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I couldn't find a discussion of this but anyone planning to go to this concert event in a few weeks?  Though the prices are high, there are still some seats available and like a unique event.
 
https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2449/2024-02-02/a-century-of-film-music
 
I've seen about a dozen concerts of JW conducting or rehearsing and never heard of an event where he's the curator throughout the concert.  

High praise for Thomas Newman, "The Night Window" is the only piece in there since 1989. 
 
And Papa Alfred is the only one who merited two separate entries besides JW himself

I couldn't find a discussion of this but anyone planning to go to this concert event in a few weeks?  Though the prices are high, there are still some seats available and like a unique event.
 
https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2449/2024-02-02/a-century-of-film-music
 
I've seen about a dozen concerts of JW conducting or rehearsing and never heard of an event where he's the curator throughout the concert.  

I couldn't find a discussion of this but anyone planning to go to this concert event in a few weeks?  Though the prices are high, there are still some seats available and like a unique event.
 
https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2449/2024-02-02/a-century-of-film-music
 
I've seen about a dozen concerts of JW conducting or rehearsing and never heard of an event where he's the curator throughout the concert.  

I couldn't find a discussion of this but anyone planning to go to this concert event in a few weeks?  Though the prices are high, there are still some seats available and like a unique event.
 
https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2449/2024-02-02/a-century-of-film-music
 
I've seen about a dozen concerts of JW conducting or rehearsing and never heard of an event where he's the curator throughout the concert.  

I couldn't find a discussion of this but anyone planning to go to this concert event in a few weeks?  Though the prices are high, there are still some seats available and like a unique event.
 
https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2449/2024-02-02/a-century-of-film-music
 
I've seen about a dozen concerts of JW conducting or rehearsing and never heard of an event where he's the curator throughout the concert.  

I couldn't find a discussion of this but anyone planning to go to this concert event in a few weeks?  Though the prices are high, there are still some seats available and like a unique event.
 
https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2449/2024-02-02/a-century-of-film-music
 
I've seen about a dozen concerts of JW conducting or rehearsing and never heard of an event where he's the curator throughout the concert.  

So in 1977, someone went undetected into a theater with one of these bad boys and no one noticed?

Another unretirement article.
John Williams: Legendary film composer not retiring, says he likes to ‘keep an... - Classic FM

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 15 in A. In addition to the 5th, my favorite symphony by Dmitri Dmitriyevich.

The guy is only 21 years old...give him some time.  He's very talented!

The guy is only 21 years old...give him some time.  He's very talented!

The guy is only 21 years old...give him some time.  He's very talented!

The guy is only 21 years old...give him some time.  He's very talented!

I always thought that Clint Bajakian's work on Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (video game) totally captured the "feel" of Williams' Indy scores, particularly with regards to the brass writing:
 
 
 
 

I'd still like a timpani concerto.
…or make it one for two sets of timpani. He could call it "Don & Jerry".

It's not inherently diatonic, is it?

This is a good excuse to post this again!
 
 

Nowadays anyone can be a composer with the name of Williams? Sheesh.

I thought Don Davis did a pretty great job of melding his style with JW's for JP III. It's a rare case where the direct quotes don't feel out of place to me, even if the work as a whole isn't indistinguishable from a genuine Williams score.
 
Shearmur's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is also reminiscent.
 
I often get more JW vibes from works that inspired him than works inspired by him. I hear hints of him in Stravinsky, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Steiner, Korngold, Tchaikovsky, Bartok, Prokofiev, and others.

I just saw Fiddler on the Roof for the first time.  Fantastic film!  Excellent writing, directing, and casting.  To anyone else like me who's never seen it before, please stop reading further till you see the film.  The first 30 minutes or so were frankly jarring because of how over the top the acting was.  It came across as silly caricatures.  By the time "Matchmaker, matchmaker find me a catch" played around 30 minutes in to the 3 hours of playtime, I kind of wanted to throw up.  But the film slowly shifted from silly to sweet and from sweet to intensely grim.  There is so much to admire in this film.  I absolutely loved how I expected it to be one thing (silly) and it turned out to be so rich and complex.  Love it when films reward audience patience and time investment which is very rare!  Topal is so freaking lovable in this role.  How he wears his emotions on his face and acts so beautifully without saying anything, flawed as he is, he has a very sincere and kind heart.  He truly loved his daughters and his trying so hard to balance progress with tradition.  It is so beautifully encapsulated in his various monologues.  Of course, at the start of the film, he narrates a lot but notice he doesn't at all in the third act.  We get it.  His face says it all.  One of the most beautiful moments for me was when his daughter, Hodel, sang about her love and how Tevye (Topal) had this pained look on his face without saying a word.  The look wasn't really pain - it was hurt...sorrow not pain.  Not the same thing.  It was such a tender and beautiful moment because he was losing his daughter to a strange man that challenged his tradition.  As the film progressed further, each suiter challenged it further to the breaking point.  Absolutely loved the Tevye's monologues and how it was acted and directed. 

Though I've never seen this film before, I believe Topal was born for this role, he embodied it so perfectly.  By the end of the film, I felt it was a masterpiece of cinema, character building, and storytelling.  I LOVED IT!  I was sad when it was over because, so few films are so well made.  The score was fantastic.  As a lifelong fan of John Williams, I knew this was his first Oscar win.  He didn't compose the score per se, but arranged the music and added additional cinematic moments that I think are immediately clear are his creations his style is so recognizable. 

A lovely film that like the very finest art, is still relevant and timely in its complex message.   

Monday, Monday is a great song!
 

Ok I will.  Can you PM me your email so I can tell him?  My first composition teacher also went to high school with him and Carrie Goldsmith and similarly remembers him from that period.  It sounded like he was pursuing/wished to pursue Carrie and who knows how much of that was because her dad was a super famous composer.  

Ok I will.  Can you PM me your email so I can tell him?  My first composition teacher also went to high school with him and Carrie Goldsmith and similarly remembers him from that period.  It sounded like he was pursuing/wished to pursue Carrie and who knows how much of that was because her dad was a super famous composer.  

Yea it definitely works better for some pieces I've tried than others.
 
These two also came out great
 
39 {score} Devil's Canyon Rapids.mp3
39 {score} Devil's Canyon Rapids (Filtered Instrumental).mp3
 
42 {score} Next Time You Drive.mp3
42 {score} Next Time You Drive (Filtered Instrumental).mp3
 
It is kind of mind blowing how well this technology works.  Having spent over half my lifetime ripping unreleased music from movies and dealing with whatever dialogue and sound effects came with it, its amazing how well you can remove at least the dialogue now