[John Powell's HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (2019) - 2024 Varese Deluxe Edition]

On 04/03/2024 at 2:48 PM, Jurassic Shark said:

I think relentless is an apt description. 

 

On 05/03/2024 at 9:22 AM, filip said:

And I'm going to argue the FIRST benefits the most in DE form, due to the utter shite mastering of the original OST.

 

 

I'm curious if anyone else feels the Hidden World DE has a really weird EQ (esp. compared to the OST). Granted, I've only listened in my car so far, but it seems like the modern smiley-face EQ is fairly exaggerated on this album. Missing a lot of the mids.

 

I really noticed it when I got to my favorite little trumpet part at the end of Armada battle (7:33 of ost). People have pointed out the brass richness in Powell's scores, and I miss that on the DE. This type of EQ definitely fatigues the ear faster as well. There's less clarity between layers and it's already very dense.

 

[JW Conference 2022]

On 19/08/2023 at 6:59 AM, ConorPower said:

They're available online as @michael_grig has pointed out, and also some are going to be published in a special edition of a new academic journal next year! 

Sweet! What's the journal called? /is there a website, or call for papers? 

[Did you get the Dial of Destiny soundtrack on the CD format before it sold out?]

Wait.... WHAT?! When they said it wouldn't even be available until August 9?

 

I've been travelling a lot so obviously I put a reminder in my calendar for that day and forgot about it. My calendar deceived me 

[Dial of Destiny: Theme Transcriptions (Updated)]

On 30/06/2023 at 3:39 PM, Loert said:

Cool! It's great to get these things down on paper.

 

I'm currently figuring out the harmonies in preparation for a piano arrangement of Helena's theme. Most of your labellings look correct to me, though I hear some things differently. For line 2, I hear something like:

 

 

So bar 2 I would say is Ab9 -> Em/G

And bar 4 I think is just Ab diminished -> D.

 

As for line 3 bar 4, is the 2nd beat F(b6)? (b6 as in Db?) I just hear F (or FMaj7 at most).

 

I also agree with @filmmusic that A is leading up to the main "first subject" which is A'.

 

(P.S. I just love the elusive, luscious harmonies in this theme...JW knocked it out of the park as far as I'm concerned)

 

I would be very interested in the piano arrangement when you're done! I can trade you an advanced Marion's Theme. 

[The Custom Covers Thread]

Just to add to the endless DoD covers, here's one with the same exact format as the original, but where the logo definitely should have been 

 

[DID JOHN WILLIAMS COMPOSE THE IJ DIAL OF DESTINY TRAILER MUSIC?]

Couldn't help thinking of this thread 

[Harry Potter 7CD Collection - MUSIC discussion]

1 minute ago, Disco Stu said:

It'd be fun to create a parody alt account on the forum with the persona of only posting well-known Williams anecdotes/factoids as if they're obscure.  I'd use the Michael Caine catch-phrase "Not many people know that" and maybe with Caine as the avatar to encourage people to read the posts in his voice.

 

"Fun fact: The ending parade music in The Phantom Menace is actually the Emperor's theme in disguise.  Not many people know that."

 

Not many people know that when Spielberg showed JW Schindler's List, ... 

[New Spielberg movie: The Fabelmans (2022)]

Just saw it again. It feels much quicker the second time, in a good way. This should win for editing honestly. 

 

But I did have to drive half an hour outside of the major city I live in! 

[New Spielberg movie: The Fabelmans (2022)]

4 hours ago, Tallguy said:

Does anyone think this is going to connect with anyone in a general audience? (Serious question. I have no idea.)

I went with my brother, who enjoys probably all the Spielberg movies he's seen, but is by no means a "film person." He loved it. He was raving about the exact things that I wanted to compliment before I even said anything. 

 

I think there are a lot of layers to appreciate in this movie. It hit us both as intensely personal but in the best sense, like a well-crafted life's work project. And at the same time, it hit on raw, relatable themes of growing up and pursuing dreams and navigating family. Very real and authentic. This all sounds fairly pretentious- but like I said, it impacted my aggressively un-pretentious brother in the same way. 

[JW Conference 2022]

8 hours ago, filmmusic said:

I don't understand.

This "presentation" will be done by physical presence in the conference or by zoom meeting or something?

 

I would guess in person, but there may be a virtual option. At least that's what I've seen similar conferences do recently. 

