Falstaft 2,212 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Interesting. While we're on the subject of books, how's it going with your JW book? You must have been working on it for a few years already! Slow but steady! Bayesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,994 Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Falstaft said: Slow but steady! Just like my PhD! Falstaft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 42,446 Posted December 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2019 This has been mentioned in other threads, but not here, so allow me the priviledge to do so: https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2019/12/11/mike-matessino-podcast-disaster-soundtrack-collection/ This is the latest episode of Maurizio's podcast, where him, Tim Burden, and Mike Matessino discuss not only The Disaster Movie Soundtrack Collection, but also Minority Report and Monsignor. The 105 minute episode provides lots of fascinating insight into how all 3 (really, 5) releases came to be, and contain lots of sound clips as well. if you had been undecided on buying any of these releases, this might change your mind. Either way, you will enjoy hearing these three gents not only talk about these releases themselves, but John Williams' work throughout the 70s, his tutelage under Lionel Newman, and lots more. Check it out! Dr. Rick, Ricard, Yavar Moradi and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rick 1,294 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 It's a fantastic interview, and I've got it saved to my hard drive along with the many other podcasts / interviews we've been fortunate to get the last couple years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 9,308 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Guess I should chime in too, since everybody else does. As I've said before, I aim to boil myself a pot of coffee (or open a bottle of wine) and read/isten through all of these articles and podcasts at a later date; I love your project and angle, Maurizio. But it will have to be later, as I have too many other things to do and listen to at the moment. As for the new episode, I'm not interested in the expansions/C&C aspect of the discussion, but from what I understand, you also talk about other things, like previously unreleased JW scores and their potential release. THAT is more up my alley. Maurizio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,858 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 46 minutes ago, Thor said: Guess I should chime in too, since everybody else does. As I've said before, I aim to boil myself a pot of coffee (or open a bottle of wine) and read/isten through all of these articles and podcasts at a later date; I love your project and angle, Maurizio. But it will have to be later, as I have too many other things to do and listen to at the moment. As for the new episode, I'm not interested in the expansions/C&C aspect of the discussion, but from what I understand, you also talk about other things, like previously unreleased JW scores and their potential release. THAT is more up my alley. Hey Thor some older obscure scores get a mention in the most recent talk! And thank you for another fascinating talk Maurizio (and Mike and Tim)! It is always so fascinating to hear these behind-the-scenes stories and background not just on John Williams and these new releases and how they came to be but also on the industry and its constant evolution as well. We rarely hear these publicly discussed anywhere, like how Nick Redman's passing actually affected the soundtrack restoration projects in a major way etc. which is really interesting business side of these things and how Mike Matessino and the new people he is working with had to learn a lot of new skills in the changing environment as older generation of people working on these projects or particular studios (e.g. after Fox was bought by Disney) are retiring or have passed away taking with them their knowhow and even previous teams working on these soundtrack projects. Maurizio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thor 9,308 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 If I were to interview Matessino at some point, I'd slam these titles, and only these titles, on the table and say "Go ahead -- TALK!". YOU ARE WELCOME A TIMELESS CALL THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS THE SCREAMING WOMAN STORIA DI UNA DONNA DADDY'S GONE A-HUNTING SERGEANT RYKER THE PLAINSMAN THE RARE BREED THE KATHERINE REED STORY THE KILLERS NIGHTMARE IN CHICAGO GIDGET GOES TO ROME THE SECRET WAYS BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNG I PASSED FOR WHITE DADDY-O INSIDE THE MOVIE KINGDOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,994 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Why don't you invite his for an interview at Celluloid Tunes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 9,308 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Sure. At some point, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,994 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Why the maybe? Are you afraid he'll start talking about expanded soundtracks? Chewy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 9,308 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 You never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAfonso 222 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Just listened to the new episode and enjoyed it a lot! Many thanks to Maurizio, Tim, and Mike to offer us this new peek behind the scenes, and great discussion of music old and new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maurizio 5,888 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 17, 2019 . Ricard, Romão, Amer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,509 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 minute ago, TownerFan said: I know you're all getting crazy with Star Wars madness, but if you have 60 minutes of spare time, here's a new Legacy Conversations podcast episode from The Legacy of John Williams: an exclusive interview with legendary music contractor Sandy DeCrescent. https://thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2019/12/17/sandy-decrescent-podcast Sandy talks about her very long and illustrious career, her days at Universal television with Stanley Wilson where he met many young up-and-coming composers, what a music contractor does, and of course her long and fruitful collaboration with John Williams. Lots of musical excerpts peppered throughout the episode, including some interesting and rarely heard snippets. It ties nicely with Star Wars because Sandy worked with JW also on the upcoming Rise of Skywalker. Hope you all enjoy! Wow! One of his longest time, seldom interviewed collaborators! Well done, Maurizio, can't wait to listen. Maurizio and Amer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,935 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 9,308 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 32 minutes ago, TownerFan said: Sandy talks about her very long and illustrious career, her days at Universal television with Stanley Wilson where he met many young up-and-coming composers, You sold me on that point. Whatever I can get to know about early Williams, I swallow like a starved castaway. Maurizio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bollemanneke 4,013 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Just listened to the Sandy episode and to Marriage Story immediately afterwards. What a privilege to be able to hear all these people talking about JW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,935 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Enjoyed Maurizio's chat with Sandy Decrescent, and his pronunciation of the word legendary. