Popular Post Aliandra 90 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/arts/music/john-williams-hollywood-film.html “I don’t particularly want to do films anymore,” Williams said. “Six months of life at my age is a long time.” In his next phase, he plans to focus more intensely on another passion: writing concert works, of which he has already produced several dozen. He has visions of another piece for a longtime collaborator, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and he is planning his first proper piano concerto. This year, he will complete what he expects to be his final two films: “The Fabelmans,” loosely based on Spielberg’s childhood, and a fifth installment in the “Indiana Jones” series. “The Fabelmans” has been particularly emotional, he said, given its importance to Spielberg. On a recent day, he recounted, the director wept as Williams played through several scenes on the piano. Williams said that he expected “The Fabelmans” would be the pair’s final film collaboration, though he added that it was hard to say no to Spielberg, whom he considers a brother. (Spielberg, for his part, said that Williams had promised to continue scoring his films indefinitely. “I feel pretty secure,” he said.) I also found this. Thomas Newman celebrates John Williams on his 90th birthday. Can anyone post the whole program of Newman celebrating Williams? I can't access it: TheUlyssesian, Disco Stu, MikeH and 26 others 11 6 7 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blondheim 1,160 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 I still reckon Spielberg will get a 30th out of him. Although The Fabelmans would be a legendary final picture together regardless If only Spielberg had stayed on as director for Indy V... Raiders of the SoundtrArk, Hristo, Will and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aliandra 90 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 din_zav, Brando, KK and 10 others 7 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,156 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Holy crap, he wrote so much music for Azkaban, it requires three bound volumes! Who can figure out what CDs and books are in the picture? apples and BrotherSound 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Falstaft 2,172 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 “The Fabelmans” has been particularly emotional, he said, given its importance to Spielberg. On a recent day, he recounted, the director wept as Williams played through several scenes on the piano." Wow. Once, Edmilson, Will and 11 others 12 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aliandra 90 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 Zimmer, who wrote the music for “Dune,” said he is “the greatest composer America has had, end of story.” Danny Elfman, another film composer, called him “the godfather, the master.” Dudamel drew comparisons to Beethoven. Bayesian, Tiburon, Cerebral Cortex and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GerateWohl 4,972 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 Right step at the right time. Great development. He can do whatever he wants. And he still wants to write music. That's awesome! Drew, BrotherSound, apples and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Drew 593 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, Aliandra said: Zimmer, who wrote the music for “Dune,” said he is “the greatest composer America has had, end of story.” Danny Elfman, another film composer, called him “the godfather, the master.” Dudamel drew comparisons to Beethoven. Of course they had to shoehorn Zimmer's Dune into this. Typical fake news. Will, Jurassic Shark, apples and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chewy 2,495 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 22 minutes ago, Aliandra said: I'm seeing the Varese "Stanley & Iris" release here! Raiders of the SoundtrArk, Once, apples and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,501 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 Guys, Williams has a bust of Copland in his home office. I'll be in the corner weeping for joy if anyone needs me. din_zav, Cerebral Cortex, Omen II and 6 others 4 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remco 687 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 How many times before has Williams says he plans to back away from film scores...? I'm sure he'll keep working for Spielberg. I mean, they're probably not going to be blockbuster movies anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,501 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 7 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Guys, Williams has a bust of Copland in his home office. I'll be in the corner weeping for joy if anyone needs me. I should also note that there is a well-worn copy of Walter Piston's text on orchestration sitting out on the shelf (Piston is another of my 5 favorite composers of all time along with Copland and Williams) Falstaft, MrJosh, BuzzLightyear and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,471 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 27 minutes ago, Jay said: Who can figure out what CDs and books are in the picture? I'm sure there one CD of The Sugarland Express somewhere Andy, Falstaft, crumbs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eitam 368 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 So many feelings. More than any other article/interview I can think of, this one reads like the appraisal of a whole life. Beautiful, and sad. And that's even before the article gets to its end. Isn't that the closest to an officiel retirement (from film scoring) anouncement we've ever gotten? I'm counting on Spielberg to get a few more fil scores out of him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,501 