacted to Tom Guernsey in THE ORVILLE - Show Discussion   
    Well if you like 90s Trek then it’s basically that. They just need to get over the first few episodes where the goofy humour is a bit laboured but it’s great once the humour is more incidental to the dramatic. 
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from Amer in John Williams & Boston Pops Orchestra - Complete Philips Recordings (NEW 2022 21-CD boxset)   
    Speaking of Alien and Battlestar Galactica, I think I prefer the Cincinnati Pops rendition. They’re both on the Time Warp album
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    ricsim88 reacted to TownerFan in Michael Giacchino's THE BATMAN (2022)   
    What happened is that the sensibility of current directors and producers changed a lot. They don't want long-lined melodies, they don't want counterpoint, virtuosic writing or a sophisticated approach. They prefer something much simpler and devoided of any musical complexity. Why? Because the music should never get in the way of their vision, nor the composer is someone allowed to impose his or her own vision to the film. Music is just one color of the filmmaker's palette and he or she wants to have total control over it. Now, of course you can be both simple and musically creative while serving the picture, but the issue is that, more often than not, this approach doesn't produce something interesting enough as music. I don't judge Giacchino here (I listened to this new piece only once without my full attention, so I'll avoid any quick judgement), but I fear that even big name composers like him today are somewhat cornered by producers and directors to write pieces along these lines, i.e. all atmosphere without a defined melodic or thematic personality. The music does create a halo around the images, but it never takes full control (despite being often mixed at impossibly loud volume). I read somwehere that Giacchino wrote this piece before filming began so I guess that he sketched some basic ideas to get the ball rolling, then the filmmakers fell in love with the demo and decided it had to be the theme and that's what he had to work with (that's my assumption, of course). I mean, these processes are always hard to fathom from the outside. I know of top composers submitting demos to producers and then being asked to strip down the composition to the point that sometimes what remains at the end is just the bass line. The review process can be really frustrating for the composer.
     
    Also, the majority of the audience of today is not at all welcoming a film score with a clear musical voice (in the sense of the traditional orchestral vernacular) because a lot of people feels like it's dated and taking too much attention to itself, as a sophisticated harmonic language for example is now seen as something really from the past. You have to read the comments on YouTube under music videos or tracks to truly realize how today's audience thinks and feels about music that is just a notch more sophisticated than the average pop piece (a guy on YT labeled one of Adele's songs from the latest album as "something out of an old Disney movie" just because the piece uses jazzy chords and a more spiced-up harmonic vocabulary). That's the world we live in today.
     
    Sorry for the long post.
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from Jurassic Shark in What is the last piece of classical music you listened to?   
    It was exciting and nerve wracking 😲. It was my first job after finishing school the prior spring. It was a one year contract to play 3rd and assistant principal trumpet.
    Amazing orchestra. 
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from Jurassic Shark in What is the last piece of classical music you listened to?   
    a recording I actually play on. I used it to test my new headphones/amp setup. Pretty good recording of that piece I think.
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from Tom Guernsey in What is the last piece of classical music you listened to?   
    a recording I actually play on. I used it to test my new headphones/amp setup. Pretty good recording of that piece I think.
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    ricsim88 reacted to Jay in Scherzo For Motorcycle and Orchestra (revised)   
    Yes, it is - that's why this thread was created
     
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    ricsim88 reacted to bollemanneke in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    I love the Dudamel album and the Berlin performances.
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    ricsim88 reacted to Joni Wiljami in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    You are a professional horn player and this bothers you that much? Seriously? You are a little bit angry. I understand you like it supposed to be perfect in the CD but this is a live recording, wonderful that it sounds like it. Most important is that these concerts happened, this and the one in Vienna. I heard that there was mistakes also. Oh dear. 
     
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    ricsim88 reacted to Marian Schedenig in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    Perhaps they decided that the take with the faulty note was still overall the best?
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from Chewy in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    The brutal part refers to the missed note itself. Guy was obviously a bit tired. No big deal. But I agree that they probably had the means to fix it artificially, but somehow didn’t. That being said, when I listen to the CD, I will listen to it from a live concert perspective, and if there ensemble or cacks issues, I won’t let that preventing me from enjoying it.
     
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from Joni Wiljami in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    Guys….you know what? It was a brutal show for the trumpets. I know, playing trumpet is my job. 
    shit happens…get over it. It’s the magic of live music, we’re lucky this even happened.
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from ChrisAfonso in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    Guys….you know what? It was a brutal show for the trumpets. I know, playing trumpet is my job. 
    shit happens…get over it. It’s the magic of live music, we’re lucky this even happened.
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from MaxTheHouseelf in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    The brutal part refers to the missed note itself. Guy was obviously a bit tired. No big deal. But I agree that they probably had the means to fix it artificially, but somehow didn’t. That being said, when I listen to the CD, I will listen to it from a live concert perspective, and if there ensemble or cacks issues, I won’t let that preventing me from enjoying it.
     
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from Steve in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    The brutal part refers to the missed note itself. Guy was obviously a bit tired. No big deal. But I agree that they probably had the means to fix it artificially, but somehow didn’t. That being said, when I listen to the CD, I will listen to it from a live concert perspective, and if there ensemble or cacks issues, I won’t let that preventing me from enjoying it.
     
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from bollemanneke in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    The brutal part refers to the missed note itself. Guy was obviously a bit tired. No big deal. But I agree that they probably had the means to fix it artificially, but somehow didn’t. That being said, when I listen to the CD, I will listen to it from a live concert perspective, and if there ensemble or cacks issues, I won’t let that preventing me from enjoying it.
     
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from GerateWohl in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    The brutal part refers to the missed note itself. Guy was obviously a bit tired. No big deal. But I agree that they probably had the means to fix it artificially, but somehow didn’t. That being said, when I listen to the CD, I will listen to it from a live concert perspective, and if there ensemble or cacks issues, I won’t let that preventing me from enjoying it.
     
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    ricsim88 reacted to bollemanneke in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    Who says DG means quality? They released that awful Star Wars Main Title recording from Vienna too.
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from MaxTheHouseelf in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    Guys….you know what? It was a brutal show for the trumpets. I know, playing trumpet is my job. 
    shit happens…get over it. It’s the magic of live music, we’re lucky this even happened.
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from bollemanneke in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    Guys….you know what? It was a brutal show for the trumpets. I know, playing trumpet is my job. 
    shit happens…get over it. It’s the magic of live music, we’re lucky this even happened.
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    ricsim88 got a reaction from BB-8 in John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021   
    Guys….you know what? It was a brutal show for the trumpets. I know, playing trumpet is my job. 
    shit happens…get over it. It’s the magic of live music, we’re lucky this even happened.
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    ricsim88 reacted to Disco Stu in L.A. STUDIO LEGENDS - THE REUNION Video Event   
    What is clear is that a lot of people were just waiting for something like The Legacy series to come along, a reason to talk about their experiences with an extraordinary man, and it just took a person with the passion and energy to bring it all together.  Thank you, Maurizio, your work is a gift to all JWFans!
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