Will 2,215 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 You liked it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will 2,215 Posted November 27, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2016 6 hours ago, Stefancos said: You liked it? Hell yes. Man, I love these live to projection concerts. I just had listened to the complete score for the first time recently, so I could anticipate my favorite moments. The "Abandoned and Pursued" Great Performances-like fanfares were the first real "chills and thrills" moment of the film, but they wouldn't be the last. Before each big moment, my heart was practically thumping out of my chest. "Main Title" and "Elliot Explores the Cornfield" seemed to be part of the movie's soundtrack coming through the speakers, rather than something produced live. E.T. has many softer passages, often involving harp and celesta. I was surprised to learn that much of what I thought was solo harp in the score was actually harp and celesta playing together, it seems. All of these softer passages only served to make the later "Adventure on Earth" even more of a "hell yeah!" 15 minutes of music. "Halloween" was great, although during the first half's fanfare coda that followed the bike's landing the audience unfortunately starting clapping loudly. Luckily we have a pretty good quality recording of it anyway (from the 21st Century Orchestra Facebook page). Entr'acte was cool too. It's on YouTube, as discussed previously. The timpani and bass drum for when the government arrives in the sunset were really cool too. And, of course, there's "Adventure on Earth." Wow. After so many quiet passages, the timpani and cymbal crashes of that cue(s) were stunning. Much more fun than on CD. Just as with most of the concert, the playing was nearly flawless (as good as you could expect from a non-studio recording, I think!) and the timing was precise. Crazy difficult playing. And so much fun. The end credits was the flying theme concert arrangement. Of course, the audience cheered over the opening quieter bit. It was a very strange choice of a piece, as this was the version that used the exact same ending as "The Departure," which we'd heard about 5 minutes prior! As always, it was cool to watch the streamers on the conductor's screen. It seemed that a yellow streamer indicated that a cue was about to start and a green one indicated the exact start point. White ones seemed to be for regular important sync points. Or something like that. Anyway, a great night! crumbs, Omen II, Jay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 And red one for the end! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I payed attention to those during the Harry Potter concert. Pretty cool. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 11 hours ago, crocodile said: And red one for the end! Karol Right! Forgot that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I wrote a more formal review of this concert for school music class extra credit. Obviously I had to "dumb it down" a lot, since I wasn't writing to a film score fan audience. For example, I only included a few references to specific cues, and didn't bother keeping any consistency with where I was getting the names (I might use one from the OST, then one from the expanded CD, etc.) Hopefully my teacher isn't too mad that I referred to a film score as a "masterwork," and stated that it was only one of Williams' many. E.T the Extra Terrestrial in Concert Saturday, November 26, 2016 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Music by John Williams Richard Kaufman conductor Steven Spielberg’s classic 1982 film E.T the Extra Terrestrial about a small alien -- E.T. -- that is abandoned on Earth and searches for a way home was a recent installment of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s “live to projection” film concert series, in which the score is performed live in sync with the picture, which is projected on a large screen behind the orchestra. The dialogue and sound effects play through speakers as they normally would. There was a large crowd at this performance, the second of three. These film concerts are surely a boon to the orchestras all over the world that do them, allowing them to tap into a demographic that does not usually attend orchestral concerts. John Williams’ score to this film is one of his many masterworks, and the CSO played the material, some of which was incredibly difficult, nearly perfectly. Also of note is the incredible task the conductor faces. In front of Kaufman was a screen showing the film with “streamers” -- colored lines that show starts and ends of cues, important sync points, and major tempo changes -- added. It was his job to keep the orchestra in perfect sync with the film at all times, for film scoring often depends on extremely precise timing for maximum effect. The main title cue was played through speakers, as it’s filled with eerie sound effects created electronically that would have been difficult to perform live, so the first music the audience heard was the second cue, “Far From Home.” However, the first major highlight came in the next cue, “Abandoned and Pursued.” A frenetic string section with brass outbursts interspersed featured some virtuoso playing from the CSO. Then, massive fanfares with timpani booms and cymbal crashes were heard, with a clear sense of desperation to them as E.T. sees his fellow aliens fly away, abandoning him. Such bombast would not be heard again for quite a while. A large portion of the film was scored in subdued fashion, as E.T. and a boy he meets named Elliot slowly become friends. Harp and celesta had major parts. The friendship theme, certainly the most famous from the film, was introduced in this part. The most famous scene and cue from the film came in “Halloween.” A grand rendition of the friendship theme played over the famous shot of E.T. and Elliot flying past the moon. While the original film did not feature an intermission, one was added to the concert performance right after “Halloween.” To lead into it, Williams had written a