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It's easy to track down excerpts from films without score. If that doesn't work, then mute the audio on a clip. Composers have to do that too when they need to get rid of temp sound or temp score. Also just practice on good production - making it sound production ready. The days of it sounding like a miserable computer mockup for demo purposes are gone. Be cautious to musically work around dialog.

A girl was whistling the imperial march in my parking garage. She was out of tune so I whistled it back in tune and heard silence.

Star Wars (1977) was filmed at Elstree Studios in London as was Kubrick's "The Shining" (1980). I just watched a behind the scenes video of the Shining and wonder if the crew had as little faith and disrespect for Kubrick's film as they did for Star Wars. Both Kubrick and Lucas were highly regarded at this time and both were visionary directors but Kubrick seems to have a firmer grasp on his production. First is this true that Kubrick was held in greater respect by the production crew than Lucas at that time? Perhaps the Elstree crew was just cynical to all and hated everyone? I'm curious to know how Kubrick was perceived by this same crew compared to Lucas? List of films and television shows shot at Elstree Studios - Wikipedia

I always felt Emperor's death from Return of the Jedi was multi-religioso in a 1950's biblical epic way. For example, gives off the vibes from Alfred Newman's The Robe. Remember Newman was Williams' boss when he got started in film.

Don't forget his biblical epic music.

This is complicated and I'm still not sure what I think. Danny Elfman Hit With Defamation Lawsuit by Fellow Composer Who Accuses Him of Egregious Sexual Harassment Danny Elfman Sued for Defamation by Harassment Accuser Nomi Abadi (variety.com)

What is your honest assessment of THX 1138? Does it work? Is it only known because Lucas made Star Wars? Is it the work of genius? Keep in mind 1968 resulted in masterpieces like Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and Franklin J. Schaffner Planet of the Apes. THX was 1971. Your honest assessment?

This TROS is also excellent if you are looking for a more contemporary approach. https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9456625--stravinsky-the-rite-of-spring-the-firebird#related The best VW Symphony No. 1 is Haitink/LPO. I've probably owned/heard all the recordings and this one really was eye opening in its sweep and grandeur, polish, sound quality, and mystery. It's a superb Sea Symphony but the rest of the cycle is uneven.

I think there is definitely some in Glory and Legends of the Fall but might not be what you mean. Do you mean biblical epics? I am saying spiritual quality such as the boys choir in Glory and the apotheosis of the characters before their final battle but its more hymnal and spiritual than historical epic.

Interesting idea. Don't you think in ESB, the final moments where Luke is getting his hand fixed would count or is it too background?

I know it's not a new game but I picked up Ori last weekend. I haven't yet taken it for a spin. Maybe later today I'll try it. It was on sale for just $10 and I kind of like the genre so figured worth it.

Johnny's Americana is some of the very finest of his music. I feel it is quasi English too. My favorite might be from this early excerpt. It is so poignant and deeply nostalgic. I also think the scene is incredibly well shot with some of the finest acting in the entire film. You can just imagine the scene without the score just how flat it would be but how deeply moving it is with this music.

Agreed. I listened to it yesterday and each work was very strong, beautifully composed and performed.

Yes, he does that a lot. Like here where he uses the Force theme for no reason at all except maybe the very first time anyone ever heard the theme was at Tatooine so he's using it as a Tatooine theme?

And you'll hear Horner's "Danger Motif" at the start of Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 1.

I think quite highly of Debney's Zathura.

I am playing Contra Operation Galuga. Loads of fun, guns, and muscles with 80's vibes.

Wow, how sad. Definitely a long time fixture here for us old timers. RIP.

