Popular Post rpvee 855 Posted April 13, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2017 John Williams and the Orlando Philharmonic gave a surprise performance at the Star Wars Celebrarion opening panel celebrating the 40th anniversary of Star Wars! They started with "Princess Leia's Theme" as a beautiful tribute to Carrie Fisher, then the "Main Title" (and the concert suite that usually follows it), and ended with "The Imperial March", concluding the panel at the same time. Lucas called Williams the "secret sauce of Star Wars", haha. Performance starts at 9:30: Here it is from the audience's perspective. The crowd's reaction to Williams is chillingly epic. He literally needs no introduction! Wonderful surprise! Cerebral Cortex, mrbellamy, John and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittBash 294 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I was ok until I saw John Williams and the Orchestra and now I've lost it! Edit: Is it ok to cry at work? At least he's going on with the main titles! woof dry the eyes and enjoy the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas 112 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Wah LAG... But i see the master :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,235 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Don't have time to watch now but hopefully will tonight. I'm sure it's beautiful. Wonderful that JW was there; can't wait to see it. EDIT: Looks like from the live stream that Williams is now conducting "Main Title" (the concert arrangement) as well. Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, Will said: EDIT: Looks like from the live stream that Williams is now conducting Throne Room and Finale as well. Your stream is way ahead of mine. I'm still on the Main Theme. But my stream is cutting off and on so much, I'm getting music in 5-10 second chunks. He's conducting the Imperial March now. Seriously the merged replies thing is annoying. I can edit if I want something to be included with my previous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas 112 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Yeah Imperial march. Hey play some music for Episode 8 crumbs and Disco Stu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Just now, Andreas said: Hey play some music for Episode 8 If only!! ocelot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,739 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I'd rather not have VIII music revealed on such a laggy stream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 God isn't it awful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,739 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Just now, Disco Stu said: God isn't it awful? I have a feeling there's going to be an emergency change of employment by the end of Celebration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 The stream cut off completely in the middle of The Throne Room :/ Edit: Nevermind, that was a recording not part of the performance. I was confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,361 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Just watched it with my kids. My older boy is crazy about Star Wars, so he's glued on the television since the webcasts started... rpvee and ocelot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,753 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I was wondering if he might show up. This the first time he's been to SWC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 artguy360 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bespinGPT 8,767 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Blood you are on fire today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC4L 87 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Williams and Giacchino co-conducting! It's awesome! Williams handing Giacchino his baton in a deeply symbolic gesture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC4L 87 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 WTF? My stream ended after the Imperial March??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,358 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Warms me heart to see Williams get that huge applause and for him to very gently shush them. A bit bizarre seeing Williams in the heart of complete fandom for once. Will and DarthDementous 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,361 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 26 minutes ago, FC4L said: WTF? My stream ended after the Imperial March??? The 40th Anniversary panel ended after the Williams appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC4L 87 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, Miguel Andrade said: The 40th Anniversary panel ended after the Williams appearance. After 3 pieces? What was the talk of co-conducting? None of that was on my stream and I wasn't far behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Those were feeble attempts at humor, only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC4L 87 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 11 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Those were feeble attempts at humor, only. Lame. Extremely lame. As an aside, it's absolutely fantastic to see Williams looking so lively and traveling. The number of concerts he's appearing at across the US in the next 12 is very encouraging to see as it bodes well to him completing the star Wars and Indiana Jones sagas. Miguel Andrade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amer 2,237 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 That was great to see Williams there. Hope a better quality video comes out from the SWCO youtube channel. There is a live stream recording posted but its rather poor quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: Those were feeble attempts at humor, only. Feeble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Feeble! You can do better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Amer 2,237 Posted April 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2017 Found these pics off twitter feed #johnwilliams Will, Ricard, Disco Stu and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,753 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Ricard and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BloodBoal 7,541 Posted April 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2017 crumbs, MikeH, Amer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrbellamy 6,753 Posted April 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2017 LOL. The face says it all. Bam, right into camera. Is Williams waving to Puck? Disco Stu, Joni Wiljami, Ricard and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,257 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 FYI, the full performance is available on YouTube since yesterday (starts at 9m30s): rpvee and