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I doubt it. I think he just didn't like scoring films where you have to take your orders from someone who might not care that much about music or end up asking you to follow the temp and maybe just replace much of it with a DJ. It's a business and not that pleasant if you aren't given substantial creative liberties with directors who adore you and your contributions like JW. So more like Goldenthal who seems to only compose his personal projects or Julie Taymor projects.

That was exciting and had some very nice ideas albeit not always well executed but as a storyboard, that was good though left off some vintage scenes - the important humor, etc. I'm also not a fan of using music from decades later. Feels too needledrop for me. They should also do some AI upscaling too.

Which version of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is best? The 2011 all-star cast or the five+ hour 1979 tv miniseries with Sir Alec Guiness?

Speaking of the moon, I really love this brand new exciting piece by Michael Daugherty, Valley of the Moon. I heard it over the holidays on a TV broadcast and it was fantastic but unfortunately, I can't find that performance anywhere and here it is just a mockup.

Oh I love Kernis. He's a very interesting person too - has synesthesia like Scriabin so visually sees music, an important part of his music. He kindly encouraged me and gave feedback on my very early music. He does this with lots of composers through various composer labs. I think he's a wonderful and inventive composer and I also hear Lutoslawski in Davis. At least his more aggressive/aleatoric moments of Matrix.

Thanks! And that is one of my favorite cues by one of my favorite composers so much thanks for the comparison!

This is an excerpt from the ending of my latest piece, Conjurers for large orchestra. The 18 minute piece is based on a rather complex idea I'll boil down to an ancient storyteller, a shaman, of a primitive cave dwelling society who conjurers stories of why they must leave the safety of their cave and venture to the outside world but telling them that many will perish because of the threats they'll endure outside the safety of their cave. But they agree the promise to their descendants is the hope of greater prosperity at the risk of their lives as many of their own ancestors made that very same choice. KECE.mp3

Yes, this story doesn't ring true. I do believe he created/tweaked music while recording but those were not trivially done but likely he had a piano in his room and was in full work mode. Because it would then have to go to the orchestrator then copyist while maintaining a tight budget for the initial film at least. Plus, he's a workaholic. His idea of fun was work.

I've just finished Orville 3. Thanks for suggesting Orville, the 3rd season was fantastic. Excellent production, music, and writing. Very much in keeping with Star Trek TNG. My only complaint...

First of all, dude, your profile picture is of a galaxy I've photographed! Second, I like your sound design. It is more atmospheric/ambient than scary. I could use more tempo variety. Variety is good. Really nice sound design though.

Of these three, who would you say had the greatest impact on music? Bach, Beethoven, or Beatles? Part of the reason why I ask, I've never heard a single album of the Beatles, and some can argue they were more impactful/influential to the course of music than the greatest classical composers. Similarly, some might argue the greatest composers were at their prime, just as important to music as the Beatles if not more. Perhaps none of these are the right answer and some rap artist or someone I've never heard of is the most impactful? EDIT: Don't get me wrong, I know lots of Beatles songs - I just never sat and listened to an album so probably have never heard 75% of their music but what I have heard transcends their era...just like the greatest composers.

He talks about it here: The context was finding the rhythm and tempo of the scene, he looks for anything that can help him so started thinking about how fast the bike's would have to spin their wheels if it really went over the moon.

Agree with both your points. the commercial music doesn't sound like true Morricone but sounds like something in the style of Morricone. Using true Morricone would be very costly to license so agreed that this is library music.

What do you think of Spielberg's first feature film, "Firelight" (1964)? He was 17 years old when he made this 140 minute film that was never shown in public and is about a couple getting abducted by aliens...sort of a prequel to Close Encounters. Five short years later, he was directing Joan Crawford on what is his first professional credit, an episode of Night Gallery (1969).

