New Podcast! The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey

[MarkRSmith 35]

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!

[Jurassic Shark 5993]

Now, Jeff should collect the highlights in a book.

 

[ATXHusker 576]

I found this interview on Twitter last night.  I have finally started to listen to this podcast, currently on Daddy-O

 

 

 

 

[WampaRat 104]

Congrats @Trumpeteeron wrapping up a terrific series. As a fellow Arizonan (grew up in Glendale) and swimmer, I’m doubly proud. Bravo!

[SingeMoisi 3]

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.

 

[bollemanneke 1688]

What a great, great, final episode. Congratulations.

[Erik Woods 271]

 

 

 

[aescalle 101]

It was a great journey. Congratulations.

[Trumpeteer 205]

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."

[Bayesian 582]

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 348]

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!

[T.RASK 970]

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😎