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...the theater scene? (Is it an opera? I guess so.) Are we going to hear music from this opera? Is this music on the CD? And finally: Has Williams a cameo in this scene? Maybe as a conductor? (Sorry, if this has been asked before!)

Let's hope that it is Anakins Betrayal! To those who already heard it: Is it that good?

Hi to all! From the recording sessions we know that > DAY THREE - 2/7/05 (1st Day with the London Voices) > > Choral Session > >-"Lament"- 5M3. "The most intense expression of feeling...Thickly textured, and wildly passionate...it was beautiful." The cue accompanies a >tragic montage of worlds, and the choral passage is similar to those from Return of the Jedi. Now, my question: Is Lament on the CD that is released today? Or a variation? And if somebody already heard that piece: How good is it?

That's true. But... on the other hand... ...I want to see the movie WITH the music.

Thank you for your answer but everything you've said has already been pointed at in my question. You also said "probably". What if JW has not? The original quote was that he only has SEEN a rough cut and not that he has taken one home...

It was said that "John Williams saw a rough cut of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith last week and has just begun to write the score for the movie." But does someone know how this technically work? What I mean is: Has Williams seen the rough cut just once or twice or much more often? Does he take notes (how many and what scenes, how long is a particular scene, are there sync-points)? Or has he been allowed to take a rough cut home - so he can watch it over and over again? He cannot memorize everything, can he?

I've just found this article from nearly two years ago... It's an excerpt from http://www.scena.org/columns/lebrecht/0211...L-williams.html Now my question to the experts: Is this true? Does Williams steal that much from other composers? Is this true what is said above? Is Mahler's Second Symphony in HP? Is it textbook Rimsky-Korsakov?

@HPFAN No, he is not prejudice towards modern orchestral styles. He loves "Elektra" from Strauss for example which is modern... @MSM "It sounds your professor likes intellectualism in music." No, that's not true. He also likes pieces with great emotions, themes where you're drawn into, musical sections with erotic tension - like "Walkuere, I. Act". @Adam "Good post, but its not at all clear the original post was speaking of only JW's importance to academia." My main question really was and is: Is there any proof that John Williams is a serious composer, an important composer in the same league as Wagner, Beethoven etc.? "...but also writing music that evokes the spirit of the movie so vividly..." What about John Williams non-film-music? Is it important and in the same league as Mozart, Bach ....? Has it an impact on the evolution of music like Mozart's and Bach's and...? @Everybody... I will tell you about his point of view... Some people have a "divine spark" and some people don't have. The last ones are just "manufacturers". You know...there are a lot of good painters which can paint something that looks like a photography. But there is only one Michaelangelo... I mean that's not only a question of opinion or taste... There IS a deeper difference...

Hello! I'm a huge Williams-fan and I defend him wherever I can. But this time I need your help. I have very heavy discussions with my Professor. He likes and knows nearly everything from Wagner, Strauss, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and many more "classical" composers. 3 weeks ago I gave him the special edition-soundtrack from "the empire strikes back". He listened to it and reviewed the album very badly: Williams themes are not as powerful as the themes of the above mentioned classical composers, Williams steals their styles and is not original etc. Overall my Professor described Williams as a handicraftsman, a manufacturer, a mechanic so to speak. Average. Is there any proof that John Williams is a serious composer, an important composer in the same league as Wagner, Beethoven etc.?