Lurker 5 Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Before Ricard made this the home for John Williams fans, there was Scott Hanson's web page. I'm just wondering if Hanson even remembers having a web page and if so, why has nothing been done to it in over 3 years. Will it ever be updated? Decide for yourself. The Unofficial John Williams Home Page.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 To my knowledge, Mr. Hanson stoped working on his apge because his family began to grow. I have to say that I understand him very well. As for your question, I do care, and I do hope he sometime gets back to it, but if he will... I really can't imagine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 I was doing a lot of reviews for him, and he was making copies of many of his CDs so I could review them for the site. And then, one day, he wrote to me saying he was starting graduate school (or some kind of school) and it would take a lot of his time. That was in early 2000, right before "The Patriot," and I haven't heard from him since.This site is better, if only for the message boards, but I had a lot of fun writing score reviews, as some of my surviving alumni could tell you.And since he lives in Boston, he had lots of access to Williams during his tenure at the Boston Pops, and during the recording of "Saving Private Ryan." Lucky him.I hope Scott is reading this. Scott, come back!!!!!! Jeff -- who misses Scott Hanson :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morn 8 Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 That site wins with content, this one with interactivity and news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 Interactivity vs. Inactivity, eh?Marian - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Longbottom 0 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 I understand one cannot turn back all the years and land up back in the 1998. But just for curiosity I would love to just for the sake of reliving it all over again. It was a magical year, pure happiness and musical saturation. That year of 1998 was absolutely a key breakpoint, literally a kickoff for building my JW collection. Through some internet search engine I found Scott Hanson's page and it was the beginning. Without his site, dare I say, I would have not been able to locate and get to know the bulk of music the "Man of Seven Years in Tibet" has been responsible for.This site is better, if only for the message boards, but I had a lot of fun writing score reviews, as some of my surviving alumni could tell you.Your reviews, Jeff? I was printing them out (not only yours, of course) back then and have them all filed in a folder and I like to read in them from time to time. Great job, man; they came in handy on plentiful occasions when I was deciding for a particular product; so you also have your share on the shape of my JW's repertoire.I hope Scott is reading this. Scott, come back!!!!!! I am echoing this.Roman.-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 I was printing them out (not only yours, of course) back then and have them all filed in a folder and I like to read in them from time to time. Great job, man; they came in handy on plentiful occasions when I was deciding for a particular product; so you also have your share on the shape of my JW's repertoire. That's great to hear, buddy. I'm glad I was able to help you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 When I wrote my three reviews for the page back in '97 or so, Scott gave me an incredible response to them. I was pleased to have contributed, and would have done more if I weren't cut off from the net for the following three years.When I came back to it in January of 2000 (the same month as his final update), my first action was to e-mail him and express an interest in submitting more reviews. I never got a response. As I checked back in with the site over the following months, my heart sank deeper each time I found it frozen in time.I'd love to talk to Scott again, but frankly I doubt it's going to happen. He seems to have permanently given up on the site, and after this long, his life has doubtless undergone so much change that returning to it is probably the last thing on his mind. Still, there's a legacy there that will serve anyone who finds the page and wants to learn more about our favorite composer.And, in the long run....I'd have to say that I like this place better anyway. The community that's been established on these boards alone surpasses any other site on the net, if you ask me. - Uni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaft 2,132 Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Scott was a wonderful webmaster and a great guy to boot. I got my first recording of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom from him on a little tape in the mail, and I nearly wore out the dang thing playing it over and over. He even included a surprise on the tape, that is, he also recorded the entire Varese Dracula album onto it. Quite a guy. He was very helpful and encouraging of me back in the early days of my JW obsession, and was crucial in spreading my quaintly immature reviews too (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? I give it 11 stars!!!) Good times, good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 My name is John Zambelis and including Jimmy Spanos and Kostas Anagnostou we were the original web masters of Scott Hanson's page. When we left the university at aboyt 1997 we gave the page to him.No problem. In the beginning everything was great!Unfortunatelly at some point I agreed to give him the expanded edition i myself made in 1998. And some other cd's as well. In return he would send me some cd-r 's . I send him all my cd's and he told that he was thrilled when he got them. Unfortunatelly I never got mine. Furthermore he stopped answering my e-mails and at some point he disappeared completely. I am in Greece and he is in America so there was nothing I could do.By the way after that the Hook expanded edition CD started to pop up in every film music site I Knew and many people got it after paying lots of money. That is Scott HansonBye guysTrust no-one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 Well, apparently Scott is still active in the film music world. This was a response he wrote thatwas in the May 9 "Film Score Friday" edition on Film Score Monthly's Web site:FROM: "Scott Hanson" SUBJECT: Philip Glass re-correction Cary Wong had it right the first time, but really it depends on your point of view.I'm thinking about writing to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector J. Guzman 1 Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Is it too far-fetched for someone else to take over, and keep it alive? Glory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris ChrusherComix 46 Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 Can't anybody with website knowledge update it???It is comprehensive and has an excellent design. I still use it from time to time as a checklist for my pre-2000 release library or needing quick track titles on the fly.Would he let people work on updating it? That would be fantastic. This is the place for news and message boards, but IMO, that place still is #1 in terms of covering pre-2000 release CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris ChrusherComix 46 Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 My name is John Zambelis and including Jimmy Spanos and Kostas Anagnostou we were the original web masters of Scott Hanson's page. When we left the university at aboyt 1997 we gave the page to him.No problem. In the beginning everything was great!Unfortunatelly at some point I agreed to give him the expanded edition i myself made in 1998. And some other cd's as well. In return he would send me some cd-r 's . I send him all my cd's and he told that he was thrilled when he got them. Unfortunatelly I never got mine. Furthermore he stopped answering my e-mails and at some point he disappeared completely. I am in Greece and he is in America so there was nothing I could do.By the way after that the Hook expanded edition CD started to pop up in every film music site I Knew and many people got it after paying lots of money. That is Scott HansonBye guysTrust no-oneWhoa. Maybe he forgot and lost his ability to contact?I know I have done trades and just flat out forgot that I owed something. I, of course, always send, even if it's late. Sometimes I just need a reminder. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 Can't anybody with website knowledge update it???It is comprehensive and has an excellent design. I still use it from time to time as a checklist for my pre-2000 release library or needing quick track titles on the fly.Would he let people work on updating it? That would be fantastic. This is the place for news and message boards, but IMO, that place still is #1 in terms of covering pre-2000 release CDs.Exactly what I think.Maybe Jeff Eldridge could take the whole thing over for his site?? (The John Williams Web Pages at www.johnwilliams.org) That one used to be very complete as well but since it has been renewed some sections are after two years or so still not back online, although it's news section is still being updated.MSM - who, before joining JWFan, used Jeff's page as his primary JW source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 Someone is still paying the bills for this inactive website. Scott? Can't you let go?-----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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