Cerebral Cortex

The opening of The Asteroid field, those flutes followed by a killer statement of The Imperial March on brass is mixed with it's film footage is possibly my favorite and most dynamic mix of music and picture.

Depending on your age, your opinion may or may not be valid. Just how these things work. 

Spielberg/Williams: The Lost Collaborations, which will include a selection of John's favourite tracks missing from the Ultimate Collection. Such highlights include Secret Doors and Scorpions (Extended Version) and With Malice Towards None (Piano Version).
 
The Lost World, A.I. and War of the Worlds will remain omitted, with Williams citing the "lack of disc space" as the reason (the CD will only be 45 minutes long).

I've had 15 years of being indifferent about it.

Minority Report is such an underrated score.  Top 5 Williams score of this century for me.  I too love his subtle use of synthesized voices throughout much of the score!

The TFA sessions Daisy attended included the recording of Rey's Theme, so she was probably worded up by Disney/JJ.
 
This being one of the last sessions for TLJ maybe they recorded the concert suites today, and Daisy was told she could hear the new theme for Rey and Luke?

Has EPISODE VIII scoring sessions resumed? Cellist Armen Ksajikian just posted pics via facebook with Daisy Ridley at Sony Pictures scoring stage. 

 

Thanks a lot for letting us know, The Psycho Pianist. Time to release the hounds!

Edit: Might want to watch these links - 
http://www.kusc.org/radio/programming/podcasts/
http://kusc.org/series/kusc-interviews/

Apparently it will be posted later this week!
 

I think the Casino Royale score is the best Craig era score by far. 
 
Infact the main theme from that score was used so well in that score and was so fitting for the new Bond that I always thought it should have been mada a second character theme for Bond.

The guy who runs Hans Zimmer's half-official/half-fan webpage uploads composer credits for what he can get accurate info on and has consistently been quite a reliable source regarding who worked on what. On his authority, Powell worked a surprisingly large amount on Jason Bourne. Stuff like the first minute or so of Strip Chase is entirely Powell.
 

Regarding who does the next Bond score, I'd be happy as a clam if we could get Kraemer, but would also be quite enthused if Arnold could have one last crack at it, especially if Craig returns for one final outing. Would be poetic to have Arnold and Craig go out together.

Thanks a lot for letting us know, The Psycho Pianist. Time to release the hounds!

Edit: Might want to watch these links - 
http://www.kusc.org/radio/programming/podcasts/
http://kusc.org/series/kusc-interviews/

Check for mentions of VIII.  A Jedi Council Board member recently overheard a radio program where he heard that Williams "absolutely loves" what he's seen of TLJ so far.

I can't see that anyone's posted about this already, but I just saw that Williams was last night featured on Jim Svejda's Evening Program from 8-11pm talking about the Williams/Spielberg collection. Wondering how you can listen back to KUSC streams as I can't find anything about it on their site - or did anyone happen to record it?
 
 

A new episode was released today , continuing their track by track look at Raiders of the Lost Ark:http://www.theindycast.com/john-williams-special-25/
 
(I am mentioned a couple of times in it btw )

Just some cues by me 
 
New: Spanish Guitar Music
 
 
 
 

Well done, sir!

Catchy tune, this. 
 
 

That could just be the poor sound quality to be fair.  

(https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/news/new-line-cinema-warner-bros-pictures-announce-new-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy)

Just throwing it out there, but if Doug ever did a Star Wars book, wouldn't he wait until Williams has finished writing the scores?
 
Last I checked there were two more John Williams Star Wars scores in the pipeline, y'all.

So is he saying that Williams joined the first interval of Luke's theme and the first interval of Leia's theme to form the minor 6th in the love theme of Luke and Leia's parents???!!!
 
Now that is some next-level music analysis! 
 
Next up: "The role played by gender in shaping intervallic relations within the music of the Star Wars prequels".