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There's no way of knowing unless someone in the know spills the beans when they shouldn't. Intrada did say last year or a little before then that they were working on two Williams releases. So there is one more from them in the works, but no time frame was given. We just have to wait of official announcements. I don't think any other hints of upcoming projects have been given. The Patriot, The Reivers, and a new concerto still makes for a good year!

I'm so glad the Back Home track has been separated from the combined OST track. I listened to the soundtrack a couple of nights ago, and I'd forgotten what a gem that piece is. It's been so long since I've listened to the whole soundtrack. Well over ten years I think for some of the tracks. My normal go-to tracks are the main theme and finale, the three sections of the suite without narration, and some of the softer pieces like Carrie's Entrance & The Picture and Prayers at Bedtime. I'd forgotten that what a great ending the track The Sheriff Departs.... Ned's Secret has. And it just occured to me that this is one of the rare times the sound of a banjo doesn't make me want to buy one so I can burn it. Harmonica too to a lesser extent - sometimes I like that sound in certain scores and songs (Springsteen comes to mind), in other scores and songs, it drives me nuts. And I've never thought about wanting the suite without narration. I'm in agreement with those that consider the narration just too integral to the piece. However, the final instrumental section that begins after the horse race piece and ends the suite would be nice to hear by itself. As I mentioned earlier, I saw Williams conduct the suite in London, and not once did I wish the narrator would be quiet. And I usually cry when narration is included on soundtracks. I remember being devastated when I got the first Angela's Ashes CD, and I was in heaven when the version without narration was released - was it the European version? I think it was. Anyway, the US had one version, the European the other. And I had no idea the two Reivers CD releases were slightly different - apart from the bonus track. I digitalized my collection long ago, but it didn't occur to me to digitize both. And now I'm living far from where my CDs are. So I'm not sure what I have on my computer. I seem to recall the Varese had much better sound quality? If that's the case, I think I have the Varese version with the bonus track from the one with the terrible Steve McQueen cover that is the stuff of nightmares - no offence to Steve.

I just finished the show yesterday, and wow, I have to admit to a few tears in those last two episodes! And I loved the Rocky references. The hospital scene (Rocky 2 - "there's one thing I want you do to for me - win, win!) and the beach training and jumping in the waves (Rocky 3) and the Rocky 4 mentions. And the Back to the Future reference in final restauarant scene. I wonder if that was the restaurant in which the show was first pitched to William Zabka? Regarding Hillary Swank, I was browsing her Wiki and she gave birth to twins in April 2023, so perhaps that had something to do with her non-involvement? And wow, I never would have guessed the actress who played Kim Da-eun grew up in Australia. Damn, I'm from Australia and I live in Seoul. How is it we've never met? I liked the scenes in which the softer side of her character came through. She looked totally different when she wasn't being the cold harsh teacher. I expected her character to be more involved in those final episodes. And regarding Korea, I noticed when her team were training in Korea, the Koreans used the word "sensei" instead of the Korean word. That wouldn't happen. Just an observation more than a nitpick. And I had an odd relationship with the show. Several times I took long breaks from the show - over two years I think at least once. Yet I always enjoyed it - but I think I did lose a little interest around season 3ish. I watched the end of season 4 and the rest of the series over the past month couple of months. And I have fond memories of watching some of the first episodes on a beach in Vietnam in Feb. 2019. I had a few chill days doing nothing except beach days - swimming, and on a beach chair: napping, listening to music, reading, and watching some TV on my laptop. Good days! I remember just loving in those first episodes seeing what became of Johnny and seeing him return to some of that form when he's talking to his new students "dork" and "four-eyes" etc. And overall I think that was one of my favorite series endings. I'm kind of bummed it's over for now, but I'm excited about the strong possibility of spin-offs. I'm curious what kind of vibe the next movie will have. I guess less of the show's vibe. Ralph's involvement will be the main reason I'll watch it. Strangely, I never really explored the music outside the show, but I certainly remember noticing some pretty cool, sweet, and epic pieces as well as the quotes from Conti's original scores.

