Popular Post The Psycho Pianist 216 Posted October 27, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2017 FCL just announced CE3K will be joining the other JW scores in being screened with a live orchestra. Personally I think this may be one of the highlights, and surely one of the most testing on the orchestra! No dates announced yet but presuming they will follow in due course. Quote Film Concerts Live! is honored to bring Steven Spielberg’s 1977 masterpiece, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to concert venues around the world. Widely considered one of the most treasured and influential science fiction films of all time, Close Encounters of the Third Kind features a groundbreaking score written by John Williams, which will now be performed live to picture. Written and directed by Spielberg, the film tells the story of Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss), an ordinary blue-collar electrical lineman from Indiana who experiences a close encounter with an unidentified flying object. Increasingly obsessed with this unexplained phenomenon, Roy is drawn to a series of seemingly random strangers, each of whom has come in contact with similar UFOs, eventually making his way to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, where he finds the answers he seeks and where his life is forever changed. Nominated for eight Academy Awards® including Best Original Score, Close Encounters of the Third Kind remains as engrossing and inspiring today as it was forty years ago. Now, for the first time ever, audiences will be able to experience John Williams’ magnificent score performed in its entirety by full symphony orchestras, live and in sync with this extraordinary film. Ricard, Jay, Omen II and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Sítrónu 526 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Let There Be Choir!!!!!! Joni Wiljami and crumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,878 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Wonder if MM was able to extract the choir from the multi-tracks, while working on the remaster? Worth reminding y'all about the continuing pattern of Williams scores being performed live-to-picture: Home Alone (Matessino Expanded) E.T. (Matessino Expanded) Jurassic Park (Matessino Expanded) Close Encounters (Matessino Expanded) Jaws (Matessino Expanded) Harry Potter I-III Raiders of the Lost Ark Star Wars IV-VII (Well, yeah, technically he already expanded IV-VI ) It makes sense for Williams' camp to release updated versions of these scores in line with live-to-picture presentations. So it seems an opportunity has gone begging with Potter and Star Wars. Raiders is understandable given the licence situation, and Star Wars is ongoing with new Williams scores in progress (so I can see Disney withholding any ST expansions until they finish the trilogy), but Potter...? Arguably those 3 scores are very recent but we had an A.I. (2001) expansion over 2 years ago and that's from the same studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Fuck yeah! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,257 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Excellent! I was thinking about this possibility after the wonderful screening in 4K I attended the other day. Hard to beat the original performance and the pleasure of watching the film on a giant screen, but an extremely welcome experience nonetheless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,436 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 This is indeed cool news and I will see it if it comes to New England! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 It was just a matter of time for this one. Still anxiously awaiting Superman to be announced. Would love seeing that one performed live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,044 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 What Karol said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Omen II 1,254 Posted November 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2017 I can't believe it's real. The Royal Albert Hall will see the European premiere of Close Encounters of the Third Kind live in concert on 14th June 2018. Ernst Van Tiel conducts the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the English Chamber Choir. Yes, a choir! https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2018/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-in-concert Tickets go on sale this Friday. This is like the best thing ever. The Royal Albert Hall even looks a bit like the mothership with the spindly aliens inside. Ricard, crocodile and Joni Wiljami 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,436 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I need to move to London fommes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I need to travel to London more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Must. There is absolutely no way I'm not seeing this. @Marian Schedenig should see this too. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliburn 72 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I feel sorry for the tuba player crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,044 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looks like this is right after our choir season, so I should have time. And if I do, I have to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 You better be! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Ticket booked. So fucking excited. