Popular Post GRIGA01 32 Posted August 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hey guys, Just found this this little gem of John playing the Luke and Leia theme after what sounds like an interview in the 80s. Not sure if it’s been posted before but if not then I hope you enjoy SteveMc, That_Bloke, Cerebral Cortex and 21 others 15 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,282 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,755 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,832 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I think I've seen the interview in question. Williams did a few with that wacky Gene Shalit (still alive at 93!), where he hovers over the piano while JW plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,748 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,998 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 ayyee what a find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,262 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I cannot imagine that even one person guessed correctly regarding what the theme was for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Not Mr. Big 4,757 Posted August 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, Tom said: I cannot imagine that even one person guessed correctly regarding what the theme was for. It's Luke and Leia's Theme Cerebral Cortex, TheUlyssesian, crumbs and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeH 799 Posted August 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Tom said: I cannot imagine that even one person guessed correctly regarding what the theme was for. Across the Forest: Love Theme for Ewoks I love that most JW themes, when distilled down to a simple piano arrangement, sound like they could be jazz standards. Great stuff. Arpy, SteveMc, aviazn and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,262 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Not Mr. Big said: It's Luke and Leia's Theme I stand corrected! Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loert 2,805 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Wrong note at 1:03, I'm never buying a JW soundtrack ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cerebral Cortex 3,358 Posted August 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Loert said: Wrong note at 1:03, I'm never buying a JW soundtrack ever again. When he said he doesn't bother to remember all the themes, he also meant he doesn't bother trying to remember the themes themselves. Will, Not Mr. Big and crumbs 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Andrade 1,407 Posted August 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 26, 2019 This comes from a double LP set distributed to radio stations as a pre-Oscar Ceremony program. Over the course of two hours Gene Shalit talks a lot about classic Hollywood and its stars, having Williams and Spielberg as the special guests of the program. GRIGA01, thx99 and SteveMc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,769 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 that was cool Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Dutton 7,692 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Williams' most incestuous theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,832 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Miguel Andrade said: This comes from a double LP set distributed to radio stations as a pre-Oscar Ceremony program. Over the course of two hours Gene Shalit talks a lot about classic Hollywood and its stars, having Williams and Spielberg as the special guests of the program. Thanks for the clarification. As I said, there are several Shalit/Williams interviews out there. Here's one on Youtube, for example, set in a restaurant: And here's one with the piano that I remembered: He's such a wacky type, that Shalit. Sometimes his questions are fine, sometimes they're just stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,896 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Waiting for someone to transcribe the piano arrangement and then complete it in the same style. rpvee and Marc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Cool, I found a new doorbell. 12 hours ago, Tom said: I cannot imagine that even one person guessed correctly regarding what the theme was for. The theme of my new doorbell. rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,407 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Thor said: Thanks for the clarification. As I said, there are several Shalit/Williams interviews out there. Here's one on Youtube, for example, set in a restaurant: And here's one with the piano that I remembered: He's such a wacky type, that Shalit. Sometimes his questions are fine, sometimes they're just stupid. The first video comes from a Boston Pops special from 1997. The second is earlier, of course, promoting The Accidental Tourist. The questions aren't necessarily stupid, they are meant for a kind of less educated public, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 4,800 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 That's a gorgeous piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,896 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 I know! It's featured in a movie called Return of the Jedi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpvee 880 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 My favorite theme of his. Seeing him conduct it always gets me emotional, and the statement of it in TLJ will never fail to give me chills. How amazing to hear him play it himself. Thank you for sharing this!! Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc 858 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 That actually gave me goosebumps ^^ rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherSound 2,421 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 11:12 AM, GRIGA01 said: Hey guys, Just found this this little gem of John playing the Luke and Leia theme after what sounds like an interview in the 80s. Not sure if it’s been posted before but if not then I hope you enjoy Big thank you to @Falstaft for putting this on YouTube! I had zero idea this existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Reger 3,613 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 . rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rpvee 880 Posted August 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2019 This makes me wonder - how incredible would an album of just Williams, his themes, and a piano be? Just him playing his themes alone as he hears them in his head. Nothing fancy, but these iconic themes being played by the man himself. That would be an incredible album. He could record it in a day! Cerebral Cortex, crumbs, Marc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc 858 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 8 hours ago, rpvee said: This makes me wonder - how incredible would an album of just Williams, his themes, and a piano be? Just him playing his themes alone as he hears them in his head. Nothing fancy, but these iconic themes being played by the man himself. That would be an incredible album. He could record it in a day! He could even record it in an hour ! Just a simple video of him playing anything he wants and I'd be in heaven rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 13,896 Posted August 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2019 Here you go! Jacck, Sunshine Reger and rpvee 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,832 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Oh, there are plenty of videos around of him playing. But like rpvee, I'd also love to