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    Brando reacted to Bellosh in Am I reading this right- a new ending for Indiana Jones 5 and which needs to be scored?   
    it's definitely a burden on a small business like Disney.
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    Brando reacted to Amvanquish in Am I reading this right- a new ending for Indiana Jones 5 and which needs to be scored?   
    How do you know that?? 
    The greatest art of deception sometimes is to make out that you are somebody else who spins a line but creates a conversation that questions the narrative
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    Brando reacted to Jaaaackified in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (James Mangold, June 30 2023)   
    but KOTCS opened wide right after its Cannes premiere (in the same week IIRC), whereas this one will open wide 6 weeks after its premiere, meaning there would be more than enough time for the word of mouth to "ferment". So I think there is at least some confidence from the studio. 
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    Brando reacted to crumbs in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (James Mangold, June 30 2023)   
    I appreciate the widespread denial that embraced KOCS initially – it was simply unfathomable that Spielberg could deliver such a half-baked mess. Yes, a lot of people were burned by Lucas and the Star Wars prequels... but Indy had the reliable direction of Spielberg to guide the ship.
     
    DOD will not be afforded the same honeymoon period. After KOCS, everyone will enter that cinema with a healthy dose of cynicism. You don't have to scroll many comment sections to see the pitchforks are already out.
     
    If Mangold hasn't delivered the goods, we'll know soon enough.
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    Brando reacted to Holko in James Newton Howard's Peter Pan (2003) - Now available   
    I gave this a... trial run to see if it's worth getting.
     
    Well..
     
    um...
     
    how do I put this?
     
     
     
     
     
     
    I DO BELIEVE IN FAIRIES! I DO! I DOOOO!!!!!
     
    Holy crap I loved it. Magical, fun, diverse, somewhere halfway between Williams and Powell maybe.
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    Brando reacted to Jay in The Legacy of John Williams (Website & Podcast)   
    This episode was really fantastic!!
     
    I quite enjoyed the entire episode, top to bottom, front to back.  I think hearing the conversation between two dudes who started college on one path and ended up in another was really interesting, and it was so great to hear Adam talk about how his love of film scores let him right into his career; Just sounds so satisfying especially for people like me who have a career that "just" pays the bills, and gets way more satisfaction from what will forever remain "just" a hobby
     
    The discussion of various recording stages and various recording techniques was really interesting.  As much as this podcast series has illuminated how the availability of specific performers has influenced Williams' writing, it's clear that the room a score will be recorded in and the expertise of the recording engineers plays a factor as well.  It was interesting to hear them discuss how Williams worked with so many different engineers over the years, before finally finding a real groove with Shawn Murphy.
     
    I especially enjoyed the discussed of the transition period from analog to digital, that kind of stuff is really interesting to me.  It was such a gradual process, changing from score to score, from engineer to engineer, room to room, composer to composer.  In the end I'm quite glad Williams held on to recording to 2" tape for as long as he did, since some scores during this period are locked to ridiculous bitrates by jumping on digital too soon (Kamen's X-Men was recorded natively at 44.1khz, for example).
     
    And the clips chosen by Maurizio are perfectly chosen and placed!  They really augment the conversation perfectly.  I especially enjoyed hearing Randy Kerber's cool, slow version of Galaxy's Edge!  I can't even remember now if that's commercially released or not, but it should be!
     
    That NBC News piece included was amazing as well, am I nuts or is that not available anywhere else?
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    Brando reacted to crumbs in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (James Mangold, June 30 2023)   
    In 7 weeks we'll have first reactions to JW's score! Would be a nice surprise if they released some tracks early to promote the score.
     
    Disney must be extremely confident in the film if they're prepared to let early reactions spread for 6 weeks before wide release.
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    Brando got a reaction from Andy in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (James Mangold, June 30 2023)   
    I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the trailers after you watch the movie
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    Brando reacted to Andy in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (James Mangold, June 30 2023)   
    This really cuts my rope bridge, lemme tell ya. 
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    Brando reacted to Jay in John Williams Writes New Theme for ESPN College Football Championship - OF GRIT AND GLORY   
    I still hear Hermione screaming in my head during "The Rescue of Sirius" even though we've had it clean for 5 years now
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    Brando reacted to Tom in John Williams Writes New Theme for ESPN College Football Championship - OF GRIT AND GLORY   
    I watched the original ESPN video too many times.  I am now cursed with the voices in my head while listening to the concert version.  
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    Brando reacted to Andy in The Mandalorian SHOW discussion - Spoilers Allowed for all aired episodes   
    It was the Best. 
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    Brando reacted to JNHFan2000 in The Mandalorian SHOW discussion - Spoilers Allowed for all aired episodes   
    New posters from Episode 4
     
     


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    Brando reacted to Jurassic Shark in John Williams Caption Competition!   
    I can't believe I'm sitting next to the great Richard Attenborough, who played in the two Jurassic movies scored by John Williams!
     

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    Brando reacted to BB-8 in John Williams Caption Competition!   
    Guess how many Oscars he's got!
     

    Wrong!
     

    Yes, that's right!
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    Brando reacted to Tom in John Williams Caption Competition!   
    Well, at least one of us won tonight.  
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    Brando reacted to crumbs in John Williams Writes New Theme for ESPN College Football Championship - OF GRIT AND GLORY   
    Helena's Theme definitely feels at home with all these other new works. Gloriously refined and elegant.
     
    I have complete faith that Mangold's comments about the score aren't some lavish exaggeration – I reckon JW's knocked it out of the park.
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    Brando got a reaction from The Senate in John Williams 2023 Tanglewood concerts   
    The ticket stub of ticket stubs!!

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    Brando reacted to HunterTech in James Newton Howard's Peter Pan (2003) - Now available   
    Received my set today, along with Alive. Seeing as I would've just heard the bootleg around the announcement, I'll listen to my items of interest for now before fully jumping in.
     
    Here's info that I'm sure will prove useful:
     

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    Brando reacted to bruckhorn in John Williams Caption Competition!   
    Winning an Oscar is nice, but having this guy compose a theme for my character: fuckin’ awesome!
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    Brando got a reaction from Andy in John Williams 2023 Tanglewood concerts   
    The ticket stub of ticket stubs!!

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    Brando got a reaction from enderdrag64 in The Mandalorian SHOW discussion - Spoilers Allowed for all aired episodes   
    Ahmed Best’s Jedi looks super cool. And his fighting with 2 lightsabers was super cool.
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    Brando reacted to Andy in John Williams 2023 Tanglewood concerts   
    Oh cool!  Thanks for sharing! Great idea!
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    Brando got a reaction from Andy in John Williams 2023 Tanglewood concerts   
    I sent an email today asking if they send out paper tickets and they do! I’m hoping it’s like the long ticket stubs, because I collect those for movies and I’d love to add this to my collection.

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