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 Here's the real great news from the article Quote he is planning his first proper piano concerto Oh yes yes yes! BrotherSound, Sunshine Reger, Falstaft and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Falstaft 2,172 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 30 minutes ago, Chewy said: I'm seeing the Varese "Stanley & Iris" release here! And underneath, two copies of the Gabrieli Brass's recording that includes "Music for Brass." And, best of all, this sandcrawler? rough cut, Raiders of the SoundtrArk, Will and 6 others 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoltan_902 141 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I have a few extraneous organs I'd trade for a day's access to his office. igger6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnTheBaptist 63 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I don't get why he's doing film projects at all. If he wanted to focus on concert works he should have started years ago. I highly doubt he'll finish a piano concerto in his remaining time. eitam, rpvee, crumbs and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,427 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 19 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Here's the real great news from the article Oh yes yes yes! That was exactly my reaction too! A JW piano concerto, as confirmed as we've ever had a piece of classical music confirmed from him. I cannot wait. BrotherSound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,891 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Jay said: Holy crap, he wrote so much music for Azkaban, it requires three binded volumes! "Binded"? And he misspelled "Azkaban" on his editions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,156 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I'm sure his assistant orders them for him. They also have "STARWARS" spells as one long word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,673 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 His two last film scores? Edmilson and Will 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 As others and the article have said, it's hard to imagine JW actually saying "No" to Spielberg while he's healthy and able. So I would also be very surprised if there wasn't one more Spielberg score after Fabelmans. Will and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alex 2,882 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 Spielberg showing up to JW’s house in 2026 with a rough cut of Indy 6 Docteur Qui, Holko, Cerebral Cortex and 20 others 2 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,501 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 There's also a companion to the NYT profile, a sort of primer-playlist meant to introduce people to John's concert works: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/arts/music/john-williams-playlist.html Falstaft, Will and Andy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnnyD 1,304 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 May God continue to bless Maestro John Williams and bless us with this unprecedented gift that is the Maestro. din_zav, igger6, Brando and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once 680 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Wow, what an emotional read. BB-8 and apples 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,156 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Maybe I"m not using the right adblockers but I can't even read the article without paying, how are you all reading this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chewy 2,495 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, Jay said: Maybe I"m not using the right adblockers but I can't even read the article without paying, how are you all reading this? On your browser, stop the page from loading at the correct time and the article won't get blocked! Jay, crumbs, enderdrag64 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,501 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Jay said: Maybe I"m not using the right adblockers but I can't even read the article without paying, how are you all reading this? I'm lucky enough to have a free subscription through work, so that's how I read. I'll post the text below Spoiler UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, when film production came to a halt and recording studios shuttered, John Williams, the storied Hollywood composer and conductor, found himself, for the first time in his nearly seven-decade career, without a movie to worry about. This, in Williams’s highly ritualized world — mornings spent studying film reels and improvising at his Steinway; a turkey sandwich and glass of Perrier at 1 p.m.; afternoons devoted to revisions — was initially disorienting. But in the months that followed, Williams came to relish his freedom. He had time to compose a violin concerto, immerse himself in scores by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms, and go for long walks on a golf course near his home in Los Angeles. “I welcomed it,” Williams said in a recent interview. “It was an escape.” Now the film industry is back in action, and Williams, who turned 90 on Tuesday, is once again at the piano churning out earworms — pencil, paper and stopwatch in hand. But Williams, whose music permeates popular culture to a degree unsurpassed by any other contemporary composer, is at a crossroads. Tired of the constraints of film — the deadlines, the need for brevity, the competition with ever-blaring sound effects, the work eating up half a year — he says he will soon step away from movie projects. “I don’t particularly want to do films anymore,” he said. “Six months of life at my age is a long time.” In his next phase, he plans