I think the mom reveal scene at the end is more in keeping with the idea of this thread. I think examples are films where at the end of the film, we might be told the events of the film might not have actually happened. They might have been a dream. Such as Wizard of Oz, and obviously Inception where you don't know if it was a dream, but might all have been. Speaking of Nolan, what about Insomnia and Memento? Obviously, Se7en and The Usual Suspects where we learn who Kaiser Sousse was and where the villain won. Poltergeist Indian burial ground. One could argue Raiders of the Lost Ark final scene where apparently there are millions of similar mysterious objects of powers that only the "top men" know about that Indy has no idea of. Planet of the Apes ending. Lost ending. The Shining where we see Jack Nickolson in the final vintage image. War of the Worlds virus...The Crying Game, there are a bazillion examples. You're kind of asking us to name a movie.

I do it all the time. There are AI upscalers that can take frames and guess what would be between to make it 60 fps or higher resolution. They do the same for resolution upscalers where it guesses between pixels. For this flyby of Jupiter, I upscaled it and made it 60fps. The clip I downloaded was jumpy (maybe 15 or 20 fps) so the AI guessed between the frames for smoother final result. My upscaler is just a low cost option, I'm sure Jim Cameron would be using Peter Jackson's multi-million dollar technology. UjSa8vJl4MAqd1rs_chf3_prob3.mp4

I was in awe of the 80's LA sound like E.T., Empire of the Sun, and Temple of Doom...detailed and full without the issues of later or earlier recordings.

The Gloria Cheng conversation was excellent! She's a lovely person. I took a masterclass with her about contemporary piano performance and thought she was so polished that I later asked her for advice on public speaking which she happily gave me tips about presentations. Aside from her being a wonderful person, she's a fantastic musician too! Anyway, I really enjoyed the podcast and look forward to hearing more from you.

Not sure what thread this best falls under but thought this history of Abbey Road was interesting and worth watching, as it covers the bulk of recorded music history plus talks a bit about the Star Wars and JW sessions.

Thanks - that upcoming CD release is what I'm looking for, not just a stream of the performance. Looking for the proper sonics, mastering, etc., of the commercial release. Basically, it's still TBD.

He's a very private man. I asked Jon Burlingame the question and his response was sobering...he doubts a biography will be written when he's alive. Those closest to him respect his privacy and that's a big part of the dearth of literature. I don't think there is anything salacious or scandalous just someone who deeply guards his privacy. I also think part of that attitude is generational. I worked with someone who performed on many of the scores I adored, and I kept on telling them how much their performances on scores like 1941, Close Encounters, Jurassic Park, etc. meant to me and I didn't catch how uncomfortable the accolades made them feel. They got to the point where they said, "can we just focus on the music?" and I realized my adoration was deeply uncomfortable for them. That makes so much more sense to me now. It's literally the same thing I see in others of that generation like Apollo Astronauts to walked on the moon. They freaking hated talking about it though it was such a momentous moment in history. For instance, Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins (1930-2021) of the same generation was invited to talk about aerospace at MIT and the one condition he gave was as long as there are no questions about the moon landing. From a normal persons point of view, that is the only reason he is famous. And that is the one thing he's so tired of talking about because from his point of view, he's said all that can be said and he did a job that was requested of him at that time. For the rest of us, that is insufficient. To him, he's said all he has to say. I think JW is like that. It's not to say they are hiding something or don't want to talk about it. It's more about they aren't speaking the same language the rest of us are so think they've said it all already thousands of times and keep getting asked the same questions. A good interviewer, like Burlingame, understands this and can draw truth from them in a way that makes them feel comfortable. That is very rare and makes them reluctant.

Based on the title of this thread, this is going to be released, now that we're in 2023, anyone know the status?

Ok, I'll check it out. I enjoyed S1, loved S2 but thought you have to pay for Hulu to get it so never bothered with S3 but do have Disney+.

I would LOVE to hear 5 hours. But I'm a weirdo who sat through 14 hours of Wagner.