SPOTLIGHT ON JOHN WILLIAMS: A Prospero Classical CD release featuring new recordings of JW film music

[King Mark 2679]

I found the track list!!!!

 

Track 1: The Rise of Skywalker

Track2: Fanfare for Michael Dukakis

Track 3: Han Solo and the Princess (Revised)

Track 4: The Lost World (Revised Concert Version)

Track 5: Leaving Home (Oscar Memoriam Revision)

Track 7: Irina's Theme

Track 9: Celebration Fanfare

Track10: Song for world Peace (Revised)

Track11: Double Trouble (Orchestral)

Track 12: Bridge to the Past

Track13: Fanfare for 10 years old

Track14: NBC News Rodeo Theme

Track 15: Were Lookin Good

track 16: A Toast

Track17: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite

Track18 :The Rise of Skywalker Medley :Rey Trains - Lando Arrives- We Fight Togheter

Track 19: Suite from A Timeless Call

Track 20: Dear Basketball

Track 21: Vienna Philharmonics Overture (World Premiere)

[Jurassic Shark 6700]

[Thor 4088]

5 minutes ago, King Mark said:

I found the track list!!!!

 

Track 1:The Rise of Skywalker

Track2:  Fanfare for Michael Dukakis

Track 3 Han Solo and the Princess (Revised)

Track 4: The Lost World (revised concert version)

Track 5: Leaving Home (Oscar Memoriam revision)

Track 7: Irina's Theme

Track 9:Celebration Fanfare

Track10:Song for world Peace (Revised)

Track11: Double Trouble (Orchestral)

Track 12: Bridge to the Past

Track13:Fanfare for 10 years old

Track14:NBC NEWs Rodeo theme

Track 15:Were Lookin Good

track 16:A Toast

Track17:Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite

Track18 :The Rise of Skywalker Medley :Rey Trains -Lando Arrives-We Fight Togheter

 

A joke, I presume? That would have been a great track list, though.

[Jay 19551]

 

you presume?

[Jurassic Shark 6700]

Of course he does!

[bollemanneke 1841]

The worst part is that I believed it for a couple of tracks.

[Thor 4088]

26 minutes ago, bollemanneke said:

The worst part is that I believed it for a couple of tracks.

 

Indeed. It's halfway believeable, halfway not.

[Incanus 5292]

KM's track list would have been way too esoteric and good to be true.

[SilverTrumpet 184]

I got halfway through. 

[Alan 547]

The performances are good on the released tracks but I'm really not liking the recording and/or mixing 

[Drew 287]

Anything is better than a Prague recording at least!

[Bounty95 159]

7 hours ago, King Mark said:

I found the track list!!!!

 

Track 1: The Rise of Skywalker

Track2: Fanfare for Michael Dukakis

Track 3: Han Solo and the Princess (Revised)

Track 4: The Lost World (Revised Concert Version)

Track 5: Leaving Home (Oscar Memoriam Revision)

Track 7: Irina's Theme

Track 9: Celebration Fanfare

Track10: Song for world Peace (Revised)

Track11: Double Trouble (Orchestral)

Track 12: Bridge to the Past

Track13: Fanfare for 10 years old

Track14: NBC News Rodeo Theme

Track 15: Were Lookin Good

track 16: A Toast

Track17: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite

Track18 :The Rise of Skywalker Medley :Rey Trains - Lando Arrives- We Fight Togheter

Track 19: Suite from A Timeless Call

Track 20: Dear Basketball

Track 21: Vienna Philharmonics Overture (World Premiere)

 

 

Until The Rise of Skywalker Medley 

[cuartosur 10]

"Dear Mr. -------- Many thanks for your message and your interest in "Spotlight on John Williams". The tracklist will soon be revealed. We're in-sync when it comes to the promotion and marketing with the lable. As there are currently substantial delays in the CD pressing factories (because lots of artists recorded albums, as they were not able to performe live) we need to move the marekting a little bitte back. Best regards and stay tuned Basil"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[carlborg 221]

Some impressive stats from the suite release! 

[Disco Stu 10980]

31,000!  So they made what, 5 bucks maybe?

[Jay 19551]

It they got a penny a play that's $310.  I have no idea what the rates are though

 

If it gets people who hear it on Spotify to want to buy the physical CD or a digital download, its a good thing

[mstrox 4283]

It's variable but Spotify pays on average between a third of a cent and a half of a cent per play (assuming the music is played for over 30 seconds).

[Jurassic Shark 6700]

17 hours ago, cuartosur said:

a little bitte back.

 

Beautiful.

[carlborg 221]

https://www.facebook.com/236088363548029/posts/1045186129304911/?sfnsn=mo

The Duel just released on Spotify!

https://open.spotify.com/track/6YaQGfqq5nkGEBYYrndpfH?si=Cva5URjUSHe0H27F6Zn15w&utm_source=copy-link

[Jurassic Shark 6700]

That's great!

[mstrox 4283]

On 2/12/2021 at 2:47 PM, mstrox said:

It's variable but Spotify pays on average between a third of a cent and a half of a cent per play (assuming the music is played for over 30 seconds).

knew we were talking about this here, and just saw this.  Can’t think of a better place to post it.  

 

[Jurassic Shark 6700]

Buy CDs!

[bollemanneke 1841]

Only after checking it out online first though. I'm very glad I'm a selective buyer now.

[Arpy 3776]

Buy Cassettes!

