Popular Post Jay 40,201 Posted June 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2016 Confirmed today via this Variety article http://variety.com/2016/film/spotlight/john-williams-afi-1201792072-1201792072/ Yes, I know we already have a thread to discuss the article, but I think that thread should be about the article (which covers a lot of ground!), and we need a proper thread to discuss this score specifically. It's Spielberg's followup film to The BFG, his 30th feature-length film over all, and the 28th scored by JW. It's an adaptation of a book, and here is how wikipedia describes the book: Quote In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenager Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines—puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them. But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape. Sounds like Williams will have a lot of fun stuff to write music to! Spielberg shoots it this summer and Williams begins working on the score this November. I imagine special effects will take a long time to render throughout 2017, and Williams might be asked to come back after his Episode 8 work is done to record some pickups, revisions, Inserts, etc. The film is currently scheduled to open March 30th 2018. Damien F, Ricard and Will 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,347 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 It is actually his follow-up film to The BFG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,736 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I don;t really understand what this movie is about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 This should make for an interesting score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,201 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 9 minutes ago, king mark said: I don;t really understand what this movie is about Well we don't really know for sure, hence why I quoted what the book its based on about to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 15,039 Posted June 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2016 So Indy V will mark their 30th collaboration together, in the same year he hopefully completes his 9 film, triple trilogy Star Wars opus. 2019 could be the greatest year of JW scores since 2005! Cerebral Cortex, Pieter Boelen, Will and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,201 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, crumbs said: So Indy V will mark their 30th collaboration together Only if that Jennifer Lawrence movie or that kidnapping movie actually gets made and comes out before Indy V, AND JW decides he wants to do it. There's no guarantee he'll score any films after RP1 and SW8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,745 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I wonder if this will be a Sci-Fi Williams score or a Sci-Fi/Fantasy one. I'm personally hoping for a bit of both. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,880 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Apparently the novel has lots of references to popular 80's pop songs, so maybe Johnny will have to share some space with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,358 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I think it's neat this is the 6th hottest topic on Reddit's front page right now. EDIT: Oops, Mr. Big beat me on this over an hour ago. 1 hour ago, Not Mr. Big said: The announcement of Williams' involvement in Ready Player One is currently #4 on Reddit I believe. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 2 hours ago, Muad'Dib said: Apparently the novel has lots of references to popular 80's pop songs, so maybe Johnny will have to share some space with that. So, 80s pop will be the new Ben Burtt in the entitled ears of JWFan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,745 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I wonder how extensively Williams will utilize electronics, if at all (beyond the standard Williams enhancements). Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,373 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 5 hours ago, Jay said: Only if that Jennifer Lawrence movie or that kidnapping movie actually gets made and comes out before Indy V, AND JW decides he wants to do it. There's no guarantee he'll score any films after RP1 and SW8. The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara is already officially announced and it'll be Spielberg's next film after Ready Player One (he also confirmed to Italian press that he will shoot in Italy sometimes next year, btw). Release date hasn't been set yet, but it's expected to come out in Fall 2017. The biopic on war photgrapher Lynsey Addario (It's What I'll Do) in which Jennifer Lawrence is attached to star is still in development, but Spielberg hasn't commited to it yet. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not Mr. Big 4,745 Posted June 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2016 5 hours ago, Cerebral Cortex said: I think it's neat this is the 6th hottest topic on Reddit's front page right now. Just don't read the comment section. People blaspheming the sacred name of Williams by wishing for JunkieXL or Trent Reznor to be composing instead. Cerebral Cortex, crumbs and Will 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 848 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 5 hours ago, Jay said: There's no guarantee he'll score any films after RP1 and SW8. Although I'm an optimist, there is no guarantee he'll score those films either. Of course, no scoring job is a certainty until it's recorded and all, but with Bridge Of Spies still so fresh in my memory -to which Willams was initially officially attached (GSA website, etc.)- I'd say a Williams score is a guarantee when he's actually busy writing the score. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 5,373 Posted June 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2016 John Williams himself doesn't take these things for granted. But it's surely a good sign he expects to do as many projects as possible, so I too expect he will do all the Spielberg films in the pipeline, the next two Star Wars films and whatever else he might choose to work on. He will keep the pencil going as long as he has energy and health to do it. Let's wish him at least another 20 years in full activity crumbs, mrbellamy, Damien F and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Finally an assignment with a bit more promise beyond the grandfatherly glow made of pastoral americana and/or old Indy/SW stand by's. Call my curiosity piqued! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 He says... after recommending the latest Bryan Tyler album... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 40,201 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Tyler's Now You See Me scores are pretty different / better than the same sounding stuff he composes for most of his other projects. Give it a whirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 48 minutes ago, publicist said: Finally an assignment with a bit more promise beyond the grandfatherly glow made of pastoral americana and/or old Indy/SW stand by's. Call my curiosity piqued! The premise of the whole thing sounds very try-hard and dopey though. But that never stopped, say, Jerry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Indeed. Sounds like the kind of thing you read in those hokey pre-teen adventure books. But hey, it could give us a welcome change in sound for Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,222 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 On the some the boards, people keep talking about Williams as if he has never utilized electronics in his scores and thus might be unsuitable. Personally, I hope he does not use them extensively for this score as I find them annoying, but clearly these people have not heard Heartbeeps, the Fury, or even tracks of ESB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I know nothing about the aesthetic of the book or what Spielberg might go for, but it's believable that ultimately a composer other than Williams would be more appropriate for it if it's truly something that cries out for a strong electronic presence. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,745 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 1 hour ago, TheWhiteRider said: I know nothing about the aesthetic of the book or what Spielberg might go for, but it's believable that ultimately a composer other than Williams would be more appropriate for it if it's truly something that cries out for a strong electronic presence. Who knows, maybe Williams will write his first all-electronic score. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 That would be very interesting! With someone like Randy Kerber filling the usual Pope role as advisor and orchestrator, or in this case synthesist. Yeah, that'd be cool actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,745 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I'd definitely take that over another Hook-clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,880 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 If only Jon would have asked him more about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 9 hours ago, Lonnegan said: He says... after recommending the latest Bryan Tyler album... Code 000. Destruct. 0. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 8 hours ago, TheWhiteRider said: I know nothing about the aesthetic of the book or what Spielberg might go for, but it's believable that ultimately a composer other than Williams would be more appropriate for it if it's truly something that cries out for a strong electronic presence. Hmm, I think not necessarily. If anything I'd say electronica would be comfortably predictable in this instance rather than something like say, an off-beat fully orchestral sound. Is it too late for Spielberg and Williams to try out avant-garde again? (I love electro orchestral scoring btw) 13 hours ago, Jay said: Tyler's Now You See Me scores are pretty different / better than the same sounding stuff he composes for most of his other projects. Give it a whirl. I heard a medley of his stuff at few weeks ago and it was dire. But I did quite like his Black Flag score, that was nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,745 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Williams going the electronica route would be unpredictable for Williams at least. It would be awesome to have something relatively unique in Williams' oeuvre as opposed to another orchestral fantasy score to add to the pile (as great as that pile is) Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,277 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 On 6/10/2016 at 10:26 PM, Muad'Dib said: Apparently the novel has lots of references to popular 80's pop songs, so maybe Johnny will have to share some space with that. Oh great... --------- This project sounds like it will make for some really unique stuff! On 6/11/2016 at 8:26 PM, Not Mr. Big said: Who knows, maybe Williams will write his first all-electronic score. On 6/11/2016 at 8:34 PM, TheWhiteRider said: That would be very interesting! With someone like Randy Kerber filling the usual Pope role as advisor and orchestrator, or in this case synthesist. Yeah, that'd be cool actually. Yeah, it would be cool to see Williams give himself a late-career challenge to go out of his "comfort zone." I'm not generally a fan of all-electronic music but I think John Williams could take any style and make something terrific out of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,487 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Oh come on! Williams has never been great when using synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 15,039 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 He usually gets other people to arrange any complicated synth stuff for him. The pulsating motif in Munich, for example. Or The Biker Chase in AI which his son arranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,487 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 20 minutes ago, TheWhiteRider said: Idiot! John Williams isn't a synth composer. You really want to disagree with me on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpy 4,161 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Hasn't anyone listened to Presumed Innocent, there's synths in that that just meld so perfectly with Williams' writing! Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,487 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Its ok. But its no Basic Instinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P 4,368 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 On 6/10/2016 at 0:45 AM, TheWhiteRider said: I know nothing about the aesthetic of the book or what Spielberg might go for, but it's believable that ultimately a composer other than Williams would be more appropriate for it if it's truly something that cries out for a strong electronic presence. This. There are several films in Spielberg's canon that I think JW was the wrong composer for (to avoid derailing the thread, I won't name them), and as soon as I heard he SS was making this film, I was a bit mystified at how JW would tackle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,492 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Which films Richard? Genuinely interested in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,373 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Spielberg loves having orchestral scores in his films, so I don't think he and JW will ever go all-electronic. It's likely there's gonna be a slightly larger electronic/synth presence than usual maybe (like in A.I. or Minority Report), but it's fairly safe to assume it's gonna be orchestral for the most part. Will and Ricard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Too bad such things can be "safely" assumed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joni Wiljami 1,212 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 This score is going to be amazing. Scarpia and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 15,039 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 RPO author Ernie Cline moments after learning Williams was confirmed to score the his film: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/75445 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,654 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 I'm hoping for a score in the style of A.I., MINORITY REPORT or even WAR OF THE WORLDS here. Dark, pulsating, perhaps with some electronic ambiance. I actually prefer Williams' approach to synths over, say, Goldsmith's, because Williams at least knows his limitations. He usually uses it very discretely, as slight colorization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,860 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Yeah, those three scores come to mind too with this project. Could be sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,373 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 The book is a cross between dystopian sci-fi elements and 1980s-type adventure films (think of Wargames or The Last Starfighter and the likes), so it'll be interesting which angle Spielberg will let prevail. I guess the film will probably nod the stylings of those adventure films we all know well, so Williams' approach could also follow accordingly. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,890 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Any news on whether JW has made a start on this yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 15,039 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 We're not sure if shooting's finished just yet, but it's been 4 months so you'd think they'll start spotting in a few weeks. No word on how VIII is tracking either, which I assume will take longer to assemble a first cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 1,017 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 2 hours ago, alextrombone94 said: Any news on whether JW has made a start on this yet? Williams previously stated he would start work on the film in November. I guess his schedule is mapped out well ahead of time, so I guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,504 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Isn't this movie still like 18 months from release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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