Cerebral Cortex

Apparently the Ocarina of Time score has Been Completely recorded with  orchestra:
 
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Preview:
 
https://soundcloud.com/materiacollective/hero-of-time-01-title-theme-live-preview/s-ExDnt

I've long since learned not to have any kind of expectation of content other than high quality. And that's a 100% guarantee with JW.
 
As far as themes go, the less I hope for specifically, the better. That's not a criticism at all, but if I'm sitting there expecting a developed version of Poe's theme or a balls-to-the-wall villain theme in the style of The Imperial March then I'll be disappointed because it's almost certainly not going to happen. JW rarely does the expected in his scores these days, and it's only in retrospect that it all seems to be perfectly in line with his instincts and style.

Greetings everyone! 
 
I just thought I'd share with you a video from a very recent premiere of "Love's Last Rites", a piece written for violinist Henning Kraggerud and the Arctic Chamber Orchestra. 
 
The piece was written to form part of an all new and newly commissioned program themed around Norse mythology, though my piece wasn't written to specifically address that. 
 
Rather, it became a deeply personal piece for me, and I'm incredibly grateful to be the recipient of what really is a rather spectacular first performance. 
 
Hope you'll enjoy! 
 
 
 
 
 

Here's Marcus' Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra--check it out, it's bloody brilliant!
 
 

I was actually transfixed by those clips that were available for a period of time. Not pure 'music' per se, but something about the hypnotizing sound design, complete with bird chirps and whatnot -- much like some of the tracks on Horner's THE NEW WORLD.

Turns out he was spewing shit just like we were on the previous page. 

How embarrassing. It was all FAKE NEWS!

Well well well...
 
 
Turns out this guy doesn't actually seem to know the score was being used to for editing; he was just assuming. 
 
As a side note, I think this pretty well sums up my thoughts to the earlier tweet (which was discussed at great length a while back!):
 
 
Now, though, even the reliability of that earlier tweet is called into question. 

There is an $8.63 rebate on US Amazon.com today ONLY on orders at minimum $50 subtotal. I cancelled my old order of this set and reordered with other items. Code is BIGTHANKS.

Why nobody is clicking "like" on all of my good-ass posts in here, I frankly have no idea.

I feel like Rey's Theme will follow a pattern similar to the Force theme in that it won't experience a specific pattern of growth or evolution per se, because, as you noted, that's not in keeping with Williams' style, but given how enamored he seems to be with Daisy, Rey, and Rey's theme, I can see the theme expanded upon through statements that coincide with important Rey-centric moments in the story. Again, much like the Force theme serves as the emotional backbone and is the pulse of these films, I think Williams will go against the usual and indulge in continuing to explore Rey's theme for this trilogy and use it as the backbone to Rey's arc, even if the theme itself doesn't adhere strictly to a similar arc. This isn't really based on any fact, just a hunch. Hopefully that makes sense. I'm rambling. 
 
My reflexive response is to say no, but given that:

A) I feel like TLJ will be a film that will provide Williams with more musical inspiration, and...
B) Will most likely be a film that sees the characters going through more highs and lows than their fairly straightforward journeys in TFA...

I think there will be more meat musically for Williams to bite into, and I can see him being able to possibly top Rey's theme in TLJ. Given how TFA exceeded my expectations, it goes to show that Williams is still full of surprises. 

Pretty much matches with my own opinion as well
I like TFA quite a bit, but my immediate response was: "Honest Trailers and How It Should Have Ended are going to have a field day with this one!"
And they totally did.
 
Whatever can be said about TFA, original it is not.
My biggest hope is that they've got the "remake-itus" out of their system now and can do something at least slightly more new and interesting.

Rey's Theme definitely personifies the maturity of JW's current output. He's long transcended the concept of "film music," but his concert pieces now transcend the films for which they are written. Their level of complexity, the depth of orchestration, the precision of his writing, he simply doesn't waste a note.
 
Personally, I don't believe Williams could write a piece like Rey's Theme even ten years ago. It's a work that reflects his stature and experience, without an inch of cynicism or the seeming ease of the bombastic writing he traditionally revels in with this series (see March of the Resistance).
 
Suffice to say, I might actually be anticipating The Last Jedi even more than I was The Force Awakens. Williams is now building off his solid base of musical foundations, alongside a director whose output surely ranks as some of the most promising of any young modern filmmaker.

Of all Spielberg's films in the last 4 decades, if I had to pick one to miss out on a John Williams score? It's Bridge of Spies.

...AND he has to make it high-pitched AND he has to make it soft. It's like Williams is writing tricky music on purpose.

A wonderful story and his horn performance was just beautiful.

I will admit that that fooled me. 

Just in time!
 
Rian Johnson talks about working with John Williams

I always really liked this little bit from 1:23 to 1:49. As far as I can tell, it doesn't show up anywhere else in the soundtrack.

Yeah I figured I should at least complete that circle.

I like people who makes JW Playlists!

In what is sure to be most welcome news to all members here, I can confirm, in what is no doubt a JWFan exclusive, that John Williams will indeed be returning to score Episode VIII. For obvious reasons, my sources wish to remain anonymous, but I can vouch for their credibility personally.