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A marvelous piece! So cool to hear the Ludlow motif in a celebratory context.
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I wasn't able to listen to the broadcast, but hopefully the on-demand version is posted soon.
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Composer Threads The official Alexandre Desplat thread
Will replied to David Coscina's topic in General Discussion
Very cool! Great to hear new Desplat. -
Tonight!
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https://movieweb.com/the-fabelmans-tiff-2022-review/ "Meanwhile, John Williams' score, yet another with an established working relationship with Spielberg, is the musical heartbeat of The Fabelmans, at once grand and whispering when the moment calls for it."
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Looks like WCRB will be airing this concert on Saturday night!! https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-boston-symphony-orchestra/2022-09-16/opening-night-at-symphony-hall
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Another review describes the score as "stirring and sweeping": http://thejamreport.com/2022/09/21/tiff-review-the-fabelmans-radiates-with-an-unassuming-and-warm-old-school-charm-thats-impossible-to-resist/
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Too bad no JW score in this trailer (although I guess the last time that happened was Lincoln ten years ago so not too shocking).
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There are some really, really gorgeous passages here. While some of the action writing gets a little boring, the lush thematic passages are top-tier as usual from Silvestri. Terrific stuff, recalling his great scores like Parent Trap. This practically defines heartwarming/wholesome: The unbridled joy at the start of "Off to School" also recalls The Parent Trap:
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Composer Threads The official Alexandre Desplat thread
Will replied to David Coscina's topic in General Discussion
Agreed -- indeed, Little Women is by far my personal favorite Desplat score. Hope he can rediscover some of that magic here. -
Williams debuts "Helena's Theme" from Indiana Jones 5 at the Hollywood Bowl
Will replied to Jay's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
Folks have mentioned Rise of Skywalker -- I also hear some similarities to The Long Goodbye, which JW just recently rearranged for Mutter! -
Williams debuts "Helena's Theme" from Indiana Jones 5 at the Hollywood Bowl
Will replied to Jay's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
Wow, what a wonderful surprise!! Totally out of left field. Gorgeous piece -- reminds me a lot of TROS. -
John Williams – The Tanglewood 90th Birthday Celebration (8/20/22)
Will replied to Andrej's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
The program notes (https://dgpuo8cwvztoe.cloudfront.net/uploads/Program-Notes/20220820.pdf) contain the following passage, emphasis added: "Williams wrote for Seiji!—one of several works under the group title Tributes—in 1999 for his longtime colleague at the BSO for a concert celebrating Ozawa’s 25th anniversary as music director, beginning the short, fanfare-like piece in March and completing it in time for Ozawa to lead the world premiere in April at Symphony Hall, Boston." Is this true? I can't recall ever hearing of other Tributes by JW. -
John Williams – The Tanglewood 90th Birthday Celebration (8/20/22)
Will replied to Andrej's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
Reminder that, as @Miguel Andrade noted above, this concert will be broadcast live on WCRB radio: https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-boston-symphony-orchestra/2022-06-13/a-tanglewood-celebration-of-john-williams Begins in about 40 minutes. -
John Williams conducts the New York Philharmonic, April 25, 2023
Will replied to Ricard's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
I'm going to this!! Best seat I was able to get was on the very edge a few rows back from the stage -- hopefully I can still see OK despite the suboptimal angle. -
The Sound of Violet. Does this work?
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Charming little score from Conrad Pope:
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Williams writing a fanfare for the 2028 LA Opening Ceremony would be a wonderful capstone to his career. Hopefully he's able to. (Conducting the piece would be even better, but that seems like too much to hope for given that he'll be six years older by then. Then again, with JW, you never know!)