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One more Parody Title:
 
John Williams: Everyone else was dead
 
*DUCKS AND RUNS*  (Please don't ban me)
 
In all seriousness:  Will this be available on Audiobook?  I am an AVID audiobook listener, easily listening to 30-50 books a year due to a VERY long commute to work.  If it IS made into an audiobook, would it be able to include snippets of the songs themself?
 
I recently listened to Jon Meacham's and Tim McGraw's book: Songs of America.  While it was a fascinating listen, I was a little saddened there were no actual examples of the songs they were talking about.  
 
I know this might not be an option...but I wanted to at least ask.
 
Thank you, @Maestro for all your work on this book!  My wife and I are both HUGE Williams' fans, and we will both be anticipating this book with outstretched fists containing money for you to take!

"There were people you could say no to, but they're all dead."

I came into work today, and my coworker/supervisor asked me if I watched the game.  I replied, "The only part of it I was interested in was the 4:00 debuting a new John Williams piece."
 
Yes, I was in every band you can think of in high school.  How can you tell?

I came into work today, and my coworker/supervisor asked me if I watched the game.  I replied, "The only part of it I was interested in was the 4:00 debuting a new John Williams piece."
 
Yes, I was in every band you can think of in high school.  How can you tell?

I came into work today, and my coworker/supervisor asked me if I watched the game.  I replied, "The only part of it I was interested in was the 4:00 debuting a new John Williams piece."
 
Yes, I was in every band you can think of in high school.  How can you tell?

I came into work today, and my coworker/supervisor asked me if I watched the game.  I replied, "The only part of it I was interested in was the 4:00 debuting a new John Williams piece."
 
Yes, I was in every band you can think of in high school.  How can you tell?

Can all you jocks please hush?  I'm trying to hear the orchestra.

If this has been posted before, I do apologize.  I found this on YouTube, and thought you all might want to see it!
 
 

If this has been posted before, I do apologize.  I found this on YouTube, and thought you all might want to see it!
 
 

If this has been posted before, I do apologize.  I found this on YouTube, and thought you all might want to see it!
 
 

I wrote THAT to the loaded into the teleprompter?!?

Modern big band is a particular interest of mine as I think there are leaders/arrangers working in that space that are pushing jazz forward in really cool and innovative ways.  It's not just a scene for slick, toothless throwback swing/bebop bands, there are people like Alan Ferber, John Hollenbeck, Christopher Zuar, Ted Nash, Dafnis Prieto, etc. etc. that are doing interesting things with big band music.
 
Anyway, every year I take a look at the Grammy nominees for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album to see what albums I might have missed over the last year.  Hazama's album was nominated, I hadn't heard of it before, and I was very surprised to see the Olympic piece on the tracklist when I looked it up to stream it!

I am very excited about the newest episode in my podcast, because it features a discussion of the best score ever written: "The Empire Strikes Back".
 
I am joined on this episode by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra trombonist Jim Nova, who helps me understand why Vader's theme is so sinister. We also talk about that stellar music during the asteroid field chase, the big lightsaber battle in the bowels of Cloud City and whether or not the score would translate into a great musical. Learn much in this episode, you will!
 
"The Empire Strikes Back"
 

Oof, can you imagine the conversation when they get home.
 
"Hey honey, how was work?"
 
"Baby, you should sit down.....I...I lost my job today."
 
"What!? You've been working there for six years, and Bob Iger has sent you personal cards every single Christmas thanking you for all your hard work! Hell, he's invited you to the golf tournaments three years in a row! What could you possibly have done to get yourself fired!?"
 
"I...I..."
 
"Spit it out, you--"
 
"I uploaded the For Your Consideration soundtrack for Star Wars on the official website one week in advance."
 
"............
 
You son of a bitch, you were messing around with that secretary we met last Christmas party weren't you?! Don't lie to me!"

My pleasure. You haven't posted in awhile so I'm glad to see you're back for the big discussion, my man. 

