Incanus 5,713 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Alrighty. Still I would certainly go if I weren't separated from US by this blasted Atlantic! I'll have to see if Marcy wants to go If Marcy wants to go, will you pay us Europeans our flight tickets? Clearly that's what he's been saying. I'm counting on him to stay true to his word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 The Dutch would be the bigger problem.What the hell is that supposed to mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Sometimes these thread merges can be really confusing. The Dutch would be the bigger problem. What the hell is that supposed to mean? https://what-if.xkcd.com/53/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,800 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Oh, there's no chance JW is conducting this.Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Are you serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Sometimes these thread merges can be really confusing.The Dutch would be the bigger problem. What the hell is that supposed to mean?https://what-if.xkcd.com/53/We need breathing room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,800 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Are you serious?Er... Yes? It's in the USA right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yes, it's in Boston, and JW lives in California. And yes, JW flies to Massachusetts twice a year every year, for the Boston Pops concerts in May/June and the Tanglewood concerts in August. But there's no way he'd do this live to project event, totally different scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,800 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Because of his age? Oh, wait! It's because of the recording sessions of Star Wars right? It has to be it! (I'm half-joking here, just in case) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I just can't see him flying to Boston at Christmas to conduct 3 concerts that involve him standing there doing nothing for more than half the time. There isn't actually a lot of score in that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Simpler: If Williams was doing it, I'm pretty sure he would be already listed in the announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yep.John Williams will conduct this over my dead body! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 If Jay pays our plane tickets, that's fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 If I win $20,000 playing poker between now and Christmas, it's a deal Marian Schedenig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 The full HA score live to picture will also be performed by the San Francisco Symphony (December 12 & 13) and the Detroit Symphony (December 17). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'm not familiar with how a score live to picture works. I'm assuming dialogue and sounds effects will still remain? I wonder if the songs and source music will remain as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Source music, dialogue, and sound effects play through speakers. Orchestra and choir (when the venue Springs for it) is live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Nashville has been added to the list:Nashville - December 6, 2014San Francisco - December 12 & 13, 2014 Detroit - December 17, 2014Boston - December 26 & 27, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Facebook contest to give away tickets to the Dec. 26 concert & a signed score by John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I wish I could go to this! I would love to hear this score played by a live orchestra. Is anyone planning on going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I want to go, but... it might not happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,630 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 For anyone going to any of these performances, I have a question. I was watching the movie a couple days back and noticed both a few scenes without any score and those with source/pop songs. I wondered if Williams might have created some cues just for the live performances that might fill in the some of longer silent stretches or add orchestral versions of the pop songs. If you notice anything, please pass it along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 IIRC JW did compose some new music for a live to film performance of Raiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 For anyone going to any of these performances, I have a question. I was watching the movie a couple days back and noticed both a few scenes without any score and those with source/pop songs. I wondered if Williams might have created some cues just for the live performances that might fill in the some of longer silent stretches or add orchestral versions of the pop songs. If you notice anything, please pass it along.I'm curious as well since there are a lot of silent moments in the film. I'm also wondering how the orchestra will handle the edits, tracked music (which is there very little) and unused music. I'm assuming they'll play the score as Williams originally scored it before it was edited for the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'll be going on Saturday. Keith Lockhart is conducting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 How was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 It hasn't happened yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Didn't it happen in San Francisco this past weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Henry Buck was talking about the Massachusetts one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Gotcha. I guess nobody here attended it in SF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Marcy and I are going to the 7:30 showing on Saturday!Who else here is going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfan 128 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I hope it's a success so they can do Home Alone 2 next year... a much better score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Both scores are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I'll keep an eye out for you, Jay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Have any recordings of the concert been uploaded? I couldn't find any... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Does it have the film version of Clothesline Trapeze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I'm at the show right now, intermission just started. The concert started with the orchestra playing the 20th Century Fox Fanfare that opens the film live, which was a nice bonus! "Hard Count" wasn't played, and Run Run Rudolph was played over the speakers instead of the orchestra playing Making The Plane, unfortunately. The combination of "Drug Store" and "Escape Across The Ice" was really well-done live, like it was always one cue! The intermission point is right after Listening To Carson, which was extended to have a cool concert-like ending. (The screen fades to black after the scene and "intermission" appears on the screen, but the music keeps going straight through until the piece is done). Wish I had known and tried to record that. I didn't notice any other score changes yet. Choir wasn't on stage for the entire first half - I never noticed before that choir doesn't enter the score until the second half of the movie (probably because we're only a third of the way through the score). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 You should have recorded it! I would have lent you my Talkboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas had only the Mel Torme vocal coming from the speakers; the orchestral accompaniment and backing vocals were live! The end credits had the We Wish You A Merry Christmas vocal! After the end credits, they played / sang Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas from HA2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Does it have the film version of Clothesline Trapeze?Yes.You should have recorded it! I would have lent you my Talkboy.It would have been worthless, I think. The audience covered most of the new ending with applause. The audience also completely drowned out the keyboard finale of the end credits - they heard the music start to die down and figured it was already over.All the church hymns were performed live with a children's choir and organ (probably a synth). The only real gaffe was "Setting the Trap" - they used the original synth drum recording, and the orchestra was clearly out of alignment with it. I guess they didn't have the space or technical capability to use a live synth drumkit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Yes the audience was very annoying: -Applauding as soon as "Intermission" appeared on the screen, even though the new Williams piece wasn't done playing yet -Applauding as soon as the end credits began to roll, even though the orchestra was just about to perform what is basically the finale of the night -Applauding as soon as the end of the end credits got to the quiet part, rather than after the piece was completely finished as is proper At least they didn't applaud early for "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas", though it'd be hard to with that piece due to the way it was written. Yea, "Setting The Trap" was almost a disaster, with the recorded back-beat coming in VERY loudly as soon as Kevin looks up and sees the church clock. The mixer in the back seemed to hard a hard time balancing the levels of it, the film's audio, the orchestra, and the choir. The choir is still singing Carol of the Bells when Setting The Trap starts in the film, and then it kinda quickly fades out and they sat down which all just seamed weird. As the cue went on things got a bit better, though it was odd the way the backbeat completely disappeared for the middle then returned again for the end. A few people in the audience almost applauded when it was over. I don't remember if the dialed out portions of Paint Cans and Clothesline Trapeze were restored or not. The Clothesline Trapeze insert was used. I was really happy that the choir sang "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" to start the end credits, but I almost couldn't tell because of the audience applauding. -Oh yea, that reminds me that some people stood up and had to ask people also get up so they could leave right when the credits started. Lame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Sounds like an awful evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Sounds like typical Boston Symphony Hall crowds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I still can't believe they were clapping with the final piece when I was there. Very unsophisticated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 They order drinks during the performances! Scum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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