King Mark

I haven't listened to any new score this year. Suggestions on what I should try to download?

Yeah sometimes it's better and I thought Ricky Gervais was funny when he was the host, but last year was beyond terrible , with the host going on and on about racism in award shows and basing his entire opening monologue on his race and sexual orientation. I didn't remember Williams was usually snubbed at the Golden Globes so I guess his Oscar nom chances aren't diminished At least this year's host is funnier than last year. Oppenheimer swept all the major awards for Golden Globe

Alright I see Williams isn't nominated for the Golden Globes tonight (just remembered they were on but less incentive to watch now) so seems less chance for Oscar nom. This year I hope Oppenheimer wins Best Picture and restore my faith in the Oscars that a movie that doesn't push "The Message" can still win Best Picture.

I edited my post to Joel Mc.Neely but same for Broughton to a lesser degree because it sounds more original .

Joel Mc Neely is the most obvious but it's almost a copy of Williams tracks sometimes I always thought the End Titles of Airport 77 sound like exactly like 70's Williams Disaster mode and could even mistake it for him. Sounds like the End titles to Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake or Towering Inferno

yeah except that track

I dunno Fablemans kind of sounds unWilliams. The main theme is like Alan Silvestri in Contact mode

The ONLY reason Williams would win for DOD is the "old age lets give him a last Oscar" thing. Maybe Kimmel's comments from last year made them remember About re-used music from previous scores...nobody outside of this board noticed that

A crazy audiophile friend of mine (he has at least a hundred thousand dollars of audio equipment in his house including a pair of STAX SR-009s electrostatic headphones powered by a Blue Hawaii tube amp) game me these IEM earphones saying they were pretty good. 5 drivers per ear (5 driver IEMS used to cost 1000$ a few years ago). Oh and they are good, possibly the best IEM's I ever tried. This replaces some Fiio's I was using for the last few years. KZ ZS 10Pro X , about 50$usd https://www.amazon.ca/ZS10-Écouteurs-intra-auriculaires-amovible-audiophile/dp/B0BCG5S5QK?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1

I mean they own the disk why couldn't they sell it?

I don't . That's why I like The Airport (especially extended in the iso score) from DOD because i feel like it's an action cue like in his 80's scores

Well something like T-Rex Rescue and Finale doesn't seem to have the narrative flow of something like Desert Chase from Raiders. In my mind ,even back in 1993 I felt something had changed

I'll call it his "unfun" era. Also from Jurassic Park onwards his action set pieces seem less thematic and structured

He had a mid 90's phase where he did "serious dramas" I didn't like that much compared to the rest Sleepers,Rosewood,Stepmom,Angela's Ashes...etc...

I'll endorse AI when it can transform the crappy video into a studio quality recording of this piece

Yeah I can't imagine for any individual to pay 760$ for a c.d.

isn't 256th kind of low?

Alternate Universe # 2 he's doing all these arrangements for YoYoMa Yeah that was always my wish too and I'm happy prestigious orchestras want to perform his music as equal to classical music. And if the Mutter arrangements help in that way it's positive.

And record Fanfare for Vienna Ball

And I still think Williams is at the top of his game at 91. Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite, Theme from Obi-Wan, The Rise of Skywalker (concert version), The Adventures of Han, Helena's Theme, The Rebellion is Reborn, Of Grits and Glory, Fanfare for Vienna Ball (unreleased) . All recent pieces that are among his very best even compared to his 70's-80's period. But in an alternate universe I wish all those new Ann Sophie Mutter arrangements he did were written for full orchestra without Ann Sophie Mutter violin solos giving us a bunch of brand new full concert versions of his film themes. Mutter arrangements feel like an offshoot of his Cinema Serenade album.

I enjoy the rest of it so don't say I shouldn't listen to it if I don't like he cadenza section. I know you take it very personal when other people criticize Williams more abstract concert works but I think my point is valid. And I don't plan to edit it out, that was partly a joke. I never edit out music from Williams pieces even if I don't like a section. I have a lot of respect for you as a Williams fan but keep in mind I've been listening to Williams music as long as you do and he's also my favorite composer ever.

Great, thanks for reminding me I'll probably be dead before some Williams expansions are relaased.

Maybe we can do a custom edit to remove the cadenza. Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra 2023 Revised Short Version.

Wow he's still planning to work in 2025 . I think he looked a lot more healthy in the latest Pittsburg concert than the one in Japan earlier this year

I don't like cadenzas then