[Simon Franglen's AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (2022)]

Been there in Krakow and the Suite sounded fantastic, no generic at all. I spoke to Simon about the chances of a releasing CD. He said that the material was prepared for the CD, but of course it's not up to him to decide.

 

He promised that he would once again write to people who decide about it. It's obvious he cares about that too.

[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Cannes Score reactions)]

I think his last gem so far is the entire sequel trilogy, which is excellent from start to finish.

[Jerry Goldsmith's Extreme Prejudice (1987) - NEW! 2-CD Intrada Expanded coming July 13 2021]

I missed Danger Zone and it sold out, but I was able to pick up a sealed copy from the Discogs.com store for a very reasonable price (€35 including shipping).

 

[John Williams Writes New Theme for ESPN College Football Championship - OF GRIT AND GLORY]

3 hours ago, JohnnyD said:

Has a new album been announced or something?

 

Unfortunately not. But it's not impossible that it will be in the future.

[John Williams Writes New Theme for ESPN College Football Championship - OF GRIT AND GLORY]

 

Speeded up version to 1.25 normal speed for anyone who finds the pace too slow. I'm not sure if there will be such a version under this link, but you can also do it yourself on YouTube in the video settings.

 

Of course, this is just for fun. I hope it'll be released in the right quality and at the right pace on the Maestro-prepared album with various fanfares, similar to American Journey / Call of The Champions CD.

[So Ridley Scott is directing a Gladiator sequel...]

28 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

I like it, as well. Who's the third person?

 

It's me. In fact, I love it. Score and the movie.

[Variety: For ‘Indiana Jones 5,‘ John Williams Scored ’An Hour and a Half of Music, Maybe More’]

Great reading! And the second concert in Japan, in Tokyo. Higher chance that one of them will be filmed.

[John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra - February 14, 2023]

1 hour ago, Alejandro said:

Violin arrangement of Helena’s Theme!  Finished recording last Friday. Last thing they recorded he said. Wow. 

 

I don't know if I understand correctly: This is the last thing they (ASM & JW) ever recorded, so there won't be any more new arrangements? Or it's just the last thing they recorded because it was last Friday?

[John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021]

I'm pretty sure it was Saturday only, with the exception of "Princess Leia Theme", which was performed only on Thursday.

[John Williams returns to Vienna! March 12/13 2022]

3 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:

 

…and the concerto. Plus overlap with the Berlin concert.

 

 

He didn't perform the Concerto in Vienna in 2020. The question was about concerts in Vienna in 2020 and 2022. Or at least that's how I understood it.

[John Williams returns to Vienna! March 12/13 2022]

1 hour ago, blondheim said:

Were there any other differences between the two concert set lists?

 

In fact, only Marion’s Theme, The Duel and The Imperial March were the same.

 

[Vivace, a documentary about Anne-Sophie Mutter, with John Williams among the interviewees, will premiere in German and Austrian cinemas in March.]

Source:

https://www.yorck.de/en/specials/preview-anne-sophie-mutter-vivace

 

She wrote on her Facebook that director, Sigrid Faltin, recorded interviews with Williams, among others.

 

I don't think it'll be widely distributed in cinemas around the world, but let's hope it hits some streaming platforms in the near future.

 

 

 

[[Betting Poll] Will The Fabelmans be nominated for a Best Original Score Oscar?]

Exactly. And let's not forget that Jóhannsson was disqualified for "Arrival" because the film opens and closes with Max Richter's "On the Nature of Daylight", used as a score in the film. Neither Bach nor the Golden Age compositions or source songs in "The Fabelmans" are used as score. 

 

Richter's work was so evocative and made such an impression on the audience that the Academy decided that viewers wouldn't be able to distinguish it from Jóhannsson's music.

 

[Williams composing for the Vienna Philharmonic - "Fanfare for the Vienna Philharmonic Ball"]

I think that aside from the possibility that Williams recorded it last March, there's a good chance the Vienna Philharmonic will play this Fanfare at their annual Summer Night Concert at Schönbrunn Palace. The next one will be on June 8. It's broadcast around the world, as is New Year's Concert at Musikverein, and released very quickly in CD, DVD and Blu-ray formats.

 

https://www.sommernachtskonzert.at/index_en.html

 

Vienna Philharmonic played Williams at Summer Night Concert a few times in previous years.

 

 

Three years ago they performed the suite from Dr. Zhivago by Maurice Jarre.

 

 

[Steven Spielberg is Making a John Williams Documentary]

4 hours ago, Andy said:

What should the title be?

 

Maestro?

 

A simple Williams will work. Or Johnny.

 

I really don't think Spielberg will go into something more over-the-top like

Williams. Raider of the Lost Art or Williams. Led by the Force.

[[Betting Poll] Will The Fabelmans be nominated for a Best Original Score Oscar?]

13 minutes ago, Jay said:

I wonder if anyone's ever made a list of the biggest bombs that won academy awards...

