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    Jerry Goldsmith - City Hall (2023 Varese Deluxe Edition)

    in General Discussion

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    12 hours ago, Yavar Moradi said:

    I feel your pain. 😢 

     

    Maybe you don't have to anymore. :) 

     

    I managed to buy this at the Japanese Ark Square store, along with Avatar the Way of Water. They still seem to have it in stock. ($32.80)

     

    https://arksquare.net/detail.php?cdno=VCL-807-253-2335

     

    I just don't know whether the disc will be defective or not, because I don't remember whether Varese pressed all of them with an error and then sent replacements to all customers and stores, or whether it concerned only the first copies and then they sold the corrected ones. I wrote to Ark Square to add a replacement if they have it.

     

    EDIT: they replied :) 

    We have got the lot of the amended second pressings for "CITY HALL". :)

    John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter @ Heinz Hall (Pittsburgh, PA) - December 12, 2023

    in JOHN WILLIAMS

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Badzeee said:

    What's the possibility of an official release of some kind, I wonder? 

     

    Same as the Japan concert (Matsumoto or Tokyo, both filmed): possible, but not certain. Maybe Pittsburgh has a slightly better chance of being released on Blu-ray because of Anne-Sophie Mutter's participation. For now, we only have the premiere on Stage+.

     

    However, I think DG will release something next year.

    John Williams with Yo-Yo Ma in Philadelphia, Tuesday Feb 20, 2024

    in JOHN WILLIAMS

    Posted

    Concert Program:

     

    Williams Just Down West Street … on the left+
    Williams Cello Concerto+
    Williams Olympic Fanfare and Theme++
    Williams Excerpts from The Book Thief++
    Williams “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra,” from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade++
    Williams “Helena's Theme,” from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny++
    Williams “The Raiders' March,” from Raiders of the Lost Ark++
    Williams “Princess Leia's Theme,” from Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra++
    Williams “Adventures on Earth,” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial++

     

    John Williams Conductor+
    Stéphane Denève Conductor++
    Yo-Yo Ma Cello

     

    The times when the Maestro himself conducted the entire concert are slowly coming to an end, I'm afraid. This is of course completely understandable. He will be 92 years old then.

     

    I hope this or Carnegie Hall get filmed by Sony and released on Blu-ray. If not, it'll be a missed opportunity. It's nice that there are rarities: "Just Down West Street ... on the left", of course "Cello Concerto", Excerpts from "The Book Thief" (!!), "Helena's Theme". On the other hand, again a very familiar repertoire, "Raider's", "Motorcykle", "Leia", "Advetures on Earth"... 

     

    I'm surprised there aren't more from the "A Gathering of Friends" album.

     

    Williams will likely return for two or three encores. Hopefully together with Yo-Yo Ma.

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    James Newton Howard - NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

    in General Discussion

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    Six years ago I asked JNH about this in an interview:

     

    You have collaborated with M. Night Shyamalan eight times , including on "The Sixth Sense" , "Unbreakable" , " Signs " , "The Village". However, you no longer worked on his last two films, "The Visit" and "Split". Have you gone separate ways?

     

    Absolutely not. We are still very good friends. "The Visit" was a production that didn't need music, and with "Split" I simply had other obligations. I think it's a great and crazy movie with a great soundtrack. If you like soundtracks, its ending should surprise you very positively.

     

    I love working with M. Night Shyamalan, he always inspires me a lot. We met recently and I can tell you that it's quite possible that there will be a sequel to "Unbreakable."

     

    Full interview (translated from Polish by Google Translate):

    https://kultura-onet-pl.translate.goog/wywiady-i-artykuly/james-newton-howard-geniusz-z-przypadku/h5er1cc?_x_tr_sl=pl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=pl&_x_tr_pto=wapp

     

     

     

     

     

    John Williams/Stéphane Denève to conduct the Saito Kinen Orchestra in Tokyo, Japan (Sept. 5, 2023)

    in JOHN WILLIAMS

    Posted

    56 minutes ago, Steve said:

    I see Stage+ offers a 7 days trial. Has anyone ever tested that?