to focus more intensely on another passion: writing concert works, of which he has already produced several dozen. He has visions of another piece for a longtime collaborator, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and he is planning his first proper piano concerto. “I’m much happier, as I have been during this Covid time, working with an artist and making the music the best you can possibly make it in your hands,” he said. Yet the legacy of his more than 100 film scores — the “Star Wars,” “Jaws” and “Harry Potter” franchises among them — looms large, to say nothing of his fanfares, themes and celebratory anthems for the likes of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” “Sunday Night Football,” the Olympics and the Statue of Liberty’s centennial. “He has written the soundtrack of our lives,” said the conductor Gustavo Dudamel, a friend. “When we listen to a melody of John’s, we go back to a time, to a taste, to a smell. All our senses go back to a moment.” Williams’s music harkens back to an era of Hollywood blockbusters, when crowds gathered at theaters to be transported. He has excelled at creating shared experiences: instilling in every member of an audience the same terror about a menacing shark, conjuring a common exhilaration in watching spaceships take flight. The pandemic has robbed Hollywood of some of that magic. But Williams’s admirers say his music, with its appeal across cultures and generations, is an antidote to the isolation of the moment. “We need him more now than we’ve ever needed him before,” said Hans Zimmer, another storied film composer. Williams — a fixture in the industry since the 1950s, with 52 Academy Award nominations, second only to Walt Disney, and five Oscars — recognizes that he might be the last of a certain type of Hollywood composer. Grandiose, complex orchestral scores, rooted in European Romanticism, are increasingly rare. At many film studios, synthesized music is the rage. “I feel like I’m sort of sitting on an edge of something,” he said, “and change is happening.” Born in New York, Williams became interested in composing as a teenager, entranced by the orchestral scores and books brought home by his father, a jazz percussionist. After stints as a studio pianist in Hollywood in his 20s, he found work as a film and television composer, making his feature film debut at 26, in 1958, with “Daddy-O,” a comedy about street racing. In the 1970s, Williams’s work caught the attention of Steven Spielberg, then an aspiring filmmaker searching for someone who could write like a previous generation of Hollywood composers: Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bernard Herrmann. “He knew how to write a tune, and he knew how to support that tune with compelling and complex arrangements,” Spielberg recalled in an interview. “I hadn’t heard anything of the likes since the old greats.” The two began a partnership that has spanned a half century and more than two dozen films, including “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Schindler’s List” and “Jaws,” for which Williams’s two-note ostinato became a cultural phenomenon. “When everyone came out and said ‘Jaws’ scared them out of the water, it was Johnny who scared them out of the water,” Spielberg said. “His music was scarier than seeing the shark.” In 1974, when he was 42, Williams suffered what he called “the tragedy of my life” when his first wife, the actress Barbara Ruick, died suddenly. “It taught me who I was and the meaning of my work,” he said, but added that the next several years were difficult, and he struggled as a single parent of three children with a busy career. “Star Wars,” which premiered in 1977, brought a new level of fame and marked the beginning of a four-decade-long project that has encompassed nine films, dozens of musical motifs and more than 20 hours of music. George Lucas, the creator of “Star Wars,” said Williams was the “secret sauce” of the franchise. While the two sometimes disagreed, he said Williams did not hesitate to try out new material, including when Lucas initially rejected his scoring of a well-known scene in which Luke Skywalker gazes at a desert sunset. “You normally have, with a composer, giant egos, and wanting to argue about everything, and ‘I want it to be my score, not your score,’” Lucas said. “None of that existed with John.” Williams’s career as a conductor also took off. In 1980, he was chosen to succeed Arthur Fiedler as the leader of the Boston Pops. Over the next 13 years in the position, he worked to promote film music as art, and forged friendships with leading classical artists. In 1993, when he was working on “Schindler’s List,” he called the renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman. “I hear a violin,” he said, according to Perlman. To this day, Perlman added, the aching theme from that film remains the only piece that audiences specifically request to hear at his concerts. Perlman said Williams had a talent for conveying the essence of disparate cultures: evoking Jewish identity in “Schindler’s List,” for example, or Japanese traditions in “Memoirs of a Geisha.” “His music has a fingerprint,” he said. “When you hear it, you know it’s John.” Williams’s concert works, more abstract than much of his film music, have been less widely embraced. But Ma, for whom Williams has written several pieces, said curiosity and humanity anchored his works. In 2001, moments before Ma was to begin a recording session of “Elegy,” a piece for cello and orchestra, he recalled that Williams told him he had written the music in honor of two children who had been murdered. “I think of him as a total musician, someone who has experienced everything,” Ma said. “He knows all the ways that music can be made.” Inside his studio on the back lot of Universal Studios Hollywood, Williams is surrounded