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This reminds me a bit of something a comedian said when comparing the Canadian reaction when they're mad at someone: Angry American: "I'll get my gun!" Angry Canadian: "Oh. I'll write him a letter! That'll teach him, eh." I still hate having different packaging for CDs in Canada. I feel that it diminishes the "value" of a potentially autographed copy if it says "distributed exclusively in Canada".

I think we should all go for the morning of July 31st: Open Rehearsal of John Williams with the BSO performing "Soundings", "Horn Concerto", and "American Journey". Open rehearsals are only $16 and there's no reserved seating. If you show up early you can be sitting almost next to Williams. Plus we might get to hear them perform stuff more than once.

The beginning sounds a lot like Philip Glass... and the end sounds Silvestri-ish.

They'll probably legalize it here in Canada like they do with everything else... LOL

For a wedding, I would have "Fawkes the Phoenix" play. It seems like an appropriate piece to dance to. As for other events, I had suggested using the Throne Room music for the entrance at my high school graduation. Even though it would have worked magnificently well, they refused to use it because they thought it would be "too commercial".

Neil- Do you have to be there to change the lenses during trailers between flat and anamorphic or is it done automatically? I almost felt like getting the projectionist at a local theatre (Cinema Guzzo - barf) fired when he showed a flat trailer with an anamorphic lens. You can just imagine what that looked like... Since then I always go to a THX-certified theatre downtown Montreal (Famous Players Paramount) where such errors would never be tolerated.

I don't think it's synthesized. It was performed on Evening at Pops two years ago and sounded the same as on the CD. Does the pedal have anything to do with it?

Where was the mic seen?

During "Stars and Stripes" he also "conducts" the audience's clapping. Plus, the Boston Pops play "Stars and Stripes" almost EVERY day so they could probably play it with their eyes closed without a conductor or sheet music by now.

I'll be seeing POA in IMAX as well. I'm anxious to see what Aspect Ratio will be used. AOTC was cropped but Matrix was kept 2.35. Does anyone know if Cuaron filmed POA in anamorphic or Super 35? The previous films were super-35 and therefore can be opened up without losing too much. Anamorphic has a better picture quality, though. However, effects are often done in 2.35 only so they would get chopped. We'll see what they decided to do...

Pianoman: Were you one of the people I asked if they had an extra ticket? Did you see me hassling people near the entrance looking for a ticket?

No one mentioned the harp theme from E.T.???

I saw it on Saturday and loved it, especially since it's a Fox movie. Many have complained that it's unrealistic but so what? If you can sit in a theatre and not get bored, it's a good movie. Period.

The one I uploaded was the only one out of the three I had so far in which you eyes weren't closed. I took that into consideration.

Kunzel and the National Symphony Orchestra played part of "Hymn to the Fallen" from "Saving Private Ryan" and was shown on PBS tonight. Unfortunately, they cut out my favorite part (between approx 4:00 and 5:00 on the CD).

Hey Ren. In the picture where you show your view of the orchestra, do you see me at the right edge of the picture? I was at the front of the first balcony. I can't see it on the thumbnails.

I saw Shore doing LOTR in Montreal a few months ago and I also find his conducting to be boring. There were some highly energetic parts where he could have moved a lot more. I like conductors when they are expressive, such as Salolen, Lockhart, or Kunzel. Shore also appeared to be kind of a snobby stuck-up. To the violinist and the hornist: have any of you two ever played under Charles Dutoit? He was conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for a long time but the musicians' union forced him to resign because he was apparently "too mean" to the musicians. Was he like that with you?

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That photo also appears in the "Evening at Pops" thread. It's been "quoted" a number of times.

He said he needed it to start a fire and that he thought it was just a scrap piece of paper. It was a priceless collectable for me! I was thinking about getting it signed by Williams! It's just ashes now :cry: (no pun intended)

Why can't Shore conduct it himself. Williams is even busier at scoring than Shore and he still finds time to conduct many concerts. -Fox fan, who met Howard Shore in Montreal in February.

D'OH!!! I just got home to learn that my dad BURNED by "need one ticket for tonight" sign! :cry:

I bought mine for $13.99USD at Best Buy in Vermont since I happened to be there today and I didn't want to get the edition in Canada because it says "Distributed by Warner Canada" on the packaging and the CD. Eeeeww. It's the same reason I don't buy Universal, Dreamworks, Paramount, or Disney/Touchstone DVDs in Canada. They stick a damn maple leaf on an American movie. How disgusting!

Did I mention I'm also a salesman for Best Buy? I'll try to take and post a digital picture of that sign (if my dad didn't throw it out).

I told you to come this year!!!