80sFan 35 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Sad to see the podcast end. I have enjoyed the insights and think this series will be looked back as a valuable resource for info on John Williams. I've learned so much from each episode (and liked the comments from your guests as well) Thanks again for the great work! Trumpeteer and aescalle 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6330 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Now, Jeff should collect the highlights in a book. aescalle 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ATXHusker 619 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I found this interview on Twitter last night. I have finally started to listen to this podcast, currently on Daddy-O aescalle 1 Link to post Share on other sites
WampaRat 114 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Congrats @Trumpeteeron wrapping up a terrific series. As a fellow Arizonan (grew up in Glendale) and swimmer, I’m doubly proud. Bravo! Trumpeteer 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SingeMoisi 3 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Reunion of Friends was a great pick. It filled me with nostalgia and a bit of sadness. Thank you for the podcast, it was truly amazing. I am so glad to have learned so much about John Williams' work. aescalle and Trumpeteer 2 Link to post Share on other sites
bollemanneke 1758 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 What a great, great, final episode. Congratulations. Trumpeteer 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Erik Woods 296 Posted January 6 Popular Post Share Posted January 6 aescalle, crumbs, Bayesian and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
aescalle 103 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 It was a great journey. Congratulations. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Trumpeteer 206 Posted January 7 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 7 Thanks for posting those videos, @Erik Woods. I was trying to inform as many people as possible, and forgot the most important place! Here is background on these videos: I hosted a virtual roundtable for 18 John Williams fans, all of whom cohosted "The Baton" with me. We talked for two hours about a lot of topics, including John Williams' legacy and the state of film scoring in the 21st century. There was also some lengthy debate about the music for two Indiana Jones films. But the highlight (at least for me) was a WORLD PREMIERE of a trombone overdub by Jim Nova of "Wide Receiver," the composition Williams wrote for NBC's football coverage. I hope everyone enjoys this special bonus episode of "The Baton." ricsim88, Erik Woods, Falstaft and 5 others 4 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Bayesian 626 Posted January 8 Popular Post Share Posted January 8 I just finished watching the first part of the roundtable, @Trumpeteer, and I loved it. Such enthusiasm for JW's music, and such obvious admiration of you and your tireless efforts expressed by your cohosts! I've been collecting all your episodes for the better part of the past year and am eager to listen to them in order in the weeks and months ahead, now that your cycle is complete. (I've listened to parts of several episodes over the past year but held back from doing more than that until I could find time to devote the proper attention to them. That time has finally come.) What you accomplished with The Baton -- an immersive, complete survey of JW's film scores -- will be long recognized as an important and necessary contribution to JW appreciation and scholarship. That alone is worthy of the highest praise. But the fact that you did it like clockwork, 60-90 minutes weekly without fail, is basically superhuman to the likes of procrastinators like me. I am in awe. You are my role model for 2021. Bravo for a wonderful podcast! And thank you! Biodome, carlborg, crumbs and 2 others 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Biodome 346 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 I'd also like to thank @Trumpeteerfor this amazing journey. For me, being in my 20s, it's difficult to really comprehend what a 60+ year musical career really means, and what it means to have composed 100+ film scores. The realisation that you'd have to spend an hour each week for 2 years in order to get an overview of every John Williams film score, really puts things in perspective. I've never fully appreciated John Williams until I started listening to The Baton, and it really helped me grasp the sheer scale and variety of his creative output. Watching all of those films is now on my bucket list! Link to post Share on other sites
T.RASK 969 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Just found this!! Wonderful addition for my daily 1-2 hour corona isolation walks. I started it the other way round, from newest to oldest. Today BFG😎 Link to post Share on other sites
Trumpeteer 206 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 Thanks @Biodome and @Bayesian for the kind words. They are much appreciated. I am happy that you discovered more music from John Williams and are going to watch some of the films. Many of the scores will be greatly enhanced from matching the music with visuals. Hey @T.RASK you are the first to say that you are going backwards. That feels like reading a book from the last chapter to the beginning, "Memento"-style. Hope you find it enjoyable. Link to post Share on other sites
bruckhorn 31 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I started in the middle and listened to a few episodes (scores I was familiar with). I have now downloaded all of the episodes. I highly recommend them. The approach is amateur in the truest sense of the word: for the love of it. Very little techie talk (e.g.: chord progressions, use of pedal tones, use of modes) which usually comes from co-hosts. Heck, I think he misidentified a recorder as a flute, but I don’t expect him to point out the Wagner tubas in Empire. (Star Wars Oxygen didn’t mention it). And yet, with all I’ve read/heard about Stars Wars, there was something in his Star Wars episode that was new to me. That’s something, right? No, I’m not going to say what it was: you have to listen to it yourself. Link to post Share on other sites
Trumpeteer 206 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 18 hours ago, bruckhorn said: I started in the middle and listened to a few episodes (scores I was familiar with). I have now downloaded all of the episodes. I highly recommend them. The approach is amateur in the truest sense of the word: for the love of it. Very little techie talk (e.g.: chord progressions, use of pedal tones, use of modes) which usually comes from co-hosts. Heck, I think he misidentified a recorder as a flute, but I don’t expect him to point out the Wagner tubas in Empire. (Star Wars Oxygen didn’t mention it). And yet, with all I’ve read/heard about Stars Wars, there was something in his Star Wars episode that was new to me. That’s something, right? No, I’m not going to say what it was: you have to listen to it yourself. Just as a reminder: I mention in the first episode that I am not a trained musician, so approach this podcast knowing that. Plus, I would personally be bored if every episode was a music theory lecture. My frequent cohosts add that when needed and I am very thankful for that. @bruckhorn I am curious to know the new piece of information you learned in the Star Wars episode. Send me a private message. Link to post Share on other sites
Trumpeteer 206 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 As we all know, John Williams' 89th birthday is tomorrow (Monday), and I will be posting a special video episode of "The Baton" to celebrate. I will be joined by 12 of my podcast's cohosts as we share how we celebrate the Maestro's birthday, and talk about some of Williams' music we would use to introduce a new fan. This video will make its debut as a YouTube "live" Premiere at 9 am Eastern on Monday, February 8. Link is below. I invite you to the Premiere to chat with other John Williams fans as the video plays. If you can't make the "live" video, it will be available at the same link as an on-demand video. Celebrating John Williams' 89th birthday Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6330 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Will JW make a guest appearance? Link to post Share on other sites
Trumpeteer 206 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 6 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Will JW make a guest appearance? I would love that, but unfortunately no. The biggest celebrity I could get for this show was @Erik Woods. Erik Woods 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6330 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Not bad - even I have heard of that guy! Erik Woods 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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