by mementos: a miniature bust of Beethoven, vintage movie posters chosen by Spielberg and, on a coffee table, a yellow bumper sticker reading, “Just Say No.” A model of a dinosaur, a nod to “Jurassic Park,” watches over the piano. At 90, he is astute and energetic but soft-spoken, looking much the same as he has the past two decades: black turtleneck, faint eyebrows and a wispy white beard. This year, he will complete what he expects to be his final two films: “The Fabelmans,” loosely based on Spielberg’s childhood, and a fifth installment in the “Indiana Jones” series. “The Fabelmans” has been particularly emotional, he said, given its importance to Spielberg. On a recent day, he recounted, the director wept as Williams played through several scenes on the piano. Williams said that he expected “The Fabelmans” would be the pair’s final film collaboration, though he added that it was hard to say no to Spielberg, whom he considers a brother. (Spielberg, for his part, said that Williams had promised to continue scoring his films indefinitely. “I feel pretty secure,” he said.) At the end of his film career, Williams is making time to pursue some longtime dreams, including conducting in Europe. His works were once considered too commercial for some of the great concert halls. But when he made his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic in 2020, players asked for photos and autographs. The violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter said she was disappointed that there had been skepticism about his music. “Everything he writes is art,” said Mutter, for whom Williams wrote his second violin concerto, which premiered last year. “His music, in its diversity, has greatly contributed to the survival of so-called classical music.” And his peers say he has helped establish, beyond doubt, the legitimacy of film music. Zimmer, who wrote the music for “Dune,” said he is “the greatest composer America has had, end of story.” Danny Elfman, another film composer, called him “the godfather, the master.” Dudamel drew comparisons to Beethoven. Williams is more modest, describing himself as a carpenter. “I don’t know if it’s a passion,” he said of composing, “as much as an almost physiological necessity.” He said he still gets a thrill when people tell him that his music has been formative in their lives: He was delighted several years ago when Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, said he had insisted on playing “Star Wars” at his bar mitzvah, over his parents’ objections. Williams said he tries not to fixate on age, even as hundreds of ensembles around the world — in Japan, Australia, Italy and elsewhere — host concerts to mark his birthday. And he said he does not fear death; he sees life as a dream, at the end of which we awaken. “Music has been my oxygen,” he said, “and has kept me alive and interested and occupied and gratified.” Williams recalled a recent pilgrimage to St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, where Bach once worked as a cantor. He listened intently as a pastor described the efforts to protect the great composer’s remains during World War II; he marveled at the dedication to preserving Bach’s legacy. On his way out of the church, he paused. An organist was filling the grand space with the hymn-like theme from “Jurassic Park.” Williams, beaming, turned to the pastor. “Now,” he said, “I can die.” MfL85, Amer, Arpy and 14 others 9 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,882 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 50 minutes ago, Bayesian said: That was exactly my reaction too! A JW piano concerto, as confirmed as we've ever had a piece of classical music confirmed from him. I cannot wait. Great news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chewy 2,495 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 And for those who really can't read the article, here are some pictures from it: Remco, Brando, Hristo and 21 others 17 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 My dad is a horticulturist who has special expertise in camellias (seriously, he has over 100 planted around his property) so I happily sent along that last photo of John standing in front of those gorgeous camellia shrubs. crumbs and Once 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,156 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, Chewy said: Is this the first time we've seen the inside of one of his leather-bound score books? And what cue is that? Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 10,080 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Suddenly he's starting to look his age. Joe Brausam, Darth Mulder and Brando 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 39,156 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 Yea.... he was looking better and better from the Pacemaker surgery until the start of the pandemic. Now, the pandemic seems to be sapping some of his life. When I saw him at Tanglewood last summer (the first show he did since the pandemic started), he spoke so effusively about how much doing a show for an audience was empowering him. Being shut in inside his house for almost all of 2 straight years is not what he wants to be doing It's kind of not surprising, in retrospect, that he has so many concerts lined up for this year, even with two major film scores to write. crumbs, BB-8, Toillion and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,501 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jay said: Is this the first time we've seen the inside of one of his leather-bound score books? And what cue is that? The caption for that photo: Quote Williams pointing to a sketch of a Tyrannosaurus rex chase scene from “Jurassic Park.” Brando and MrJosh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 10,080 