King Mark 3,631 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I can't think of any right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 You mean composers or just geriatric people in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 How about 90 year olds? Muad'Dib and Jilal 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 I mean people in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Here's one 90 year old who's still busy as ever: Muad'Dib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 I didn't say busy, I said irreplaceable because they have a special talent that can't be duplicated by someone younger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Here's an 87 year old with a mind still sharp as a tack:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy18LZ5rXaEI didn't say busy, I said irreplaceable because they have a special talent that can't be duplicated by someone youngertop of the game and irreplaceable is still synoymous with busyness... If JW stopped making film scores back in 2008 and announced his retirement then would you still make this thread? I wonder... Muad'Dib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 No, that's the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 JW is irreplaceable that is true but he is still on top of his game because he is still composing new scores even in his 80's. You're asking if there are others that are, and I quote:"Other 80 year olds still on top of their game and as irreplaceable as John Williams"so I provided examples who are still that. You can't be 80 years old and thereabouts still "on top of their game" if you're not being busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Well more the irreplaceable part added to the fact that he's still workingDon Rickles doesn't do much besides late show appearances. Christoper Lee might be more essential just to appear in the Hobbit films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Yeah, but I still always love it when he guests on Ferguson and Letterman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Ahem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Ahem.Yeah, that one!Obviously -- if you expand it to 80-year-olds in general and not only composers, the list is long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Can't see your pic QuintAs for Koray's pic I dunno who it is.I don't think actors fit this theadMaybe book authors, painters, musicians...etc.. who are still very popular. As i said someone who has an unique skill or art that a younger guy can't duplicate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 And yet Arlene Philips was put out to pasture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I don't know if this elderly is still on top of his game but he is certainly irreplaceableThat's the cover of his latest album btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Nobody knows who that is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Sadly true... He's a relic of the 20th century... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Can't see your pic QuintAs for Koray's pic I dunno who it is.You don't know who Ennio Morricone is? Over here, he's more famous than John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Many people dont know what he looks like. Especially out of Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Apparently when he accepted his Honorary Oscar, his face was pixellated to avoid identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnaud 6 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Thank God, there's a lot of such people in the worlds of the Arts, Philosophy and Science in each of our respective countries. Their names are hardly ever mentioned on TV (except maybe when they die) because it's too busy showing bimbos quarrel on "Big Brother".But these old folks are here, they are pillars of a civilization they helped build and when they go we are all the poorer for it even if we never heard of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I didn't know Andre Previn was still alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I don't think actors fit this theadMaybe book authors, painters, musicians...etc.. who are still very popular. As i said someone who has an unique skill or art that a younger guy can't duplicateWhy? Acting is not a unique skill? Guess you've never seen a bad actor before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I'm not so sure about Christopher Lee. It's still cool to see him in things like The Hobbit, but to be honest, he doesn't really look "at the top of his game" to me anymore. And he's still travelling to give concerts, too. There's one scheduled in Vienna next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I'm not so sure about Christopher Lee. It's still cool to see him in things like The Hobbit, but to be honest, he doesn't really look "at the top of his game" to me anymore.Is John Williams still at the top of his game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Is John Williams still at the top of his game?(crowd gasp)......contoversial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig 1,120 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Can't see your pic QuintAs for Koray's pic I dunno who it is.You don't know who Ennio Morricone is? Over here, he's more famous than John Williams.Well, I guess the thing is that he hasn't done much of anything in the US since De Palma's Mission to Mars in 2000, and that film didn't have a huge impact. I grew up in a household where Morricone's music was prized, so I had the advantage of being exposed to it early. I'm always surprised that he's not more famous than he is in North America.Still, I feel his music is just as great as Williams' (yes, just as great), though in a different way. Morricone knows how to get the most out of the popular music traits of unique instrumentations and simple chord progressions, minimalist tendencies of repeated musical figures, and how to mix those with the traditional symphony orchestra, especially strings (which always seem to have a distinctive "Morricone" sound to them on recordings for some reason) and trumpet, an instrument he mastered early in his career. His music has the ultimate eclectic yet irresistibly attractive sound. Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 He's a few years older than Williams, but almost even more active! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Is John Williams still at the top of his game?One could make the argument that Williams isn't on top of his game.No films other than Spielberg, no major awards, his style if scoring is gone in favor of a more bland sound wallpaper approach favored by directors these days. He's more famous for stuff he did years ago.I would imagine most 80 year old people are enjoying their retirement and not worrying about working. I know I will if I'm fortunate to reach that age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Yeah, "top of his game" is the wrong phrase. The very fact that John's composing every day at the piano; got several huge projects in the not-too-distant future; not suffering from Alzheimer's, cancer or heart disease; and seems more buoyant and alive than ever - is remarkable. ShowUStheHOOK and Quintus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Is John Williams still at the top of his game? Yes. Tintin and War Horse were first rate scores, and Lincoln is certainly respectable as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,377 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Are Williams' scores of the last 10 years better than the stuff he wrote when he was younger? No. Have they consistently been in the top 5 scores released of that year when compared against all other film scores of the year? Absolutely. He's still got it. Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Not to be a curmudgeon, but the competition hasn't exactly been stiff.Is John Williams still at the top of his game?Yes. Tintin and War Horse were first rate scores, and Lincoln is certainly respectable as well.Thanks for your glowing endorsements Marian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 William Shatner is still at the top of his game. Trent B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 William Shatner is still at the top of his game.That. Out of the original Trek crew, he's aged the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Another couple of years and he'll be on the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 William Shatner is still at the top of his game.That. Out of the original Trek crew, he's aged the best.You obviously didn't see Uhura lately.She's 80 btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnaud 6 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I'd say John Williams is still at the top of his game but the directors he worked with the past 10 years haven't been at the top of theirs. There is still greatness in Spielberg's work and he could blow us away with his next project but the recent ones have all been missing something.Perhaps the missing element is youth. In this case - youth having little to do with actual age - John Williams will always be young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,673 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Is John Williams still at the top of his game? One could make the argument that Williams isn't on top of his game. No films other than Spielberg, no major awards, his style if scoring is gone in favor of a more bland sound wallpaper approach favored by directors these days. He's more famous for stuff he did years ago. I would imagine most 80 year old people are enjoying their retirement and not worrying about working. I know I will if I'm fortunate to reach that age. He has received multiple major awards in the last couple of years, from the president on down. He has received an Emmy, some Grammys, BAFTA, etc. the only awards he has not received are the Oscars. Is that the only category of award you consider major? Joni Wiljami 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Don't forget the prestigious Ken Burns Award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 He's already in his 80s?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I saw Shatner in Boston and he was so energetic! You would think he was in his 60's. but he is 82! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Chuck,That pic you just posted...who's that of? He looks familiar but having a brain fart on the name.Ah okay about Uhura, she looks pretty good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck 155 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 You mean Michael Caine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Ah okay about Uhura, she looks pretty good too.When I saw Nichelle Nichols in Boston, she travelled around the convention centre in a mobility scooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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