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rough cut reacted to Bespin in Williams filmography in Bluray - a list
Not everything is on blu-Ray, but I'm working on this!
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rough cut got a reaction from Edmilson in Upcoming Films
Wasn’t the last one - the third one - called Bad Boys For Life?
What a missed opportunity. Obviously, they should’ve saved that title for this one - the fourth one - and call it Bad Boys 4 Life. 😂
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rough cut got a reaction from Jurassic Shark in John Williams Reimagined Album (Arranged for flute, cello & piano)
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rough cut reacted to Steffromuk in The Custom Covers Thread
The STAR WARS Anthology Soundtrack
OUTCAST: A New Beginning
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rough cut reacted to raferjanders in The Custom Covers Thread
@Andy Had another go at Sheena - that poster was crying out to be utilized for the purposes of a CD cover.
Omen II and III variants
Ransom
The Edge
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rough cut reacted to Ludwig in SUPERMAN (1978) - Live-to-Projection Concert
I went to see Superman live in concert last night after first seeing the ads for it in the TSO's annual schedule almost a year ago. Boy was it worth the wait! It played to a packed house, was a great performance, and this time I had the added bonus of having my 10-year-old son ask to come along and he thought it was great, too and said he wanted to come to more. The acoustics of the hall and balance of the orchestra gave the score some new perspectives that were great to hear. The first thing I noticed was how much more prominent the percussion was. It gave extra bite and some more gravitas to the action in particular, but you could also hear it in the quieter moments, where it clarified the subtlety of Williams' imaginative orchestrations. But it was probably the soft moments that stood out as the real highlight, where you could hear such clarity and detail in the playing of solo instruments, like the horn then trumpet in Jonathan's Death and much of the wind writing in general, especially in the Smallville portion of the film. It gave these moments more poignance I think because the sound was more intimate.
That's something else I enjoyed was that the sound itself had less reverb than the recording, so you could hear the instruments with such clarity that it really drew you in. And the audience seemed to sense that, too. There were the usual cheers and applause for both moving cues and heroic parts of the film. The end of the Smallville portion after Jonathan's funeral drew unexpected applause. It's not a bombastic end, of course, but you get that wonderful soaring melody that just hangs in the air then finally resolves. And I think that combined with the sadness of the funeral really moved people.
The other moment to mention was in the film's climax during the catastrophes from the earthquake. All the heroic acts accompanied by Williams' famous fanfare motive got cheers and rapturous applause. It's said all the time that John's music makes the suspension of disbelief so easy, but it's another thing to experience it with one of his classic scores with a generation of people who grew up with this kind of score. Jimmy Olsen dangling from the burst dam, for example, prompted a shout of "hang on, Jimmy!", and when Superman stands there thinking and we know he's thinking, "oh my god, what must have happened to Lois?", after those few seconds where there's a slow zoom on his face as we realize the horror of what must have happened by now, someone shouts out "save Lois!". But it wasn't derogatory, everyone was sitting there rapt with attention, hoping with Superman that he could somehow get there in time. And when Williams' music cuts out when Superman drags Lois out of the car and realizes she's dead, you could hear a pin drop. No one made a sound. It made the re-entrance of Williams' music as Superman turns back the world all the more effective, drawing us along with the grief, anger, determination, and ultimately heroism of his final heroic act. It was a tremendous showcase of how Williams' score elevates with the right mix of emotions at the right time. During the whole climax, there's just so much happening so quickly, and Williams' score is there changing with every shift in mood. And when you're there with an audience of 2000 and a great live orchestra, it's pure magic. It may be the most satisfying LTP score I've been to, which includes the Star Wars OT, TFA, and now Superman.
Can't wait to see if they program another Williams LTP for next season!
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rough cut got a reaction from ciarlese in New SACD: GERHARDT & NPO • STAR WARS & CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
I wouldn’t mind a boxed set of Gerhardt’s Star Wars, Empire and Jedi in 5.1.
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rough cut reacted to Andy in The Custom Covers Thread
I'm sure someone here could do much better, but what the hell, here's my effort.
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rough cut reacted to Jay in The Legacy of John Williams (Website & Podcast)
COMING SOON!
Composer and conductor David Newman returns on The Legacy of John Williams podcast for a special video episode discussing the upcoming concert "A Century Of Film Music," a dazzling program curated by John Williams featuring selections from landmark film scores performed by the LA Phil and conducted by David Newman (on Feb 2, 3 and 4 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, link below).
