Hitch 57 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Foreword by Steven SpielbergPreface by George LucasNew interviews by Laurent BouzereauWritten by J.W. Rinzler"Raiders of the Lost Ark" score. The London Symphony Orchestra, Anvil Abbey Road Screenwood Ltd. Studios at 3 Abbey Road, London. Soundtrack recorded February 18, 19, 23 and March 2, 3, with March 5 1981 held in case it was needed."The Temple of Doom" score. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, MGM Scoring Stages finishing circa April 6, 1984 - the first time a Lucasfilm production has recorded its music in Hollywood."The Last Crusade" score. John Williams recorded the score during split sessions: from Monday, January 30, to Friday, February 3 1989; then Tuesday, February 14 through Friday, February 17, 1989. No orchestra listed.Buy this book. A must for any Indy fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Yes, this new book is more exciting than the new movie. I read a great deal of it the other day in B&N, it was quite good. I'm thinking of buying it or putting it on my birthday wishlist later this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I almost bought it last night. I read thru some of it.Maybe I can get it for Fathers Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissPadmé 17 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 This book is the best thing I ever bought! Wounderful and very interseting!! And SOOOO much informationthere is a more expensive version (hardcover) and a much cheaper (not hardcover)I ordered the Making of Star Wars too today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I'm almost done it. Been enjoying it. I talked to a person yesterday flipping through it at Barnes and Noble. He was a stuntman on KOCS and saw his picture in the book (he's in the malt shop). He told me the girl that punches Mutt is Spielberg's daughter.It doesn't have all the details in the world (does it even mention the Barbra Streisand filmed outtake from Temple of Doom) and I wish it talked about cut scenes more, but it's a quick read and entertaining.I'm also not sure about the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra recording the Temple of Doom score. If so, why aren't they credited as such in the film or on the album?Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I have to get this!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 It's a very good book, and worth buying for any fan of Spielberg, Lucas, Ford, or Indy. Great photos, if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Does it say anything about John Williams and the scoring sessions? (Except what's stated in the first post!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 He told me the girl that punches Mutt is Spielberg's daughter.She's listed in the credits, actually.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Barnsbury 8 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 On my birthday list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I have to get this. I was also wondering about Star Wars one by the same author. I heard it is pretty good. It certainly looked detailed when I saw it in a book store the other day. Is it worth it? After all these endless documentaries and books n this very subject?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissPadmé 17 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Does it say anything about John Williams and the scoring sessions? (Except what's stated in the first post!)I haven't found THAT much so far.. only wiliams telling that when he first met spielberg... steven was a litle kid who didn't even know how to hold a wineglass properly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Williams is mentioned thru out but probably not enought wet most member's appetite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 But probably exactly as much as the composer should be when considering the entire "making of" process.John- who'll remember to flip through it the next time he's in Hastings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I have The Making of Revenge of the Sith and The Making of Star Wars by JW Rinzler and they are both great reads, better than the documentaries on the dvds. I will be buying this book next time I'm at the bookstore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Yeah I have the ROTS book, I got that as a Father's day gift back in 2005.Unfortunately the section with Williams was an internet download only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Is it as good as The Star Wars Vault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I don't know. Don't have the Vault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Hoyt 13 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 The Vault is a different kind of book. Its like a pop up book for adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 The Making of Star Wars is a fantastic book, and I'd highly recommend it. I got the paperback version, but the hardcover with the extra pages is apparently pretty neat. (It has a quote from Lucas talking about midi-chlorians back in 1977.)I ordered the Indy book the other day. Looking forward to getting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 If I see it in stores, I'll buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Buy the hardcover if you can afford it. It will be well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Aye, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 (It has a quote from Lucas talking about midi-chlorians back in 1977.)That quote was altered in 1999. Lucas stated that he had always intended to talk about midi-chlorians in 1977 but his vocabulary wasn't advanced enough back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Nope."It is said that certain creatures are born with a higher awareness of the Force than humans. Their brains are different; they have more midi-chlorians in their cells." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Was this quote taken from SW or ANH making-of book? Karol - who just ordered the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rienzi0711 0 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Sounds great. I love "the making of"-type books and videos. Unfortunately, some people think otherwise: I asked my parents for The Making of Star Wars for Christmas last year, and one day during the break I overheard my mother saying that it was something I needed to grow out of. One of the most insulting things anyone has said about me, I think. fsb, who fails to see how learning about landmark films is something that one needs to "grow out of" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 it sucks when parents make those not-to-be-overheard remarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Was this quote taken from SW or ANH making-of book? Karol - who just ordered the book. That's the thing. The book is very specifically The Making of Star Wars. It was written for the most part as if it was to be published around the time of the film. All of the cast interviews (with the exceptions of James Earl Jones and Peter Cushing) were done from 1975 to 1978. There's no revisionism here, and no "It's been 30 years, and Star Wars is just so huge and awesome now." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzOutcast 122 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Can anyone point me in the direction of the hardcover edition? I figured they might do what they did with The Making of Star Wars but I've checked several online retailers with no luck. The closest I've gotten is a hardcover edition from Amazon UK but it says it has the same number of pages as the softcover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,017 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Was this quote taken from SW or ANH making-of book? Karol - who just ordered the book. That's the thing. The book is very specifically The Making of Star Wars. It was written for the most part as if it was to be published around the time of the film. All of the cast interviews (with the exceptions of James Earl Jones and Peter Cushing) were done from 1975 to 1978. There's no revisionism here, and no "It's been 30 years, and Star Wars is just so huge and awesome now."Can't wait to read it. ^_^Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artyjeffrey 20 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I have both the Making of Star Wars and Making of Indy Films books, and they are awesome. If you've been riding the fence, ride no longer, this is very much worth it.For a Star Wars geekazoid such as myself, the Star Wars book was a dream come true. The Star Wars Vault is nothing compared to it; it's more of a swollen Star Wars Scrapbook. Truthfully not really worth the cash.So far the most interesting thing I've read in the Indy book is that the very first image we see of Indy in Raiders is not Harrison Ford at all, but a guy named Will Welch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbonaut 2 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 My favorite part of the book the transcript of the story meeting between Lucas, Spielberg and Lawrence Kasdan where they're coming up with ideas for the opening sequence of Raiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 (It has a quote from Lucas talking about midi-chlorians back in 1977.)Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 It just arrived, I can't wait to read it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Can't find it in my local bookstores yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 My favorite part of the book the transcript of the story meeting between Lucas, Spielberg and Lawrence Kasdan where they're coming up with ideas for the opening sequence of Raiders.Yes, and a number of ideas wound up in ToD. That's probably why ToD is such a great sequel and the others are mere carbon copies of Raiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I finished it yesterday. Overall, a fantastic book, with no dull moment. I second Hitch's command. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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