Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted September 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2022 4 hours ago, karelm said: Sounds pretty fishy if you ask me. Maybe an obsessive fan had her killed so can say her dying words were to make JW a knight. "Is this the full list, Ma'am?" - "No, there is another…" Brando, Andy, BB-8 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fabulin 3,511 Posted September 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2022 Just now, Marian Schedenig said: "Is this the full list, Ma'am?" - "No, there is another…" Bob Iger... Bob Iger is my sister! BB-8, Brando and igger6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,468 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 "John, help me take this crown off.” “But you’ll die!” “Nothing can stop that now. Just for once, let me look on you with my own eyes.” karelm and Brando 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando 1,860 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 1 hour ago, BB-8 said: "John, help me take this crown off.” “But you’ll die!” “Nothing can stop that now. Just for once, let me look on you with my own eyes.” “Now I am King!” IYKYK😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-8 3,468 Posted September 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2022 John Crowner Williams Andy, bollemanneke, Not Mr. Big and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted September 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2022 Classic FM article: Quote “It is an honor for me to join him as an Honorary Knight!” Iger said. “I have always been in awe of his work. May the force be with him!” And a tweet by the LSO: I guess that officially makes JW a Jedi Knight (I can't believe nobody made that lame joke in this thread before…) crumbs, ThePenitentMan1, Fabulin and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Yo, Johnny! All congrats on your honourary knighthood, dude! As you haven't given a single public performance of your own music in the UK, since July 4th, 1998, perhaps you could use getting done by Charlie boy, to plan a concert, with the L.S.O., at, either, Barbican, or the Royal Albert Hall? Wha' d'ya say? Signed, A patient fan QuartalHarmony and JWMike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-8 3,468 Posted September 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Marian Schedenig said: I guess that officially makes JW a Jedi Knight (I can't believe nobody made that lame joke in this thread before…) Well let's hope he'll return one day. "And you, young Spielberg, we will watch your career with great interest." ThePenitentMan1, Andy, igger6 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TownerFan 4,983 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Yo, Johnny! All congrats on your honourary knighthood, dude! As you haven't given a single public performance of your own music in the UK, since July 4th, 1998, perhaps you could use getting done by Charlie boy, to plan a concert, with the L.S.O., at, either, Barbican, or the Royal Albert Hall? Wha' d'ya say? Signed, A patient fan I am curious at how they will deal with this, but I think usually honorary knighthoods of foreign individuals are given in ceremonies held in local British consulates and not at the Palace. When they gave it to Spielberg in 2001, it was done at the British embassy in Washington D.C. BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,468 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Well it all goes down in history either side of the pond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuartalHarmony 542 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, TownerFan said: usually honorary knighthoods of foreign individuals are given in ceremonies held in local British consulates and not at the Palace You are correct that this is usual practice, for reasons of convenience to the recipient. However, the monarch can give honours at his or her pleasure, so (in my understanding) there would be nothing stopping JW’s people requesting the honour be bestowed by the monarch in person at a Royal Palace in the UK. Whilst he’s here, I’m sure the LSO would give their collective right arms to play under him one more time, so that would be at least one open door they’d be pushing on. Surely this is too good an opportunity not to at least ask… Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,468 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 11 hours ago, QuartalHarmony said: You are correct that this is usual practice, for reasons of convenience to the recipient. However, the monarch can give honours at his or her pleasure, so (in my understanding) there would be nothing stopping JW’s people requesting the honour be bestowed by the monarch in person at a Royal Palace in the UK. Whilst he’s here, I’m sure the LSO would give their collective right arms to play under him one more time, so that would be at least one open door they’d be pushing on. Surely this is too good an opportunity not to at least ask… Mark King Charles and John Williams are both environmentalists and should avoid flying around the globe just to fetch a piece of paper. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2022 John Williams is joining such luminaries as Kevin Spacey and Rudy Giuliani in this honor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_honorary_Knights_and_Dames_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire Manakin Skywalker, Marian Schedenig, Andy and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,468 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Disco Stu said: John Williams is joining such luminaries as Kevin Spacey and Rudy Giuliani in this honor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_honorary_Knights_and_Dames_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire And Plácido Domingo... Marian Schedenig, Disco Stu and JTN 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuartalHarmony 542 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 26/9/2022 at 7:55 PM, BB-8 said: avoid flying around the globe just to fetch a piece of paper Firstly, that’s an excellent reason to combine it with a concert and secondly… a piece of paper? It’s a knighthood, not a driving license! JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Disco Stu said: John Williams is joining such luminaries as Kevin Spacey and Rudy Giuliani in this honor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_honorary_Knights_and_Dames_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire Andy and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Amvanquish 39 Posted September 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2022 Well last week I created a post suggesting that I would love to see John Williams compose a requiem mass or piece of music (possibly Coronation) in honour of Her Majesty The Queen or the new King. I have followed John Williams since 1971 when I first heard his score for The Poseidon Adventure at the age of 13 and I have never wavered in my admiration for his music since. I knew deep down and my instincts were right that greatness was written in the stars for him . Ive not been proved wrong and it’s due to him that I eventually moved to working in the U.K. Film Industry as a Film Buyer for Multiplex Cinema Chains and I certainly made sure the films he scored were dated in the cinemas I looked after for almost 18 years. Being British and 100% Royalist you can imagine my ecstatic joy at the news that John Williams had been given an honorary knighthood, a KBE, by Queen Elizabeth as one of her final acts. Now she didn’t give these out as if they were confetti , she would have been inspired to give this award because she liked John Williams music personally. The knighthoods she gave out , were and are not just issued under the advice of the government or via certain interested parties but are personal . Williams music has been used by the BBC and ITV and British documentary film makers for many royal jubilee and commemorative events and for solemn occasions like Remembrance, VE and VJ days , so she would have watched the recordings go out on tv with Williams’ music adding to the mood . Truly she must have enjoyed the music he has composed over the years and which has been added by film editors, aside from watching films with a Williams score. Incidentally having worked in the U.K. Cinema Exhibition industry at top level , I know there is a screening room both at Buckingham Palace and at Windsor Castle and that 35mm prints of feature films ( before digital) were sent to the Palace for viewing and films were also considered for the annual Royal Film Performance so it’s safe to assume that she would have watched Spielbergs films ( the other KBE beneficiary) with Williams’ soundtrack. What an absolutely wonderful tribute to the top film composer in the world from one of the most remarkable women in the world. Our Elizabeth The Great has done John Williams proud in her last days as Monarch. it is just so incredibly sad that Williams will not be able to receive this honour from Queen Elizabeth II herself although yes I know awards like this are given out at a consular level. What he must be feeling today must warm his heart ,safe in the knowledge that his Anglophile connections (ie the LSO) and love of the U.K. has got the merit he truly deserves. This is far better than an Oscar or a BAFTA - it’s a thank you for ALL his compositions and works from the British people. I hope this award inspires him to write something in her honour as he moves into his last furlong as a classical concert composer (and hopefully he does come out of film composing retirement to top it all by composing a Bond film score) I know that his being american , you can’t use the word Sir, but god damn it , I’m going to break protocol from now on and say in light of the fact that Indy 5 may be his last film score ; and I know I say this on behalf of many if not all of you on this brilliant JWFan website and on others like The Legacy of John Williams who are dedicated to his music , “ARISE SIR JOHN. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE FOR ALL YOUR WONDERFUL MUSIC THAT HAS INSPIRED OTHERS AND IS LOVED BY ALL YOUR FANS WORLDWIDE. THANK YOU SIR, FOR EVERYTHING” GlastoEls, Andy and BB-8 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted October 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2023 I don't know how these things work or from what point on you are allowed to officially call yourself a knight, but it appears Williams has now received his official KBE certificate thingy: Bayesian, Once, KittBash and 7 others 7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuartalHarmony 542 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 My understanding is that non-UK citizens can’t use the pre-nominal ‘Sir’ but can use the post-nominal KBE. So, I regret to say that he is not Sir John Williams, but he is John Williams KBE. Unless he applies for, and gets, UK citizenship, in which case he’d become Sir John overnight. Mark JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Trilogy 39 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 (...) for services to Film Music and London Symphony Orchestra. (...) Here is the question if they specifically