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https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/03/22/john-williams-reimagined-album-to-be-released/
 

 
 
Warner Classics will release John Williams Reimagined, a new album featuring music by the Academy Award-winning composer arranged for chamber trio of flute, cello, and piano. The 2-CD set is produced by Robert Townson and the music is performed by flutist Sara Andon, cellist Cécilia Tsan, and pianist Simone Pedroni. The album covers Williams’ career from his early Emmy Award-winning score for the 1970 television film Jane Eyre to the main theme of 2022’s The Fabelmans, and includes such titles as Star Wars, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Jurassic Park, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Hook, The Accidental Tourist, The Witches of Eastwick, Dracula, The Sugarland Express, The Patriot and War Horse. A first track (Over the Moon from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial) has just been released today and is now available to stream/download now on all major digital music services and can also be checked out after the jump.
 
Here’s the album track list (per Slovenia’s NIKA):
 
Disc 1:
1. Star Wars: Princess Leia’s Theme
2. Jane Eyre: To Thornfield
3. Jane Eyre: Reunion
4. Memoirs of a Geisha: Sayuri’s Theme
5. Memoirs of a Geisha: A Dream Discarded
6. Memoirs of a Geisha: Going to School
7. Images: In Search of Unicorns
8. The River: Growing Up
9. The River: The Pony Ride
10. The River: Love Theme
11. The River: Young Friend’s Farewell
12. The Sugarland Express: Theme
13. The Sugarland Express: Elegy
14. A.I.: The Reunion
15. The Empire Strikes Back: Han Solo and the Princess
16. Far and Away: County Galway, Joseph and Shannon, Blowing Off Steam, Finale
 
Disc 2:
1. The Fabelmans
2. Seven Years in Tibet
3. Jurassic Park: A Tree for My Bed
4. Hook: The Face of Pan
5. The Accidental Tourist
6. Schindler’s List: Theme
7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Double Trouble
8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: A Window to the Past
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Hagrid the Professor
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Chasing Scabbers/Hagrid’s Friendly Bird and The Snowball Fight
11. Dracula: End Credits
12. War Horse: Dartmoor 1912, Bringing Joey Home and Bonding, The Death of Topthorn, Finale and The Homecoming
13. The Patriot
14. Sabrina: How Can I Remember?
15. The Witches of Eastwick: The Tennis Game
16. The Witches of Eastwick: The Seduction of Suki and The Ballroom Sequence
17. The Witches of Eastwick: Devil’s Dance
18. E.T.: Over the Moon
 
 

I grew up with the Sissi trilogy films from the 50s.
These are magnificent "rich" movies, with masterful music, marvelous sceneries, sets and costumes, and the blu-rays have restored their beauty in all their glory!
I have a confession to make though:
I am the one that says constantly that the original quality of the films and original audio mixes are the best and each film, should be seen that way, but in this case, I watched the 2 first films with the 5.1 remix which has some altered SFX! 
Well, I wanted to experience the wonderful music which sounded much richer and fuller in the remix.
I wonder why the soundtracks haven't been released (except for some re-recording by Conrad Pope).
I guess they have been lost or something, although the remix seems to use a music + effects track, because I was able to isolate it from the rear speakers for the first film long ago..

So last night I watched my first 4K disc ever.
 
My setup is a Sony UBP-X700M player and Sony Bravia 65" OLED TV.  I went with The Fifth Element (hey, that's a Sony disc too), a film I have loved since seeing it twice at the cinema, and have re-watched at home many times including both different blu rays Sony has put out.
 
Maybe this wasn't the best choice for my first experience, because I wasn't OVERLY impressed with the picture quality.  It was very grainy, which I do find better than overly-DNRed, but maybe a light amount of DNR would have been wise here, or maybe this is a fake 4K from a 2K master, I dunno, I haven't investigated.  However, on the positive side, I DID notice new things in the background at times I had never noticed before (whether this is due to the increased resolution or simply because I tend to look for background details in films I have seen this many times, I cannot say), and never thought the picture looked BAD at all by any means.  The colors seemed fine, but not amazing; I was mildy curious to pick a few scenes from the old blus to look for differences, but haven't done so yet.
 
