Popular Post Smaug The Iron 332 Posted November 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2019 JTWfan77, Bayesian, _deleted_ and 17 others 17 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post crumbs 8380 Posted November 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2019 So 6 months of scoring sessions, 9 months of writings. 42 years in the making. Congratulations Maestro! Let's hope Disney are filming the occasion to within an inch of its life and release a celebratory video. How cool would it be if Daisy, George, Ford, Hamill, Rian, Kennedy etc. all attended the final day? Remco, Smaug The Iron, rpvee and 9 others 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 568 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, crumbs said: So 6 months of scoring sessions, 9 months of writings. 42 years in the making. Congratulations Maestro! Let's hope Disney are filming the occasion to within an inch of its life and release a celebratory video. How cool would it be if Daisy, George, Ford, Hamill, Rian, Kennedy etc. all attended the final day? My anticipation is already sky-high, but that statement just increased even more. We already got the featurettes for Episode VIII: The Force Awakens and Episode VIII: The Last Jedi ("John Williams: The Seventh Symphony" and "Scoring The Last Jedi: A 360 VR Experience"). There will definitely be a featurette on the Maestro scoring Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker to be included in the home video release; no doubt in my mind. That would be really cool! Hristo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Cerebral Cortex 2161 Posted November 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, crumbs said: So 6 months of scoring sessions, 9 months of writings. 42 years in the making. Congratulations Maestro! Let's hope Disney are filming the occasion to within an inch of its life and release a celebratory video. How cool would it be if Daisy, George, Ford, Hamill, Rian, Kennedy etc. all attended the final day? "Hello, J.J. Baby? Yes, we just got done! We're all over here celebrating! Can you believe it? 42 years and I'm finally finished! And with only a month to spare! I was really starting to get nervo... Wh... What do you mean you 'needed to tweak the ending?'" crumbs, Taikomochi, DarthDementous and 15 others 3 1 14 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post crumbs 8380 Posted November 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2019 "John, we need a new recording of Binary Sunset! That epic 100 piece choir rendition of Rey's Theme with Rey and Kylo's love theme in counterpoint transitioning into Luke's Theme on flute and harp just isn't loud enough over the sound effects." Will, Chewy, Kasey Kockroach and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Arpy 3707 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 John, maybe we just need some more force theme here and there, ya know maybe eight more times... John? Kasey Kockroach and Chen G. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Edmilson 1716 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 I wonder if, considering this was the last John Williams Star Wars recording session, if they recorded something special... Expectation: An epic suite covering all the major themes of the nine movies. Reality: A 16 seconds insert on a very minor cue comprised mostly of suspenseful strings that won't even be audible on the movie that JW had to write on the last few days as Abrams kept changing the edit. carlborg, crumbs, Tiburon and 7 others 2 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 8380 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 15 minutes ago, Edmilson said: Reality: A 16 seconds insert on a very minor cue comprised mostly of suspenseful strings that won't even be audible on the movie that JW had to write on the last few days as Abrams kept changing the edit. Basically this, if the JKMS photos of the sheet music are any indication. Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 1481 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbellamy 4348 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Edmilson said: An epic suite covering all the major themes of the nine movies. I doubt he’d do anything like this in a single medley, but I do wonder if he’ll publish a Signature Edition suite for the whole saga. Although my guess is it’d just be, like, “Across the Stars” and “Rey’s Theme” added to the existing OT suite, but it’d be cool for there to be a Williams-arranged suite repping all three trilogies that could become a pops standard. End of the day, the “Main Title” piece will always be performed. It’s a nice thought. crumbs and Will 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post BrotherSound 733 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 https://twitter.com/DougAdamsMusic/status/1197698140989775872 carlborg, Hristo, Ricard and 17 others 18 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Cerebral Cortex 2161 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 That's more like it! Love that Steven was there! Hristo, Will, carlborg and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Drew 256 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 He's the guy who recommended Johnny for that silly children's sci-fi movie. Remco, _deleted_, rpvee and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Tom 1481 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 I was initially annoyed that they were dragging out Williams' assignment, but this looks like pure joy and respect. Williams raising and putting down the baton on SW one last time. Epic and sad all at the same time. Drew, Remco, rpvee and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post The Illustrious Jerry 2843 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 Who let JJ hold the camera? Will, Hristo, Drew and 4 others 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post crumbs 8380 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 I love that Steven attended! Especially considering he suggested JW should get the gig for the very first film over four decades ago. Seems like they definitely made the final sessions a celebration. Really hope George, Daisy, etc. got to attend as well. Looks like JJ made a speech which is awesome. BrotherSound, rpvee, Falstaft and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
BrotherSound 733 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 minute ago, crumbs said: I love that Steven attended! Seems like they definitely made it a celebration. Really hope George, etc. got to attend as well. It looks like the ScoringSessions folks were there today, so hopefully everything was well-documented! Link to post Share on other sites
Bayesian 624 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Does this mean we might finally get an Amazon placeholder for the soundtrack in the next few days?? (Not that the two things are remotely related, but seriously, why can’t we preorder the OST already?) Link to post Share on other sites
Drew 256 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 If he scored the rumored alternate endings, then how long are the complete recordings? Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 8380 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 About 7 hours. Will 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cerebral Cortex 2161 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I hope we find out what the last piece he recorded was. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post crumbs 8380 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 5M74XRR Insert Revised Rev Rev 4 Alt. Version 2 (Force Theme Rev) carlborg, Bayesian, Remco and 8 others 4 7 Link to post Share on other sites
Fabulin 2482 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I can imagine that in his humilility he didin't expect anything extraordinary from the last day of sessions, so a full-blown little 🥂, with Spielberg and other old friends coming, must have really surprised him. It seems like we also have a nice celebratory mood here. 10 heart-certified posts on the first page of the thread? Wow. We are like the force ghosts smiling at an Ewok party 🍷🍸 Cerebral Cortex and igger6 2 Link to post Share on other sites
