oxo1977 17 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I have a question (maybe a silly one) (and I will try to write it correctly, in an understandable English...). Last Friday, I've attended a live to projection concert of E.T. in Bordeaux (during the Ciné Notes festival). And I was very surprised, when Elliott and E.T. are for the first time in Elliott's room, to hear that this beautiful harp piece (that we hear in The Beginning Of A Friendship) https://youtu.be/9AIsk_O9hf4 because it was played by the only harp player in the orchestra. I always believed that it was a duet, but the player did it alone, as a polyphonic playing. Back home, I read the notes inside the LLL edition, and I saw that two harp players were credited. But it doesn't tell if it's effectively a solo, or if this Bordelaise harp player was doing this in "difficult mode". Any idea? Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyncMan 314 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 @oxo1977 There were 7 days of recording for that score for the film, according to the said CD-album notes, so it might be a possibility that the two harp players may have not been together in all the days of recording. In other words, one harp player may have worked on one set of music-cues on select days and another harp player may have worked on a different set of music-cues on other select days. oxo1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherSound 2,242 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 14/3/2022 at 3:34 PM, oxo1977 said: Back home, I read the notes inside the LLL edition, and I saw that two harp players were credited. But it doesn't tell if it's effectively a solo, or if this Bordelaise harp player was doing this in "difficult mode". The original score of E.T. calls for a single harp throughout, so no modification was necessary for the LTP version. This contrasts with Star Wars, Raiders, Jurassic Park, etc. where two harp parts were reduced for a single player for their LTP editions. oxo1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 7 hours ago, BrotherSound said: The original score of E.T. calls for a single harp throughout, so no modification was necessary for the LTP version. This contrasts with Star Wars, Raiders, Jurassic Park, etc. where two harp parts were reduced for a single player for their LTP editions. Yes, I just checked, the conductor's score has just the one harp written for. BrotherSound and oxo1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,654 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 You are probably aware of this, but in case not, Williams turned this into a longer concert suite. BrotherSound and oxo1977 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxo1977 17 Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 17/03/2022 at 12:11 AM, LSH said: Yes, I just checked, the conductor's score has just the one harp written for. Thank you for your answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Omen II 1,235 Posted April 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2022 The Philharmonia Orchestra performed this at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Thursday. Although I had seen this a few years ago at the Royal Albert Hall, I decided to get tickets and I was so glad I did! The orchestra was on tremendous form and hearing the final sequence from the escape onwards was like listening to the original soundtrack - every sync point was hit just perfectly. They are a really great orchestra when it comes to film music. Although I have been to many live to film presentations before, I think this was the first time I had seen conductor Anthony Gabriele. He got everything spot on and I am pleased to see that he will be conducting the performance of Superman in London this summer. This was one of those concerts where you could just tell that everyone in the audience loved it, not only from their spontaneous applause at certain key moments and their reactions at the end but also from the buzz of excitement and chit chat as people made their way home afterwards. The programme was free and has a nice note from John Williams inside (no doubt they copy and paste and change the name of the orchestra, but still nice to see). You can read the programme here if you are interested. P.S. I was amused by the similarity - from a distance at least - between the conductor and one of the first violinists. They could have been twins! BrotherSound, aj_vader, Martinland and 5 others 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rick 1,157 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I just received the Austin Symphony 22-23 brochure in the mail and they will be performing E.T. LTP on June 17th, 2023! I've never seen E.T. with orchestra so it'll be a treat! They're also performing a music of JW concert on February 25th, 2023, perfect timing to celebrate the Maestro's 91st! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 That reminds me that they are doing Harry Potter 1 and Empire Strikes Back in Symphony Hall in May and June and I haven't seen either yet, so should probably go! Dr. Rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Ya think. Plus they are the top Two John Williams score of all time as rated by JWFAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 It'll be in LA this November https://www.laphil.com/events/festivals-highlights/76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rick 1,157 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Reminder this will be in Austin, TX on June 17th... https://my.austinsymphony.org/extraterrestrial On a side note, my wife and I attended the Music of JW concert Saturday night and it was great! They had an emcee come out on stage between pieces and gave tidbits of information on each work. I enjoyed it more than my wife because it wasn't a true "greatest hits" concert filled with all the instantly-recognizable works. Program: Tribute to the Film Composer (arr. JW) The Mission Theme The Patriot Memoirs of a Geisha: Sayuri's Theme The Witches of Eastwick: Devi's Dance E.T. : Adventures on Earth Intermission Close Encounters: Excerpts Harry Potter: Diagon Alley SW AOTC: Across the Stars Jurassic Park: Theme Imperial March (encore) TSMefford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Wow, Diagon Alley, that's really rare TSMefford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Wan 65 Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Is it really true that the first Live to Projection Concert was the world premiere of E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary at the Shrine in 2002? According to John Williams it was Kathleen Kennedy's idea, see documentary called Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of 'E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373098/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 2 hours ago, E-Wan said: Is it really true that the first Live to Projection Concert was the world premiere of E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary at the Shrine in 2002? According to John Williams it was Kathleen Kennedy's idea, see documentary called Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of 'E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial': The 20th Anniversary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373098/ It depends. One can argue silent films like 1924's Thief of Baghdad with an orchestral score composed by Mortimer Wilson to accompany the screenings beats it. But that was more like a ballet where the conductor was conducting the orchestral score to the film's scenes like they would where opera or ballet is accompanying the stage action. If you mean of modern scores intended purely for the scoring stage and not concert hall, then I think you're right it would be E.T. at the Shrine in 2002. That was a big deal then because it was kind of thought very difficult to pull off where now routinely done not only with major orchestras but by youth orchestras. Also, it was a bit frowned upon by major orchestras where now it's considered a very effective community engagement/profiteering option. You might enjoy this about orchestral scores that accompanied silent films: Restoring Original Orchestrations for Silent Film (nga.gov) mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Wan 65 Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 On 13/11/2023 at 1:49 AM, karelm said: It depends. One can argue silent films like 1924's Thief of Baghdad with an orchestral score composed by Mortimer Wilson to accompany the screenings beats it. But that was more like a ballet where the conductor was conducting the orchestral score to the film's scenes like they would where opera or ballet is accompanying the stage action. If you mean of modern scores intended purely for the scoring stage and not concert hall, then I think you're right it would be E.T. at the Shrine in 2002. That was a big deal then because it was kind of thought very difficult to pull off where now routinely done not only with major orchestras but by youth orchestras. Also, it was a bit frowned upon by major orchestras where now it's considered a very effective community engagement/profiteering option. You might enjoy this about orchestral scores that accompanied silent films: Restoring Original Orchestrations for Silent Film (nga.gov) Thank you very much for your reply. It is great to know that our beloved John Williams was at the beginning of the phenomenon which is so popular the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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