How's this to get us started
 
 
01 Prologue (1:45)
0:08 Kylo Ren's Theme 0:43 NEW THEME #1 (the swirly one) 0:48 Kylo Ren's Theme 02 Falcon Flight (2:22)
0:20 The Emperor's Theme 0:31 March of the Resistance 0:48 March of the Resistance 0:57 The Rebel Fanfare 1:30 March of the Resistance 1:53 NEW THEME #2 (the action one) 2:05 The Rebel Fanfare 2:09 The Death Star is about to blow up from ANH moment 03 We Go Together (2:10)
0:30 NEW THEME #3 (the Anakin's Theme-ish one) 1:07 Rey's Theme 1:21 The Force Theme 1:58 NEW THEME #3 04 In the Desert (2:26)
0:24 March of the Resistance 05 A Prisoner (1:23)
  06 To Kimiji (1:37)
1:12 Rey's Theme 07 Fleeing from Kimiji (1:53)
0:00 NEW THEME #2 0:23 Kylo Ren's Theme 0:34 Kylo Ren's Theme 08 Hallway Shooting (2:11)
1:22 March of the Resistance 09 Hard to Get Rid Of (2:19)
1:29 The Emperor's Theme 10 Join Me (2:21)
0:58 Rey's Theme (dark and twisted version?) 1:16 Kylo Ren's Theme 1:28 Rey's Theme (dark again) 1:53 Luke's Theme 2:07 Rey's Theme 11 The Old Death Star (2:14)
0:58 The Imperial March 1:46 Poe's Theme 1:57 March of the Resistance 12 Off the Waterfront (1:03)
  13 Final Saber Duel (1:38)
0:43 Kylo Ren's Theme 14 Healing Wounds (2:49)
0:40 The Force Theme 1:47 Leia's Theme 15 Advice (1:54)
1:18 sounds kinda like Rey's Theme? 16 Battle of the Resistance (1:54)
0:38 The Force Theme 1:19 The Force Theme 17 Approaching the Throne (4:16)
1:22 Rey's Theme (the dark variant again) 2:07 NEW THEME #1 3:18 NEW THEME #4 (the triumphant one) 3:33 March of the Resistance 18 Parents (1:57)
1:19 Kylo Ren's Theme 1:33 Kylo Ren's Theme 19 Coming Together (1:44)
0:00 The Emperor's Theme 0:11 Kylo Ren's Theme 1:18 The Force Theme 20 Seeing Sights (3:17)
0:24 NEW THEME #3 0:42 Rey's Theme (on piano!) 1:44 Rey's Theme 1:57 Kylo Ren's Theme 2:20 The Emperor's Theme (with bad-ass choir!) 2:49 The Force Theme 21 Rescue (1:10)
0:02 NEW THEME #4 0:39 The Rebel Fanfare 0:47 The Rebel Fanfare 22 Farewell (4:27)
0:13 Kylo Ren's Theme 0:48 sounds like a sad variation of Rey's Theme 1:27 sounds like a defeated version of Kylo Ren's Theme 1:44 Rey's Theme 2:35 sounds like... something? 3:32 NEW THEME #4 23 A New Home (1:42)
0:19 Rey's Theme

I haven't listened to the FYC myself but I haven't seen that mentioned by folks. That would be something that would probably be left out of the FYC so there's still hope! 

Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks.
 
 

Happiest of Birthdays, John!  May we see many more to come!

As you can imagine I heard the Messiah’s most known melody, the “Hallelujah” chorus, more than once as it is widely used.  But today when I heard the whole Hallelujah piece, only then did I realize the majesty and magnificence of the piece.   One of if not the best choral work in history.  Maybe the best religious piece of music of all time.           

I read somewhere that:
 
Tim always looked up to his next door neighbor when he was younger.  But, he could never see over the fence and see his whole face.  So, Wilson is just a visual gag on that.

Last year at the Hollywood Bowl concert, Spielberg came out for the second half as JW's guest.
 
He went on to tell stories about working with JW.  One of the things he talked about is what scenes were like without music.
 
His example was the first five minutes of The Last Crusade.  The music really does make a difference.

I was watching a video on YouTube about making decorative candles.  (It's what one does at 4:30 AM). ANYWAY, The had the 1812 Overture playing as the artist worked on the candle.
 
Now, The 1812 is one of the pieces that got me (then a young kid) into classical music.  I mean... CANNONS.  So I'm listening to it, just about ready to geek out to the finale, and it stops dead.
 
So, here's what I listened to last, with a link to one of my favorite recordings of it.  Conducted by the late, great, Erich Kunzel.
 
 

I think JW is more interested in leaving a different kind of legacy than a bit of pavement, like the support of  educational and performance facilities in LA and that Hollywood respects the musicians as well as the actors, filmmakers etc.

Citius! Altius! Fortius! - The John Williams Story