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jay said: And what cue is that? "R____ version with Bars 4 and 6 without Accompaniment" is all I can make out on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,156 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Disco Stu said: Williams pointing to a sketch of a Tyrannosaurus rex chase scene from “Jurassic Park.” 1 minute ago, Holko said: "R____ version with Bars 4 and 6 without Accompaniment" is all I can make out on top. Hmmm I do recall someone saying once that cue has something in the sheets that wasn't in the recorded version near the beginning I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mulder 154 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 16 minutes ago, Holko said: Suddenly he's starting to look his age. Because he doesn't have glasses Remco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nfjmgnhjdm 38 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 . Holko, Falstaft, Biodome and 19 others 16 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sunshine Reger 3,581 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 Quote Williams is more modest, describing himself as a carpenter. A hardworking carpenter who loves nature, is kind to everyone, performs miracles, and has something of a cult around him. Fellow disciples, Williams is officially a musical Jesus. Biodome, Cerebral Cortex, Andy and 16 others 3 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfjmgnhjdm 38 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 08/02/2022 at 7:58 PM, Holko said: Suddenly he's starting to look his age. . Darth Mulder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aliandra 90 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Thomas Newman said that Indiana Jones is maybe his favorite Williams score. Newman also talked about a score moment in Jaws that influenced and stayed with him: "I do remember in Jaws, there was a scene where Roy Scheider is kind of having a little moment at a breakfast table with his kid and they are kind of mimicking each other - and I remember this kind of lydian, little phrase, it was just this lift, it didn't do much, but it just lifted the space into this kind childlike wonder. I remember really liking that as a young man starting out, what that had done was not trying very hard to do much, but accomplishing so much at the same time, and that was a small, but really valuable lesson to me." Haha, Newman has really a thing for film music that is "not working too hard" (to use his saying) xD MfL85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor_Man_S_HirschFeld 16 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Falstaft said: And underneath, two copies of the Gabrieli Brass's recording that includes "Music for Brass." And, best of all, this sandcrawler? I so love this. We made a similar model at home last year... Brando and BB-8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Reger 3,581 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Quote Williams recalled a recent pilgrimage to St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, where Bach once worked as a cantor. He listened intently as a pastor described the efforts to protect the great composer’s remains during World War II; he marveled at the dedication to preserving Bach’s legacy. On his way out of the church, he paused. An organist was filling the grand space with the hymn-like theme from “Jurassic Park.” Williams, beaming, turned to the pastor. “Now,” he said, “I can die.” Aww. artus_grayboot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BrotherSound 2,289 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Aliandra said: Williams said that he expected “The Fabelmans” would be the pair’s final film collaboration, though he added that it was hard to say no to Spielberg, whom he considers a brother. crumbs, Brando and Jay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TownerFan 5,097 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Holko said: Suddenly he's starting to look his age. John looks definitely better than what is seen in these very unglamorous photographs. Yes, he looks old, but he does not look like a decrepit old man as these pictures make him look. I understand these photos were taken by a famous photographer who is known to shoot in Diane Arbus-like style. These are certainly candid, but I am not sure they’re doing a good service to the purpose of the article, which certainly reads like a twilight piece, but with new challenges ahead for JW. crumbs, Once, Edmilson and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 950 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Quote In 2001, moments before Ma was to begin a recording session of “Elegy,” a piece for cello and orchestra, he recalled that Williams told him he had written the music in honor of two children who had been murdered. Those children were murdered? Oh my god.. I always thought they died in a car accident. MfL85 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisAfonso 198 Posted February 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Jay said: Is this the first time we've seen the inside of one of his leather-bound score books? And what cue is that? 2 hours ago, Holko said: "R____ version with Bars 4 and 6 without Accompaniment" is all I can make out on top. I think it says "Record (...)". The cue is 9m2 "The T-Rex Chase". Above his finger you can make out "Ripples", the 2nd and 3rd staves contain the signature ripple-like deep woods figure, and at the start of the bottom half of the page you can see the frantic flute shrieks starting that come in when the rex appears. This is a fascinating picture - an intimate peek into the magic book! crumbs, din_zav, Edmilson and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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