TownerFan

Wow!

So, here's finally what I hinted a while ago:
 
https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2022/11/01/spielberg-john-williams-milan-festival-announcement/
 

So, here's finally what I hinted a while ago:
 
https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2022/11/01/spielberg-john-williams-milan-festival-announcement/
 

So, here's finally what I hinted a while ago:
 
https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2022/11/01/spielberg-john-williams-milan-festival-announcement/
 

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

No
 
 
@TownerFan with the scoops! 
 
 
Yea
 
 
How To Steal A Million's OST is 28 minutes
 
Not With My Wife You Don't is 29
 
Fitzwilly is 30
 
Valley of the Dolls is 30
 
The Reivers is 30
 
Earthquake is 30

"In due time" was apparently one minute, LOL!

Recording of the score has been completed on October 18.

There are no Covid restrictions virtually anywhere at the moment. No mandatory vaccination pass to access theatres and other public venues. Masks are only recommended.

There are no Covid restrictions virtually anywhere at the moment. No mandatory vaccination pass to access theatres and other public venues. Masks are only recommended.

Very happy to see this! Can't wait to check this out. Bravo, Thor.

This has taken me a whole year to prepare and produce, decades if you count the research and accumulation of material. But I thought it was the appropriate time to create now, as a tribute to my favourite film composer in his 90th birthday year.
 
A complete walkthrough of all of his television music (with the available material and data that we currently have), presented as a podcast series over multiple parts. I hope you tune in and follow it. I will start working on Part 2 soon.
 
http://celluloidtunes.no/celluloid-tunes-73-the-complete-john-williams-television-music-walkthrough-part-1-24th-international-edition/
 
 

There are no Covid restrictions virtually anywhere at the moment. No mandatory vaccination pass to access theatres and other public venues. Masks are only recommended.

It's a known fact that Spielberg and editor Carol Littleton used excerpts of Hanson's Romantic Symphony as part of the temp track (it was even used in the teaser trailer of the film) so it's safe to assume that JW agreed with them that it was with the right choice tonally (I guess especially for its sentimental quality) and he certainly decided to stay close to it in a few bits of the last reel. However, if we look and listen close enough, we can firmly say that it's 5% inspiration from Hanson and 95% JW's own creation. He frequently spoke about the challenge that the cue posed to him in terms of sync points, tempo and overall shape, so it's more than likely that he spent several weeks honing and crafting those final 10 minutes until the cue was perfect to his own inner ear. In the end, he settled to accept the suggestion from the temp, but it's all filtered through his own voice and personality to the point that when we listen to that piece we hear John Williams, not somebody just lifting pages from Howard Hanson and plastering them onto the film. And that's how a good film composer has to navigate through what's requested to him/her to do and what is musically congruous while not looking like he/she is cheating. Of course there are many degrees of how composers do these things and it's true that sometimes the lifts are very clear, but as someone else said above, film composers have to comply to what the filmmakers are asking and sometimes aping the temp is the only way to get out alive.
 
Also, on a broader point, it's always kind of sad to see people in academia still banging on the same subject over and over. I realize it's a very small minority nowadays as film music is not that Cinderella of the musical arts anymore, so it's not even worth to spend time defending Williams or anyone else to the eyes of who is still carrying a prejudice against them. As someone else said, Williams looks like an easy target to these people as he's famous and successful so that he really is the perfect example of a composer carrying that stygma. However, one wonders if these people actually spend time listening to the full score of E.T. or Star Wars before launching into the tirade "Williams is a thief" etc. E.T. for example is really a lot more than those few bars that are modeled after Howard Hanson.

Everything will be revealed soon. 

Savini is a tourist trap nowadays, with mediocre food served at absurdly high prices. Don’t be fooled about the premium location in the beautiful Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. It’s very much like the cafés in St. Mark’s Square in Venice, so avoid it.
 
As a trusted Milanese, I will give you a few tips for good food places in the city center at reasonable prices. Let me collect ideas and will get back to you.

Everything will be revealed soon. 

Savini is a tourist trap nowadays, with mediocre food served at absurdly high prices. Don’t be fooled about the premium location in the beautiful Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. It’s very much like the cafés in St. Mark’s Square in Venice, so avoid it.
 
As a trusted Milanese, I will give you a few tips for good food places in the city center at reasonable prices. Let me collect ideas and will get back to you.

Everything will be revealed soon. 

Savini is a tourist trap nowadays, with mediocre food served at absurdly high prices. Don’t be fooled about the premium location in the beautiful Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. It’s very much like the cafés in St. Mark’s Square in Venice, so avoid it.
 
As a trusted Milanese, I will give you a few tips for good food places in the city center at reasonable prices. Let me collect ideas and will get back to you.