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,257 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 The World Premiere of CE3K live to projection will take place in Brisbane, Australia on March 24: Quote WORLD PREMIERE Experience a landmark cinematic event performed with 85-piece orchestra and 60-voice choir. The stars will shine bright on Saturday evening, 24 March 2018, when World Science Festival Brisbane takes the human experience into the realms of science fiction with the world premiere performance of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Concert. Steven Spielberg’s 1977 masterpiece, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, is widely considered one of the most treasured and influential science fiction films of all time. Nominated for eight Academy Awards® including Best Original Score, Close Encounters of the Third Kind remains as engrossing and inspiring today as it was forty years ago. Now, for the first time, audiences will be able to experience John Williams’ magnificent score conducted by Nicholas Buc and performed in its entirety by the Queensland Festival Philharmonic and accompanied by the Resonance of Birralee choir, live and in sync with this extraordinary film. In a stunning collaboration between World Science Festival Brisbane, Film Concerts Live! and Columbia Pictures, this world premiere performance brings together cinema, science and music in one spectacular evening of extra-terrestrial excitement. http://www.worldsciencefestival.com.au/program/events/close-encounters-third-kind-concert/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 418 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I sincerely hope that this concert comes to NY (or somewhere reasonably close to the Tri-State area) before 2019. Although, having never been to one, I wonder if the musicians have to conform to the tracked music and edits of the 1998 version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,878 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 8:36 AM, Ricard said: Now, for the first time, audiences will be able to experience John Williams’ magnificent score conducted by Nicholas Buc and performed in its entirety by the Queensland Festival Philharmonic and accompanied by the Resonance of Birralee choir, live and in sync with this extraordinary film. Geez, this Nicholas Buc fellow is everywhere! He's basically conducting every Williams score Australia-wide. Bloody good conductor, too. His interpretation of TFA was sublime. He's also a regular in the Art of the Score podcasts for anyone who listens (basically my new go-to film score podcasts following the apparent demise of SWO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,436 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Corellian2019 said: I wonder if the musicians have to conform to the tracked music and edits of the 1998 version They would, yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,044 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 On 29/11/2017 at 7:35 PM, crocodile said: You better be! Acknowledged. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Awesome! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,254 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 30/12/2017 at 9:36 PM, Ricard said: The World Premiere of CE3K live to projection will take place in Brisbane, Australia on March 24: I have not seen any discussion of this. Did any JWFansters attend this down under? This article indicates that eight minutes of music have been restored for the live to projection performances. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Man, I'm so pumped for Thursday. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,044 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Omen II 1,254 Posted June 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2018 If everything's ready here on the dark side of the moon...play the five tones. crocodile, JWMike, Disco Stu and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JWMike 117 Posted June 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2018 This was great! Especially after the intermission and the finale was terrific and orgasmic! There is no other way to describe it. One of the greatest pieces of music ever written! Ricard, crocodile and SteveMc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dtw42 61 Posted June 14, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2018 I was a bit higher up than that! Good, wasn't it? Omen II, Incanus and Ricard 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 On 11/28/2017 at 5:11 PM, Jay said: I need to move to London This is how I feel! I bet this was wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,521 Posted June 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2018 It was absolutely fantastic. What surprised me the most were some small additions here and there (flight control scene, for example) as well as the conversation sequence being performed by the orchestra. It was bit different due to some synth parts being performed by string section (for example)... but it also made complete sense in a concert setting. Especially the part where the tuba response (here "amplified" by the orchestra) shatters the glass. Also had a nice catch up with fellow JWFans Christian, Marian and Jim. And yes, "orgasmic" is the only suitable word to describe the entire final act. Karol Jay, Ricard, Omen II and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 If I heard Barnstorming live, I'd cry. I'm getting teary-eyed just thinking about it. Disco Stu and Ricard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I got quite teary-eyed towards the end. Doesn't happen very often. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,436 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Wow guys, sounds incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ciarlese 272 Posted June 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2018 I was lucky to be much closer ( I am the guy with the red t-shirt in the fifth row of the arena on the left :P). It was superb. The final 20 minutes shocked me, I almost burst in tears. And at last I could enjoy a film in-concert with complete silence until the end of the very last note: I wish the audience could be so well educated on every occasion! Cannot wait for the next occasions in October! Ricard, JWMike and crocodile 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,257 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWMike 117 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 3 hours ago, ciarlese said: I was lucky to be much closer ( I am the guy with the