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Watching POA Live to Picture and then going home to find I couldn’t get the Womping Willow 3rd Act action cue anywhere made me sad, so I’ll be glad for full releases

This was very entertaining to read during the interval I must say!!

Not long!

I know I’m not the only one looking for him - trying not to let it disappoint me too much. Have a great concert!

For us poor souls in the Albert Hall who can’t listen to the broadcast on Classic FM ( ) , do post if they say anything interesting.

The Shark Theme! Of course! Was trying to work out what it might’ve been.

There will be 3 encores tonight! And a piece at the beginning not listed on the programme! Let’s speculate! ... I have reason to believe the first piece performed tonight will be the Star Wars Main Title - which is quite thrilling!

Unlike many of you on this forum, it will be my first time listening to the music of John Williams performed live in concert. As I begin my 6 hour journey to London, I feel slightly melancholic due to the lack of the Maestro, but find comfort in the idea that I will hear his own handiwork, his own spirit and musical language in the most crystal and uplifting way; the way music was meant to be listened to. The added bonus that is the London Symphony Orchestra is a fine one, having never seen the prestigious orchestra perform before. What better introduction to them than 2 hours of wonderful, emotional music. As well as this, any excuse to visit the Royal Albert Hall is a good enough one for me, so what was going to be a historic concert in such a historic venue makes up for the fact that this is now just another concert in the historic venue. But I still dream. Time alone on public transport allows one to drift their mind to beautiful places. The dream of a surprise appearance from Williams to conduct The Imperial March seems further away than it ever did. In my head I imagine scenario after scenario: glancing up to see Williams in one of the boxes, his big trademark glasses and turtleneck, bopping his head to the adventurous rhythms of Adventures on Earth, a small, despondent smile etched across his face; Williams making a sudden appearance at the end of the concert to slowly but triumphantly wave to his fans, basking in the appreciation for his musical soul; or even Williams conducting one piece, just one: “The Imperial March”, a short but powerful and resonant piece with easy, steady 4/4 time. But as much as I dream (like I am sure many others are doing who are tenaciously travelling today with their heads held high), I must come back down to reality at some point, understanding and coming to terms with the fact that I will never see my musical hero in the flesh. But how I long to applaud him while we can still lock eyes, to show him how much emotional impact he has had on my life, and on everybody else’s there tonight. Not only because his music is so rich and delicate, but because of the humble man that he is, and my desire, among many, to show how he needn’t be so humble, and show him how far around the world the pencil etching the score in his home in Los Angeles can be heard. I still will look forward to this evening very much, a night of warmth, character and delicious music. Among others, I wish Mr Williams a speedy recovery, and as he recovers I will be reminiscing on the time I was telling my friends I was going to see John Williams - composer - conductor - hero. I encourage many others to share their travelling thoughts today, as I will listen closely to the forum to maximise my enjoyment of the concert. See you guys there.

I don’t think there would ever be a rescheduling - I strongly believe Mr Williams will be put off of travelling outside the US for life. Which is very saddening but understandable given his grand age

What a pissed off looking bunch of musos. Poor them. This does not mean to say Brossè is a terrible replacement - no way. Just the chance for them to be conducted under the baton of Williams being ripped away from them the morning of their rehearsal must be gutting. Get well soon Mr Williams!

I know John Williams’ address if that helps..

John Williams has a lot of life left in him yet! The power of music and good health is a strong thing!

My friend suggested that perhaps “he got so gurney at a pre-show party that his jaw fell off and they’re trying to reattach it” (...)

For myself, having not heard much Williams music performed live as a young whippersnapper, I am consoling myself with the fact that the concert is still going ahead and I get to hear Adventures on Earth performed live by the LSO. But I am still majorly disappointed and we are all entitled to vent and be upset. Tickets are reappearing on the official Albert Hall box office btw.

The concert is actually a 2hr15min stand-up comedy set performed by John Williams, mostly based around an extended Schindler’s List dead composer story, with the London Symphony providing an occasional “bad-um-tish” or trombone slide every time JW tells a joke.

Could you guess why? It seems a little strange to me. No interviews or any slight thing with anybody from anywhere.

I'm guilty of StubHub; your story and fear sounds similar to mine. My ticket is from there and although I have had many opportunities to use e-tickets from trusty JWFanners I've gone with my StubHub ticket which looks legitimate! Stalls J Row 6 Seat 42 by the way... If anyone is close to me (or legitimately has this seat..... ) give me a shout!! Looking forward to it

10 days....... by the way. ::DDDDD

Interesting stuff! It amuses me the classical muso's take on film music. I can understand why some may turn their nose up at the likes of Hans Zimmer/other 4 chord composers, but the John Williams implements some very complex and exciting ideas from the Romantic era and can write very Tchaikovsky-y often, which should be celebrated as keeping the Western Classical Tradition alive and still current! Just take his Shark Cage Fugue! Scherzo for X-Wings! When Williams passes there will be very few who can write so prolifically using those ideas from the past. Another reason to love Williams so much!

What?

Star Wars would always come first and above any other "scheduling conflict". ($) ... ($$$$$$$$$)

On a side note, I’m glad this thread exists, so I can vent my long-standing anger in an appropriate place at the fact they got rid of the special editions of the soundtracks with the alternate takes of Main Theme on ANH etc. Just putting that out there. Probably should buy the hard copies. Whoops.

Will be

You're right that the definitive version of Adventures on Earth is the Boston Pops recording on the Spielberg/Williams collaboration albums - but I wonder how the LSO will tackle it #LondonSymphonyFanboy