 

If we look at the Best Score winners, there hasn't been a movie that could be called an 'A box office bomb' in 40 years. I don't know what it was like earlier. There were movies that lost some money like Soul (but it was Covid-19 time), The Right Stuff, The Milagro Beanfield War…

[[Betting Poll] Will The Fabelmans be nominated for a Best Original Score Oscar?]

9 minutes ago, JTGL said:

Indeed! 

I am sure John will be nomiated but Justin Hurwitz will win the Oscar. 

 

Probably. But I'll always say that a nomination is also an award. Nobody really loses here. Although, of course, a sixth Oscar for the Maestro would be amazing.

[[Betting Poll] Will The Fabelmans be nominated for a Best Original Score Oscar?]

Hurwitz has four Golden Globes out of four nominations. It's madness!

Williams has four Golden Globes out of twenty seven nominations. It's madness!

[Williams composing for the Vienna Philharmonic - "Fanfare for the Vienna Philharmonic Ball"]

So the piece is ready from June 2020.   Hopefully it's already been recorded.

[After reading this, who still thinks 'Dial of Destiny' will be Williams' last score?]

38 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Which one would you like to delete?

 

You don't really need to delete anything. The Fabelmans is Williams and Spielberg's 29th feature film collaboration. The possible next movie will be the 30th.

[John Williams conducts Filarmonica della Scala, Milan, Italy, 12 December 2022!]

2 hours ago, fabio autore said:

indeed... but the high-res file could as well be that one Pawel P. posted. it's mostly text, header and frame apart... so it's not supposed to be "heavy" in bytes

 

Fabio, I got it from here:

https://assets-global.website-files.com/60ae054b30328f0c5ad249fd/638e2dd3a625838dea439783_AOFS_locandina_12 dicembre 2022_WEB.pdf

 

The link is on this page:

https://en.filarmonica.it/eventi/concerti-straordinari-williams-19-giugno-2022-teatro-alla-scala
 

So this is the official PDF of the Filarmonica della Scala posted by them on their site.

 

[John Williams conducts Filarmonica della Scala, Milan, Italy, 12 December 2022!]

8 hours ago, Biodome said:

Anyway, I gave one of the posters to @Martinland during the meetup. He has a massive John Williams archive, so the poster will feel at home there. It would be nice to digitize it in high resolution, but I'm not sure how to go about doing that. Maybe it would be easier to just ask La Scala for a .pdf. They should have one.

 

This is the PDF version, I think in good resolution. I'm also going to print it and frame it. Could you tell us the original dimensions of it?

 

John Williams La Scalla Poster.pdf

[John Williams conducts Filarmonica della Scala, Milan, Italy, 12 December 2022!]

This was my fifth John Williams concert, after two in Vienna in 2020 and two in Berlin in 2021 (I don't count London at the Royal Albert Hall for obvious reasons). La Scala is really impressive - inside you feel that you are dealing with great history, a legendary place, a temple of music.

I had a very good view, row N, seat 7, on the left side of the room - neither in Vienna nor in Berlin did I sit so close to the Maestro. I'm glad that he's in very good shape and most of all - that he really enjoys conducting his music in such a place. And that he feels that his fans have a special feeling for him. When someone in the audience shouted, "John, we love you!", he was slightly embarrassed. But there was also a joy in his face.

The program was quite "safe", if I may say so. The highlights were calmer pieces, focused on string instruments: Fawkes the Phoenix, Schindler's List (violinist played beautifully!), Love Theme from Superman, Helena's Theme (It was wonderful to hear it in such quality), Prince's Leia's Theme. I've had never heard them under his baton before.

 

I agree that brass instruments didn't sound as good as with the Viennese or Berliners. But I don't agree that they sounded bad. I didn't like the timpanist parts, especially in Superman March. He wasn't quite accurate, and it was too loud. Maybe it's a matter of La Scala acoustics. And in fact, many pieces were played slower -  especially in the middle of Harry's Wonderous World .

I really wanted this concert, like the two previous ones in Europe, to be filmed, but it didn't happen. Now I think that maybe it's good, because beautiful memories will remain, and yet these performances would be rated la little lower than those from Vienna and Berlin. It would be great for Maestro to come to London once again and record such a concert with an orchestra that really knows his music, The London Symphony Orchestra! Maybe next year?

A really great evening, absolutely unforgettable. Just four years ago, I could only dream of hearing and seeing Williams live, and now I've been able to do it for the fifth time. Thank you Maestro.

[John Williams conducts Filarmonica della Scala, Milan, Italy, 12 December 2022!]

3 minutes ago, Jurassic Remi said:

No, they aren't filming.

 

Thanks. I checked that there was a worldwide broadcast on December 7th, so today it would indeed be pointless. I don't have high hopes, but the chances are slightly up

[John Williams conducts Filarmonica della Scala, Milan, Italy, 12 December 2022!]

46 minutes ago, Jurassic Remi said:

I'm at la Scala tonight, attending to "Boris Godunov". One of the horn players is rehearsing "Harry Potter" :-)

 

Let us know if "Boris Godunov" is being filmed today. If so, we'll know what those trucks are for (although RAI can film both "Godunov" and Williams)