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An episode always has a musical guest, and the rest are interview guests. If Williams isn’t listed as a musical guest, he isn’t performing.

I know there’s a below-zero chance they’d do it, but I’d love to hear another take on Luke & Leia. The first version on the first Across The Stars album was hardly different from the original arrangement, and I’d so love to hear a new one that’s in the same vein as the theme’s big statement in The Last Jedi - slower, sadder, but with a touch of hope.

Why did you phrase that like it’s a bad thing?

Steven Spielberg has been added as a special guest!

Official video of The Imperial March was uploaded a few days ago!

They sold the exact same signed CD for only $25? That makes the VIP feel less neat lol. Did they only have Fellowship signed, or the others as well? And the Q&A really didn’t start until midnight?! What time did the movie end? Sorry for all the questions, trying to get an idea of how tomorrow night will go.

Phew! That’s a relief. Is he there? How’d you get the CD?

So if it’s not Shore, then who is the CD signed by? The concert conductor who has nothing to do with it?

Just tuned into WQXR to hear what turned out to be the ending applause of Anne-Sophie’s Carnegie Hall concert with the Virtuosi! Couldn’t make it tonight and didn’t know it was being broadcast. I imagine it’ll be available for streaming later and we’ll all get to hear these new arrangements. The commentators said she did a lot of gushing about Williams. They also just interviewed her, and she mentioned Williams continuing to rewrite his themes for violin!

On the topic of moments in one film sounding like a theme statement from a future one, I’ve always thought this bit of “Father and Son” from Jedi sounds like “Across the Stars” from Clones, and it’s a relatively fitting scene, too.

What a wonderful lineup! Glad the Film Night tradition is continuing and back to normal. The birthday tribute last year was cute, but I definitely prefer the Maestro on the podium verses in the audience! haha I do wonder why he isn’t doing the May/June Boston concerts anymore. It’s been years now since the last one, since even before the pandemic. The last time he conducted in Boston, it was those few random October 2021 concerts, and that’s just because they were recording Violin 2. I miss those late spring/early summer Film Nights in Symphony Hall itself.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cn6e_4WASbm/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= “This is the "Long Good Bye" by the great John Williams in an adaptation especially for my Virtuosi. It will be one of two John Williams pieces being played as an encore. Premieres in any case!” She’s currently on a tour with the Virtuosi. Looks like there’s a concert tonight in Iceland, then Miami, Atlanta, NYC, Chicago, and Toronto.

Most likely a coincidence. That said, this does underscore the important scene when Kylo becomes Ben again, and he was named after Obi-Wan. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I just need to know if Williams thought someone else should do Schindler’s List, and if Spielberg agreed but everyone else was dead. Wouldn’t that be wild?

WQXR (one of the biggest classical radio stations, based in NYC) just played several selections from the “John Williams Conducts the Star Wars Trilogy” release. I caught Leia’s Theme, Imperial March, Yoda’s Theme, Parade of the Ewoks, and Here They Come. Probably started with the Main Theme, too. Quite a nice surprise to tune into! Was surprised that it just kept going and going.

John Williams is trending #7 in the US on Twitter because of this!

Fawkes does fly Harry out of the Chamber of Secrets at the end of the second film. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Trailer here!

Agreed! The happiness with which he describes things like the captain cutting off the pirate's buttons (or something like that) during The Duel, and how proud he is of how that's accentuated that in the music, can only be described as adorable.

It was just a stupid lucky guess (I mean come on, "Williams"? Really? ), but you're both welcome all the same! Glad we could all enjoy such a lovely and heart warming afternoon on a cold and wet day.

Wonderful evening!! Williams remarked that while he doesn’t do “Born on the Fourth of July” often, he wanted to hear the Cleveland Orchestra do it, especially Michael Sachs. He also ended the evening by coming out one more time after the iconic “sleepy hands” to say good night and that if the audience kept being so nice to him, he’d have to live to be 100! Really strong performances. Helena’s Theme is even more beautiful live, and hearing Obi-Wan live again (this time prepared for it and not crying from a surprise appearance like at Celebration earlier this year) was fantastic. Sabrina’s Theme is also always so gorgeous and a strong inclusion. Encores were Yoda’s Theme, Raiders March (not the abbreviated version - Marion’s Theme was intact!), and Imperial March. This was my 23rd time seeing Williams conduct live, and my last one of the year. Until next time, Maestro!

At the Israel Philharmonic’s concert tonight, it was shared that they attended Williams’ rehearsal with the Cleveland Orchestra this morning. Hearing that made tomorrow feel all the more real!

I was able to get a program early! Looks like a really solid and unique setlist. I’m even more excited now! Wonderful program dedicated entirely to the event, too.

I’m also coming from New York, but the City! Very excited. Still can’t believe I was able to guess the presale code and grab a front and center seat. Will be especially great since it seems Williams will be conducting this one entirely by himself, which is a rarity these days. The program still hasn’t been posted, but I called and they said that it would be all the usual classics. Going to be a great afternoon!

The first time I saw Williams live (Boston Film Night 2008), there was no Star Wars in the program.