short new bombastic ending to “Halloween.” Unfortunately, the audience clapped over most of it, since the word “Intermission” appeared on the screen. When the second half began, a short new entr’acte Williams had written was played. Then, the film continued. One interesting moment was a cue that played as the U.S. government arrived to capture E.T. It used only timpani and gran cassa. By far the best moment of the film musically was the final 15 minutes, which started with complex action and ended with operatic emotion. Williams’ showed off his incredible action writing talent during the truck and bicycle chase. All the quiet passages in the score had been building up to this. The massive orchestra was put to full use, and they played with aplomb. The percussion and brass sections (which were unfortunately partially obscured by the screen) finally had their extended moment to shine. The woodwinds and strings did not exactly have it easy either, with the winds playing wild runs and the strings playing frenetic parts. After the chase sequence, the music turned operatic for the final minutes of the film as E.T. left Elliot and got on a spaceship to return to his home planet. After that scene when the end credits started, the clapping crowd once again got in the way of the music. The orchestra played an arrangement of the flying theme over the end credits. It was a bizarre programming choice by Williams and the concert producers, given that it ended exactly the same as the previous E.T-leaves-on-the-spaceship music that had been heard about five minutes prior. That said, it was not necessarily a bad choice, due to the strength of that timpani-pounding finale. Overall, it was inarguably a way better experience than simply watching the film on DVD or listening to the score on CD. Smeltington and Jay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Is it my phone or is the formatting of your post awful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,312 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 It's your phone. Reads fine on a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I went to to see this at the Royal Albert Hall this evening and was yet again blown away by how amazing it was to see and hear a John Williams score performed live to picture. There are so many details in the orchestration that you notice for the first time. And that last fifteen minutes or so, just wow! It was great to see David Newman conducting the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra so perfectly in sync with the picture in front of another full house. Here are a few photos from the rehearsals by Morwenna Del Mar, one of the cellists in the RPCO today. I wish I could watch a different movie with a John Williams score performed live to picture at the Royal Albert Hall every week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Omen II 1,235 Posted December 31, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2016 Whoever shot this fantastic video and uploaded it on YouTube deserves a knighthood in the New Year's Honours List. He has even captured the new music that segues from the flying theme into the intermission at the end of the first half! Will, Naïve Old Fart, karelm and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,504 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Yeah. Forget Farrah, and Murray: arise Sir E.T. Video Guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 On 12/31/2016 at 8:39 AM, Omen II said: Whoever shot this fantastic video and uploaded it on YouTube deserves a knighthood in the New Year's Honours List. He has even captured the new music that segues from the flying theme into the intermission at the end of the first half! Wow! That is indeed quite a video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 It's better than everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I could watch videos of the live-to-projection last reel of ET All. Damn. Day. Although it's a little disappointing that these latest LTP concerts sub in the concert arrangement of Flying Theme for the beautiful, perfect piano part that opens the credits in the film. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 That seems to be a deliberate creative decision on Williams' part, anticipating the clapping and obnoxious cheering from the audience. You wouldn't be able to hear the piano anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, Rose Dawson said: That seems to be a deliberate creative decision on Williams' part, anticipating the clapping and obnoxious cheering from the audience. You wouldn't be able to hear the piano anyway. Yeah that makes sense for a live concert like this. Watching the film that piano part is such an amazing capstone to the incredible emotional crescendo of that last scene. It's probably my favorite transition to credits in film history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,312 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Totally agreed, I just love love love that end credits opening. Brilliant call by Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Although the alternate version on the 1996 CD is also amazing, performance issues aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,312 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Yea, I love both openings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,312 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Tanglewood info: AUG 25 2017 FRIDAY, 8:00 PM E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert Tanglewood Koussevitzky Music Shed - Lenox, MA - View Map Relive the magic on the silver screen of Steven Spielberg's great family adventure, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, a best picture nominee and one of the most popular films of all time. Thrill to John Williams' Academy Award-winning score performed live by the Boston Pops. Tickets go on sale January 29 10am https://www.bso.org/Performance/Detail/85535/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUG 25 2017 FRIDAY, 8:00 PM E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in Concert Tanglewood Koussevitzky Music Shed - Lenox, MA - View Map Relive the magic on the silver screen of Steven Spielberg's great family adventure, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, a best picture nominee and one of the most popular films of all time. Thrill to John Williams' Academy Award-winning score performed live by the Boston Pops.
