MikeH 787 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Thor said: True. Thanks for the reminder. Did you ever catch the video of him playing The Long Goodbye for Rian during TLJ? Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,344 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, MikeH said: Did you ever catch the video of him playing The Long Goodbye for Rian during TLJ? Wait, what? Is that for real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 It seems JW is not sitting in his usual environment. I think so because: - at his usual workstation there is no door at the left side of the piano, but windows with shutters; - he has build-in shelves with doors, different from the ones in this video; - normally he uses an adjustable drawing table at his left side and not an antique desk. So either the maestro has different workstations at home, but more likely he is in a different house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH 787 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 It’s his normal house, you’re probably thinking of his bungalow/office at Amblin or whatever it’s called now. https://blogs.chapman.edu/copa/2014/03/25/were-off-to-see-the-wizard-a-meeting-with-composer-john-williams/ MSM and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Damien F 1,773 Posted May 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2020 JW should do a video where he describes the various things in his office, like Elliot showing ET his toys. crlbrg, Mattris and Will 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dutton 7,376 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Pretty cool. I thought it was hilarious when JW suddenly turned to the camera and introduced himself. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 36 minutes ago, Thor said: Wait, what? Is that for real? I think Rian Johnson posted it on his social media. It's not very long, but you have to assume he recorded the whole thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,749 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I never saw the video! I know he did that for the score, though. There was also a clip of in the Rise of Skywalker documentary of him playing the Rey’s Theme chimes. rpvee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I'm trying to find the video but I'm not savvy with social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 41 minutes ago, MikeH said: It’s his normal house, you’re probably thinking of his bungalow/office at Amblin or whatever it’s called now. https://blogs.chapman.edu/copa/2014/03/25/were-off-to-see-the-wizard-a-meeting-with-composer-john-williams/ Ah yes, but what you are linking to must be also his home then (look at the shelves). And the place below must be his Amblin office, am I correct? Either way he likes the set-up of his workstation like that😄 MikeH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,749 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 49 minutes ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: Pretty cool. I thought it was hilarious when JW suddenly turned to the camera and introduced himself. It reminded me of this Disco Stu and Smeltington 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 hour ago, MikeH said: Did you ever catch the video of him playing The Long Goodbye for Rian during TLJ? I'm beginning to think we collectively imagined we saw this video when we actually just read a description of it here: https://postperspective.com/ren-klyce-mixing-score-star-wars-last-jedi/ Quote On that day that John sat down and played “The Long Goodbye” piano piece, Rian was so excited that he pulled out his iPhone and filmed the whole thing. John said, “Only for you, Rian, do I do this.” It was a very special moment. Just now, mrbellamy said: It reminded me of this I thought of that too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,749 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Uh oh Mandela Effect Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 My thoughts when Williams turns around and introduces himself: "Howdy, stranger. This is John Williams. If things have gone wrong, then I'm talking to myself, and you've got a mask around your face. See, there's enough shit in here to fuck JJ Baby good, but if you're listening to this then unfortunately, he has got to me first. I--" "Uhhhhhh, and for that we are so, so thankful. On the behalf of the Boston Pops, John Williams and I would like to dedicate this special performance..." 4 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I'm beginning to think we collectively imagined we saw this video when we actually just read a description of it here: No, Johnson posted a little clip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,749 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Or like a 90s sitcom when they catch the cast in the middle of doing some random activity John Dutton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: No, Johnson posted a little clip! I have to think there'd have been a JWFan thread devoted just to a clip like that if it existed. All I could find here was this post from @Not Mr. Big But I can't find whatever tweet he was referring to. On 12/16/2016 at 2:50 PM, Not Mr. Big said: I wonder if Rian Johnson was at the sessions. I've heard neither Johnson nor Williams mention each other (apart from a tweet from Johnson about The Long Goodbye) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I have to think there'd have been a JWFan thread devoted just to a clip like that if it existed. All I could find here was this post from @Not Mr. Big But I can't find whatever tweet he was referring to. The clip was posted after the movie, I'm pretty sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,749 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: I have to think there'd have been a JWFan thread devoted just to a clip like that if it existed. All I could find here was this post from @Not Mr. Big But I can't find whatever tweet he was referring to. That would have been 2016 so I think Big was just talking about Johnson mentioning his love of the film itself (evidenced here as well) Also I think the issue may be that Rian Johnson got all paranoid and deleted swaths of his Twitter history after the whole James Gunn fiasco so depending on when he shared it, it may be gone from his feed. But that still wouldn't explain why we can't find any record of it being shared on JWFan. That would be super weird if it just never made it over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: That would have been 2016 so I think Big was just talking about Johnson mentioning his