The film and score are so masterful and deeply moving, this sequence always brings me to tears. This film exemplifies two masters of their medium at the pinnacle of their craft. Sublime, mature, rich, complex, efficient, and ultimately deeply moving. This is from a moment in the film where so much is happening subtextually. A masterpiece of film making, scoring, and storytelling. The film never scores the action, only the subtext or inner thoughts of the characters. Something Spielberg and Williams hinted at in all their prior collaborations but here it is in full display. A few reasons why this film hits me so hard - I think it was 2014, I was flying back from Baltimore, Maryland, after performing there. That was after a wonderful experience performing with Marin Alsop and the amazing musicians and friends in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Since I had to fly with my trombone in a seat without it blocking any passengers in case there was an evacuation, I was boarded first and in the front row. Next were a group of 20 senior citizens that were all part of the Honor Flight Network (a non-profit organization whose mission is to transport Veterans to Washington DC to visit memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice). This was one of the most enjoyable flights I had ever taken making the five-hour flight feel like only 30 minutes it was over so quick. The man sitting next to me was known as the “kid” because he was the youngest one at 87. He was a rear gunner on a B-17 bomber. I told him I was a pilot which excited him, and I felt helped loosen him up as we began talking about what he saw and experienced flying dozens of dangerous missions, the fright of the Luftwaffe, friends he lost, and the incredible randomness of great tragedies. Our initial discussion was about the experience he had as a vintage aviator. Then he almost started tearing up recalling a routine mission with several of his friends where all on board died because the plane simply flew into a mountain. I could feel the cold, noise, smell, fear, cramping, claustrophobia inside the rear and belly turret of these long missions over enemy terrain. He said the introduction of the P-51 Mustang was a game changer because they would now have armed escorts on their dangerous missions who were as agile (probably more so) as the Luftwaffe. They frequently didn't even know what happened to their friends. After difficult missions, they simply returned and noticed airplanes missing or bunks unoccupied. No word of what happened to their friends...are they now POW? Did the plane ditch in the sea? Were there any survivors? They had no easy answers. How terrifying it must have been to fly these missions before the P-51 where it must have felt like they were a large sitting duck! Now at least, they had a chance. Halfway through the flight, many of these men had to go the bathroom so my front row chair became a rotating door of great stories from these incredible veterans. One consistent story I heard was how much they all revered one of the passengers on the flight above all else. Finally, he made his way to the front row seat awaiting the bathroom. When he sat next to me, we started talking and I saw his cap "101st Airborne Screaming Eagles" Infantry division. My jaw dropped. He was a paratrooper on D-Day who jumped from a glider behind enemy lines in the middle of the night during the Invasion of D-Day. Against incredibly bad odds, he survived the battle telling me that night, he lost half his company. Just imagine, in a 24-hour period losing one out of two people you trained and bonded with. These guys were around 17 to 22 years old at that time and I couldn't believe I was looking them directly in their eyes hearing them recount these horrific experiences firsthand. This scene from Saving Private Ryan, the 101st is crossing paths with Captain Miller's (Tom Hanks) character as they look through the dog tags of paratroopers killed. I met those men. It was incredibly humbling to meet these true heroes and I was reminded of them each time I see this film. I will never forget meeting them and hearing their stories firsthand.

I love this very fine album.

Damn! I remember him on my Lost scoring sessions. They were all top notch, and I didn't realize how great they were. Emil Richards literally proudly showed me his custom percussion instruments that he identified as being made from airplane parts. In the booth was Dan Wallin who was a true professional. Focused and mixing in near real time. Our session was just three hours and he had it mixed live. Superfast to keep us on time and budget. He was a true pro. RIP.

Not strange. The platform fears that self pledges can be opportunistically used to reach the threshold, hence producing partially cash-constrained projects, besides constituting unethical behavior as it is a deceptive practice to those who've contributed in good faith: ‘‘Kickstarter operates under the premise that you need the whole amount for the project to work. When people pledge to your campaign, they aren’t just buying something, they’re also pledging because they believe that without the support, the project will not reach its goal and will not receive any of the pledged funds.” Self-funding is considered a breach of trust of those who've supported the campaign because you're effectively saying I want to pay less for the project than I would have had to by taking the money others contributed for my own needs.

They're not allowed to chip in the difference to fund their project. "Pledging to your own project is not allowed by either Kickstarter or our payments processor. Doing so violates our guidelines and may lead to suspension of your project."

It was Herb Spencer. With that said, JW's sketches are extremely detailed and as Conrad Pope says, an orchestrator for JW's film is a glorified editor. He's specific about the instrumentation, rhythms, voicings, ornaments, doublings, solos, etc., all in the sketch.