#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 On the main page it says:John Williams has made $15 million to $20 million in fees from his NBC news music (including the new "Sunday Night Football" theme and variations), according to a recent Daily Variety article.Those 15 minutes or so of music must have brought in more cash for him then anything else (save possibly the Star Wars scores combined)No wonder he's re-recorded it for NBC, gotta keep the milk-cow happy and healthy. 15 to 20 million? That's an amazing amount of money, even post-Titanic James Horner would get out of bed for that kinda dosh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 And that football theme is probably his most generic, autopilot-ish music ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 797 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yep, that's another Ferrari (or 4!) for Mr. Williams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I had no idea he was that wealthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Well it has to be somewhat generic, since it has to be "all-purpose" music, to be used for a long time for all kinds of different news stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG-SI 10 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 $1 million per movie MY ASS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Well it has to be somewhat generic, since it has to be "all-purpose" music, to be used for a long time for all kinds of different news stories.I corrected my post to make it clear which theme I was referring to - the football theme. And I meant generic in a bad way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Someone once mentioned Williams could have retired from the royalties he received from Jaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yep, that's another Ferrari (or 4!) for Mr. Williams! Nonsense, Ferraris are for show-offs. Loats with flashy Bling-Bling Italian sunglasses and richly jeweled hands!For John Williams nothing less then the Aston Martin DB9 would suffice!If you watched Top Gear, you would know this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Looks like the Vanquish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaderbait1 1 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 That is a beautiful car. How much doeds one of those run for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 depends on how much fuel you dump into them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Looks like the Vanquish...Yes but the Vanquish has a rubbish "flappy-paddle" gearbox that pretty much ruins the whole experience.depends on how much fuel you dump into them 15 to 20 Million buys an awfull lot of fuel, even at todays prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty 0 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 His price per MOVIE is $1 million. As a rule if thumb, most movies don't pay a lot of residuals because they aren't on TV for long. Whereas if you write a TV theme, you make BANK. Elfman gets probably $2-3 million (or more) a year for the Simpsons. Think of all the shows that are in syndication or are on prime-time TV. The composers make a lot of money.Here is a hint for would-be film/tv composers: Score infomercials!!!! They make a huge sum of money becuase of the amount of markets they are played on. It might not be glamorous, but you could easily retire!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 His price per MOVIE is $1 million. His price per movie differs per movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 15 to 20 millions? Not bad for something he's written during lunch break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Marian, this is the NBC news music, not the new Football theme.What's with you today anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Too much beer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Well, he is sorta German.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I forgot, he should be immune then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Marian, this is the NBC news music, not the new Football theme.I thought it was about the football thing in particular.What's with you today anyway?I got up before 9:00am to get an opera ticket. On weekends, I usually like to sleep until noon. The Lord of the Rings (Leonard Rosenman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 not bad for writing what amounts to not much of a listening experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Yep, that's another Ferrari (or 4!) for Mr. Williams! Nonsense, Ferraris are for show-offs. Loats with flashy Bling-Bling Italian sunglasses and richly jeweled hands!For John Williams nothing less then the Aston Martin DB9 would suffice!If you watched Top Gear, you would know this! 8O Whoa, shiny cars and shiny price tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I never knew how much money could be made in film (TV) scoring. It makes you wonder how many composers do what they do for money alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Elfman gets probably $2-3 million (or more) a year for the Simpsons.$12 a day. Or an hour. Or something I read.I should look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediwashington 59 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Commercial and theme music makes the most amount of money anywhere...Imagine the bucks the guy that came up with the McDonalds jingle thing is making just for a few notes! Williams was smart to take on NBC. Since than it's become the top leading station for news, which it wasn't when he made the themes. Now NBC has one of the greatest soundtracks to accompany their work and Williams gets millions.Though really, I doubt he keeps much of it. He's pretty modesst about everything, and doesn't live a lavash life style some people with those kinda paychecks do. so I bet he gives most of it to music charaties or is putting it away to do such a thing at some point. Sure, he probably does have more than we can imagine, but I doubt he really even uses a fraction of it.~JW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I'd love to see how he's spent his money over the years...imagine a JW Cribs!Ray Barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 He spends most of his time writing music anyways.k.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty 0 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Elfman gets probably $2-3 million (or more) a year for the Simpsons.$12 a day. Or an hour. Or something I read.I should look it up.You also have to remember it is per market. $12 a day per market and how many markets are out there rerunning the Simpsons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Yep, that's another Ferrari (or 4!) for Mr. Williams! Nonsense, Ferraris are for show-offs. Loats with flashy Bling-Bling Italian sunglasses and richly jeweled hands!For John Williams nothing less then the Aston Martin DB9 would suffice!If you watched Top Gear, you would know this!Actually I once read he had a Mercedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I really can't picture Williams driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I really can't picture Williams driving.But the real question here is: Can you picture yourself driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Err....I do ride the bike to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I bet he gives most of it to music charaties or is putting it away to do such a thing at some point. Sure, he probably does have more than we can imagine, but I doubt he really even uses a fraction of it.Do you have any idea what Oscar polish costs these days!?I'd love to see how he's spent his money over the years...imagine a JW Cribs!"Wazzup, MTV? Come on in, you broke motherf***ers!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I really can't picture Williams driving.That's why he has someone to drive him places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 That's why he has someone to drive him places.They say his tears are adhesive, and if he caught fire he'd burn for a thousand days.....All we know is, he's called The Stig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 "Where to Mr. Williams?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Williams can earn and compose/conduct with the best of them, but could he negotiate respectfully through Gambon's Corner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 $1 million per movie MY ASS! I bet he makes at least $20 per blockbuster movie (that is, the Star Wars and Harry Potter movies, and any big-budget Spielberg movie): the fee and the royalties. Since he also produces the soundtracks, he must make a kick-ass amount of money from the CD sales alone!As to $1 million per movie -- that seems curiously little, considering George Lucas and Steven Spielberg habitually earn hundreds of millions from their blockbusters (Spielberg made $250 million from Jurassic Park)! Certainly Spielberg pays JW a lot more than a million, especially since he's claimed JW is responsible for half the success of Jaws! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 15 to 20 million! Hell, I would have done it for 10 million. Tops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I really can't picture Williams driving.Me neither. I've always thought that he just levitated to where he wants to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I really can't picture Williams driving.Didn't we have a thread about that a few years back? Conan the Barbarian (Basil Poledouris) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_JWFAN 11 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 And some people on this board thought I was crazy when I said his net worth could be close to 9 digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Elfman gets probably $2-3 million (or more) a year for the Simpsons.$12 a day. Or an hour. Or something I read.I should look it up.You also have to remember it is per market. $12 a day per market and how many markets are out there rerunning the Simpsons?Wait, I did look it up and confirmed he makes $12 everytime The Simpsons plays any place in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Wow, he could retire from Channel 10 here in Australia alone. They're entire programming schedule at any one time is The Simpsons and Big Brother or Australian Idol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Yeah, not too shabby a salary from a show that has about seventeen seasons rerunning through the five continents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I'd hope Williams would have the sense to go for a Prius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I bet he gives most of it to music charaties or is putting it away to do such a thing at some point. Sure, he probably does have more than we can imagine, but I doubt he really even uses a fraction of it.Do you have any idea what Oscar polish costs these days!?Sadly, he's still polishing the same five statuettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orrakul 0 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 And some people on this board thought I was crazy when I said his net worth could be close to 9 digits.I think JW's net worth is in the 9 digits; that's $100 Million or more - not at all unrealistic, given his longevity and stutre in the film industry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I'd bet that John's severe drug habit, and his love of porn has kept him well below $100 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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