Jay 37,312 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Latest dates: FEBRUARY 2017 3FEBE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Kansas City, MO 8:00 pm Kauffman CenterOrchestra: Kansas City Symphony 4FEBE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Kansas City, MO 8:00 pm Kauffman CenterOrchestra: Kansas City Symphony 5FEBE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Kansas City, MO 2:00 pm Kauffman CenterOrchestra: Kansas City Symphony 9FEBE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Houston, TX 7:30 pm Jones HallOrchestra: Houston Symphony MARCH 2017 2MARE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Portland, OR 7:30 pm Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallOrchestra: Oregon Symphony APRIL 2017 27APRE.T.city: Denver, Colorado 7:30 pm Boettcher Concert HallOrchestra: Colorado Symphony MAY 2017 10MAYE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Vancouver, BC 7:30 pm Orpheum TheatreOrchestra: Vancouver Symphony 11MAYE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Vancouver, BC 7:30 pm Orpheum TheatreOrchestra: Vancouver Symphony 12MAYE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: New York, NY 7:00 pm David Geffen HallOrchestra: New York Philharmonic 13MAYE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: New York, NY 1:00 pm David Geffen HallOrchestra: New York Philharmonic 13MAYE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: New York, NY 7:00 pm David Geffen HallOrchestra: New York Philharmonic 18MAYE.T.city: Baltimore, MD 8:00 pm StrathmoreOrchestra: Baltimore Symphony 19MAYE.T.city: Baltimore, MD 8:00 pm Meyerhoff Symphony HallOrchestra: Baltimore Symphony 20MAYE.T.city: Baltimore, MD 3:00 pm Meyerhoff Symphony HallOrchestra: Baltimore Symphony 20MAYE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Baton Rouge, LA 7:30 pm Baton Rouge River Center TheatreOrchestra: Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra 20MAYE.T.city: Baltimore, MD 8:00 pm Meyerhoff Symphony HallOrchestra: Baltimore Symphony SHOW MORE EVENTS JUNE 2017 30JUNE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Nashville, TN 7:00 pm Schermerhorn Symphony CenterOrchestra: Nashville Symphony AUGUST 2017 25AUGE.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIALcity: Lenox, MA 8:00 pm Tanglewood - Koussevitzky Music ShedOrchestra: Boston Pops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,312 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Coming to Kalamazoo, MI in their 2019/2020 season http://www.satprnews.com/2017/02/01/kalamazoo-symphony-orchestra-lands-exclusive-three-year-steven-spielbergjohn-williams-movie-deal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,175 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 There will be two live to projection performances of E.T. in Vienna on December 10: 14:00 - https://konzerthaus.at/konzert/eventid/54518 19:30 - https://konzerthaus.at/konzert/eventid/54519 I guess chances of this being unamplified are slim, but the important thing is that this takes place at the Konzerthaus, a proper concert hall. Usually, these things happen at the Stadthalle here, which is a huge venue with crappy acoustics even for big rock concerts, and they're selling popcorn, ice cream and beer during the performance regardless of the type of concert. The Konzerthaus should guarantee good acoutics, and the Synchron Stage Orchestra should know how to handle this (they're the official orchestra of Vienna's new media music recording studio and have performed on scores like The Crown, Inferno and, most recently, The LEGO Batman Movie). This should actually be good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 No Musikverein? Pffft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,175 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Ah, forgot about this thread. Thanks for moving my post. 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: No Musikverein? Pffft! Reminds me of the one film music concert I saw at the Musikverein. Two people were talking afterwards: "This was nice, but they shouldn't play it here." - "But it's great music." - "Yes, but it doesn't belong here." Musikverein acoustics wouldn't handle this well though, I think. The Konzerthaus is a great house, and its drier acoustics are right for stuff like this. Plus they've been doing their regular "Film + Musik Live" cycle for years, only mostly with pseudo-intellectual newly written scores for "serious" films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The Concertgebouw handled FOTR fine, for the most part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,175 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Never been there, but I imagine it doesn't have the extra reverby acoustics of the Golden Hall at the Musikverein. Not all conductors and orchestras know how to handle it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 On 12/31/2016 at 6:39 AM, Omen II said: Whoever shot this fantastic video and uploaded it on YouTube deserves a knighthood in the New Year's Honours List. He has even captured the new music that segues from the flying theme into the intermission at the end of the first half! This is a perfect example of why the music is a million times greater than the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 why are people clapping and cheering over the new intermission music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,304 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Studio plants designed solely to prevent clean audio rips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 44 minutes ago, king mark said: why are people clapping and cheering over the new intermission music? Are you serious though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 The Orchestra of St. Paul's will be performing this at London's Royal Festival Hall in January 2018! http://www.orchestraofstpauls.org/events/et-in-concert They might not yet be a well known ensemble, but the OSP is a brilliant chamber orchestra with mostly young musicians. I have seen them a few times, most recently for a concert of film and TV music at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in October. They have already done a few live to projection concerts, including Psycho and Casablanca. I suspect that they will engage additional players for this to make a full size orchestra. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Matt S. 493 Posted May 13, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2017 ET in concert here in Boston tonight! Disco Stu, Ricard and Omen II 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 That looks like a really huge OLED screen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Williams' name should have been featured more prominently in that booklet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 54 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 The Montreal Symphony Orchestra is having a LTP of E.T. next seasib. It's really not expensive, 45$! Got myself perfect seats http://www.osm.ca/en/concerts/e-t-extra-terrestrial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt S. 493 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 20 minutes ago, nightscape94 said: Williams' name should have been featured more prominently in that booklet There was another page of much more extensive credits in the program book. Also, the audience did cheerfully applaud when John Williams' credit appeared during the main title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Okay, forgiven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt S. 493 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Now that I'm home I can post the rest of the program pics Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 54 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 The Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) just sent me my tickets, YES! It's a great orchestra for impressionism http://www.osm.ca/en/concerts/e-t-extra-terrestrial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,312 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Nice! I saw it in San Francisco, its a good concert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 King Mark should go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,626 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I asked a friend if he wants to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 54 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Tickets are lower than the normal OSM price, btw (I'm a yearly subscriber to the symphony). There is a scifi movie-related concert too this year with pieces from Metropolis/Voyage to the center of the earth/The Face of Another (Tanin no kao)/E. T./Star Wars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 @Omen II are you familiar with Covent Garden Sinfonia? They're doing a performance of E.T. at Royal Festival Hall in London on the 25th of January. Since I missed the Christmas performance at RAH a couple of years ago this is something I'd consider. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, crocodile said: @Omen II are you familiar with Covent Garden Sinfonia? They're doing a performance of E.T. at Royal Festival Hall in London on the 25th of January. Since I missed the Christmas performance at RAH a couple of years ago this is something I'd consider. Karol Yes I am, Karol. They are a brilliant young orchestra, previously known until a very recent name change as The Orchestra of St. Paul's, which is the church where they practise and perform sometimes (the so-called Actors' church in Covent Garden, not the more famous cathedral). I saw them a couple of times last year, firstly in a live to picture performance of Bernard Herrmann's Psycho at the Roundhouse in Camden and later in a programme of film and TV music at St. Martin-in-the-Fields just off Trafalgar Square. Both concerts were superb. Most of their players are young - probably most in their twenties / early thirties - but don't let that put you off, as they are also extremely talented. They are usually led by Francesca Barritt, who is a regular in the John Wilson Orchestra (as is her father, funnily enough) and conducted by Ben Palmer. I imagine they will have to call in some extra players for E.T. as they are a chamber orchestra. I believe they did this for Casablanca a couple of years ago too, also at the Royal Festival Hall. I would not to hesitate to get a ticket for this if you can go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,988 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Sweet, thank you. Booked! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Might not be the right thread but yesterday I went to see/hear E.T. live to Concert with the American Youth Orchestra. They did a phenomenal job playing this difficult music and fitting the timing. The strings and winds were excellent but brass was under powered. Still overall a wonderful experience and an extremely enthusiastic audience breaking over the music in thunderous applause during the two flying sequences. Interestingly, the end of part 1 right after the first flight cut to an "Intermission" card where the music swelled up with new E.T. material to sound like a big climax rather than a fade out. There is than an entre'acte before part 2 begins and it fades to Mary (the mom) waiting for the kids to return from Halloween while she puts out the candles. So there might be some new material added to these movies live to picture but they are really well done and great fun if you guys are able to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,312 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Yup, its a great experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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