Mr. Breathmask

I have two front row seats for Friday if you want them. I wasn't quite sure if I was going to make it anyway and this news puts a bit of a damper on my efforts to make it work.
 
Anyway, I'm sad Williams won't be able to make it, but not surprised given his recent appearances. I wish him all the best and hope everyone who's able to go enjoys the concert. 
 
If the atmosphere is anything like the 2018 London concert where Williams wasn't able to attend, you're all still in for quite the experience. 

I have two front row seats for Friday if you want them. I wasn't quite sure if I was going to make it anyway and this news puts a bit of a damper on my efforts to make it work.
 
Anyway, I'm sad Williams won't be able to make it, but not surprised given his recent appearances. I wish him all the best and hope everyone who's able to go enjoys the concert. 
 
If the atmosphere is anything like the 2018 London concert where Williams wasn't able to attend, you're all still in for quite the experience. 

I'm listening to this now, just because this thread came up.
 
This score is soooooo goooooooood.

Booked for the Friday performance. Premium view of John Williams' butt while conducting. Huzzah.

I'm listening to this now, just because this thread came up.
 
This score is soooooo goooooooood.

It'll be nice to attend without a mask this time (knock on wood).

Booked for the Friday performance. Premium view of John Williams' butt while conducting. Huzzah.

Good luck, everyone!

I'm listening to this now, just because this thread came up.
 
This score is soooooo goooooooood.

Lucky you! You'll get a good view of Williams, probably. I considered getting seats there, as I loved watching him conduct in Vienna from above the bass strings. But in the mad scramble to select seats, I just went for two seats dead center in the front row. Whoops, I guess.

Lucky you! You'll get a good view of Williams, probably. I considered getting seats there, as I loved watching him conduct in Vienna from above the bass strings. But in the mad scramble to select seats, I just went for two seats dead center in the front row. Whoops, I guess.

Booked for the Friday performance. Premium view of John Williams' butt while conducting. Huzzah.

Booked for the Friday performance. Premium view of John Williams' butt while conducting. Huzzah.

Same here. Alas.

It's amazing. I had the pleasure of sitting on the balcony to Williams' right in Vienna. Such a joy to watch his expressions while conducting. 10/10 would recommend. 

It's amazing. I had the pleasure of sitting on the balcony to Williams' right in Vienna. Such a joy to watch his expressions while conducting. 10/10 would recommend. 

It's amazing. I had the pleasure of sitting on the balcony to Williams' right in Vienna. Such a joy to watch his expressions while conducting. 10/10 would recommend. 

I always love to hear people's "origin stories". There's always a new one. It so perfectly underlines the longevity and diversity of Williams' career.

It's amazing. I had the pleasure of sitting on the balcony to Williams' right in Vienna. Such a joy to watch his expressions while conducting. 10/10 would recommend. 

I always love to hear people's "origin stories". There's always a new one. It so perfectly underlines the longevity and diversity of Williams' career.

Say it isn't so.
 
Revisiting this place is becoming increasingly bewildering. Time comes for us all, I suppose, but this is just too young.
 
R.I.P. Greg. 

I'm sorry to be so very late to this, but I only just saw it.
 
It's hard to put into words how it feels to learn about the passing of someone you've never met, but who has nevertheless been a part of your formative years as a JW fan and a teenager. Bloody hell, we're all getting old.
 
Heartfelt condolences to Joe's husband and relatives and everyone else who was touched by him.
 
R.I.P. Joe, you old lovable crank.

I'm sorry to be so very late to this, but I only just saw it.
 
It's hard to put into words how it feels to learn about the passing of someone you've never met, but who has nevertheless been a part of your formative years as a JW fan and a teenager. Bloody hell, we're all getting old.
 
Heartfelt condolences to Joe's husband and relatives and everyone else who was touched by him.
 
R.I.P. Joe, you old lovable crank.

I'm sorry to be so very late to this, but I only just saw it.
 
It's hard to put into words how it feels to learn about the passing of someone you've never met, but who has nevertheless been a part of your formative years as a JW fan and a teenager. Bloody hell, we're all getting old.
 
Heartfelt condolences to Joe's husband and relatives and everyone else who was touched by him.
 
R.I.P. Joe, you old lovable crank.

So some new things have come to light.
 
For some earlier posts in this thread, I referred to a version of the script that has been posted online at the Daily Script and Jurassic Outpost, among other places. It's a PDF that’s labeled “production draft” and dated August 22, 1996. 
 
However, it turns out David Koepp actually has a scanned copy of the Final Shooting Script on his website. It is dated August 22, 1996 and comes with ten rounds of revisions going all the way up to December 12, 1996 as well as an additional scene dated as late as February 8, 1997.
 
It offers some interesting new insights into things previously discussed here.
 
First off, there’s the Memenchiasaurus scene described in this post. I mentioned at the time it seemed quite elaborate and that I couldn’t find any evidence of it ever being shot.
 
Well, I suppose it wasn’t, because it’s gone from the yellow revision dated September 12, 1996. This revision also has scene 30 as we know it from the film, starting with Nick talking about winning the Pullitzer (as is usual in screenplays, changed passages have an * in the right margin):
 
 
Interestingly, the scene with Malcolm, Sarah and Kelly in the trailer is a very late addition, written for pick-ups.  It’s not incorporated in the main body of the script, but comes at the very end preceded by a page that reads “Additional scene shot 2/8/97. To be inserted after scene 32.” Originally, Malcolm was going for the trailer with Kelly, only to hear the choppers just as he puts his hand on the door. He then turns and walks to the edge of the ridge. Notice how Malcolm is still/again holding Kelly’s hand when he “exits” the trailer in the final film.
The new scene is actually slightly longer than what ended up in the final cut and it’s a very welcome addition, offering us the only glimpse into the Macolm/Sarah/Kelly dynamic before things really take a turn.
 
We then go into the landing of the InGen party, which is told differently in Koepp’s final version. In the August 22 production draft, we cut back and forth between the party landing and our heroes. Right away, this is the first place where a lot of Burke’s role has been omitted, as he was previously seen setting up the camp with Ludlow right when the InGen party lands. This setting up camp sequence has been omitted entirely, because in the final version, we now stay with our heroes as they spot the helicopters, climb to the top of a ridge to overlook what’s going on and then we finally shift perspective to the InGen party after Nick has set up his cameras etc. (which we see him doing during The Hunt in the final cut of the film). The shooting script then cuts to Roland and Ludlow in their jeep before the hunt commences as it always did.
 
The scene with Ajay described here remains unchanged.
 
The break-in to the camp discussed here was another spot where the production draft differed from the final film, featuring Ludlow and Burke discussing what they have found on the island so far, instead of the teleconference that’s in the final film. Koepp’s final script does feature the teleconference, as well as additional material as Nick and Sarah enter the camp. This is from the green revision dated September 23, 1996:
 

So there it is. Some script changes from the last time I looked at this. No new musical insights, but some interesting tidbits nonetheless.
 
Oh yeah, and there's been a bunch of alternates released in the meantime. Look for videos with those in the coming days.
 
Cheers!