Incanus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rpvee 855 Posted April 14, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2017 5 hours ago, Ricard said: FYI, the full performance is available on YouTube since yesterday (starts at 9m30s): Thanks! Will add to the main post. Here it is from the audience's perspective. Their reaction to Williams is chillingly epic. He literally needs no introduction! Will, Disco Stu and Cerebral Cortex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,501 Posted April 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2017 Everybody shushing at once was kind of adorable. That flubbed note in the opening horn solo was not. And everyone in the audience holding their camera phones aloft was chilling in a dystopian kind of way. Will, ocelot and John Dutton 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 37 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: And everyone in the audience holding their camera phones aloft was chilling in a dystopian kind of way. If it isnt a streamed live on Twitter or Facebook, it's not an event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Andrade 1,361 Posted April 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2017 New upload of the 40th anniversary panel, with the Williams appearance, in top quality: thx99, Will and Amer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,835 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Thanks, Miguel!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post John Dutton 7,378 Posted April 15, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2017 John Williams @Johnnybaby - Apr 15 I apologize on behalf of the Orlando Pops for that awful performance of the Star Wars theme. I spent rehearsal time riding The Haunted Mansion at @WaltDisneyWorld. Cerebral Cortex, crumbs, Not Mr. Big and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerebral Cortex 3,358 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 On 4/14/2017 at 1:08 AM, mrbellamy said: Oh man, this is a good one. Incanus and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuartosur 12 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Amer and Cerebral Cortex 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 554 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 On 4/13/2017 at 11:52 AM, FC4L said: Lame. Extremely lame. As an aside, it's absolutely fantastic to see Williams looking so lively and traveling. The number of concerts he's appearing at across the US in the next 12 is very encouraging to see as it bodes well to him completing the star Wars and Indiana Jones sagas. Why on Earth would you want anyone else conducting? He's only been doing that lately for full concerts because of his age and the energy needed for it. On 4/14/2017 at 7:54 AM, Disco Stu said: Everybody shushing at once was kind of adorable. That flubbed note in the opening horn solo was not. And everyone in the audience holding their camera phones aloft was chilling in a dystopian kind of way. I think because they were sitting behind the curtain for a very long time with the instruments getting cold made the whole french horn solo flat. It happens if the place is cold. They should have done a quick tuning before the start. Joni Wiljami 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,361 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 12 hours ago, Miguel Andrade said: New upload of the 40th anniversary panel, with the Williams appearance, in top quality: After all, not top quality... just the video. After closer examination, the audio is mono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC4L 87 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 20 hours ago, ocelot said: Why on Earth would you want anyone else conducting? He's only been doing that lately for full concerts because of his age and the energy needed for it. I don't "want" anyone else conducting. My comment of lame is directed at the 2 morons who made posts about Giacchino sharing the baton with Williams before my stream had caught up to the end. It was an utterly idiotic attempt at supposed humor. If you had followed along with the rest of the posts you'd have easily understood that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelot 554 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 8 minutes ago, FC4L said: I don't "want" anyone else conducting. My comment of lame is directed at the 2 morons who made posts about Giacchino sharing the baton with Williams before my stream had caught up to the end. It was an utterly idiotic attempt at supposed humor. If you had followed along with the rest of the posts you'd have easily understood that. Oh, lol, my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,378 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Let's not make excuses for the Orlando Pops. They're just not very good, at least when it comes to performing Williams music. We've known that for a long time. Nothing's changed, not even with Williams conducting. It's rather sad, actually. It's like putting Captain Kirk in command of a Pakled freighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,739 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, FC4L said: I don't "want" anyone else conducting. My comment of lame is directed at the 2 morons who made posts about Giacchino sharing the baton with Williams before my stream had caught up to the end. It was an utterly idiotic attempt at supposed humor. If you had followed along with the rest of the posts you'd have easily understood that. Man, those light hearted joke comments must have really bothered you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,713 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 orlando pops? Where's Andrew Lane when you ned him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,378 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Disposed of. No one ever needed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC4L 87 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 18 hours ago, Not Mr. Big said: Man, those light hearted joke comments must have really bothered you... They weren't "light hearted jokes" they were posts continuing the narrative of the event by those watching it live. To see such posts, with zero indication of them being "jokes" and then get to the end of the stream wondering why I've not seen something I'm expecting to happen happen isn't funny nor amusing. It was lame and stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,739 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 6 minutes ago, FC4L said: with zero indication of them being "jokes" and then get to the end of the stream The comments' far-fetched nature was more than enough of an indication. "John Williams and Michael Giacchino co-conducting" isn't something that would actually happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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