4 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Buy CDs!

 

[Jurassic Shark 6700]

Buy on whatever format you like, as long as it supports those struggling artists John Williams and Disney!

44 minutes ago, bollemanneke said:

Only after checking it out online first though. I'm very glad I'm a selective buyer now.

 

Yeah, who wants to end up with a bunch of HanZ* CDs.

 

 

*Mostly composed by someone else.

[Arpy 3776]

JW: Cassette sales are down honey, I don't think we can make it another winter if they don't improve. We might have to let the music box release slide this year and hope to god vinyl pulls us through...

 

[Jay 19551]

I use Spotify to discover new music, then buy what I like

[Bespin 4545]

4 minutes ago, Jay said:

I use Spotify to discover new music, then buy what I like

 

I’ve never bought so many CDs since I subscribed to Spotify.

 

[carlborg 221]

They've done it again!

 

 

[Jay 19551]

Will there be anything left to hear first on the album itself if they keep releasing one track a week leading up to it?

[carlborg 221]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

Will there be anything left to hear first on the album itself if they keep releasing one track a week leading up to it?

I wondered the same thing for half a second, then hit the play button 

[Holko 5574]

I was mildly excited for this based on the comments and they are very much good performances in good sound, but for some reason a bit too vanilla to really make me feel anything. I'll still check the whole thing out when it comes out. Good on them to pick pieces like CoS!

[igger6 399]

Yes, this is very encouraging, especially since CoS seems like the neglected child of the HP scores when it comes to re-recordings (although PoA doesn't do much better, actually).  I'm assuming the "suite" phrasing means we'll get Fawkes as well, and maybe Dobby?

[Thor 4088]

1 hour ago, Jay said:

Will there be anything left to hear first on the album itself if they keep releasing one track a week leading up to it?

 

It's what Elfman has been doing for the last few months. And it seems to be a fairly common PR strategy these days. I have a composer friend who's doing the same thing, i.e. releasing a single cue each month. Don't know how useful it is, though.

[bollemanneke 1841]

Orchestral suite? Is that like an arrangement of themes? (It's not available in my country.)

[carlborg 221]

The whole Escapades released as well...another 3 tracks 

 

[Jurassic Shark 6700]

Love it!

[bollemanneke 1841]

Yeah, okay, I'll never get that tracklist I guess.

[carlborg 221]

I think we'll have to piece the tracklist together ourselves from all the Spotify releases

[igger6 399]

Upon further reflection, I think I misread the CoS track title.  I think they just meant that track was a standalone suite, not that it was part of a larger suite of CoS themes.  I'd be happy to be wrong, but I doubt it.  Now let's see how the saxophone sounds!

[carlborg 221]

https://open.spotify.com/album/2o07kjazo3iwMFObKXfPuf?si=es9FCfOUQYmPGt9cOOypMw&utm_source=copy-link

[Jay 19551]

Anyone else besides me waiting for the entire album to drop before checking out any more tracks?

[Thor 4088]

I'm not checking out any tracks at all untill the album drops. And even then, it will not be immediate top priority (unless it contains some super rare things), as I've heard these things a million times over the years. Too much new stuff to explore, and too many soundtracks in my collection (counting 2122 at the present time) that need more spins.

[Amer 1165]

2 minutes ago, Thor said:

I'm not checking out any tracks at all untill the album drops. And even then, it will not be immediate top priority (unless it contains some super rare things), as I've heard these things a million times over the years. Too much new stuff to explore, and too many soundtracks in my collection (counting 2122 at the present time) that need more spins.

Thor, you already know it's the same usually stuff.... 

[Thor 4088]

Yeah, it should be.

[TownerFan 3273]

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[GerateWohl 503]

Usually, I do not pay too much attenction to those compilations. Even the Vienna concert left me cold to a certain degree. The only two compilation that I hold in high esteem from the last decade are 

• Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles - The third Williams/Spielberg collaboration album
• Boston Pops Orchestra - Lights, Camera... Music! 

Those two were really good compilations with special tracks and arrangements.

From the samples I don't expect something like that here.

 

When I read on FB that there is a clarinett soloist involved, I was hoping for the clarinett concerto. But it's again "Victor's Theme". I like the theme, but in the meantime I have four CDs with different recordings of it. I am not aming for a fifth one to be honest.

 

 

But I am really looking forward to your podcast on this, Maurizio.

[igger6 399]

We're at ten tracks now.  I, for one, am loving the slow drip.  It makes me dig into each recording a little more attentively.  (Otherwise, I agree that the quadruple-dipping would get a little tiresome.)  For example, I know it's not unique to the City Lights recording, but I was just appreciating anew that glorious solo high note at the end of Escapades, where the orchestra suddenly slides off like a snakeskin and leaves the alto skyrocketing alone.

[King Mark 2679]

so far standard JW fare

[Amer 1165]

10 hours ago, GerateWohl said:

Usually, I do not pay too much attenction to those compilations. Even the Vienna concert left me cold to a certain degree. The only two compilation that I hold in high esteem from the last decade are 

• Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles - The third Williams/Spielberg collaboration album
• Boston Pops Orchestra - Lights, Camera... Music! 

Those two were really good compilations with special tracks and arrangements.

From the samples I don't expect something like that here.

I agree. Best Performances on these 2 are albums so far although I haven't listened to the Vienna concert fully as yet. But I agree Escapades seems a bit redundant at this point.