red t-shirt in the fifth row of the arena on the left :P). It was superb. The final 20 minutes shocked me, I almost burst in tears. And at last I could enjoy a film in-concert with complete silence until the end of the very last note: I wish the audience could be so well educated on every occasion! Cannot wait for the next occasions in October! Great point. The audience was spellbound right to the end. No drowning out the music with premature applause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 5 hours ago, ciarlese said: I was lucky to be much closer ( I am the guy with the red t-shirt in the fifth row of the arena on the left :P). It was superb. The final 20 minutes shocked me, I almost burst in tears. And at last I could enjoy a film in-concert with complete silence until the end of the very last note: I wish the audience could be so well educated on every occasion! Cannot wait for the next occasions in October! One does not simply interrupt the John Williams climax to end all climaxes: Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PHOENIX 34 Posted June 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 15, 2018 A few video clips of the London Close Encounters. Including 'The Conversation'. (fully orchestrated) and part of the End Credits. Not brilliant quality, but will give you an idea. The Conversation. Opening 'slam' Atonal section. Appearance of the Visitors. End Credits (partial). crocodile, Omen II, Holko and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,436 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 That's awesome, thanks for sharing!!!! BUT! Is there any chance you can put them on youtube or google drive video instead of uploading as attachments? We can't really afford the 1GB (!) of server space to host them, nor are they allowed to be attached per the forum rules. Hosting somewhere else and linking/embedding is fine, though. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHOENIX 34 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 OK. Will try that. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 10,232 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'm insanely jealous of you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corellian2019 418 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 On 6/15/2018 at 10:12 AM, ciarlese said: Cannot wait for the next occasions in October! Did I miss something? Are there dates and locations scheduled for the next performances? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Yeah, when I checked the website I didn't see anything other than the premiere. I've decided: people can have their Harry Potter, their Star Wars, their ET...but this concert, I WILL see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Nick Parker said: Yeah, when I checked the website I didn't see anything other than the premiere. I've decided: people can have their Harry Potter, their Star Wars, their ET...but this concert, I WILL see. Good decision. This was my 22nd live to projection concert (7th of Williams' music) and definitely among the best. I'd say E.T. is a close second. Both scores use their scores prominently and they have such a clear musical structure. Both a must see. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,254 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 On 15/06/2018 at 3:12 PM, ciarlese said: And at last I could enjoy a film in-concert with complete silence until the end of the very last note: I wish the audience could be so well educated on every occasion! I would echo this. In contrast to the other Williams live to projection concerts I have seen at the Royal Albert Hall, this one was far from being a sell out. There was no programme available and I wonder if this was because they had not sold enough tickets to justify the cost of producing one. The price of the stalls tickets dropped considerably in the weeks leading up to the concert in an attempt to fill the arena and they were even advertising the concert with posters at Tube stations (I noticed one at Pimlico the other week, for example). I have to remind myself that this movie is more than forty years old and although film score buffs like we are here know how magnificent the music is, I suspect that the music as a whole is much less familiar to the general public (aside from the famous five-note motif) than, say, Jaws or Jurassic Park. This probably explained the smaller crowd but also the fact that those who did attend did so because they knew how great it would be if done right. I attended Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets recently at the same venue and there was a couple in the row behind who started to discuss loudly where to go for dinner afterwards while the end credits music played. They spoke even more loudly during the louder parts of the music to make sure they could hear each other over the sound of the orchestra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 And you didn't shush them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,254 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, Stefancos said: And you didn't shush them? I’m English, so I turned around momentarily and gave them a look of mild displeasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,521 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I'm afraid only flamethrower would suffice. But yes, it wasn't exactly a sell out performance. Neither was Jaws, to be honest. Karol Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Omen II said: I’m English, so I turned around momentarily and gave them a look of mild displeasure. And this did not desist them? Struth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,426 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 On 15/06/2018 at 3:12 PM, ciarlese said: I Cannot wait for the next occasions in October! 22 hours ago, Corellian2019 said: Did I miss something? Are there dates and locations scheduled for the next performances? I think he might mean JW at RAH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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