Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 2 hours ago, Jay said: Richard Kraft from the FSM thread again I mean, he isn't wrong, is he? Sadly, as much as one might want to think it's overreaction, these are legitimate concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 5 hours ago, Nick Tatopoulos's Beret said: This sort of thing wouldn't fly with other celebrities. You'd be apprehended and given a restraining order. Maybe not, but it's still kind of creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,713 Posted July 19, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2016 47 minutes ago, TheWhiteRider said: I mean, he isn't wrong, is he? Sadly, as much as one might want to think it's overreaction, these are legitimate concerns. I agree with Kraft. Composers and their families indeed just like everyone else deserve to have their privacy at home. As funny and dorky as such a serenade outside JW's house is it still uncomfortably infringes on the Maestro's privacy even if the intentions are innocent. mrbellamy, crumbs, mstrox and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 2 hours ago, Bespin said: Well, there's only one solution for them : moving. Not to England, dude. Do that, and they will be at the shit end of Teresa May's sharia law! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Please keep the political stuff out of threads that have nothing to do with those subjects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I'm just saying... Bump it to Brexit, if it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I can't. I'm not a moderator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 4 minutes ago, Richard said: Bump it to Brexit Most popular song on the dance floor at all the London clubs this Summer. Naïve Old Fart and Incanus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,498 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 All my homies at G.A.Y. are gonna love this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I'm glad Williams was gracious and got some good press, but I think it's extremely disrespectful to do something like that to him. Or to anyone, really. But then, the world is full of people who think that it's all good if it's in the name of going viral. They likely don't care if I think they're pieces of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 This is crazy - several family members who aren't JW fans saw this news independently of me. I honestly didn't expect it to blow up like this. It seems there's been some privacy concerns regarding this. My opinion is that it's fine to play that music where they did, but you shouldn't post the video for everyone to see without checking with JW or his agent first. Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,272 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Well, we don't know that they didn't ask him if they could upload it. But yeah, I really hope it doesn't inspire copycats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 33 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: Well, we don't know that they didn't ask him if they could upload it. True. We don't know what happened and I shouldn't be assuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 20 hours ago, Nick Tatopoulos's Beret said: I'm going to go there with a boombox blasting the Return of the Jedi OST. He would love that. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Quote Celebrities, including composers, are people first. Their homes are off limits. ALWAYS. Honestly, this argument makes no sense to me. If I lived down the street from someone, I'd be visiting their home to get to know them as neighbors regardless if they were famous or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I've joked about stalking Williams in the past, but I would never actually do it. When I have met him in person in Boston, I turned into even more of a freak I was so starstruck. I could barely speak. It's kinda why I don't want to go to the Star Trek conventions and meet the stars. I'm so terrified they'll think I'm a freak. What the fuck would Nana Visitor think about me styling my hair like Major Kira? I'd be escorted out by Federation security officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 15 minutes ago, Hawmy said: Honestly, this argument makes no sense to me. If I lived down the street from someone, I'd be visiting their home to get to know them as neighbors regardless if they were famous or not. That argument doesn't really make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 You were supposed to understand. I'll make you understand. Williams Manor. Hmm! See ya soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Nick Tatopoulos's Beret said: I turned into even more of a freak I was so starstruck. I could barely speak. I just uttered some noises which must made him think i was a mental! "Whaaaaahaaaanaaa...hooooo.....wheeeaaaaa!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,272 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Hawmy said: Honestly, this argument makes no sense to me. If I lived down the street from someone, I'd be visiting their home to get to know them as neighbors regardless if they were famous or not. I think you've misinterpreted the post. They're not talking about a familiar neighborhood visit, they're talking about fans, strangers. Even so, it's not like I go around knocking on my neighbors doors unannounced, and this is a pretty unorthodox way of doing so... Who knows what the actual story is behind this. Doubt it's a stalking thing where they tracked down his address and drove 3 hours. I imagine these kids probably live somewhere in the neighborhood and maybe are acquainted with the lady who lives down the street from JW. Say she's the 13-year-old's aunt or something, and he loves trumpet and John Williams and she told him he's her neighbor. So the kid wants to do this and the older one (trumpet teacher?) humors him because what could it hurt. Yes, it's kind of obnoxious but it was a friendly prank and Williams seemed to enjoy it as a random occurrence. They probably laughed over it for a minute, hopefully they apologized for bothering him, and they all went home. It's fine. What I don't love is that now it's on YouTube -- with or without his permission -- and footage of John Williams at his home is now quickly circling around as a popular viral video. This thing went super mainstream, articles on Yahoo, People Magazine, Billboard. I see local news people posting in the comments wanting to do a story with the kids...it feels sorta gross, especially with how modest and low-security the place looks. I can't really think of any examples where something like this was seen as a positive thing, even paparazzi shots never show the celebs at their houses. I don't want this to turn into a circus, I don't want to see these guys doing interviews or dancing on the fucking Ellen DeGeneres show with that still of Johnny waving in his doorway up on a big screen. I don't want reporters hounding Williams for a quote about the incident. He's not Kim and Kanye, he didn't ask for this. EDIT: Looks like it was the older guy's idea, actually. A video of the performance was posted on YouTube by Michael Miller, himself a longtime TV composer. The clip shows him playing the famous theme on flugelhorn alongside 13-year-old trumpet player Bryce Hayashi last week on the sidewalk in front of Williams' home. The performance drew the composer to his door, and he later walked down to shake hands with the musicians. Miller told The Associated Press he came up with the "wild and crazy" idea to take the teen he was mentoring to serenade the composer, who lived a couple houses down from Miller's friend's home. It was the first time the two had performed the duet flawlessly, Miller said. Miller called himself a big "Star Wars" fan, but added, "I'm probably more of a John Williams fan than a 'Star Wars' fan." Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 23 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: I think you've misinterpreted the post. They're not talking about a familiar neighborhood visit, they're talking about fans, strangers. Even so, it's not like I go around knocking on my neighbors doors unannounced, and this is a pretty unorthodox way of doing so... Who knows what the actual story is behind this. Doubt it's a stalking thing where they tracked down his address and drove 3 hours. I imagine these kids probably live somewhere in the neighborhood and maybe are acquainted with the lady who lives down the street from JW. Say she's the 13-year-old's aunt or something, and he loves trumpet and John Williams and she told him he's her neighbor. So the kid wants to do this and the older one (trumpet teacher?) humors him because what could it hurt. Yes, it's kind of obnoxious but it was a friendly prank and Williams seemed to enjoy it as a random occurrence. They probably laughed over it for a minute, hopefully they apologized for bothering him, and they all went home. It's fine. What I don't love is that now it's on YouTube -- with or without his permission -- and footage of John Williams at his home is now quickly circling around as a popular viral video. This thing went super mainstream, articles on Yahoo, People Magazine, Billboard. I see local news people posting in the comments wanting to do a story with the kids...it feels sorta gross, especially with how modest and low-security the place looks. I can't really think of any examples where something like this was seen as a positive thing, even paparazzi shots never show the celebs at their houses. I don't want this to turn into a circus, I don't want to see these guys doing interviews or dancing on the fucking Ellen DeGeneres show with that still of Johnny waving in his doorway up on a big screen. I don't want reporters hounding Williams for a quote about the incident. He's not Kim and Kanye, he didn't ask for this. EDIT: Looks like it was the older guy's idea, actually. I understand where people are coming from, but I think that most people are overreacting. If someone does show up at John Williams house, and is bothering him, I'll have a problem with the people bothering him, but I don't think any harm was done by posting this video. It's not like their telling people to go stalk John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,833 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 People really do love to suck the fun out of everything don't they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Post your address, so that we may come and serenade you. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,833 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 You can find his address with a simple search on google. You cannot see the house number/name or street name on the video. Not saying I would have done it myself but it really is just two fans having a bit of harmless fun, fun that JW did not seem to have a problem with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Someone should go in front of his house now, heavy breathing and play wind chimes. Do you see the images? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,671 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I love Williams' reaction, but I have to agree that I think it was going over the line of politeness, and I think they were very, very lucky to get such a gracious response. Another composer, another circumstance, and you'd have a potentially very different reaction. Don't get me wrong - I love it when a composer enjoys talking to their fans, but I think you have to assume that they don't, at least not at their home... And Thaxton is the last person to lecture about manners and rudeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 This is creepy as hell. Weirdos. Marcus and Gruesome Son of a Bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Time to pick up a clarinet and play "Driving Miss Daisy" in front of the Zimmer compound. He'll enjoy my performance over the security system enough to let me finish before he releases the hounds I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,647 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Nah, Zimmy's a collaborator. He may list you as a co-composer on his next album. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Time to pick up a clarinet and play "Driving Miss Daisy" in front of the Zimmer compound. He'll enjoy my performance over the security system enough to let me finish before he releases the hounds I'm sure. Do you mean his home, or RCP? They're pretty inviting at the latter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,833 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 4 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Time to pick up a clarinet and play "Driving Miss Daisy" in front of the Zimmer compound. He'll enjoy my performance over the security system enough to let me finish before he releases the hounds I'm sure. He'll just send Geoff Zanelli out to listen to it while he stays inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpvee 805 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Saw this last night. Definitely neat, but I can also understand where others are coming from with concerns. Anyway, I was listening to NYC's big classical radio station this morning, and suddenly the host on air was talking about the video. He proceeded to play the entire Main Title suite from the original film. On NYC classical radio. So that was awesome. Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Anyone know where David Arnold lives? I can't play any instruments, but I can sing along with the choir in "The Darkest Day" or "Big G Goes to Monster Heaven" while I play it on my ghetto blaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,133 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Every time I see a video of Williams, I'm more convinced that Daniel Day-Lewis based his Lincoln performance on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I have no idea where to post this but is anybody else finding that JWFan threads are no longer displaying on the mobile forum site? I use Android and I keep getting an error in Chrome that says: "Sorry, there is a problem. Page Not Found. Error code: 2S106/1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Works fine for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Don't use Android rubbish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Oddly enough it appears to only happen when I click the star beside the thread to take me to the oldest unread post, which is my habit when navigating the forum. I click a page number or the thread title and the page will load fine. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Huh. There's an update available Andreas hasn't installed yet, maybe that will fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Williams and his wife need to stop wasting all that electricity with the air conditioning in that mansion. They're the reason it's so expensive for the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 On 19 luglio 2016 at 7:05 PM, Jay said: Richard Kraft from the FSM thread again His words indicate that film composers think most of their fans are just a bunch of creepy weirdos... Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Not at all what his words indicate. That's absurdly unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 4 hours ago, TownerFan said: His words indicate that film composers think most of their fans are just a bunch of creepy weirdos... To be fair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 5 hours ago, TownerFan said: His words indicate that film composers think most of their fans are just a bunch of creepy weirdos... I see how one could get that impression from regularly posting at FSM. Koray Savas and Disco Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,748 Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 This is really sweet... Someone other than Williams might've called the cops on them. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,466 Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 It's an "oldie" that had its rounds in JWFAN and other film music circles a few years ago, but yes -- it's a lovely story. Mr. Hooper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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