toothless 743 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 He seems genuinely happy on theses photos. And that makes me happy. Cerebral Cortex 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 386 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 33 minutes ago, toothless said: He seems genuinely happy on theses photos. And that makes me happy. Indeed Link to post Share on other sites
bollemanneke 1752 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Why does it say 'what might be the final day'? Is there a chance it's still not over? Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6288 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 What's Doug Adams doing there - is he planning to write a book for himself? Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6288 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 12 hours ago, Smaug the iron said: Now, all that remains is to butcher JW's score in editing. igger6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 8380 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 52 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Why does it say 'what might be the final day'? Is there a chance it's still not over? It's probably just a tongue in cheek reference to the seemingly endless sessions for new revisions and inserts. Fabulin 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mrbellamy 4348 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Or they just weren’t 100% sure it was the last day at the time they tweeted but that’s what they were hearing. They’re obviously well-informed but they have more access to some scores than others and who knows exactly how deep their sources go on Star Wars. But I think the pics are clear this was it. He’s done!!!! Ugh can’t believe it. bollemanneke 1 Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 8380 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Some guy on reddit says he was part of the sessions. Anyone with a reddit account should message him and see if they can get any goss on the score. Even if it's just a casual question like how the score compares to TFA/TLJ. Or if that Anthony Daniels music is legit new material from TROS. Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Remco 471 Posted November 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2019 ‘Most of the conducting on the ST has been done by other people.’ Got to love these knowledgeable reddit users. crumbs, Cerebral Cortex and MikeH 3 Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 8380 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 That bloody Dudamel, conducting 6 minutes of a 178 minute score! He didn't leave anything for Williams! Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6288 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Bill Ross, you mean. Link to post Share on other sites
Amer 1146 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Doug Adams just posted this. Spielberg visiting on the last session. https://twitter.com/DougAdamsMusic/status/1197698140989775872 Link to post Share on other sites
aescalle 103 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Pleeaase Dear Santa Claus, could you send us a leak of the complete Recording sessions! This is my only wish for christmass pleeease! ;-) Luke Skywalker 1 Link to post Share on other sites
King Mark 2642 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 it's kind of sad in a way. Looks like the last time he records SW music Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6195 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 As bored as I tend to be with Spielberg and even JW's work for some time now, seeing them together is always nice. Same goes for George Lucas. Link to post Share on other sites
mrbellamy 4348 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 They’re still the guys who made Jaws. Link to post Share on other sites
pro-arte 20 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 22 hours ago, crumbs said: Some guy on reddit says he was part of the sessions. Anyone with a reddit account should message him and see if they can get any goss on the score. Even if it's just a casual question like how the score compares to TFA/TLJ. Or if that Anthony Daniels music is legit new material from TROS. Ouuuups, we forgot to push on the recording button, might comeback next week for another sessions Link to post Share on other sites
crocodile 4952 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 12 hours ago, King Mark said: it's kind of sad in a way. Looks like the last time he records SW music Just as he did in 1983 and then again in 2005. Speaking of recording sessions ending and such, isn't it weird we're less than a month away from the film's release and there is still no word on the soundtrack release? Both TFA and TLJ were announced and available to pre-order in September. Karol Ricard and MikeH 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6288 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 No need for a soundtrack release when there's no new themes. Link to post Share on other sites
Arpy 3707 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 They probably haven't finalized the album yet. Link to post Share on other sites
mrbellamy 4348 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Watch it be streaming only Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6288 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 They're waiting for Sean Murphy to do his magic... Link to post Share on other sites
_deleted_ 202 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Rise of Skywalker... the penultimate chapter of JW's film scoring career? Will Indy 5 be JW's last score? crumbs 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hristo 1 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Maybe not. _deleted_ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fabulin 2482 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 My dream would be to have a recorded moment from the scoring sessions when Williams finished conducting the end suite and lowered the baton, to be the final shot of the end credits. Or at least a video from the scoring sessions somewhere amidst the end credits suite. _deleted_ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
crumbs 8380 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 From someone who claims to have attended the sessions: Quote The stuff I heard/performed was fantastic! I (thankfully) have no idea what scenes the cues were for, since we had no visuals (I didn’t want anything to be spoiled!). I really wish I could talk more about it, but NDAs, etc. I didn’t a sense of the score as a whole, but what I heard was great, naturally. A lot of recognizable themes, some transformed in interesting ways. I’m really looking forward to the film and didn’t want to see anything spoiler-y for myself, let alone others. He told the horns to play a little softer, but said he didn’t want to “dampen their enthusiasm.” It got some laughs. He’s such a consummate pro and class act. I honestly just tried to soak up every second of it. He and his music are a treasure. [The music is] fantastic! As someone once told me, “There’s John Williams, and then there’s everyone else.” From that Reddit thread above. Link to post Share on other sites
Fabulin 2482 Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, crumbs said: "He told the horns to play a little softer, but said he didn’t want to “dampen their enthusiasm.” It got some laughs. He’s such a consummate pro and class act". I've read / heard somewhere that it's conducting 101 to never let the brass players lose confidence. Interesting that even at such a high level it's still the case. But then I am sure that every (conducting) figure of legend is well aware that anything they say might get executed to an excessive measure. Link to post Share on other sites
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