love of the film itself (evidenced here as well) Also I think the issue may be that Rian Johnson got all paranoid and deleted swaths of his Twitter history after the whole James Gunn fiasco so depending on when he shared it, it may be gone from his feed. But that still wouldn't explain why we can't find any record of it being shared on JWFan. That would be super weird if it just never made it over here. I think it being posted here is how I saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alex 2,887 Posted May 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2020 Was half expecting JW to act surprised and say “Oh hello there, I didn’t see you come in” Matt S., Damien F, WilliamsStarShip2282 and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnnyD 1,324 Posted May 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2020 This video and performance made me shed a few tears. This was phenomenal. The sheer power that music has in uniting people. God bless Maestro John Williams, Keith Lockhart, and all the members of the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops who did this. A perfect way to thank all doctors, firefighters, police officers, first respondents and those who work to provide essential needs for many people. igger6, Martinland, crocodile and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,739 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: I have to think there'd have been a JWFan thread devoted just to a clip like that if it existed. All I could find here was this post from @Not Mr. Big But I can't find whatever tweet he was referring to. The clip was after the release of the film. At the time I was more referring to Johnson and Williams in general judging from his tweets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Not Mr. Big said: The clip was after the release of the film. I was more referring to Johnson and Williams in general judging from his tweets. Ok ok but somebody find the freaking clip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 22 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Ok ok but somebody find the freaking clip! We might need to ask Rian to reupload it! I remember it being a phone recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Mortimer 43 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 2 hours ago, mrbellamy said: It reminded me of this From here Canto Bight come from Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,869 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 5 hours ago, thx99 said: It technically hasn't been decades, @Thor. In 2012, he played a bit of piano on a 60 Minutes segment on the release of Lincoln and also as part of a Brian Williams interview focusing initially on the music he's composed for the Olympic Games, as seen here: And we see him playing the chimes motif on piano for Daisy in the TROS featurette (presumably the piano solo from The Force is With You). 55 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: We might need to ask Rian to reupload it! I remember it being a phone recording. There was some exclusive TLJ featurette that someone recorded on their phone, which played before the movie started in some US cinema (and hilariously spoiled the final cue of the film). I wonder if that featurette had the footage? Sadly it was never released officially (only some totally different VR 360 thing) so the phone recording that person captured is the only known copy we have... and I have no idea who uploaded it or which thread it was posted in. thx99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,047 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 23 minutes ago, crumbs said: And we see him playing the chimes motif on piano for Daisy in the TROS featurette (presumably the piano solo from The Force is With You). There was some exclusive TLJ featurette that someone recorded on their phone, which played before the movie started in some US cinema (and hilariously spoiled the final cue of the film). I wonder if that featurette had the footage? Sadly it was never released officially (only some totally different VR 360 thing) so the phone recording that person captured is the only known copy we have... and I have no idea who uploaded it or which thread it was posted in. I'm no forum search wizard, but what if we looked up the phrase "only for you"? I can see people quoting that in reaction to the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviazn 273 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 If we’re including clips of JW playing music that is not his own, at Tanglewood in 2013 (I think?) he accompanied Audra MacDonald, just the two of them, on As Time Goes By. This is the only YouTube clip I can find, and it’s not great quality, but it was electric live (I was there ). Remco and Martinland 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,235 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Agh I love something about how JW says "Hi" when he turns to the camera. It just imparts radiance and joy somehow. MikeH and crlbrg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MikeH 787 Posted May 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, Will said: Agh I love something about how JW says "Hi" when he turns to the camera. It just imparts radiance and joy somehow. Can we please get a weekly JW TV show where he shows us how to make happy little tunes? Like Bob Ross? crlbrg, Will, crumbs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,142 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 15 hours ago, Jay said: Keith conducting is just for show, right? These guys had to have all performed on their own time to a click track in their ear right? But who created the click track? Probably based on a performance conducted by Lockhart or JW. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH 787 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 15 hours ago, Fabulin said: That’s no Christmas decoration on the left...that’s a Gia Voodoo Doll! crumbs and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,142 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 16 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Cool! What a rare treat to see Williams playing his own music at his home piano! Also, has Keith Lockhart lost weight or something? He looks different. He's grown a corona beard, however quite unimpressive... 