futuremartymcfly 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 According to spielbergfilms, Spielberg has gone with Color Purple composer Quicy Jones to score the 2008 olympics. So it looks like John William's 2008 schedule will be pretty empty right now, perhaps a sign that he's really slowing down. I'm not too familiar with the works of Quincy Jones, but I'm sure that with whatever Spielberg has in mind for the project, Quincy Jones must be a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 How dare Quincy Jones take on this assignment!!!! OMG Williams is dying!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scissorhands 16 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Please, change the topic title, futuremartymcfly.If you read it more closely, it doesn't say anything about the Olympich Hymn."The Color Purple" composer and producer Quincy Jones has joined the team designing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympicswill also compose an original song for the events.Nothing to do with John Williams (ceremony design and 1 song), by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaderbait1 1 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 The only Quincy Jones stuff I know is definitely not Olympic type music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuremartymcfly 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 Please, change the topic title, futuremartymcfly.If you read it more closely, it doesn't say anything about the Olympich Hymn."The Color Purple" composer and producer Quincy Jones has joined the team designing the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympicswill also compose an original song for the events.Nothing to do with John Williams (ceremony design and 1 song), by the way.It can be assumed that the typical John Williams themes would stay, but there was also a chance that John Williams was going to compose new themes for the Beijing ceremonies because of Spielberg's involvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Given that Spielberg and Jones worked together on the Color Purple that's no suprise.Given that the Olympics are in Beijing there might be chance that China may look to one of it's own to compose an official Olympic theme.Williams has only composed Olympic themes for games that were held in the USA. The 1988 piece was for NBC to use during their TV coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro 5 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Williams has only composed Olympic themes for games that were held in the USA. The 1988 piece was for NBC to use during their TV coverage.Wow. What a patriot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMacGyver 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Uhm, Quincy Jones only has a consulting function on this one. Besides, this is not Spielberg directing a film anyways, this is Spielberg overseeing an event, so Spielberg certainly isn't cheating the spielberg-williams relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 2 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hey - Quincey Jones did a good job with the Messiah (which I would love to own on CD - anyone know if I can get hold of it?)....would be good for Olympics....Williams + LSO for London 2012!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,287 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Given that the Olympics are in Beijing there might be chance that China may look to one of it's own to compose an official Olympic theme.Yes and i think it is already composed, and performed when they announced something about the olimpycs last year.I remember seing a chinese man and woman singing a choral piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMacGyver 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 You all forget that John Williams was banned from flying by the US government and therefore can't fly to china:http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/analysis/118Names like John Williams, Gary Smith, and Robert Johnson are also on the list of 44,000 people banned from flying. If you know any of these three men, you should probably call the FBI immediately. Who would have guessed the famous Star Wars composer was really a terrorist all along? Well, that's why we have the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Yeah that was funny and frightening at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 My name was apparently on the no-fly list when I came back from Florida this past spring...the guy at check-in barely said a word to me as he took my ID to a superviser and made me wait several minutes before handing it back to me. I had to ask what the problem was, for him to mumble something about the no-fly list...kinda random, but I guess I didn't seem like a threat.Ray Barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Wow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Lucky guy.You could have been on another plane. Straight to Gitmo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Well, it's not like I have a unique, exotic name....Christopher Johnson just screams anonymity.Ray Barnsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 859 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Maybe you should have used Ray Barnsbury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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