But what was really interesting was that the disc contains a new 10 minute special feature of Luc Besson talking about the movie in 2017, and his talk is interspersed with many clips from the movie.  Well, those clips looks VERY different from the master of the film on the same disc!  I would guess they come from StudioCanal's 4K master, but don't know that for sure.  Regardless of the origin, the difference between these clips and Sony's 4K master is immediately apparent.  There is WAY less grain in all these clips.  Whether that is due to DNR, or a different process, I dunno, but there WAS SO much less grain I think even a layman would notice, especially if you watch this right after watching the film on the same disc.  I couldn't REALLY tell if any details were lost in this less-grain version, but it was super interesting to see the difference.
 
 
Oh, and another thing.  The player came with a 18gps HDMI cable, which I used to connect the player to my receiver.  However, I realized that I have no idea what the HDMI cable that goes from my receiver to my TV is rated at.  If it is an old cable that isn't rated for 18gbps, did I screw myself and watch the entire film at lesser quality?

Yes, please. 

Where is Otisburg?

Without watching the video, I can tell you that Lucasfilm dropped the ball themselves (before Disney was even in the picture). The OT had Indy always wearing his satchel under his leather jacket. Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull missed this detail and had him wearing the satchel over the jacket.
 
I generally give KOTCS a pass, but with the exception of the monkey chase sequence, that is one of my biggest gripes with that movie.

Would I like “everything”? 
 
Well, yes. Of course.  
 
But I am feeling really gratified that John Williams gave the okay for this in his lifetime.  The fact that he has made peace with the score so that we can enjoy it is remarkably cool.  And I would rather it be released missing a few source cues and an alternate while Williams is with us, rather than be released complete after he is not.  This way, we are honoring his wishes, while still getting a spectacular presentation of which everyone can be proud. It’s sweeter this way, more tasteful. 
 
I just love knowing that he has revisited it in order to make this happen.   What a gift!  Let’s send our thanks to Williams by voting with our wallets and selling this thing out. 

Late to the party - I just listened to Hook part 1 and OMG is it interesting.
 
What a drama when DD tried to block MM (and succeeded with the first expansion of Hook)… I think MM retold the story with a calm not many could have mustered.
 
It was super interesting to hear the background story of how an expansion comes together and all the red tape that needs to be handled. It sounds as if not many could do the job that MM does.
 
On that note, what a godsend MM is. That man’s attention to detail and willingness to put in the hard work - combined with diplomacy and patience - makes me very happy that JW’s work is in his hands.
 
I haven’t listened to the Sugarland Express episode yet, but any podcast/episode festering MM’s insights are worth listening to multiple times and I’ll get to it - just waiting for the CD to arrive first. 😊

Late to the party - I just listened to Hook part 1 and OMG is it interesting.
 
What a drama when DD tried to block MM (and succeeded with the first expansion of Hook)… I think MM retold the story with a calm not many could have mustered.
 
It was super interesting to hear the background story of how an expansion comes together and all the red tape that needs to be handled. It sounds as if not many could do the job that MM does.
 
On that note, what a godsend MM is. That man’s attention to detail and willingness to put in the hard work - combined with diplomacy and patience - makes me very happy that JW’s work is in his hands.
 
I haven’t listened to the Sugarland Express episode yet, but any podcast/episode festering MM’s insights are worth listening to multiple times and I’ll get to it - just waiting for the CD to arrive first. 😊

Late to the party - I just listened to Hook part 1 and OMG is it interesting.
 
What a drama when DD tried to block MM (and succeeded with the first expansion of Hook)… I think MM retold the story with a calm not many could have mustered.
 
It was super interesting to hear the background story of how an expansion comes together and all the red tape that needs to be handled. It sounds as if not many could do the job that MM does.
 
On that note, what a godsend MM is. That man’s attention to detail and willingness to put in the hard work - combined with diplomacy and patience - makes me very happy that JW’s work is in his hands.
 
I haven’t listened to the Sugarland Express episode yet, but any podcast/episode festering MM’s insights are worth listening to multiple times and I’ll get to it - just waiting for the CD to arrive first. 😊

Late to the party - I just listened to Hook part 1 and OMG is it interesting.
 
What a drama when DD tried to block MM (and succeeded with the first expansion of Hook)… I think MM retold the story with a calm not many could have mustered.
 
It was super interesting to hear the background story of how an expansion comes together and all the red tape that needs to be handled. It sounds as if not many could do the job that MM does.
 
On that note, what a godsend MM is. That man’s attention to detail and willingness to put in the hard work - combined with diplomacy and patience - makes me very happy that JW’s work is in his hands.
 