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,994 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Maurizio's got a great accent. bollemanneke and #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 4,013 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Especially when he pronounces his own surname! #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,994 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 ASMR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maurizio 5,888 Posted May 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2020 . Incanus, Chewy, Disco Stu and 9 others 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 15,509 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Woohoo! You just made my night @TownerFan! I was missing these fantastic MM interviews and listened to the Dracula, JP/TLW and Superman podcasts last week. So this is a great surprise! Chewy and Maurizio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy 2,720 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Nice @TownerFan, I love those interviews! Maurizio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,858 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Another wonderful talk with Mike and Tim, Maurizio! I really love this format which feels like an informal chat between film score and John Williams fans and also goes fairly in-depth into the behind-the-scenes of producing these excellent releases. Always a joy to listen! Thank you for all your efforts! Maurizio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,522 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Looking forward to listen to this tonight. Thank you Maurizio, Tim and Mike. Maurizio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rick 1,294 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Great interview, Maurizio! There was a little bit of talk regarding Eiger Sanction, hopefully that one is on its way soon, one of the few remaining gaps in my JW collection. Yavar Moradi and Maurizio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 42,446 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 The only gap in mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 15,509 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 ...but Mike insisted the paperwork wasn't right in front of him! Bayesian and Dr. Rick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 4,013 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Did he say something about the paperwork on Hook? I stopped listening when they started talking about The River since I haven't seen the movie yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rick 1,294 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 hours ago, crumbs said: ...but Mike insisted the paperwork wasn't right in front of him! Doesn't mean it's not in his top drawer filed under "PENDING" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maurizio 5,888 Posted May 25, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2020 . thx99, ChrisAfonso, Sunshine Reger and 17 others 14 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 15,509 Posted May 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2020 Brilliant, Maurizio! Some of the best minds in film music right there. Amazing work assembling that group for a roundtable discussion on SW, @TownerFan!! Falstaft, Maurizio, Jim Ware and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bollemanneke 4,013 Posted May 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2020 What a perfect day this is becoming. First the FSO albums, then preparing some more for my England trip and now this fantastic episode, which has just completely changed my opinion and interpretation of the TROS track. It's so wonderful that we're getting all these interesting conversations in these times. Jim Ware, Falstaft and Maurizio 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 9,206 Posted May 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2020 Wonderful stuff. It really made my day. Karol Jim Ware, mahler3, Maurizio and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holko 11,397 Posted May 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2020 Great talk. I love the little comparative evolution medley in the middle. Maurizio, mahler3, Falstaft and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sunshine Reger 3,651 Posted May 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2020 . mahler3, Falstaft and Maurizio 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Incanus 5,858 Posted May 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2020 Another superlative podcast Maurizio! What a great talk and wonderful guests and as they said you are really raising the bar for yourself show after excellent show. Your work is truly appreciated! crumbs, Maurizio, Falstaft and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mahler3 509 Posted May 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2020 Excellent show! Very enjoyable, I re-listened to the Conrad Pope and Sandy De Crescent editions straight afterwards, whilst lying in bed with headphones during the night 🎧 . *apologies for that image! Falstaft, Jim Ware and Maurizio 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 4,013 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 One question, though: Why did you decide to use clips that also include movie dialogue? You could have filtered that out using the Blu-Ray/DVD. Just a very, very minor issue in an otherwise perfect episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post artguy360 2,023 Posted May 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2020 Loved the new episode, especially the discussion of TROS theme itself. crumbs, Maurizio and Falstaft 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurizio 5,888 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 . Falstaft and crumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 15,509 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Doug actually gave me some closure about the lack of prequel themes in the final film, brilliantly explaining how JW carried the harmonic language established in the prequels into the sequel trilogy. So while there might not be literal thematic quotes, the DNA of those themes carries throughout TROS, notably with Anakin's Theme and The Rise of Skywalker. Brilliant observation. Falstaft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,994 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12-Mile Reef 146 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 This was a great episode and it made me go back and listen to Frank Lehman's first appearance on the podcast which is also a terrific listen. There is an interesting distinction made between the more developmental use of themes by Wagner versus the more citational use by Prokofiev and that Williams was closer to the Prokofievien. Lehman mentions Williams candidly saying that he didn't particularly like Wagner's music in an interview with Grace Edgar. I'd love to read the full interview but can't find it anywhere online, does anyone have a copy that they can share here? Falstaft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 14,994 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'm sure @Falstaft will direct you to it. Falstaft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaft 2,212 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 42 minutes ago, John Chambers said: This was a great episode and it made me go back and listen to Frank Lehman's first appearance on the podcast which is also a terrific listen. There is an interesting distinction made between the more developmental use of themes by Wagner versus the more citational use by Prokofiev and that Williams was closer to the Prokofievien. Lehman mentions Williams candidly saying that he didn't particularly like Wagner's music in an interview with Grace Edgar. I'd love to read the full interview but can't find it anywhere online, does anyone have a copy that they can share here? Grace presented her interview at a conference a few years ago, which is where I heard about Williams's distaste for Wagner. It hasn't been published yet, to my knowledge. But you can see the basic gist in the abstract to her presentation, available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a3lXQZxAduX_bkm8HtoK6C4yBg7ArvNU/view . Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12-Mile Reef 146 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Thanks Falstaft, most appreciated. Let's hope for a transcript of the full interview one day, sounds like it would be a fascinating read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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