Lewya 360 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 On 15th of December on PBS."The legendary film composer talks about his illustrious career, and writing the music for the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. John Williams has composed the music and been music director for more than 100 films. With an astonishing 49 Oscar nominations, he is the Academy's most nominated living person. The New York native attended UCLA, served in the Air Force and studied at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music. Before earning the title of 'America's composer' by composing iconic films like Jaws, E.T., Superman, and Jurassic Park, he was a jazz pianist, wrote several classical concert pieces and conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra. He's also composed works for numerous big events, including the Olympics. He has the distinction of having composed the music for every single installment in the Star Wars franchise, including the latest, Star Wars: The Force Awakens."- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/composerconductor-john-williams/ SafeUnderHill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,675 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Should be a very interesting watch! Especially if the interview goes in depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Cool, thanks for the headsup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,429 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Is PBS a reputable channel? Is it a 'Late Show' sort of show? Looks like one there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,112 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The classier side of marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,230 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 On 15th of December on PBS."The legendary film composer talks about his illustrious career, and writing the music for the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. John Williams has composed the music and been music director for more than 100 films. With an astonishing 49 Oscar nominations, he is the Academy's most nominated living person. The New York native attended UCLA, served in the Air Force and studied at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music. Before earning the title of 'America's composer' by composing iconic films like Jaws, E.T., Superman, and Jurassic Park, he was a jazz pianist, wrote several classical concert pieces and conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra. He's also composed works for numerous big events, including the Olympics. He has the distinction of having composed the music for every single installment in the Star Wars franchise, including the latest, Star Wars: The Force Awakens."- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/composerconductor-john-williams/We've been hearing so much about the score from Abrams and not much from Williams himself, but now with the Variety article and this we're finally getting to hear the maestro's thoughts on the TFA process! Should be an interesting interview, apparently it airs at 1 am where I live, though, so I'll probably have to settle for taping it and watching it the next day (also, according to the show's official site, interviews are typically up online within 24 hours, so those who can't see it on TV will have another way of watching it, it seems) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,738 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I want to wait until after the film to watch this but I probably won't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,210 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 It will not spoil me, since I think I'm in the theatre watching TFA during this'll be on air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,698 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Is PBS a reputable channel? Is it a 'Late Show' sort of show? Looks like one there.Nah, Tavis Smiley's just a standard interview show. Not like a variety/comedy late night hour with a studio audience or anything.PBS is non-profit public TV. They air news/science/history programs, educational shows for kids e.g. Sesame Street, documentaries, Masterpiece Theatre, some BBC series. Great Performances which JW wrote the theme for is aired on there, that's a performing arts series. Stuff like that. It's respected and most of us Yanks say we watch it to sound smart. Taikomochi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,256 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 They also aired Evening at Pops from 1970-2005, featuring the Boston Pops Orchestra and JW in many of their shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,820 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Abrams will be interviewed the night after Williams: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/j-j-abrams-2/?show=26076(Not a fan of Smiley's interviewing style. Can't put my finger on why. Just grates on me for some reason.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,338 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I don't like Miles. That's why I named you Smiley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,259 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Abrams will be interviewed the night after Williams: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/j-j-abrams-2/?show=26076(Not a fan of Smiley's interviewing style. Can't put my finger on why. Just grates on me for some reason.)I've only seen one of his interviews: with Horner. I remember something about it annoying me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Train Station 8,664 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "This project aged me significantly." crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,698 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 By the way, anybody notice that they linked to johnwilliams.org as his "official" site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 By the way, anybody notice that they linked to johnwilliams.org as his "official" site? Poor thing hasn't been update in so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,847 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "I'm never going near this franchise again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,657 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "I wish I'd done Bridge of Spies instead." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,847 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "This film killed all interest I had in authorizing expanded releases of the prequels." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,338 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "I told J.J., you need a better composer for this than me. You need James Horner." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,698 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Too soon, man. Too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "I told J.J*., you need a better composer for this than me. You need James Horner."*Baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will 2,230 Posted December 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2015 "I told J.J. baby, you need a better composer for this than me. You need Felix Erksine and Confidential Music." Sharkissimo, Taikomochi and Ricard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crossfader 574 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "I'm so glad J.J. Baby presented me with the incredible opportunity to write a love theme for the franchise, the one thing it missed." crumbs and Score 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 1,018 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "The villain's theme was interesting to write because we used Jar-Jar's theme, but we're quoting it backwards this time." Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,429 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "As you all probably know, this is the first time I've tried on a Star Wars score since The Phantom Menace." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Can't blame him for not remembering the other two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 772 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 "I had to confess J. J. Baby that I usually don't read scripts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,820 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I made the following up for comedic purposes, without knowing anything about the plot or potential spoilers for TFA, so read at your own risk..."I've always had a fascination with trees and depicting them musically has always been an interest of mine. With The Force Awakens, I had the unique opportunity to write a lament or requiem, if you will, for the opening scene in which the forest moon of Endor is annihilated by the remnants of the Empire. For the text, I chose Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham and asked some linguistic scholars to translate it into Sanskrit. The translation features a wonderful, guttural and primal tone to it, symbolizing the instantaneous combustion of the massive trees on the moon's forested surface. J.J. Baby and I initially discussed scoring the scene with a tragic variation of the "March of the Ewoks" from Return of the Jedi. But we came to our senses and wisely took this other direction, because, seriously, the loss of those magnificent trees was the real tragedy there." Omen II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 629 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I hope the interviewer will ask Williams about Episode VIII and if he plans to do it. I'm guessing they will only talk about TFA and the save all the Episode VIII publicity until next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpia 132 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I'm guessing they will only talk about TFA and the save all the Episode VIII publicity until next year.I agree. They have put few efforts in promoting Rogue One, for example, because they know people will not be paying attention until The Force Awakens is released. After that, I'm sure they'll start selling the first Anthology movie as soon as they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mari 279 Posted December 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2015 Here's a preview clip: Cerebral Cortex, Ricard, John Dutton and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,773 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 His voice has certainly improved since that comic-con clip. ☺ Darth Crossfader and Sharkissimo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,358 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Mentally, Williams is still as sharp as a knife. Darth Crossfader 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,698 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Yeah, he seems remarkably engaged here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,883 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Can't be doing his back any good leaning forward like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,338 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 He does that forward lean thing a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,859 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Can't be doing his back any good leaning forward like thatYou sound like my mother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 He does that forward lean thing a lot.Oh, yeah, baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,883 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 He was certainly conducting with some vigour (impressive for a man of his age) in those 60 minutes clips, so maybe he's no longer feeling it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thor 8,309 Posted December 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2015 Abrams will be interviewed the night after Williams: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/j-j-abrams-2/?show=26076(Not a fan of Smiley's interviewing style. Can't put my finger on why. Just grates on me for some reason.)Totally agreed, and that's just from judging the clip above. His constant "yeah"s and "hmmm" disrupt the flow and almost gives the impression he wants Williams to wrap up so he can hear his own voice again. He doesn't seem particularly insightful either.My anticipation for this interview has just dropped quite a few levels. Still, these days it's a treat just to hear him talk about anything, so I take what I get.But I DREAM of a day when Williams is interviewed by a proper, knowledgeable person, in a conversation that doesn't just cater to a general audience. Ah, well... SteveMc, Jacck and Joni Wiljami 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRIGA01 32 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 though understandable at his age, it worries me that he seems to have lost so much weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,847 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 If Smiley doesn't ask about Episode VIII I'm going to be most displeased with his apparent lack of progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,256 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 though understandable at his age, it worries me that he seems to have lost so much weightI'd be surprised if he hadn't lost a lot of weight after his heart surgery and the marathonian recording sessions, not to mention the back ailment. It's been quite a stressful year for the Maestro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crossfader 574 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Oh, but your shoulders are equally as great, John, if not greater, than the shoulders you stand on. And none of your music will ever be forgotten, and certainly never rightfully so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpia 132 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Long live the maestro, I say. I'm sure he is ready to score Episode VIII. JasonTHX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,738 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I'm sure he's already scored it! Scarpia and Ricard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpia 132 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I'm sure he's already scored it! Williams is rushing into things! He was not the kind of man to read scripts in advance.But he is more machine now than man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRIGA01 32 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I just hope he slowly begins putting on weight, but the fact he still moves so well and writes so incredibly is astonishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 772 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Oh, but your shoulders are equally as great, John, if not greater, than the shoulders you stand on. And none of your music will ever be forgotten, and certainly never rightfully so.John Williams definitely belongs to the tradition of the great masters and there are some composers who are rightfully considered as "great" that have accomplished much less than him. When some historical detachment will allow it, he will enter the regular books of music history, hopefully along with several other film composers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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