     

    Yes, since yesterday. I even watched Hisashi's concert from Vienna. And I'm going to watch Vivace, this year's documentary about Anne-Sophie Mutter. 

     

    The Tokyo concert has the advantage over Milan or Vienna 2 that it was filmed. Therefore, as a Blu-ray, it's much more important to me, even though I was in Milan.

     

    I think it'll be released in several formats, including CD.

    John Williams/Stéphane Denève to conduct the Saito Kinen Orchestra in Tokyo, Japan (Sept. 5, 2023)

    in JOHN WILLIAMS

    Posted

    3 hours ago, AOP said:

    Official pictures and report (in Japanese) of the concert:

     

    https://www.universal-music.co.jp/classics/dg125-gala-concert/news/2023-09-06/

     

    At the encore, he performed "Raiders March" (from the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark") and "Imperial March" (from the movie "Star Wars Episode 5 / The Empire Strikes Back"), John Williams waved hello to the crowd as he left the stage.

     

    So no Yoda's Theme this time?

    John Williams to conduct at the 2023 Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival in Matsumoto, Japan (Sept. 2, 2023)

    in JOHN WILLIAMS

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    3 hours ago, Steve said:

    I doubt that it will be released physically. All the titles are already either on the Vienna or Berlin records.

     

    No, there are not: 

    Sound the Bells!
    Tributes! (For Seiji)

    Suite from "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"
    　 Three Million Light Years from Home
    　 Stargazers
    Three Selections from "Harry Potter 

    　 Fawkes the Phoenix

    Theme from "Schindler’s List"


    And possibly "Helena's Theme" as one of the encores. 


    I secretly hope that John will change or add something to the program in Japan. We don't really need "The Rebellion is Reborn", "Princess Leia's Theme" or Suite from "Far & Away" on blu-ray again.

     

    But even without any changes to the program, a physical release of one of these concerts is absolutely justified.
     

    John Williams 2023 Tanglewood concerts

    in JOHN WILLIAMS

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Foxfan said:

    I don’t know if the video portion got saved anywhere (maybe some secret archive), but as for the sound mix, perhaps they record everything out of an abundance of caution so whatever turns out to be his final concert, a recording will exist ready to be released, just like Leonard Bernstein (whose August 1990 Tanglewood performance unexpectedly turned out to be his last)? :( 

     

     

    I'm sure what they film at Tanglewood to show on video screens is preserved in the archives - that's not a problem, they don't need tape for that, just some space on a computer or a hard disc.

     

    They may not be planning anything, but knowing that these recordings exist gives me hope that sooner or later they will be released. For example, last year's 'Tanglewood on Parade' was filmed by at least seven cameras - some moving. This is enough to assemble a concert to watch at home.

     

     

    John Williams 2023 Tanglewood concerts

    in JOHN WILLIAMS

    Posted

    48 minutes ago, Miguel Andrade said:

    Why would you expect a Blu-ray. Williams returns to Tanglewood every year and whenever there are plans for video recording, those are known in advance (like the 75th Tanglewood anniversary gala, the Bernstein centennial gala and Williams' Violin Concerto premiere). 

     

    I know Williams returns to Tanglewood every year, and of course I have those three Blu-rays (In the first two, Williams' presence is very small.). I didn't know that an earlier announcement of the recording is always necessary, so I asked if there was a professional film recording.

     

    The program  this year was so unique I'd kill for a Blu-ray like that.

    John Williams 2023 Tanglewood concerts

    in JOHN WILLIAMS

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

    I suppose "live sound engineer" refers to the sound mix of the live amplification (especially the choir), and possibly a live radio broadcast or something.

     

    But what about Laura Gibson (Video Editor) and Pam Smith (Lighting and Video)? Unless fragments of films were shown, e.g. during Duel of the Fates. Then of course we can forget about Blu-ray.

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