Fabulin 3,505 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Williams has mentioned many great composers over the years that inspired or influenced him, or whom he likes or admires, but I don't recall any instance of him talking about Pyotr Tchaikovsky, even though they probably share the podium for the most great tunes written, and many similarities in excellence of their music. Even a score as mature as TROS has something of a Tchaikovsky call-back: . The greatest example would be the recently brought into focus Across the Stars and its orchestrational indebtedness to the theme from Swan Lake, which might have been a result of a Lucas temp or not. Or the "Nutcracker mode" he enters when facing a material like Home Alone or the first Harry Potter. I know Williams has said a few times that he had been an admirer of the Russian composers Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev in his youth, but did he ever mention Tchaikovsky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,305 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Don't know but I dubbed him " The 20th century Tchaikovsky" years ago😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt S. 492 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I would imagine Tchaikovsky's name may have come up during interviews regarding Home Alone, with it's heavily Nutcracker-esque score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,487 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 How is it pronounced? I say Chy-kov-ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,305 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: How is it pronounced? I say Chy-kov-ski Btw The Library of Congress officially spells it CHAi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannick 40 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Oh, do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,340 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Matt S. said: I would imagine Tchaikovsky's name may have come up during interviews regarding Home Alone, with it's heavily Nutcracker-esque score. Indeed. I actually seem to have a vague memory of him mentioning this in an interview. But I can't recall which one at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 11,904 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I wonder if Tchaikovsky ever mentioned John Williams. Canyoubay Liever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remco 685 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 9 hours ago, Yannick said: Oh, do you think? That's more Korngold than Tschai, I'd say! Yannick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannick 40 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Remco said: That's more Korngold than Tschai, I'd say! It might be! I found it very similar to The Speeder Chase posted by @Fabulin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remco 685 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 15 minutes ago, Yannick said: It might be! I found it very similar to The Speeder Chase posted by @Fabulin That's very true, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannick 40 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Remco said: That's very true, yes. It's amazing how Williams can almost plagiarize himself a little bit after 44 years Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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