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I would be all over a Hook concert. I think it would program quite well, even for the non-fanatic. The variety would make it very interesting.
Akira Ifukube's Gojira.Hey Mark, nice sig. I was at game 5 here in Orlando. We just didn't quite have enough.
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Mozart had to work under tight schedules more often that not.
I don't think even Mozart had to write a 2 hour piece in 3 months or so (or even less).
Many composers had deadlines. At one point in his life Bach had to have a new Cantata ready for every Sunday service.
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and add to it the television scores, concert works and other miscellaneous music, wouldn't his output rival the great composers of the 18th century? W.A. Mozart composed about 200 hours of music. J.S. Bach around 175. I'd have to think JW's production comes close to that.
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The Jaws theme is actually based on Gerald Fried's theme for the Doomsday Machine
Always thought the similarities to this were GLARING as well, although the harmonization is different. Here's to Gerald Fried!
I can't say I know much about this. Any clips online of the part you are talking about?
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Many people have scoffed at the suggestion that Jaws was inspired by The Rite of Spring. I was one of them... until I actually listened closely.
These two main themes are pretty much based on the same dissonant chord.
Pianists, play the following-
RH: Eb7 chord in 1st inversion, play it in the middle C octave
LH: E note, play it two octaves below
This is the cell that is prominent through much of Rite. Play it quickly and repeatedly with the ragged accents of Danses des Adolescentes and you'll hear it.
Now for Jaws... instead of repeating that chord over and over again, transpose both hands up a half step so that the RH plays an E7 chord 1st inv and the LH plays an F. Go back and forth between these two chords quickly and staccato, just like you were playing the Jaws theme.
There you go.
The "Augers" chords in "Rite of Spring" are a full E-major chord ((Root, third, fifth, also the upper E)
Yeah I said it was an E note but you're right, it's an entire E triad in the LH.
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Many people have scoffed at the suggestion that Jaws was inspired by The Rite of Spring. I was one of them... until I actually listened closely.
These two main themes are pretty much based on the same dissonant chord.
Pianists, play the following-
RH: Eb7 chord in 1st inversion, play it in the middle C octave
LH: E note, play it two octaves below
This is the cell that is prominent through much of Rite. Play it quickly and repeatedly with the ragged accents of Danses des Adolescentes and you'll hear it.
Now for Jaws... instead of repeating that chord over and over again, transpose both hands up a half step so that the RH plays an E7 chord 1st inv and the LH plays an F. Go back and forth between these two chords quickly and staccato, just like you were playing the Jaws theme.
There you go.
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Michael Kamen (RIP)
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Here's another example. Notice it says music composed by Kenny Segal. It really should say "music stolen from Chopin's Etude op.10 no.3"
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slow-mot...cials-acura-mdx
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It's the British national anthem. Don't know why America decided to use it for graduation ceremonies.
I always thought the main theme from Brahms 1st Symphony 4th mvmt would make the perfect graduation theme.
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Also known as "Pomp and Circumstance No. 1" by Edward Elgar.
I know he conducted No. 4 (it's on the Pops on the March album, which I have), but I would really liked to have heard his version of No. 1. Does anybody know anything about it?
Appreciate any input.
I don't know, but I would certainly be interested in him conducting Elgar's Enigma Variations, especially #9 considering his sensibility with strings.
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Bernstein/NY Philharmonic
Boulez/Vienna Philharmonic
Chailly/Concertgebouw Orch
Dohnanyi/Cleveland Orch
Dutoit/Montreal Symphony
Eschenbach/Houston Symphony
Ormandy/Philadelphia Orch
Rattle/CBSO
Robertson/St. Louis Symphony
Salonen/LA Philharmonic
Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony
Spano/Atlanta Symphony
This one gets my vote
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From 1987 to 2006, a twenty year period, the LSO made 837 recordings.
837.
And I'd be willing to bet they've been the most traveled orchestra over this time as well.
They simply don't know how to say no.
While I was obviously exaggerating about the fifteen LSOs, I agree with Josh500 that there are a few hundred members. Not that it's uncommon for an orchestra to have a subsection, but I get the feeling the LSO has 2, 3, maybe even 4 players for every chair on the stage and rotate these players frequently.
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ummmmm
Really... end of March they were in Chicago. Last night they performed in London. Tomorrow they perform four thousand miles away in Daytona Beach Florida (yeah, just 1 day rest in between UK and USA performances). Two weeks later they're back in the UK. Then you have the ridiculous amount of studio work they do.... and still enough time to participate in the YouTube Symphony project. Sometimes it makes you wonder if there really is just one LSO.
