Tom

There was a post on this forum by an insider that mentioned that Williams was hesitant to return for IX because of Abrams need for unending rewrites. It was a rumor, but a grounded one. It is probably in the IX thread, but I am way too lazy to dig it up. Gossip and rumors are problematic, but Abrams opted not to use The Speeder Chase, so true or not, he deserves crap thrown his way.

Its a natural continuation of 9.3.

I was already old when this thread began. Also, we know now that William finds working with JJ to be a chore.

Cool. I will get as many tickets to this as I can. Then, I will go to Japan.

Here are my two cents: life is better when you ignore certain people.

Hermann. The man made one small criticism of his symphony and now it is buried forever. We should do an office pool for this.

I am getting some Daisy-vibes from her. Williams may push Ax aside and perform this himself.

The Score to Schindler's List: Dark Forces Conspire

The rest of them, ironically, were stolen.

It is not as popular as the first, but in the context of these holiday concerts the name "Home Alone" will suffice to sell tickets. For my thoughts on this LTP, I think the first movie is an absolute classic and the second is okay, but damn, the score to the second would kick ass live way more so than the first.

You sound like my wife.

It is not much different, which I find jarring. The two times the piece almost stops to accommodate the narration kills the momentum. He did add a bigger ending to the concert version. I wish that he had really reworked the middle. Same with the last movement, with the ever repeating quiet strings, which underscored the narration. Really annoying when played in concert.

It has been years since I have watched it, but the movie is worth a go. Good performances, good story, generally heartfelt, and well-paced. Some things involving Ned probably would come off as racist today, but the story is set in the turn of the century south. So, probably better than reality.