Ray Barnsbury

Hah! I can just see him thinking one day, "Why don't I use my grandson's computer so see about this lovely JWFan.net I was made aware of in that card from Boston" and then stumbling upon this thread or a "How Will JW Die?" poll.
Ray Barnsbury

I love the Patriot. I don't think it's his best in the past 5 years, but definitely up there (for me).
Ray Barnsbury

Maybe they thought it would be easier to copy your work then start from scratch 😂.
 
Was that the only source cue? Was there not one or two at Saw's hideout?
That's true, Mike hasn't said that Williams himself is against it, if everyone knows and wants it to happen, something is preventing it though. Was being more hyperbolic saying it was Williams himself though standing in the way.

I know... I stand by my comments, however. :-P
The Three Musketeers (Bruce Broughton) - Broughton's score is fun, but the songs based on famous classical works are pretty cheesy (don't get me wrong, I love both classical music and cheese) although the interjections from (I think) classic Korngold and Steiner scores are quite fun. One of those cases where the composer did what he was asked, but a proper swashbuckling Three Musketeers would be pretty great. Alas this is probably about as close as we're likely to get.

Here's another pic I found on my phone from Wednesday, at a small dinner between Azkaban concerts
 
 
 

Alien vs Predator!

Thanks to Jason, Quintus and all the other hard worker bees...organizing more than 3 people is always a chore. And all the best to the rest of the gang. From what I’ve heard the Maestro is still eager to come to Vienna next year, so that’s a class reunion then, maybe!

Few more dodgy photos:
 

 

 

 
 

 
Any concerns that it would be a cancellation fest were immediately put to bed upon arrival. It was absolutely packed.

I think this is the biggest gathering of JWFan ever!
 
 

Thanks, Lee & Steef for organising this! We need more events like this, there were too many people and too little time. I also had no idea that Inky was there - and who knows who else I missed?
 

 
Here's the full thing, including my own, horribly inarticulate, bit. Would anyone have a problem with me putting that up on the net (e.g. Facebook, Twitter)?

Dear Johnny,
 
I was so sorry to hear about your health problems.
Stay in London and away from work as long as you need to. A "speedy recovery" is overrated. You must have rest. 
And by all means, please let me know if you need anything.
 
Sincerely,
 
John Powell
 
cc: Kathy

Maybe this will get the ball rolling, here are some cues that I like as work-out/exercise motivation.
Concert Arrangements/Pieces
The Raiders March
Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra
Duel of the Fates
The Asteroid Field
Olympic Fanfare and Theme
The Olympic Spirit
Summon the Heroes
Call of the Champions
Celebrate Dicovery
March from Superman
March from 1941
Flight to Neverland
Main Title from The Cowboys
The Dance of the Witches
Main Title from Spider-Man
Theme from Back to the Future
Score Excerpts
Ben Kenobi?s Death/TIE Fighter Attack
The Battle in the Snow
The Forest Battle
Panaka and the Queen?s Protectors
Setting the Trap
To the Plaza, Presto!
The Quidditch Match
The Flying Car
The Spiders
Dueling the Basilisk
Buckbeak?s Flight
Quidditch, Third Year
The Werewolf Scene
The Ultimate War
The Hunt
Visitor in San Diego
Sea Attack Number One
Anderton?s Great Escape
The Land Race
To Thornfield
Escape from the Dragon (Shrek)
Almost anything from Van Helsing
Hummel Gets the Rockets (The Rock)
Flying (Peter Pan)
Many tracks from Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Ray Barnsbury

If you believe that Han and Leia were just friends, that Buckbeak is a bird Harry flew on in the fourth movie, and that a lion is a tiger, then sure, take Williams' word for it.

Well, I just finished listening and overall I think it's pretty great. There are some slower moments, but there are a lot of amazing, "Williams magic" parts that I wasn't expecting. The newly arranged end of the credits had me giddy, it's just what I was hoping for with the march and shows great inspiration on Williams' part (as opposed to all the rehash in RotS, for example). More thoughts to come later, though I will say that I think it's way too early to be ranking this as definitively better or worse the other scores. It takes time for something like this to sink into its place in the series, and no real judgments should be made anyhow until we hear it in the film.

Heartbreaking news, and more deeply affecting than I might have thought. You kind of prepare yourself for this with someone of Williams' age, but I never considered what it would be like to mourn the loss of James Horner. He had become one of my top two or three absolute favorites, particularly over the last five years or so. Even in his most routine scores, there was always something to enjoy. And at best, he soared to heights few could match. I'm just grateful there are still a good number of his works I have yet to discover.
Listening to some of his many great pieces today has been a comfort, as has reading the words in this thread.
Rest in peace, Mr. Horner, and thank you.