Popular Post TownerFan 4,983 Posted February 7, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2016 In his annual round-up with Oscar-nominated film composers, Classical KUSC host Jim Svejda will interview John Williams about his score to Star Wars: The Force Awakens on February 11 at 9pm PST http://news.usc.edu/91589/the-sound-of-music-kusc-tunes-up-for-a-week-of-oscar-nominated-film-scores/ (Thanks to Mari for the heads up!) Cerebral Cortex, Ricard, Mari and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,842 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Looking forward to this! It will be archived right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,631 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Jim's interviews Williams better than most. It should be a good time. Most we will already know, but there will be a few bits that are brand new. I wonder if Williams will address his involvement in episode 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 1 hour ago, artguy360 said: Looking forward to this! It will be archived right? It'll surely be posted on this page shortly after the live broadcast: http://www.kusc.org/Episodes.aspx?PID=2141 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 5 hours ago, Tom said: Jim's interviews Williams better than most. It should be a good time. Most we will already know, but there will be a few bits that are brand new. I wonder if Williams will address his involvement in episode 8. I think we can expect something interesting as Svedja usually has great rapport with Williams and JW is usually quite forthcoming with more in-depth answers than in your usual PR interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,287 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 "Are you returning for Episode 8?" Please make it happen, Svedja! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Svjeda: "Are you returning for Episode VIII?" Williams: "I don't know yet." Woohoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 "I'll try" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,287 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Svjeda: "Are you returning for Episode VIII?" Williams: "Well Jim, I must confess, the higher-ups want the LSO back after reading several complaints about the Los Angeles freelance orchestra in a YouChew comments section." Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 so did anybody listen? Is it online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Psycho Pianist 216 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 9 minutes ago, indy4 said: so did anybody listen? Is it online? It's only half 11 in Los Angeles. Still over 9 hours until it's even on live! indy4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 whoops wrong day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nightscape94 965 Posted February 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2016 I'll have to stay up for this one. By the way, I love this. Everyone has their full name except....Williams. Perfect! Feb. 8: Thomas Newman (Bridge of Spies) Feb. 9: Jóhann Jóhannsson (Sicario ) Feb. 10: Carter Burwell (Carol ) Feb. 11: Williams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) crumbs, The Psycho Pianist and Cerebral Cortex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I'm terrible at time conversions. So what time would this be in Norway? [Edit: Nevermind. I used an online time converter. Seems like this is 6 in the morning tomorrow. Oh well. Hope it gets uploaded afterwards]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitalJ 4 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 John Williams will be on at 12:AM EST tonight here on the East Coast of the United States. I'll probably listen live, I never even heard of KUSC before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 3 hours ago, Thor said: Hope it gets uploaded afterwards]. Don't worry, they'll make it available! (and if they don't, there will be other ways to hear it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,901 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 30 minutes ago, CapitalJ said: John Williams will be on at 12:AM EST tonight here on the East Coast of the United States. I'll probably listen live, I never even heard of KUSC before. Its the Los Angeles classical fm radio station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 http://www.kusc.org/listenonline/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,800 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 4 hours to go right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,357 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, Michael said: 4 hours to go right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,800 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Cerebral Cortex said: And now three... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,842 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 JW is on right now! CapitalJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitalJ 4 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 5 minutes ago, artguy360 said: JW is on right now! Yeah I'm listening now too, they're talking about The Force Awakens and actually playing some stuff from the soundtrack, this is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH 768 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I liked the moment when JW said that while scoring the action sequences, he often asks himself if he's overwriting. That might account for his slightly more streamlined approach to TFA. Referring to the 3 hours of score, he said that they're limited to the amount of music they can put on one CD, but that they just might have to release some more CapitalJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,842 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 The interview is over now. It was very pleasant but they didn't really discuss the music in depth. I wish Jim had asked JW more questions about the music itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 So is he scoring Episode VIII? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH 768 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 17 minutes ago, artguy360 said: The interview is over now. It was very pleasant but they didn't really discuss the music in depth. I wish Jim had asked JW more questions about the music itself. Agreed. Although it was a much longer program this year, music wise (close to 2 hours). He practically played the entire album. The last few times JW has been on for Oscar season it's been much shorter. No word on Ep VIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I guess talking about Episode VIII is forbidden right now. Otherwise, I imagine these interviewers would be asking. That would be my first question to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpia 132 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I cannot find the interview in Classical KUSC site. Does anyone know where can one listen to the full interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 The interview won't be available until next week, probably. Scarpia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post karelm 2,901 Posted February 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2016 I recorded it so if they don't post it next week, I'll upload it somewhere. Nothing new, but each and every interview with The Maestro is a gem. It would have been nice if they asked about future potential Star Wars involvement but we all the know the answer could only be "I'll try". Oh, there is also this brief overview with Jon Burlingame: http://www.kusc.org/blog/artsalive/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10671862 Burlingame loves Star Wars TFA and thinks it could win. Scarpia, Bryant Burnette and Loert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I love it. I want it to win. I hope it will win. But I don't think its has a chance in hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpia 132 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 3 hours ago, karelm said: I recorded it so if they don't post it next week, I'll upload it somewhere. Thank you very much for this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Psycho Pianist 216 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 This is the 21st Century, can't believe this hasn't been uploaded to their site yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaguy 68 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 On 2/12/2016 at 7:47 PM, karelm said: I recorded it so if they don't post it next week, I'll upload it somewhere. Let's assume the week is over. Please upload it somewhere, sir! Don't let the unfortunate ones, that couldn't hear it live, suffer anymore. Ease the pain! crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,901 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 1 hour ago, zaddini said: Let's assume the week is over. Please upload it somewhere, sir! Don't let the unfortunate ones, that couldn't hear it live, suffer anymore. Ease the pain! Look man, pain leads to fear. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Suffering leads to pain and something dark side something. OK I'll upload it tomorrow. Scarpia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 See, was that so hard?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post karelm 2,901 Posted February 17, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2016 The KUSC John Williams can be heard here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1b5q7227p5h7k8/JwOscarPreview-KUSC.mp3?dl=0 Cerebral Cortex, Bryant Burnette, artguy360 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarpia 132 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 5 hours ago, karelm said: The KUSC John Williams can be heard here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1b5q7227p5h7k8/JwOscarPreview-KUSC.mp3?dl=0 Is this not against MB rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,901 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 47 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Is this not against MB rules? What are you, the thread police? And this is a program broadcast on public radio for non-commercial use. According to rules for public radio, "You do not need a license to use material for non-commercial, personal use." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,249 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Stefan, for the final time: let the mods do the moderating. I've asked you repeatedly to stop this. Next time, I'm suspending you. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaguy 68 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 7 hours ago, karelm said: The KUSC John Williams can be heard here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t1b5q7227p5h7k8/JwOscarPreview-KUSC.mp3?dl=0 Thank you, kind sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,842 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I really don't understand why they didn't talk more about the music itself. Such a shame. They played almost the entire album but barely discussed it. In contrast the interview for Book Thief was super detailed! Of all the scores to talk about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 902 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I was hoping for more insights about the music as well. Just simple requests like "Tell me about the Jedi Steps music?" etc And it should be illegal to interview John WIlliams without asking him about Episode 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 9 hours ago, Jay said: Stefan, for the final time: let the mods do the moderating. I've asked you repeatedly to stop this. Next time, I'm suspending you. I just wrote you a PM. Since I have broken no rule that I am aware of I do not appreciate being threatened. Be a Moderator and uphold those rules. Do not threaten to ban me because you don't personally like something I'm doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 6 hours ago, Stefancos said: I just wrote you a PM. Since I have broken no rule that I am aware of I do not appreciate being threatened. You've been claiming that for a few years now though. Yet you keep posting. Perhaps the problem is you rather than the moderation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Deja vu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,509 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The discussion was a little on the light side, but still, some nice things were said. Thank you for sharing karelm! Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,451 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Thanks karelm, for uploading this interview. Really appreciate that! That being said, I was rather disappointed with the interview itself. You have no IDEA how frustrating it is to see/hear these Williams interviews over the last, say, 10-15, years which NEVER go into uncharted territory. It's such a wasted opportunity, IMO. I know we should be grateful with what we get (just to hear him talk), but my standards are getting higher for every year he gets older and this opportunity remains unexplored. Oh, well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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