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zoltan_902 reacted to a post in a topic: 1992 NBC Olympics broadcast CD ("new" Williams pieces!)
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igger6 reacted to a post in a topic: New article in The New York Times on John Williams - says he will soon step away from film projects
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zoltan_902 reacted to a post in a topic: Happy 90th Birthday John Williams! The Official Nonagenarian Thread
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crumbs reacted to a post in a topic: Radio tribute week on Australia's ABC Classic: John Williams at 90.
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j39m reacted to a post in a topic: Beijing Winter Olympics music.
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The trumpet fanfare playing over the 'opening' fireworks was one note away from being the CE3K theme.
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'The Making of Jurassic Park' documentary mystery soundtrack
zoltan_902 replied to zoltan_902's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
Thanks for your response, and the helpful lead! I can't believe it's been 6 years since I posed this question. I'll check out the rest of Tony Hymas' released music to see if I get lucky. -
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John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021
zoltan_902 replied to MaxTheHouseelf's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
Darkened auditorium. Hint hint. -
John Williams & Berliner Philharmoniker 14th/15th/16th Oct 2021
zoltan_902 replied to MaxTheHouseelf's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
They really want him to come for another bow. -
zoltan_902 reacted to a post in a topic: Happy Birthday Variations score reduction
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Wow! Am I incredibly late on this thread????? I very recently discovered the recorded album. I was certainly bemused by how 'unremarkable' the writing is with much of the music, and the better numbers still have a real cheesiness to them. But actually, my favourite track is 'Sincerity'. I actually listen to the song on loop - the performances of the singers are actually funny, and I love their diction and sarcastic delivery. I look forward to researching the musical further because it seems the whole work has been deliberately suppressed. Still, a bit of a hidden gem!
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bollemanneke reacted to a post in a topic: Hal Leonard Signature Editions
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1. Soundings 2. Music from Hook - The Face of Pan, The Feast, The Lost Boy's Ballet 2. Music from Jaws - Montage, Man Against Beast, End Titles 3. Parade of the Slave Children
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Will reacted to a post in a topic: John Williams' April 1980 debut Boston Pops performance (2020 HD broadcast)
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It really saddens me that there isn't an effort to make the whole Evening at Pops series accessible on demand globally, even for a subscription (which I'd happily pay). Besides the fact that I idolise JW as a musical hero (and adore watching him conduct), the Evening at Pops series is also incredibly well made technically, and is one of the very best examples in the world of a TV presentation of a Symphony concert. The entire technical production of the show, and the majestic Boston Symphony Hall are all perfectly combined, and I'm sure with all the new premium arts channels emerging around the world, that it could be still commercially viable. So, I don't know why BSO and PBS are so selective about the episodes they encore. The only obstacles I can imagine are either 'rights' issues, or perhaps even more worryingly, that some episodes might not exist anymore (in the oil crisis era tapes were routinely wiped and reused).
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I can't believe it's not John Williams! (the best imitators)
zoltan_902 replied to Jost1's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
Try Mike Batt's score to 'The Dreamstone'. It's not a deliberate or obvious imitation of John Williams, rather it's an alternative prime example of memorable, richly thematic, Romantically orchestrated television scoring - which are the same characteristics I so admire about JW's best works. -
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How important are the Signature Editions to JW and to you?
zoltan_902 replied to bollemanneke's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
The Signature Editions are invaluable to me, first and foremost as a direct study guide of JW's prodigious orchestration skills. I have a large collection of them - over 30 titles. As mentioned above, it's very rare for film music to be published like this for a consumer market, and I'm delighted that it serves as a mean for fans to make a collection. Importantly, they're available to purchase by collectors just for the score, or (presumably for commercial performances) in full orchestral sets. I'm a collector and use them for reference and perusal. Therefore it does annoy me that some pieces are substantially re-arranged for concert, sometimes with little semblance of their original form. I'm quite indifferent to how orchestras choose to program the suites - usually I'm just glad to hear any of it performed at all. If one day the rights holders care to commercially publish the entirely of the score for a given film, I would be absolutely delighted. I know Omni Publishing does this for certain movies, which is fantastic. I'd love to see the Harry Potter and Star Wars scores released in this format. -
zoltan_902 reacted to a post in a topic: Performance of Harry Potter Suite by Hungarian orchestra.
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Will reacted to a post in a topic: "Summon the Heroes" featured in fresh upload of 1996 Oympics opening ceremony.
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zoltan_902 reacted to a post in a topic: Performance of Harry Potter Suite by Hungarian orchestra.
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zoltan_902 reacted to a post in a topic: Performance of Harry Potter Suite by Hungarian orchestra.
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zoltan_902 reacted to a post in a topic: Performance of Harry Potter Suite by Hungarian orchestra.
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Performance of Harry Potter Suite by Hungarian orchestra.
zoltan_902 replied to zoltan_902's topic in JOHN WILLIAMS
Indeed, I *adored* hearing the separate winds and string in isolation for the Nimbus 2000 theme. Just shows how unfathomably layered and intricate the theme is, even when the trumpets dominate. Most contemporary film composers could only dream of writing as complex as that.