honored only the popular ones with the LSO, i.e. Star Wars 1-6, Superman, Raiders and eventually the second Harry Potter. Or they mean the complete discography of John Williams/LSO? The lesser known works such as The Fury, Dracula and Monsignor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted October 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, ckappes said: (...) for services to Film Music and London Symphony Orchestra. (...) Here is the question if they specifically honored only the popular ones with the LSO, i.e. Star Wars 1-6, Superman, Raiders and eventually the second Harry Potter. Or they mean the complete discography of John Williams/LSO? The lesser known works such as The Fury, Dracula and Monsignor. I think it's rather obvious. His collaboration with LSO (either the famous film scores or the concerts locally) has contributed to the orchestra's success in recent decades. enderdrag64, Naïve Old Fart, JTN and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 1 hour ago, QuartalHarmony said: My understanding is that non-UK citizens can’t use the pre-nominal ‘Sir’ but can use the post-nominal KBE This is (partially) correct. Only people born in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or The Commonwealth can be called "Sir", or "Dame". 1 hour ago, ckappes said: Or they mean the complete discography of John Williams/LSO? The lesser known works such as The Fury, Dracula and Monsignor. ... and JANE EYRE, and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. 1 hour ago, QuartalHarmony said: So, I regret to say that he is not Sir John Williams, but he is John Williams KBE. Unless he applies for, and gets, UK citizenship, in which case he’d become Sir John overnight. No, he'd be Sir John Williams. Jurassic Shark and crumbs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 I think his official title for some years now has been John fucking Williams. Smeltington and Brando 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 I think any country should be able to call people Sir JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando 1,860 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 21 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said: I think any country should be able to call people Sir Except you, you’re Mr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 4,891 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Brando said: Except you, you’re Mr It's Sir Big now. Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,003 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Brando said: Except you, you’re Mr No, he’s “not” Mr. Brando and ThePenitentMan1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuartalHarmony 542 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 10 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Only people born in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or The Commonwealth can be called "Sir", or "Dame". Sir Andras Schiff was born in Hungary, so that can't be right. He was born in 1953, became a naturalised British citizen in 2001 and was knighted in 2014. He has been referred to consistently as Sir Andras Schiff ever since. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,003 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 39 minutes ago, QuartalHarmony said: Sir Andras Schiff was born in Hungary, so that can't be right. Sir András Schiff has dual Austrian and British citizenship. According to his Wikipedia page, he was created a Knight Bachelor in the Queen's Birthday Honours list of 2014, for services to music. 12 hours ago, QuartalHarmony said: Unless he applies for, and gets, UK citizenship, in which case he’d become Sir John overnight. Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 I would love for JW and the LSO to reschedule their concert at the Royal Albert Hall that he had to pull out of due to illness a few years ago. I'm surprised he didn't make a detour during one of his recent European visits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,492 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, Damien F said: I would love for JW and the LSO to reschedule their concert at the Royal Albert Hall that he had to pull out of due to illness a few years ago. I'm surprised he didn't make a detour during one of his recent European visits. That is a bit of mystery, yes, but I'm guessing there are all kinds of logistics involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,003 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 15 minutes ago, Damien F said: I'm surprised he didn't make a detour during one of his recent European visits. He may have some very bad memories about that trip. And who knows maybe he’s superstitious and doesn’t want to risk getting ill again by returning to the place where he had to be taken to the hospital… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amvanquish 39 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 So pleased that our late Queen Elizabeth 2nd honoured John Williams with this knighthood and was one of the very last things she signed off on before she died. Sir John Williams KBE - well done maestro!! And I don’t care, being a Brit as far as I’m concerned, he deserves to have Sir before his name because he has said many a time that he is a true Anglophile . I just hope that he gets the opportunity to get back to the U.K. and give a workout to the LSO because I feel in no uncertain terms , and I’m sure Sir John would agree, they helped contribute to his knighthood performing so many of his wonderful scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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