The talk will feature an in-depth exploration of the challenges and the opportunities of presenting great film music in concert and how John Williams has been a trailblazer in making film scores widely accepted in the concert hall.
Joining David Newman is film music journalist and author of the upcoming John Williams biography Tim Greiving.
The episode will be available both as video and audio podcast. Get ready for another insightful episode!
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A Century Of Film Music
"John Williams Spotlight" Series
Los Angeles Philharmonic
David Newman, conductor
Diana Newman, soprano
Featuring music by Alfred Newman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Miklós Rózsa, Franz Waxman, Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Maurice Jarre, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota, Thomas Newman, Danny Elfman, Alan Silvestri
February 2, 3 and 4, Walt Disney Concert Hall
Info & tickets: http://laphil.com/.../2024-02-02/a-century-of-film-music
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rough cut reacted to Jay in The Legacy of John Williams (Website & Podcast)
NEW PODCAST EPISODE! 'HOOK - THE ULTIMATE EDITION' PODCAST SPECIAL PART 2 The Legacy of John Williams rings the new year with the long-awaited Part 2 of the HOOK podcast special on La-La Land Records' monumental, best-selling release of John Williams' soundtrack for Steven Spielberg's 1991 fantasy epic! Producer Mike Matessino returns to discuss more of the musical contents of the 3-disc Ultimate Edition, together with associate producers and co-writers of the liner notes John Takis and Jason LeBlanc. During the conversation, the trio of special guests dissect all the riches found in the treasure chest of this John Williams’ score, analyzing the score’s main themes, how the songs’ melodies were reworked into the thematic fabric of the piece and offering their own thoughts and reflections on the film and its score. LISTEN tinyurl.com/23xppnvk Available on all major podcasting platforms.
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rough cut got a reaction from Mr. Hooper in Quartet Announces: HEIDI/ JANE EYRE (2CD)(John Williams) Remastered and Expanded
Heidi is held hostage! I just got the following message from DHL:
EVENT CATEGORY
Shipment is on hold - LEIPZIG,GERMANY
Further Details - DHL cannot move the shipment or attempt delivery due to a local issue.
Next Steps - Shipment will be moved or delivered once the issue is resolved. Please continue to monitor the progress online.
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rough cut reacted to Trumpeteer in Discussing John Williams' final Original Song Oscar nomination
On episode 63 of The Best Song Podcast, I discuss the stories behind the creation of the five songs nominated for the 1995 Original Song Oscar. That includes "Moonlight" from the remake of Sabrina, a song written by John Williams and Alan & Marilyn Bergman. For all three of them, this would be their final Oscar nominations in the original song category. I covered this film in episode 77 of The Baton, but it would be great for you to hear the song stacked up with its Oscar competition, and celebrate John Williams' final original song nomination.
Competition was tough for this Oscar, though Disney went all-in for Alan Menken's chance to win a fourth Oscar for original song with "Colors of the Wind," and Bryan Adams had a #1 hit song with "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman." While the five nominees are great, you'll hear some songs that failed to get nominated, including a very popular song by Whitney Houston.
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rough cut reacted to JohnnyD in John Williams Autograph
I did not think to add this at first, but I might as well.
Two of my most prized possessions!
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rough cut got a reaction from atmicwedgy in SUPERMAN (1978) - Live-to-Projection Concert
Updated my post with the correct mention of Lex Luthor's Lair.
The intermission was right after Superman saved Airforce One.
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rough cut reacted to Bespin in New Video: How John Williams Evolved as a Composer Since His First Movie in 1958
New video posted yesterday on February 13th by Mattia Chiappa.
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rough cut reacted to Damien F in The MCU - Marvel Cinematic Universe
I saw on Twitter that The Thing is reading Life magazine from December 1963. This suggests the movie will probably be a period piece, or at least partly set in 1963.
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rough cut reacted to Edmilson in The MCU - Marvel Cinematic Universe
July 25th? So it'll come out almost exactly twenty years after the Chris Evans 2005 F4 (July 8th, 2005) and ten years after Fant4stic (August 7, 2015).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Four_(2005_film)#Release
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Four_(2015_film)#Release
If this one bombs as well, one could say that we are cursed to every ten years get a crappy new Fantastic Four reboot
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rough cut got a reaction from Martinland in ACROSS THE STARS - Williams / Mutter collaboration album
…yourself.
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rough cut got a reaction from crlbrg in ACROSS THE STARS - Williams / Mutter collaboration album
…yourself.