Just checking, I think the track "Reflections" which was added to the second CD release (it wasn't on the Varese release) is track 10 on disc 1 Lucius and Corrie. Regarding the concert suite, I long ago made some edits to have the three main instrumental sections as their own tracks, and I also kept the suite as a whole. Not the most cleanest of edits, but I was satisfied with them. I partricularly love the piece that follows the words: The first car in town. And I just couldn't imagine agreeing to seperate the orchestra from the narration for this in a million years. The whole piece was conceived around the narration, and Williams loved he words. I wouldn't mind if he did though, but I think he would rather create a new suite than just allow the removal of the vocal. I also heard this live - with a different narrator - in London at William's 1998 concerts. It sounded just so fresh and vibrant live with a few very minor differences. I think just in terms of some of it sounding a little faster in parts. The narrator did a good job, but I prefer Rocky Balboa's coach/The Penguin.

I'm sure Williams/his team would tell the orchestra as soon as that decision is made - if it's made. Williams is just too classy to delay informing once when's certain he can't go either because of doctor's orders or his own decision. And then he'd leave it up to the orchestra to announce, and I would hope they'd do that immediately?? I'd be curious to see some statistics on how many people well into their 90s take flights of that length. I'm guessing not many!

The YouTube algorithm just threw up this interview. He did pretty well from two episodes!

I didn't recognize anything Goldsmithy in the 90 second preview, which is half the song - and it sounds like we get a verse and the chorus. It sounded like a pretty typical country ballad thingy with nothing really that complex or interesting (to my ears) going on with the melody or harmony. Yeah, not in my top ten, but that's no disgrace when it comes to a composer as prolific as Jerry was! It sounds like he had fun working on that score Update! Mystery solved I think. The Youtube description lists a Jerry Goldsmith as the producer, and no composer credit. So it must be someone else - someone who stole Jerry's name!

Indy time travelling back to Nazi Germany and having to avoid his younger self might have been fun. That's been done before though - still, it could have made for some light or even serious moments as he risks creating a time paradox and dismantling the whole frabric of space time, erasing not just life on earth but also those interdimensional beings from film 4 and any other life in the universe. That's a very big no-no!

I'd say both. I haven't seen the film since its release, but I'm considering watching again. And if you're not familiar with the film, by watching it you'll at least realize why "The Parish Church Aflame" has such a serious and somber tone. A building burning down isn't really a tragedy, unless....

Weird, I thought the only definition of "factoid" was an trivial or insignificant but perhaps interesting fact. But yeah, a lot of dictionaries have both meanings: a falshood first appearing in print - combination of "fact" and "tabloid". Well that's confusing using the same word for two opposite concepts!

Some Australian concerts were just announded: April 24, 26, and 29 in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. https://www.hanszimmerlive.com/hans-zimmer-live-2025/ Drats, I live in Korea 11 months of the year, and I'm home in Oz and travelling for the other month, but I can't be home in April to attend. I'm hoping he'll swing by South Korea again on the way home. He performed in Seoul in 2019.

And.... Dinosaurs on a spaceship! Maybe the new Jurassic Park movie and Spielberg's upcoming UFO movie are one in the same! The chance of Williams scoring it is now 99%!

That's great news! Of the three titles, my favorite is John Williams: Adventures On Earth, but I can understand why the publisher went with the more descriptive title. When I get the Kindle version, I can change the title back to my favorite.

I also have never thought of Hymn to the Fallen as "Americana" sounding. I don't recall anyone saying that the piece sounded Americanaish. I get no inkling at all of a location or region when listening to it - just the emotional aspects of sacrifice, loss, and honoring those sacrifices. How much of that comes from me knowing the name and purpose of that piece I can't be sure, but I think not much. I do however get Americana sense from other pieces from the score: Remembering Normandy, Omaha Beach, High School Teacher, and The Last Battle. I can't fully express nor do I know why that is. Some combination of the harmony and instrumentation - the trumpet solos and duets and the horns in particular, although of course those instruments themselves aren't evocative of any particular region or style.

Now that is certainly an Americana score!