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Just my two cents: Managed to experience the movie at the first evening screening yesterday, on the largest screen available. It was a torn experience - amazing stuff as well as not quite expected one, couldn't get into it completely - but one thing is for sure: Seeing John Williams' name on the screen and listening to the end credits was almost the best part. (except for 90% of the TukTuk chase, Helena's witty deductions on the boat, the classic Indy tomb discovery sequence and some but not most parts of the 1944 sequence, hard to explain) Now I will wait for the CD and read every page of this thread. (still on page 12, as I didn't read anything prior to the screening) My current feelings: 1. Joy of anticipation for the OST (I accept it as it is - a miracle to enjoy) 2. Growing melancholy (pretty much the last and longest constant in my life is about to fade away [*]) Just wanted to share this. * Luckily the Commodore 64 and its scene are still READY.

Thanks for your email with the link to your video! Since I am quite familiar with say 90% of the score (never saw the movie until a couple of years back but have known the score since like 1990) I am almost certain that I would have noticed these extremely busy sections during the quake sequence. So, I think there were dramaturgical gaps... ...maybe @ConorPower can confirm this? Now I wish to have attended both performances... LOL T'was over way too quickly and you cannot possibly appreciate all aspects at once; as I said before: LTP is as much a challenge as it is pure bliss for those who care...

Yes, for modern films that's quite true. (on the other hand, the golden era films Anthony Gabriele is also interested in, like "Vertigo" and especially "An American in Paris", his favourite, are a tad shorter) But - we did discuss this too, it was a quite fascinating post-concert conversation - in the case of Superman the end credits were of epic proportions, considering the end of the 70s. Just think of Raiders, only three years later: Short and sweet end credits... Another thing I have mentioned during that conversation: My first live-to-picture experience was "Koyaanisqatsi" at the Barbican around 2001, one of the most intertwined cases of music and visuals ... it lasts only for 89 minutes. ...can't access the video on my phone right now; will try again later on my Linux notebook. [EDIT: still unable to open it] As far as I recall, there was no noteworthy music during that quake sequence (the Krypton quake cue at the beginning was reinstated of course), BUT: I also completely missed the music (entrance) during the mugger sequence as I was focused on the acting and character interplay; only noticed that the music had come in when Anthony Gabriele already signalled for it to end. The magic of film music, actually! That's the complicated thing with LTP: It is not a concert where you could concentrate on the music and musicians, but it isn't "just" a film screening either, where you would focus on every other aspect as well...

There is a coda of sorts that is added after Superman winks at the audience and flies off ... which brings the concert to a satisfying close, in my opinion. The quite extensive flying sequence still lingers in your mind at this point - a restatement of everything that went before, including that soaring live theme is not needed. (of course I would have liked to here it again ;-D) There's also an added cadence after the Air Force One scene before the intermission, plus an intro or entr'acte if you will after the intermission. The end credits play out visualky during the extensive applause and ovations for maestro Anthony Gabriele and for sections of the orchestra highlighted by him... ...I left early to meet him and indeed he told me that this was also done to ease the shear amount of music to be played for the orchestra members. The first half contains like ~70 minutes of music - in one case ~15 minutes non-stop (!) from the calling of the crystal until Superman takes flight for the first time in the fortress, as he pointed out to me. The second half still consists of ~50 minutes of music. It all went by way so quickly (and it's a loong movie) as I was in the moment and a dream-like state ... had to snap out of it a few times to concentrate on orchestra members or even close my eyes and just listen...

Had a long talk with Maestro Anthony Gabriele afterwards; such an exuberant, joyful person and musician, and film music connoisseur... ...in short: for him films are live ballet...

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Was just going to say to @SteTorino: Finally I am able to experience the love theme live like he did in Milano ... and to the film proper even... It *is* only a couple of minutes from my hotel: <3

Thanks SyncMan for the link, and ConorPower for that 2nd sentence and glowing review... ...will not look at, listen to, or read anything until after tonight's performance though... ...is anybody of you forum friends attending the concert this evening? We for sure could meet up at one of the 800+ pubs around here. :-D O/ P.S.: ...like this next to my hotel and fairly close (presumably 9 minutes :D) from the concert hall: :-D

From Graz/Austria via Zürich. (hopefully ;D) Will you be there too?

Me neither ... and I'm boarding the plane in an hour...

Reality, whatsthat?

#metoo After having acquired the original Warner CD and then the Japanese version as well as that re-recording in the 90s, I thought the nice release from 2000 is the one I will cherish. It took me more than 20 (!) years to change my mind ... as I would not fall for buying a whole box set for yet another version ... and later that yet another version. All from secondary elements even... When I read about the discovery of the original session tapes I did raise an eyebrow, but still my 8 versions of Blade Runner stood as clear warning on my shelves! Finally, after the amazing events in Wien and Milano and now the current news that it's available again ... I gave in, two weeks ago. *phew* It was graced w/ hefty price tag, taxes, import taxes (!), etc... ...don't remember that being so extreme from when I ordered lots of CDs from all over the world (a world that was different then)... ...one thing's for sure: I will make this a very special listening concert here.

It's funny - every time it is being mentioned that "only one person received more nominations ever", I feel good for maestro John Williams, since that is a very wrong statement, albeit numerically true: They threw Oscars at Walt Disney (whose now monstrous company is haunting the media world) - I mean, an Oscar for each of the seven dwarves, are you kidding me? (if those actually counted, we're done already), plus: Walt Disney had the vision and talent, no doubt, but he completely pales in comparison to John Williams because the latter created basically everything himself with a handful of collaborators for a longer period of time whereas Disney simply did not. Peace; there is no competition. (and that's not even the most important thing, which should be the wonderful music :D)

It really was; have to sleep now. We watched the trailer at the movie theatre today, in front of the only screening of "Last Film Show" since its release in August around here, an absolutely wonderful Indian film about the magic of the movies in the vein of Cinema Paradiso I would recommend to any cinephile... ...the trailer of the similarly themed "Fabelmans" and my anticipation of this interview later tonight enhanced the experience. Great times ... good night, you all.

Congratulations ... that is exactly what they were trying to achieve with that line when they used it in "Goldeneye"...

Well, 35mm is about nostalgia and authenticity. Me, I embraced digital projection in so far, as it can reproduce a 35mm origination adequately. Yes, films shot on 35mm look differently and I miss the artefacts of analogue projection w/ digital distribution, which brings us back to ... nostalgia. The meaning of all this: It's difficult to explain to someone who has not experienced 35mm exhibition and origination for the most part of life.

Aaw, thanks - that's too kind. I was just being in a good, relaxed mood.

He could have looked more.

Fixed.

Never heard better live acoustics (and I've been to a few concert halls) ... it was heaven, couldn't listen to recordings for weeks afterwards; just my 2 cents...

Fixed.

Made a pilgrimage to the local art house cinema for that one and absolutely loved it (even suggested to the projectionist that she might increase the volume because of the score excerpts); it's a shame that Spielberg doesn't feel up to something similar (anymore)...

What, that late? I've been reading it since right after Milano! And yes, it's a wonderful celebration of (movie) music... ...and a nice companion or sort of bookend to the "Gramophone Film Music Good CD Guide" I purchased through Cinema Soundtrack Club in 1996 that even contains a full-page ad for the then upcoming London concert and helped me immensely in expanding my CD library...

"Johnny (The Maestro)" Kidding aside: We caught that Tornatore documentary at the movie theatre, and it would indeed be wonderful to have a similar treatment of Williams' œuvre/life for the movies and the concert hall...

*Very* beautiful, thank you!