GRIGA01 32 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Hi everyone, Im almost certain I have seen fragments of footage of JW scoring the ROTJ score within another video somewhere on Youtube. One of him rewriting a part on the sheet music in the studios control room and another of him mid conducting. Does anyone know if there is more footage of these sessions kicking around somewhere? Just to be clear before someone asks, I am not mixing this up with the ESB Making of footage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BrotherSound 2,246 Posted January 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, GRIGA01 said: Hi everyone, Im almost certain I have seen fragments of footage of JW scoring the ROTJ score within another video somewhere on Youtube. One of him rewriting a part on the sheet music in the studios control room and another of him mid conducting. I think this is most likely the segment you’re thinking of: There’s also a little bit of ROTJ session footage in this profile, including a bit from what I believe is Olympic Sound Studios, where they briefly relocated when Abbey Road was unavailable: 6 minutes ago, GRIGA01 said: Does anyone know if there is more footage of these sessions kicking around somewhere? That would certainly be amazing, but I think the chance of additional footage from nearly 40-year-old news segments turning up is pretty much nil. I believe there’s a slightly higher chance there may be some additional footage somewhere from the JW documentary shot during the making of ESB since it was shot on film. Holko, CGCJ, Ricard and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,441 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 6:40-7:01 in the first video... is Williams singing along with Luke & Leia?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Wow these featurettes are cool! 18 minutes ago, BrotherSound said: I think this is most likely the segment you’re thinking of: There’s also a little bit of ROTJ session footage in this profile, including a bit from what I believe is Olympic Sound Studios, where they briefly relocated when Abbey Road was unavailable: Wow yea that space looks tiny compared to usual recording studios! 10 minutes ago, Smeltington said: 6:40-7:01 in the first video... is Williams singing along with Luke & Leia?? Noticed that too... what was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,441 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jay said: Noticed that too... what was that? Maybe it was an early run-through and he was singing the tune to encourage certain musicians, or to help his own conducting? Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherSound 2,246 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 ”It’s a sort of stately, imperial, ominous theme for a not very nice guy.” – John Williams on Darth Vader’s theme That piano rendition really brings out the apparent influence of the Chopin funeral march, much more than anything in the films. @Falstaft Is this essentially the same left-hand voicings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,984 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 14 hours ago, Jay said: Noticed that too... what was that? It's him and Lionel Newman reviewing the take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 No, not the visuals, and not the talking audio, but the sung audio heard behind the talking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,984 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 It seems to me they're listening to a playback of either the end credits or the Luke and Leia concert arrangement and making evaluations. Williams sings along the melody as played by the cellos and makes some comment about playing "a little quicker, a little stronger on the cellos" Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,044 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 3 hours ago, TownerFan said: It seems to me they're listening to a playback of either the end credits or the Luke and Leia concert arrangement and making evaluations. Williams sings along the melody as played by the cellos and makes some comment about playing "a little quicker, a little stronger on the cellos" Yep, that's what I'm seeing/hearing too. He's pointing out the melody for a note on the performance and/or mixing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviazn 273 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 1/24/2021 at 12:36 PM, BrotherSound said: 1:47 "His music often gives the films the emotional impact Lucas shortchanges." That may be the most succinct description ever of the Lucas–Williams relationship (and Lucas' general style). BrotherSound and Falstaft 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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