Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 As reported on the main page in October, John Williams is one of several performers who'll be paying tribute to "every dimension of music's leading role in moviemaking" during this CBS special coming up this Friday, Dec. 7 at 9:00. Browsing the lists of performers and presenters, I don't think there'll be much discussion on the art that is film scoring (can't imagine Fergie doing a monologue about the development of leitmotif), but it should be interesting to see what Williams will do. I'm surprised he's even listed; he doesn't really fit in with the rest of them. In any case, I'll be looking forward to this!Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Yeah, it looks like including Williams is just throwing a small bone to orchestral scoring while 95% of it will be about that...other stuff. On the positive side, no Zimmer maybe means no PotC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Thye should ask Santaollala ,who singlehandedly changed the Hollywood aural landscape.anyways it should be interesting.I bet Williams will do his Last Crusade train chase with/without score bit.lets remember to drag this thread back up Friday so I remember to watch itk.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I bet Williams will do his Last Crusade train chase with/without score bit.That would be great, I've heard audio recordings of it but never seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I'll probably be out seeing a movie Friday at 9pm. If I miss it, someone try and find and post up a link if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I bet Williams will do his Last Crusade train chase with/without score bit.That would be great, I've heard audio recordings of it but never seen it.I've actually seen it twice but what was cool about the last one was he actually ran through it once without sound or orchestra and just talked about how he would score it while at the same time being a lot funnier than I've seen himIt'd be awesome if he did the same for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 That would be great, but it seems a little "high brow" for this kind of show...they'll probably have him play Star Wars or Indy and quickly leave the stage to make way for Usher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,061 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I just found this online. Apparently, John Williams is one of several performers who'll be paying tribute to "every dimension of music's leading role in moviemaking" during this CBS special coming up this Friday, Dec. 7 at 9:00. Browsing the lists of performers and presenters, I don't think there'll be much discussion on the art that is film scoring (can't imagine Fergie doing a monologue about the development of leitmotif), but it should be interesting to see what Williams will do. I'm surprised he's even listed; he doesn't really fit in with the rest of them. In any case, I'll be looking forward to this!LinkRicard posted this on the main page on October 25th.Not reading the main page eh? They'll go to commercial when Williams performs....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 I always go to the main page first, but I guess I forgot in the 5 weeks since then. Sorry Ricard!EDIT: I've edited my initial post accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I see lots of TV promos for this....none of them mention JW of course.But they show a glimpse of Harrison Ford.I bet he will present the JW segment who will conduct some Indy music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 Yeah, I feel bad for the tweens who'll have to sit through music without words during the Williams segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I feel bad for us who will have to sit through 2 hours of crap to get a 5 minute JW segment.It better be in high def at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Maybe I should get a guinea pig to give me a call or something when Williams pops up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 I'll probably record it and just fast forward until I see a turtle neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPin 201 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Yeah, I feel bad for the tweens who'll have to sit through music without words during the Williams segment.A lot of those lyrics probably shouldn't even count as words to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Movies Rock has started .at least it's in HD.They mentionned JW last in the intro,which goes to show how high he is in everyone elses prioritiesK.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Whaddya bet he'll be last, just to milk the ratings from film score fans?Well, thus far, John Legend started out promisingly on "As Time Goes By," but it quickly turned sour when they added a pop beat and Mary J. Blige. I changed the channel. I checked again, and somebody else, again, started out decent, and then they butchered it. I changed it. At this rate, when Johnny gets to conduct, we'll hear the E.T. techno remix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Tonight, my favorite thing in the entire world is my mute button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Well, a new performance from John is worth it, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 As long as the mute button doesn't break....Still OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Well,no sign of JW yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I'm sure Harrison Ford will do his intro. We did get a few seconds of Python, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Here's Harrison Ford, and....yes! We have a turtleneck sighting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 there it is.Harrison looks old.oohhhh a standing ovation.JW is looking good.blah he's doing the medley,didn't he do it at the Oscars in 2002?Wait it's not the same medley...K.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 And just like that, it's over.That was disappointing. I mean, it's a wonderful montage but going to all the trouble of getting Williams just for that? Still, he looked like he was enjoying himself.And now I can start watching something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Man! I came in when they were in the middle of the Godfather. Here's hoping it'll pop up online. It was great to see that kind of crowd reaction at the end, though. And JW was looking good; no frailty as far as I could see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 He got a standing ovation when he got on stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Cool! What did Harrison Ford have to say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 He got a standing ovation when he got on stageYes, and at the end, which is very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 215 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I walked in from holiday shopping during the act right before Williams came on, great timing!Could someone name the scores included in the medley? I knew most of them, but I rather enjoyed the ones I didn't recognize too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Cool! What did Harrison Ford have to say?Nothing of note, the usual gushy intro. No Indy 4 mentions at all, or Indy at all for that matter, it's not in the montage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Harrison ford had a earring,I think to make him look hip,but he sounded old.I hope he is more awake in Indy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,061 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Harrison Ford has had that earring for several years. Nothing new there.I think I saw David Newman in the audience applauding Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gibson 0 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 O.K. - I'm on the west coast feed. Sooo, how far into the show does the performance start, or at what time? It starts at 9, so 9:27?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 more like 10:30 then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Two standing ovations? Much better than expected. You have to give it up for the master.The medly was the same as the Oscar's one (or at least close) but it was still a good performance. Johnny seemed energetic and looked like he was enjoying himself. Good form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest macrea Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I have never liked those medleys. It's like somebody's tuning a radio from one end to the other and every station is playing a film score. It's a dumbed-down sampler for all the people who preferred the rest of this lame show. And the performance wasn't very good, at least the brass; the high trumpet notes on Star Wars were painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Looks like Johnny has prostituted himself again. I am really agreeing with what Goldsmith said about this, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 what did he say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,061 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 It's obvious Goldsmith was just jealous of Williams receiving all that attention.How many of you poor souls actually watched the whole show?I caught Williams by luck. I forgot all about this show and just happened to be channel surfing at 9:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 It's obvious Goldsmith was just jealous of Williams receiving all that attention.Why, you want the club, old man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,061 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,267 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I'm here, just wondering... did anyone taped this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 And the performance wasn't very good, at least the brass; the high trumpet notes on Star Wars were painful.The Fox Fanfare was pretty bad, too.How many of you poor souls actually watched the whole show?I caught Williams by luck. I forgot all about this show and just happened to be channel surfing at 9:30.Well I had it on the whole time until Williams showed up, but I was happily web surfing in silence (and watching a few South Park clips) while occasionaly glancing back to see what was happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Well, the strings were nice at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 what did he say?From an excerpt from Carrie Goldsmith's biography about her father.“Maybe if you’d stuck with ‘Jerrald,’” I teased him back, “you could have landed a cushy gig like the Boston Pops.”Dad waved his hand. “That’s a crummy gig. It’s one third light classical, one third pop, and the rest a dog and pony show.”But, I pointed out, public radio stations broadcast the Saturday concerts. Dad said that was why John thought he was Von Karian.“Do you know that John was Grand Marshall of this year’s Rose Parade?” Dad asked me; I said no.“I can’t fathom it. Waving like an idiot to the crowds, and then conducting a marching band. Why does he feel that necessary to do for his career?” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted December 9, 2007 Author Share Posted December 9, 2007 What a bitter old man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,061 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Indeed!And that's why we love Jerry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I can just see him waving his baton around his head shouting at the kids to get off his lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 John Williams conducting a countries national anthem during a sporting event just does not really get me excited. Neither did that Rose Parade thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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