TownerFan 3040 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 A brief but lovely new interview with John Williams about E.T.http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2012/101012.html Link to post Share on other sites
Miguel Andrade 767 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Very nice indeed Link to post Share on other sites
Incanus 5260 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 A very nice article by Jon Burlingame and some nice anecdotes from Williams, old and new. Link to post Share on other sites
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10236 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 It's a pity the E. T. anecdote isn't really true. Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Skywalker 710 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 yeah... maybe spielberg didnt told williams he hacked up the piece choosing his favorite takes... Link to post Share on other sites
russds 8 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Very nice little article. I like Spielberg's praise, "this nation's greatest composer and our national treasure...Without question, John Wiiliams has been the single most significant contributor to my success". Reminds me that JW is so much more than just a great film composer.Sorry off topic slightly, i looked at that AFI top 15 film scores, and I can't believe raiders (or better yet, (although i'm sure i'm in the minority ToD)) score isn't on there! Blasphemy! Link to post Share on other sites
Jilal 421 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 yeah... maybe spielberg didnt told williams he hacked up the piece choosing his favorite takes...Do you want to hear horn flubs or wrong notes when you listen to your favorite music? No.That's why they record several takes. Even Max Steiner did this. Link to post Share on other sites
karelm 1893 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Does anyone know who the roster of players were for the E.T. original score? Someone was able to dig this up for 1941 so I suspect the details are out there. Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Brausam 142 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 yeah... maybe spielberg didnt told williams he hacked up the piece choosing his favorite takes...Do you want to hear horn flubs or wrong notes when you listen to your favorite music? No.That's why they record several takes. Even Max Steiner did this.Heh, there are horn flubs abound in E.T., especially the upper register work at the end. But I enjoy it, it reminds you that there are humans performing. Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Wojo 2411 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Yes, that's why I liked the replacement refs. They reminded me that humans were monitoring the games. Link to post Share on other sites
phbart 511 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 "There have been three different album configurations of E.T. over the years (every note of the 76-minute score has now been released)."Really??? Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6242 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 The score is more than 76 minutes. Probably just an error and unfortunately not letting slip that the complete score is being released. That photo of Williams is sensational. He looks especially wizardly. Link to post Share on other sites
mrbellamy 4347 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Very nice little article. I like Spielberg's praise, "this nation's greatest composer and our national treasure...Without question, John Wiiliams has been the single most significant contributor to my success". Reminds me that JW is so much more than just a great film composer.Sorry off topic slightly, i looked at that AFI top 15 film scores, and I can't believe raiders (or better yet, (although i'm sure i'm in the minority ToD)) score isn't on there! Blasphemy! This made me want to look up the list...but look at what Wikipedia has at #1! http://en.wikipedia...._of_Film_ScoresStar Wars won that poll! http://www.afi.com/1...s/scores.aspx Whose sick idea of a joke is this? Link to post Share on other sites
Koray Savas 1777 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Robert Sherman is the next John Williams. Link to post Share on other sites
KK 2886 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Very nice little article. I like Spielberg's praise, "this nation's greatest composer and our national treasure...Without question, John Wiiliams has been the single most significant contributor to my success". Reminds me that JW is so much more than just a great film composer.Sorry off topic slightly, i looked at that AFI top 15 film scores, and I can't believe raiders (or better yet, (although i'm sure i'm in the minority ToD)) score isn't on there! Blasphemy! This made me want to look up the list...but look at what Wikipedia has at #1! http://en.wikipedia...._of_Film_ScoresStar Wars won that poll! http://www.afi.com/1...s/scores.aspx Whose sick idea of a joke is this? That's weird. The last time I checked the AFI list on wikipedia, it had Star Wars first (as it should be). Is this some new updated list? Link to post Share on other sites
BloodBoal 7523 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 The score is more than 76 minutes. Probably just an error and unfortunately not letting slip that the complete score is being released. That photo of Williams is sensational. He looks especially wizardly.Looks like he's fencing. Link to post Share on other sites
chuck 153 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 The score is more than 76 minutes. Probably just an error and unfortunately not letting slip that the complete score is being released. That photo of Williams is sensational. He looks especially wizardly.Looks like he's fencing.En Garde!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Incanus 5260 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Actually he is casting a spell. The picture was taken milliseconds before the pyrotechnics began. None in the orchestra survived. Link to post Share on other sites
chuck 153 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I suppose he's dueling this guy Link to post Share on other sites
ciarlese 15 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 "There have been three different album configurations of E.T. over the years (every note of the 76-minute score has now been released)."Really???The article has a "nearly" just before "every note" that make it correct. Link to post Share on other sites
indy4 152 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 They must have just added that. Link to post Share on other sites
Incanus 5260 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 They must have gotten an angry JWFan ultimatum then. Link to post Share on other sites
Jay 18461 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 If you count the laserdisc isolated score, I think it all has been released Link to post Share on other sites
phbart 511 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Hmm... maybe. I see the Laserdisc isolated score more as an "extra feature", and not much as an official release.It's not accessible to everybody, unlike the CD releases. You need hardware that is not manufactured anymore, plus there's the inconvenience of changing sides (I think there're 5 sides on E.T.), the huge gaps of silence between tracks (since it's suposed to be in sync with the film).But, yes, we have music there that's not available anywhere else. Link to post Share on other sites
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