Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I'm getting two copies of this one as soon as it is released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,822 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I don't understand why the record label doesn't finance this cd, that they have to resort to kickstarter to raise the funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I don't understand why the record label doesn't finance this cd, that they have to resort to kickstarter to raise the funds.Quoting Ms. Cheng:Nowadays even established labels like Harmonia Mundi often ask their recording artists to provide a finished master, after which the company handles the manufacture, marketing, and distribution of the CD. That is my contractual arrangement for this disc, as it was with my most recent disc with them, The Edge of Light...which actually got us a 2013 Grammy nomination!Not that I understand why "established labels" aren't ponying up the money for such recordings meant for release, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,323 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Williams, Desplat and Newman?! I want that CD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I like these Kickstarter campaigns because you can get extra goodies.$4000 pledge gets you a rehearsal-worn turtle neck, PLUS a photoshoot next to a sequoia tree. Hlao-roo and WilliamsStarShip2282 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 PLUS a photoshoot next to a sequoia tree.If it's just me by a sequoia (a younger, smaller one, not one of the ancient ones that can be found in California), I can have it for free, just a walk away from home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I;m a bit weary of hearing this piece. Is it somekind of dissonant, atonal piano piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I can't help it, but I find Kickstarter campaigns that don't include the actual thing you're backing (in this case: the album as either a digital download or a physical CD) among their reasonable tiers. You only the get CD if you give at least $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Actually, you don't get a CD (a signed pre-release version) until you pledge $500!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Actually, you don't get a CD (a signed pre-release version) until you pledge $500!! Yes, my mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I;m a bit weary of hearing this piece. Is it somekind of dissonant, atonal piano piece?Yeah, it's crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,630 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Perhaps this is just my lower middle class naivete speaking, but cannot the composers, who are all millionaires, just front the damn cash themselves? It is pocket change for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,822 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Perhaps this is just my lower middle class naivete speaking, but cannot the composers, who are all millionaires, just front the damn cash themselves? It is pocket change for them.Yes, I thought of that too but didn't mention it.Kickstarter is and should be about artists with NO funds, raising money for their projects.It doesn't seem a bit right to me, when world famous artists of any kind use it.If each of the composers involved, gave $2666 (i guess this would be the salary of a day), Voila! The sum would be raised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah, the notion that any of these guys are struggling to have their music recorded is exceptionally dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Perhaps this is just my lower middle class naivete speaking, but cannot the composers, who are all millionaires, just front the damn cash themselves? It is pocket change for them.Yeah that crossed my mind as well. You know to help out a friend.But I guess they can go to dinner with each other and experience such recording sessions on a whim any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsStarShip2282 308 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 she's kind of beats around the bush as the what the money is used for. she mentions the williams piece as a gift, but for the other composers I'm sure she had to pay. 16,000 for recording a solo piano+doc should cost nowhere near that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Actually, you don't get a CD (a signed pre-release version) until you pledge $500!!It's worth it, though, because the music is "coming straight from the composers' innermost souls." Williams has been coasting on his outer soul for the last several years, so this will be a return to form. Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 It's that lazy outer soul that gave us TBT, the trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 It's that lazy outer soul that gave us TBT, the trash.That rebel scum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Backed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Backed.Did you go for the "free complementary turtleneck, 2 pages of autographs and a dinner with John Williams" option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Nah Decided $50 was enough to support this as I really like the talent involved. And to those who are on the fence, she just emailed saying the label agreed to print more CDs to give as prizes to pledges of $50 or more. Looks like I picked the right amount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Nah Decided $50 was enough to support this as I really like the talent involved. And to those who are on the fence, she just emailed saying the label agreed to print more CDs to give as prizes to pledges of $50 or more. Looks like I picked the right amount!Yup. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1542050667/great-film-composers-and-the-piano-cd-video-by-glo/posts/791643 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Looks like they don't give me any other option than to support this enterprise! Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I too contributed a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I don't have a single dime to sponsor this project, unfortunately, but I would certainly buy the CD for a normal price if that were an option down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I'm in! And Thor, you'll be able to get the CD next year, when it's commercially released, at the regular price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Assuming the goal is met, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,206 Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Heh hee, now it's 100%, thanks to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 All this seems a bit iffy to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yeah. Just publish the score and let people perform/record it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Heh hee, now it's 100%, thanks to me.Now we can say Finland had significant contribution in making this John Williams release happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 902 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I'll record a new version of this (with the guitar in tune) for $16,000. Hell, I'll do it for $15,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 That's great that it's being financed, although I'm still flabbergasted as to why a regular record company couldn't do this the normal way. Now comes the long waiting time for the recording and release to happen.I see the money's still coming in, however. I wonder what they're doing with the surplus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 As with all good and proper kickstarters there should be stretch goals!That also sounds like a great name for a band: The Stretch Goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,220 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Awesome!! I knew this project would reach its goal for funding. Now the release of the Maestro's new concert piece, Conversations, will happen!Thank you, Gloria Cheng, all involved in this project, and all who contributed to funding the project through generous donations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Wonder if it'll be done on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,220 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 We will see a finished product on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 No one can really say that with any sort of certainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,220 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I have full confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 902 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Well the 16,000 target was easily reached. 20,691 at present with a few days left.And the recordings were scheduled to take place this weekend. Hopefully everything went according to plan and schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Well the 16,000 target was easily reached. 20,691 at present with a few days left.And the recordings were scheduled to take place this weekend. Hopefully everything went according to plan and schedule.With that extra money, she should record Williams piano sonata from 1951! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,232 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 That would be an Easter miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 That would be an Easter miracle.Worthy of King of Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,624 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 pff, I think you all got ripped offbut if it works, can we kickstart recordings for the fanfares we don't have in studio quality sound? (Michael Dukakis,Ten Year Olds...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KingPin 201 Posted April 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2014 I was fortunate enough to attend these recordings and the first day was a success. I'm not allowed to divulge the location, but I had the very welcome pleasure of meeting Bruce Broughton, Don Davis, and Michael Giacchino today as each of their compositions was recorded today. I was lucky enough to meet a few fellow members of this website as well. The pianist, Gloria Cheng, is extraordinarily talented and hard-working, and everyone was extremely humble. This project is going to turn out nicely. The level of professionalism that goes into a recording project such as this is quite remarkable, and from witnessing the entire recording session I now have a greater appreciation of the craft as a result of it. Tomorrow, the Alexandre Desplat, Randy Newman, and John Williams works are to be recorded, with Desplat the only one who will not be in attendance. The pieces that I've heard this far are all unique in style, and I think the album will have a broad enough variety to make it an enjoyable listening experience. I don't feel like I'm getting ripped off at all. I hope to have more positive feedback from Monday's sessions! indy4, Koray Savas, Jay and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 pff, I think you all got ripped offWe all know you'll illegally download it, so you're welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I was fortunate enough to attend these recordings and the first day was a success. I'm not allowed to divulge the location, but I had the very welcome pleasure of meeting Bruce Broughton, Don Davis, and Michael Giacchino today as each of their compositions was recorded today. I was lucky enough to meet a few fellow members of this website as well. The pianist, Gloria Cheng, is extraordinarily talented and hard-working, and everyone was extremely humble. This project is going to turn out nicely. The level of professionalism that goes into a recording project such as this is quite remarkable, and from witnessing the entire recording session I now have a greater appreciation of the craft as a result of it. Tomorrow, the Alexandre Desplat, Randy Newman, and John Williams works are to be recorded, with Desplat the only one who will not be in attendance. The pieces that I've heard this far are all unique in style, and I think the album will have a broad enough variety to make it an enjoyable listening experience. I don't feel like I'm getting ripped off at all. I hope to have more positive feedback from Monday's sessions!Wow, that is great! Please share any and all info you can about the Williams recording process, I am dying for more info. And I hope the other JWFan who attended will post something as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 KingPin, any report from the second day of sessions? I'm dying to hear about the piece, and the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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