ChuckM 1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Yes I know the forum rules about this, but I'm not trying to start an actual discussion on the topic. I'm just curious what JW's personal beliefs are.I'm not looking for speculation either. What documented sources do we have of Williams mentioning such things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 He is a democratic, as proved by:-his composition for Obama's inaugaration-his composition for the Democratic National Convention-him conducting the Democratic National Convention a few times-his theme written for a Democratic presidential candidateI seem to also recall him saying in an interview that he's not a very religious man, but I forget where I heard that. Beyond that I don't really know much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Yeah, this will end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Oh wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 He's a libertarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Yeah, this will end well.All's well that ends well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I'd like to think he sides with the Empire, but we all know he secretly harbours love for Ewoks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/features/williams.aspI'm not a particularly religious person, but there's something sort of eerie, about the way our hands are occasionally guided in some of the things that we do. It can happen in any aspect, any phase of human endeavor where we come to the right solutions almost in spite of ourselves. And you look back and you say that that almost seems to have a kind of -- you want to use the word divine -- guidance behind it. It can make you believe in miracles in any collaborative art form: the theatre, film, any of this, when all these aspects come together to form a humming engine that works and the audience is there for it and they're ready for it and willing to embrace it. That is a kind of miracle also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshopk 8 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Not particularly religious. Liberal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 If he talked to certain people here he might get the impression that he himself is God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 It's about time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 If he talked to certain people here he might get the impression that he himself is God.I'd be pretty shocked if someone brought that to my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Once voice... of many faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie 45 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Yes, John Williams is an autotheist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeshopk 8 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Or maybe he's on autopilot when god is not guiding his compositions. He's just an airplane and god is the pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Mr Williams is a Yezidi and believes we're all living in aself-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 really, the topic is on the verge of rule-breaking, but chuck worded it correctly because he wants researched facts and not opinions. But as always, the unnecessary jokes and posts are going to ruin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Posts 2 and 8 were very helpful, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 John Williams is bigger then Jezus.As a matter a fact, that was the title of his second jazz-album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Chuck, where's that quote in your signature from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artyjeffrey 20 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 John Williams is bigger then Jezus.As a matter a fact, that was the title of his second jazz-album.Yes, I recall there was major controversy when he told the press that. Across the nation, there were checkpoints where you could drop off or destroy your John Williams soundtrack albums."Jesus died for you, John Williams!"-- the protest signs said.Subsequently, the mass destruction of his albums only made the surviving copies into collector's items... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 907 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I remember being worried for John when he worked with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! Darth Mulder and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckM 1 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Chuck, where's that quote in your signature from?http://www.superherohype.com/news/wantednews.php?id=7396CS/SHH!: How about somebody else's comic book score that you love?Elfman: John Williams is like the champion of the whole forum. His things are in another universe, literally. There are all of us and then there is John Williams. That is how I look at him – his stuff has always been amazing. He helped really open the entire door to the very concept of big orchestral scores for this kind of genre. If it wasn't for what he did in "Star Wars" and what he did for "Raiders" and "Superman" we wouldn't still be able to do this stuff now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Chuck, where's that quote in your signature from?http://www.superherohype.com/news/wantednews.php?id=7396CS/SHH!: How about somebody else's comic book score that you love?Elfman: John Williams is like the champion of the whole forum. His things are in another universe, literally. There are all of us and then there is John Williams. That is how I look at him – his stuff has always been amazing. He helped really open the entire door to the very concept of big orchestral scores for this kind of genre. If it wasn't for what he did in "Star Wars" and what he did for "Raiders" and "Superman" we wouldn't still be able to do this stuff now.Thank you Chuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I remember being worried for John when he worked with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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