have a new piano album by him where he embelishes on his famous (and not-so-famous) themes. One can only dream. rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,896 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 It would easily be an improvement over the surprisingly boring Pedroni album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc 858 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: Here you go! Oh I know that one of course ! I meant it'd be cool to see like an hour-long or so video of him today, playing anything he wants Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviazn 273 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 4:06 PM, Jurassic Shark said: Waiting for someone to transcribe the piano arrangement and then complete it in the same style. This is more George Winston than jazz standard, but I still think it’s lovely: http://web.media.mit.edu/~mike/music/hawleyconcert-1986/mp3/07-Improv from Wonka.mp3 From this page: http://web.media.mit.edu/~mike/music/ 16 hours ago, rpvee said: This makes me wonder - how incredible would an album of just Williams, his themes, and a piano be? Just him playing his themes alone as he hears them in his head. Nothing fancy, but these iconic themes being played by the man himself. That would be an incredible album. He could record it in a day! Absolutely love this. Reminds me of this video: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/john-williams-plays-brian-a-special-tune-44467779920 rpvee and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,590 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 1:21 AM, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: Williams' most incestuous theme. That would be Monica's theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,896 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 From Oliver Stone's Bill Clinton biopic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 We should fill this thread with as many clips we can find of Williams playing his tunes solo! Where's that clip of him playing Long Goodbye for Last Jedi? Here's a short one from Superman: SteveMc and rpvee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,376 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 God I love listening to Williams playing his work on piano. As much as I love playing the instrument, I really don't buy many piano-only albums...but I've often thought that such an album of Williams riffing on his own work at the piano would be incredible. Instant purchase. My contribution to the thread is not a new one; I discovered this through JWfan. But in the interest of making this a one-stop shop for Williams on the piano... There's also a stretch of footage around the 32-minute mark playing some sort of operatic accompaniment; I don't know the piece but it's obviously not his. Then you've got more Empire piano starting around the 48-minute mark. Really the only footage I've ever seen of Williams actually in the writing process. Also discovered through JWfan years ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, Datameister said: There's also a stretch of footage around the 32-minute mark playing some sort of operatic accompaniment; I don't know the piece but it's obviously not his. It's a piece from Ravel. 12 minutes ago, Datameister said: you've got more Empire piano starting around the 48-minute mark. Really the only footage I've ever seen of Williams actually in the writing process. You reminded me! There's a Return of the Jedi documentary feature that shows him writing what sounds like Forest Battle. Let me see if I can find it. Crap I can't find it on YouTube : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,376 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Ooh I've never seen that one! Please do post it if you can find it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick Parker 3,047 Posted August 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2019 Yo I found it! Nowhere near in depth as the Empire Strikes Back documentary, as you might imagine (it even cribs from that one!). This is more of a news profile, but here's a brief little glimpse. crumbs, Datameister, Jacck and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,376 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Very interesting. I can't place where that would be in ROTJ...I'll have to look into it when I get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Like I said, it sounds to me to be one of the buildup phrases in Forest Battle, somewhere either halfway or in the end. I _know_ I've heard it in the score somewhere. Falstaft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 7 hours ago, Nick Parker said: Yo I found it! Nowhere near in depth as the Empire Strikes Back documentary, as you might imagine (it even cribs from that one!). This is more of a news profile, but here's a brief little glimpse. Dat was epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaft 2,195 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 5 hours ago, Nick Parker said: Like I said, it sounds to me to be one of the buildup phrases in Forest Battle, somewhere either halfway or in the end. I _know_ I've heard it in the score somewhere. I'm having a hard time myself placing the exact moment in ROTJ that this riff occurs. It's got the right octatonic vibe for the Forest/Ewok battle, but the key doesn't work as far as I can tell. Most of the octatonic material in the Forest Battle is grounded firmly on D-octatonic, the version of the scale that goes D-E-F-G-Gb, whereas this is based on E-octatonic (with F#). Maybe it's not even melodic -- could be an inner line for some action cue. Gotta keep hunting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Falstaft said: I'm having a hard time myself placing the exact moment in ROTJ that this riff occurs. It's got the right octatonic vibe for the Forest/Ewok battle, but the key doesn't work as far as I can tell. Most of the octatonic material in the Forest Battle is grounded firmly on D-octatonic, the version of the scale that goes D-E-F-G-Gb, whereas this is based on E-octatonic (with F#). Maybe it's not even melodic -- could be an inner line for some action cue. Gotta keep hunting... Right, I was thinking one of the jollier moments, with the goofy chromaticism happening there. There's no possibility it's from Temple of Doom, is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 10,835 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Well he's talking about scoring the sequel to Raiders for Spielberg before playing it, that can't be any indication, can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, Holko said: Well he's talking about scoring the sequel to Raiders for Spielberg before playing it, that can't be any indication, can it? That's why I suggested it, but it could just be a general factoid this dude threw in just to make sure he didn't leave any possible room for Williams' working to scare audiences with its weird lack of vocals and its focus on instrumentals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Reger 3,613 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 . rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,376 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Meh, they did the same for TFA. Part of Scherzo for X-Wings and some alternate material from the beginning of the film were on 60 Minutes before the film came out, if I recall correctly. rpvee and kelliwisethebrave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,896 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 2015... such innocent times! rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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