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Jurassic Shark · February 5

8 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

I was gifted a pair from my late grandmother.

Gifts from beyond the grave are tight.

February 4

On 02/02/2024 at 2:00 PM, Jurassic Shark said:

A fact is a statement that is true, it isn't perhaps true.

Read on only if you want to become sleepy:

From a linguistics point of view, a statement that is true is simply called a true proposition. A fact is a statement concerning some empirical (scientific--broadly construed) reality. Thus, not all "factual statements" are true. The statement that "water freezes at 65 degrees" is a factual statement, but false. Usually, though, we use the shorthand "fact" to refer to a empirical proposition that is indeed "true" by reigning consensus based on best available evidence. But the kicker is that no scientific statement can ever be called true with a 100% certitude, as science deals only with probabilities under the 100% threshold.

As factually true as Newton's law that Force + Matter x Acceleration seemed prior to Einstein, the latter proved it was not actually true. The lesson: all facts, no matter how high their probability of support, could turn out to be false upon further inquiry.

In the case of the above, the statement that "Williams is the most performed living composer" is a factual claim. The best available evident points to this statement being true. Hence, a fact.

February 2

1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said:

It's based on incomplete data.

Sure, but that is the case with all statements of fact. The factual claim is that he is the most performed living composer, and that claim (which could turn out to be false) is based on such and such evidence.

Sorry, the philosopher in me in coming out.

February 2

I have a quibble over the word choice in the original article. "JW 'named'..." makes it sound like some subjectively-based prize. It is a statement of fact. They should have gone with "JW is/was the most performed living composer."

February 2

It probably would not change things, but if you emailed BSO about TOD's anniversary, and the fittingness of it being performed, they might pass that along. I doubt Williams remembers these anniversaries so precisely.

Bellosh · February 2

The lawn seats are laid back and good for the whole family. I would recommend the shed, if you were to plan a trip. The back half of it is not all that much more money. You have a seat, a roof in the event of rain, and, of course, you are closer to the stage.

February 1

18 minutes ago, Bellosh said:

Wait really? I've never gone to Tanglewood (thought about before)....but are they really that bad of 'seats' ?

The lawn seats are good. I was making a joke about the concerts at Symphony Hall.

February 1

1 hour ago, Damien F said:

I miss the symphony hall concerts. I only traveled from Ireland twice for them but would happily do so again if there was another one.

The concerts are nice, but you cannot hear anything from the lawn seats.

Bellosh · February 1

24 minutes ago, Bellosh said:

Unless it actually meant something in alien and we offend them and then boom there goes our planet.

"Why is this strange being saying that about my mother?"

Loert · February 1

"This piece really speaks to me."--Alien listening to CE3K.

February 1

3 hours ago, geom_00 said:

My wife and I are actually going to this for the Sunday Performance!!

Please remember your strict moral obligation to give to us a full report!

Will · January 31

Years ago in Cleveland, Williams did Horner's An American Tail as an encore. It would be cool he/Newman did that here. You cannot include everyone and this program is pretty damn good, but Horner would be nice.

enderdrag64 · January 31

7 hours ago, enderdrag64 said:

To be fair the last two even numbered years we've gotten Star Wars score expansions...

The Rogue One one surprise dropped about 2 years ago to the date, perhaps it's a pattern

This comment is akin to Dangerfield's complaint to his wife that she is never interested in sex, to which she replies, what are you talking about? I have sex all the time.

Tallguy · January 30

8 minutes ago, Tallguy said:

Has anyone mentioned...

I mean, why not, huh?

Because SW and "most likely" are not compatible terms.

JTN · January 30

On 29/01/2024 at 3:36 AM, JTW said:

Jeff Bridges thinks he can play the piano, Michelle Pfeiffer thinks she can sing. Both of them drink a lot and smoke hundreds of cigarettes while hating on the world. A movie about burnt out people who desperately try to find some meaning in life. And it’s somehow worth watching. Can they find love at least? Well, watch the damn film and you’ll find out.
ps: Oh yeah, Pfeiffer is drop dead gorgeous in this one.

I like the first two leads, but I find Beau Bridges to be unwatchable in everything.

January 30

I wouldn't be surprised if he grabs the baton for an encore or two as well.

Fabulin · January 29

13 hours ago, Muad'Dib said:

Fascinating! Maybe it'll end up appearing on the concert suite?

Williams and those Hal Leonard Suites of late! My guess is that we will eventually get Helena's theme at least. Maybe the Oscar nomination will prompt him to go for a whole suite. Then again, The Fabelmans was nominated.

I sometimes wonder if Williams does (or does not do) certain things just to piss me off. But, then I think, that is crazy; how could a rational person think that. After all, I'm a nice guy, so Williams must have other reasons.

A. A. Ron · January 28

19 hours ago, A. A. Ron said:

It is and George literally admitted to lying about this in his congratulatory letter to the producers of LOST.

Turns out, George lied in the letter. Also, I am lying right now.

January 28

Okay, one more and then I am done.

I think that the guy who composed the score to The Birds should be the winner of this. I mean, his score is the most minimalist out there, and we hear it at every intermission of every concert. No wonder we never heard from him again. The fees and royalties that dude pulled in must be astronomical.

JTN · January 27

Oh, and by the way, there are plenty of other composers who were performed more than Williams. But, they are all dead.

January 27

Yes, I was joking on the minimalist thing. If you did not think it was funny, then treat it as minimalist humor.

I get the performance part, that is why I am surprised. Williams has over 50 years of music to pull from and entire concerts all over the world dedicated to his works, not to mention many, many more that include some pieces. It is going to be hard to beat that (which is why getting knocked off in 2022 is surprising to me). But, either way, the crown returns to him for at least another year.

January 27

I am shocked that anyone could beat Williams on any given year (as long as his film music "counts").

And, what is the deal with a Minimalist composer being the most performed the year before? Don't people know what words mean anymore?

January 26

On 13/01/2024 at 11:26 PM, Edmilson said:

As Morpheus says on my favorite scene of one of my favorite movies of all time:

"We have only bits and pieces of information, but what we know for certain is that at some point in the early 21st century all of mankind was united in celebration. We marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth to AI".

Yeah, I am still waiting for the Bill and Ted song that will achieve a similar result.

Remco · January 26

I will admit a simple bias: I think Williams has suffered an injustice (yes, there are bigger injustices in the world, but an injustice nonetheless) with many, many of his past loses. So, on any given year, including this year, I think Williams deserves to win to somehow balance out the past issues. The completely rational part of my mind recognizes this as problematic, but here we are.

I do think that since Williams has never won for an Indy score, all of it should be treated as original in the eyes of the Oscars. If Shore could win for scores where the latter had copious amounts of themes from the previous or Santaolalla winning for two scores in the same general league of mediocrity then the damn Raider's March in DoD alone should secure an Oscar.

January 25

I don't want to be the bad guy. But, evidently, it remains my yearly duty to point out that Williams has exactly .000001% chance of winning (if that). Be happy for the nomination, if you wish, but that "is" the award.

I would love to be wrong, but I have been following this since the mid-90s. Barring some crazy influence that KK or such has with voters, its done. I leave you with this:

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