I haven’t listened to the Sugarland Express episode yet, but any podcast/episode festering MM’s insights are worth listening to multiple times and I’ll get to it - just waiting for the CD to arrive first. 😊

Late to the party - I just listened to Hook part 1 and OMG is it interesting.
 
What a drama when DD tried to block MM (and succeeded with the first expansion of Hook)… I think MM retold the story with a calm not many could have mustered.
 
It was super interesting to hear the background story of how an expansion comes together and all the red tape that needs to be handled. It sounds as if not many could do the job that MM does.
 
On that note, what a godsend MM is. That man’s attention to detail and willingness to put in the hard work - combined with diplomacy and patience - makes me very happy that JW’s work is in his hands.
 
I haven’t listened to the Sugarland Express episode yet, but any podcast/episode festering MM’s insights are worth listening to multiple times and I’ll get to it - just waiting for the CD to arrive first. 😊

Late to the party - I just listened to Hook part 1 and OMG is it interesting.
 
What a drama when DD tried to block MM (and succeeded with the first expansion of Hook)… I think MM retold the story with a calm not many could have mustered.
 
It was super interesting to hear the background story of how an expansion comes together and all the red tape that needs to be handled. It sounds as if not many could do the job that MM does.
 
On that note, what a godsend MM is. That man’s attention to detail and willingness to put in the hard work - combined with diplomacy and patience - makes me very happy that JW’s work is in his hands.
 
I haven’t listened to the Sugarland Express episode yet, but any podcast/episode festering MM’s insights are worth listening to multiple times and I’ll get to it - just waiting for the CD to arrive first. 😊

This is so hidden, yet once you hear it you can't unhear it! In the scene in the Phantom Menace where Jabba emerges at the start of the podrace, there is a kind of triumphant, more regal version of his theme (marked pomposo in the score 😃).
 
Classic JW moment, hiding themes and somehow making them seamlessly fit into the rest of the music.
 
Here the timestamp where it appears in the officially released OST.
 
Also I did a piano arrangement of this entire OST track if anyone is interested: 
 

Who are you going to send the post card to?

Moved.

Moved.

So I stumbled over this piece of information that I didn’t know about.
 
The person who posted the pic provided this information:
 

There’s some JW source music on there but mostly it’s the songs from the movie (movies?) - a very cool compilation. I guess it was considered but then dropped due to licensing fees (or possibly physical space/cost of the box itself), but I’m just speculating here.
 
How many of you knew about this?
 

She was great in The Flash. Pretty for sure but she also sold the role, so, she’s much more than just a pretty face. I definitely want to see her repeat her efforts as Supergirl, even though that’s unlikely .

Totally agree, and totally compelling. I wish she (and Michael Keaton) had been used better in that movie because they were the highlight for me. But I still enjoyed the whole thing, despite some dodgy CGI of course.
 
I mean, sheesh, even going by just her face alone, I'm not sure how anyone would describe her as "looking like an angry young man":

 

 
I mean, Persis Khambatta as Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture shaved off ALL her beautiful hair... and she's less curvy than Sasha too.
 

 
So I guess a manly man like @Brock Lovett must get reaaally confused by this photo:

 
I mean... just five guys hanging out, amiright? Only I wish that young man on the right would put on some pants... he's starting to make me feel funny, sexually...
 
Yavar

So I stumbled over this piece of information that I didn’t know about.
 
The person who posted the pic provided this information:
 

There’s some JW source music on there but mostly it’s the songs from the movie (movies?) - a very cool compilation. I guess it was considered but then dropped due to licensing fees (or possibly physical space/cost of the box itself), but I’m just speculating here.
 
How many of you knew about this?
 

So I stumbled over this piece of information that I didn’t know about.
 
The person who posted the pic provided this information:
 

There’s some JW source music on there but mostly it’s the songs from the movie (movies?) - a very cool compilation. I guess it was considered but then dropped due to licensing fees (or possibly physical space/cost of the box itself), but I’m just speculating here.
 
How many of you knew about this?
 

that logo wtf
 
 

I'm...not sure I agree with this. A truly great storyteller should be able to get, at least, the basics of story mechanics and character down, no matter the genre. And I don't see this happening with The Acolyte (among other Star Wars series). This show feels like it's written by English Lit majors with MFA's who haven't done five minutes of living, and are as interested in pushing whatever their own agenda is as they are with telling a story (if not more).