[JW Conference 2022]

Anyone else doing this? So exciting! 

 

 

Call_JW_english.pdf

[Rise of Skywalker suite with Detroit Symphony Orchestra]

2 hours ago, JohnnyD said:

did John Williams personally prepare this suite?

 

It's got the same headings as the signature editions, with the composer listed as JW and no mention of an arranger

 

[Rise of Skywalker suite with Detroit Symphony Orchestra]

Apparently the movements are 1. Psalm of the Sith, 2. The Rise of Skywalker, 3. Rey and Ben, 4. Speeder Chase

[Rise of Skywalker suite with Detroit Symphony Orchestra]

2 hours ago, Tom said:

Well that slipped under our radars.  Hopefully someone will give a report.  

It wasn't even on the DSO website! And the program said music from rise of skywalker, but didn't say anything like "premiere of the suite". You'd think they would have made it a bigger deal. 

[Rise of Skywalker suite with Detroit Symphony Orchestra]

So this was barely advertised at least from what I've seen, but apparently the DSO did a Star Wars concert at Meadow Brook last night (over in Rochester MI) and they premiered the Rise of Skywalker suite. A musician I know snapped a pic of the part and it's JW. Was anyone there? Any details? Any cell phone in pocket snippets? Apologies if this was discussed elsewhere, I didn't find a thread on it yet! 

[Images (1972) - 2021 remaster by Quartet Records (CD and LP)]

It says they have "0 available" when I try to buy. That can't possibly be true, right? It's only been two hours 

[BREAKING NEWS: JJ Abrams to "reconstruct, reimagine" Original Star Wars Trilogy, Isolated Scores]

23 hours ago, crumbs said:

Walt Disney Pictures, Disney+™ and Lucasfilm Ltd.™ are excited to announce that visionary director JJ Abrams is returning to the galaxy far, far away. Abrams has been commissioned to remaster and reconstruct the original Star Wars™ trilogy (Star Wars™: Star Wars™, Star Wars™: The Empire Strikes Back™, Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™) in brand-new editions exclusive to Disney+™, finally integrating the Original Trilogy™ with the beloved Star Wars™ Sequel Trilogy™.

I actually hate this post JUST for the "Isolated Scores" part, since that's all I saw before clicking 

[The Doctor Who Thread.....]

4 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said:

Meh. Goofy villains, goofy danger, goofy character development*, and a climax that essentially consists of the Doctor going "trust me" and a couple of moments later explaining to the Daleks that they've been lured into a trap and have now lost.

 

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Apparently, the Doctor has been in prison for decades, but all her "fam" goes on about is how she's left them on their own for 10 months.

 

 

And is it just me or did they never actually acknowledge the fact that all of humanity was wiped out during the previous 2-part finale and it was never fixed? 

[Harry Potter 7CD Collection - MUSIC discussion]

Here it is copy/pasted:

 

[Did your War of the Worlds (Intrada) arrive defective?]

8 hours ago, Josh500 said:

Well, this may still be (slightly) defective. Unless there was a smudge on it and you wiped it off? 

I just assumed it was my disk drive which is not excellent. But could be, that doesn't usually happen. It did work eventually! 

[Did your War of the Worlds (Intrada) arrive defective?]

I did have to re-rip the last couple tracks, some of them multiple times, before it would stop skipping. But it eventually worked fine, and works in my car too.

[Which are your top 3 favourite War of the Worlds cues/tracks?]

Red Planet (it just has everything)

The Ferry Scene

Epilogue

[John Powell's SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) - Deluxe Edition 2020 / Intrada 2-CD edition October 31, 2023]

45 minutes ago, ATXHusker said:

Sorry but I'm old-fashioned, I still love my CD collection.  I have a lot of digital-only soundtracks that I wish were on CD.

Agreed. Call me old-fashioned but CDs are practically the only thing I listen to in my car. It's also the best way to memorize an album. 

[John Powell's SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) - Deluxe Edition 2020 / Intrada 2-CD edition October 31, 2023]

I seem to remember it being fairly continuous from Mine Mission through Into the Maw-ish.

[John Powell's SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018) - Deluxe Edition 2020 / Intrada 2-CD edition October 31, 2023]

1 hour ago, Richard Penna said:

I had a look in this resurrected thread as I assumed someone had revisited the score after a few years and had written some thoughts. What a nice surprise!

I stayed subscribed to it for this reason, but thought it would never happen!