filmmusic 1,826 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I was wondering, has anyone ever seen any correspondence of John Williams? Or is there anything online?I was browsing through a pdf that describes the Nelson Riddle collection in the Arizona University and among the correspondence section there are 2 items with John Williams (August 1 1975). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Ive only ever seen interviews, not correspondance with fans or fellow composers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,826 Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 Well, having in mind that "Jaws" was released on 20th June 1975 and the correspondece dates a bit more than a month later, maybe Nelson Riddle sent a letter to Williams to congratulate him on his score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'm not sure how such correspondence should be made public, at least not in the person's lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro 147 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Lukas Kendall wrote this, in a recent FSM blog post:There was some fascinating documentation at USC, including Williams’s personal correspondence when he was in London working on the movie. Most of the letters are business-like but a couple of them are more personal. I wish someone would write a Williams biography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharpdevenport 4 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Dear Diary,Today I bought a new black turtle neck shirt. Now I have two dozen. Happy days!Steven says he loved my two-note shark motif. He is easily impressed. Next week I'll show him my one-note Superman theme. Ha -- no composer would be stupid enough to try that!Sandy says he's tired of transcribing my orchestrations. There's this new guy, Karam -- maybe he's more quiet.Finished sessions for the new Star Wars film today. That violinist, Tom Newman, he'll have a very promising career ahead of him playing violin.Steven has a new film coming up. I look forward to scoring it with much anticipation. Think it's called "The Color Purple".So far nobody's noticed I lifted three of my themes from one opening cue by ... perhaps I've said too much.Created another cute furry leitmotif. Yub! Yub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'm not sure how such correspondence should be made public, at least not in the person's lifetime.Depends. If the person consents to have them published i see no ethical problem with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Dear Diary,Today I bought a new black turtle neck shirt. Now I have two dozen. Happy days!Steven says he loved my two-note shark motif. He is easily impressed. Next week I'll show him my one-note Superman theme. Ha -- no composer would be stupid enough to try that!Sandy says he's tired of transcribing my orchestrations. There's this new guy, Karam -- maybe he's more quiet.Finished sessions for the new Star Wars film today. That violinist, Tom Newman, he'll have a very promising career ahead of him playing violin.Steven has a new film coming up. I look forward to scoring it with much anticipation. Think it's called "The Color Purple".So far nobody's noticed I lifted three of my themes from one opening cue by ... perhaps I've said too much.Created another cute furry leitmotif. Yub! Yub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Perhaps Williams doesn't just not use computers... perhaps he's illiterate. Maybe he can only read & write music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Perhaps Williams doesn't just not use computers... perhaps he's illiterate. Maybe he can only read & write music.And I thought he lives and breathes music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Perhaps Williams doesn't just not use computers... perhaps he's illiterate. Maybe he can only read & write music.EDIT: Never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Steven has a new film coming up. I look forward to scoring it with much anticipation. Think it's called "The Color Purple". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I wish someone would write a Williams biography!Surely tharpdevenport would be an ideal candidate for the job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,346 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Dear Diary,Today I bought a new black turtle neck shirt. Now I have two dozen. Happy days!Steven says he loved my two-note shark motif. He is easily impressed. Next week I'll show him my one-note Superman theme. Ha -- no composer would be stupid enough to try that!Sandy says he's tired of transcribing my orchestrations. There's this new guy, Karam -- maybe he's more quiet.Finished sessions for the new Star Wars film today. That violinist, Tom Newman, he'll have a very promising career ahead of him playing violin.Steven has a new film coming up. I look forward to scoring it with much anticipation. Think it's called "The Color Purple".So far nobody's noticed I lifted three of my themes from one opening cue by ... perhaps I've said too much.Created another cute furry leitmotif. Yub! Yub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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