13 hours ago, Thor said: And I love how they solved the piece itself, visually and musically. It's a fantastic one, and my 'goosebump meter' always rockets sky high whenever the piece reaches its break at 6:15. Yeah, from there on until the end is the best part of the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,344 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Speaking of these post-MEMOIRS/Leno piano bits, I just now remembered another, more recent one myself -- when he played the Peter Gunn theme at the Mancini celebration a few years ago. It's not on Youtube, but I believe Marilee Bradford (Jon Burlingame's wife) shot a little bit of the end on her phone, and put it on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilee.bradford/videos/vb.511912916/10154702558492917/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab (again, the embed doesn't work, but it's there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,036 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 10 hours ago, crocodile said: I'm also happy they are performing this particular piece. I remember hearing it in 1996 without knowing who composed it. It's such a memorable melody. I remember playing it once and one of my mates, who cared little about JW or film scores, said "oh, this is the Atlanta olympic theme, isn't it?". And that must have been something like 7-8 years after the games. Shows you how good this tune is. It's my favourite of his olympic pieces. And of all his celebratory fanfares perhaps the one that's closest to his "serious" concert works. crocodile and Martinland 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,142 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 It's my second or third favorite olympic theme of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,344 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 This is the correct ranking: 1. The Olympic Spirit 2. Summon the Heroes 3. Call of the Champions 4. Olympic Fanfare & Theme 5. We're Lookin' Good (yes, I include the special Olympics) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eitam 368 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I kinda wish they had found a way for JW to join in with a piano part... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,869 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Thor said: This is the correct ranking: 1. The Olympic Spirit 2. Summon the Heroes 3. Call of the Champions 4. Olympic Fanfare & Theme 5. We're Lookin' Good (yes, I include the special Olympics) Wait, he's written 5 separate Olympics pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,142 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, Thor said: This is the correct ranking: 1. Bugler's Drean and Olympic Fanfare (JW likes this combo so much that he even recorded it!) 2. The Olympic Spirit 3. Summon the Heroes 4. Call of the Champions 5. We're Lookin' Good (yes, I include the special Olympics) Almost correct, but the Olympic Fanfare gets much better if proceeded by Bugler's Dream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, crumbs said: Wait, he's written 5 separate Olympics pieces? Plus there’s his Winter Games Fanfare which isn’t technically for the Olympics but totally counts in spirit. Will and 1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,344 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 50 minutes ago, crumbs said: Wait, he's written 5 separate Olympics pieces? Yes, and also various variations of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsStarShip2282 321 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Thor said: Speaking of these post-MEMOIRS/Leno piano bits, I just now remembered another, more recent one myself -- when he played the Peter Gunn theme at the Mancini celebration a few years ago. It's not on Youtube, but I believe Marilee Bradford (Jon Burlingame's wife) shot a little bit of the end on her phone, and put it on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilee.bradford/videos/vb.511912916/10154702558492917/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab (again, the embed doesn't work, but it's there). nah cant get to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,830 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 hour ago, WilliamsStarShip2282 said: nah cant get to it I posted an MP4 of this video back in 2017 here: WilliamsStarShip2282 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamsStarShip2282 321 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 thanks!!! thx99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BrotherSound 2,295 Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 What I'm wondering is why is whatever he’s working on at that desk appears to be on the type of paper he uses for his film score sketches, rather than what he uses for concert works (which I believe he always writes in full score, as in the trumpet concerto example below). I would have assumed it'd be that new violin concerto, but could we have another Book Thief type surprise coming? 🤔 Compare: Ricard, Will, SteveMc and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,036 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, BrotherSound said: What I'm wondering is why is whatever he’s working on at that desk appears to be on the type of paper he uses for his film score sketches, rather than what he uses for concert works (which I believe he always writes in full score, as in the trumpet concerto example below). I would have assumed it'd be that new violin concerto, but could we have another Book Thief type surprise coming? 🤔 What I'm wondering is why is there a Furby sitting behind his score sheet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Reger 3,606 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 . crlbrg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom 5,137 Posted May 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2020 I know the BPO was not the first to do this, but given the performance and the piece, I could see this being a long-term tutorial on how a symphony works. I have heard this piece at least 100 times, as it was long one of my favorites. Even so, this version brought out elements I never picked up on--I think because of the visual cues. Plus, it was such a nice reminder of the version of myself in 96 who fell in love with this piece--that last 90 seconds are everything I love about Williams, music, art, and life all at once. Martinland, crlbrg, Smeltington and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eitam 368 Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 By the way, I stumbled on this piece I didn't know: a variation on Summon the Heroes, which according to the video description was used during medal ceremonies. Do we know if it was written by JW himself? Bayesian and SteveMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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