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or does it seem like there are fifteen London Symphony Orchestras?
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Absolutely phenomenal job. I only played through the first couple pages and it seems very accurate. I would try to double more of the melody notes in the strings at m.13-16.
I plan to print this out and play the whole thing over the weekend.
It's truly the perfect "Epcot" score.
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Listened to it four times and liked it more each time. Thanks.
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Well I learned a lesson. Never post anything on Vimeo that you spent a lot of time on. It will just sit there forever and no one will know it's there.
17 total views since last May, woohoo!
Eric, it wa totally worth the time. You have totally convinced me and I am currently going through all Walton recordings I can possibly get. It's a cool video, really and I would love to have a downloadable version!
I bought all the albums you used, however I have still a question:
Which cues did you use for your tracks no. 10 and 15?
Cue #10 was taken from his Symphony #2, second movement
Cue #15 is from his Partita for Orchestra, second movement
I'll check 'm on my albums
I think I hear Theme from Schindler's List in the second cue
Really??
Yes
Check your own video at 8'03.5''Heh, never noticed that before. Great catch!
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Well I learned a lesson. Never post anything on Vimeo that you spent a lot of time on. It will just sit there forever and no one will know it's there.
17 total views since last May, woohoo!
Eric, it wa totally worth the time. You have totally convinced me and I am currently going through all Walton recordings I can possibly get. It's a cool video, really and I would love to have a downloadable version!
I bought all the albums you used, however I have still a question:
Which cues did you use for your tracks no. 10 and 15?
Cue #10 was taken from his Symphony #2, second movement
Cue #15 is from his Partita for Orchestra, second movement
I'll check 'm on my albums
I think I hear Theme from Schindler's List in the second cue
Really??
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Well I learned a lesson. Never post anything on Vimeo that you spent a lot of time on. It will just sit there forever and no one will know it's there.
17 total views since last May, woohoo!
Eric, it wa totally worth the time. You have totally convinced me and I am currently going through all Walton recordings I can possibly get. It's a cool video, really and I would love to have a downloadable version!
I bought all the albums you used, however I have still a question:
Which cues did you use for your tracks no. 10 and 15?
Cue #10 was taken from his Symphony #2, second movement
Cue #15 is from his Partita for Orchestra, second movement
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Well I learned a lesson. Never post anything on Vimeo that you spent a lot of time on. It will just sit there forever and no one will know it's there.
17 total views since last May, woohoo!
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When you say "acting", do you mean as an extra, or an actual speaking role? If it is the latter, then I am most curious about this episode....
Actually I don't know if he speaks, but since he is credited as "piano player" I'm assuming he doesn't. Still I've always wanted to see these.
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- Sergei Prokofiev: Alexandr Nevsky, Battle on the Ice (middle section): Dmoll-D
- Sergei Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, opening of 2nd movement (Dance of the Pagan Gods): D#-E (suggested by myself)
Although they are all similar to the Jaws motiv, none of these have the same pitch (E-F) as heard in the Jaws Theme. The source cue I found has.
You mentioned Prokofiev twice but no Peter and the Wolf?? :-) There's a moment in the middle with the same two notes (E and F) played with the same general instrumentation, articulation, and tempo.
Thank you. I played Peter and the Wolf myself, and th motiv didn't really occur to me, but I'll check it out. I am sure I missed more examples of similar moments in other works. I just came across the Herrmann, and it's really obvious, IMO.
It's hard to find, and there is narrating over it. But it's very close. I had the recording online a few years ago but it's been removed, I'll see if I can repost it and give you the exact minutes/seconds where it takes place.
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- Sergei Prokofiev: Alexandr Nevsky, Battle on the Ice (middle section): Dmoll-D
- Sergei Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, opening of 2nd movement (Dance of the Pagan Gods): D#-E (suggested by myself)
Although they are all similar to the Jaws motiv, none of these have the same pitch (E-F) as heard in the Jaws Theme. The source cue I found has.
You mentioned Prokofiev twice but no Peter and the Wolf?? :-) There's a moment in the middle with the same two notes (E and F) played with the same general instrumentation, articulation, and tempo.
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Does anyone have the episodes of Johnny Staccato where Williams makes an acting appearance? I've been trying to find these for a while.
Most films scored in a 1-year period?
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After seeing the third and final of Michael Giacchino's 3 nearly simultaneous projects (Star Trek, Up, and Land of the Lost) I got to thinking- what is the busiest a film composer has ever been? What's the most major motion picture projects scored in a 12 month period? I'm guessing maybe Goldsmith in the mid 70s?