Jump to content

What was doing John Williams when you born ?


David Vincent

Recommended Posts

I recently discovered in the 1997 Star Wars special edition booklet that the day I born, 5th March 1977, John Williams was recording for the first time the Star Wars Main Title Overture.

It is surprising that the opening day of the recording session was a Saturday, but it is really funny it was my birthday. ;)

What do you think John Williams was doing the day, the month or the year you born ?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 72
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Williams composed E.T. 1982. ;) And he was also composing Monsignor.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I know exactly what he was doing. Sitting at my mother's bedside, anxiously holding her hand as she pushed...

You see.... John Williams .... is.... my father....

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Composing my favorite score actually, Return of the jedi.

Mmmm arent you the same age as me, and zodiacal sign cancer too?

Jedi was composed late 1982, wasnt it?...recording sessions feb-march 1983 as with the other SW movies?

Sorry to spoil the fun but i was jealous! ;)

TOD is fine though ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

What was doing John Williams?   Hopefully his wife or some hot chick.

Or maybe a hot violin playing chick.

Those violins are sexy!

;) ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

i believe he was resting on my birthday. you see, the night before he premiered "We're Looking Good" and "A Hymn to New England" with the Boston Pops.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Aww, someone already did the "doing John Williams" joke ;)

End of 1979. Too early for Empire, too late for 1941 or Dracula?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I guess any of these.

1991 - JFK

1991 - Hook

1990 - Home Alone

1990 - Presumed Innocent

1990 - Stanley & Iris

I love Hook and Home Alone was my favorite score growing up. ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

June 29th, 1986. Who knows? I couldn't find on this website when SpaceCamp was scored, and I bet The Witches Of Eastwick was scored at the earliest in late '86, if not sometime in '87. So, he was just enjoying himself somewhere, I'm sure, except that he must have felt some tingling or foreboding at 10:58 A.M. ET, but he probably couldn't place it at the time. If only he knew...

~Conor

Link to comment
Share on other sites

He was hearing his newly-composed piece "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" on NBC, and wondering if he'd ever have the chance to write for the Olympics again.

Ray Barnsbury

Link to comment
Share on other sites

For 1981, he did two scores.

Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Heartbeeps.

Me too, although Raiders had already been released when I was born, so he was probably doing nothing, maybe beginning to think about E.T.

And to think I've never heard a single note of Heartbeeps, oh well.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

May 20, 1977.

So the Maestro was probably hotly anticipating how his symphonic score for this space opera would be received later in the week.

Naw, more likely he was sitting at the piano going through all 250,000 permutations to identify the best alien-greeting melody.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Working on the score for SpaceCamp, I guess.

That's what I would say as well.

Me too....unfortunately.

You know, I first read the thread title as 'what were you doing when John Williams was born?'. That would have got some interesting answers 8O

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

He was probably working on Hook when I was born (November 26th, 1990), or he was reveling in his own genious, or maybe both.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Whatever he was doing in 1985.

I'd have to agree with Drax, that this is what he was doing when I was born.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Guidelines.