Brando 1,063 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Oh I have the bundle too! Looks like I'll actually be using it Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,894 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 John's a Horned Frog fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,475 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I call them the horny toads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando 1,063 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 ESPN+ says the game is starting at 745. Is that when it’s airing or 730? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,475 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 You should tune in now for the pregame just in case. I’m watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 3,707 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I think the video will definitely be in the pregame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 664 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 It’s gonna be right before kickoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom 3,707 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 When the analytic people at ESPN are looking at the data tomorrow, they might wonder why they suddenly lost .03% of their viewing audience just before the opening kickoff. Holko, Edmilson, Toillion and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 664 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Disco Stu and Toillion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,475 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 So only 8 minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DangerMotif 664 Posted January 10 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 10 https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2023/01/espns-creative-content-unit-scores-with-cfp-national-championship-open-collaboration-with-legendary-composer-john-williams/ INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Tonight’s College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T (7:30 ET, ESPN) represents the pinnacle of the season. A game of this magnitude requires an opening for the ages, and ESPN’s Creative Content Unit has delivered just that with an original score from celebrated composer John Williams. Titled “Of Grit And Glory,” the anthem is “magical, hopeful and powerful,” according to co-director and producer Martin Khodabakhshian. “‘Star Wars,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Indiana Jones’ . . . John Williams is a genius,” Khodabakhshian said. “On the cusp of the release of ‘Indiana Jones 5,’ he wrote us an original composition, and it’s a big score. It’s like he took the best pieces of all his scores and did something special for ESPN. “We’re going to try to make some people cry at the end of this thing. I can’t oversell it. It’s beautiful. It’s amazing. [This process] was one of the most extraordinary experiences I’ve ever had and a highlight of my career.” Khodabakhshian dreamed up the concept with game producer Bill Bonnell and co-director and editor Mike Sciallis of Victory Pictures. Khodabakhshian and Sciallis wrote Williams what they described as a “love letter,” expressing their adoration for Williams’s influence through movies and sports. The legendary composer received the letter and was moved to write the score. The piece features a 96-piece orchestra; the musicians got the call six days before recording and – in less than three hours on Dec. 21 – saw the music for the first time, did a couple of run-throughs, and then recorded it for the tease. ESPN’s camera crew captured the recording session of this extraordinary composition created for the night of college football’s biggest game. “You trust that it’s John Williams, so what he’s written we’re going to love,” said ESPN Vice President of Production Julie McGlone, who oversees the Creative Content Unit and The SportsCenter Enhancement Unit. “It was the best musicians in the industry and a fascinating exercise to watch it unfold.” The anthem features one of the greatest legends in music paired with some of college football’s greatest legends, as Tony Dorsett, Vince Young, Tommie Frazier, Peter Warrick, and Tim Tebow – now an ESPN/SEC Network college football analyst – give voice to their myth-making championship moments and what made their trophy-winning nights so extraordinary. Williams, who is now 90, maintains the distinction of being the record holder for the most Oscar nominations for a living person (52) and ranks only behind Walt Disney (59) as the most-nominated person in Academy Awards history. “Intercollegiate football has been at the heart and soul of our nation’s life for so long, that the opportunity to musically salute this great tradition has been a particularly meaningful joy for me,” Williams shared exclusively with Variety. “I was thrilled and excited when ESPN suggested that I write a theme for the January 9th championship game. The games themselves always raise the collective spirit, and in the end, the competition brings us all closer to a place where the concept of winners and losers dissolves into mutual respect and admiration. The invitation to write this music constitutes a great honor for me, and I feel especially privileged to make a small contribution to one of our country’s most treasured traditions.” “John Williams doesn’t miss,” Khodabakhshian gushed. “When you initially hear [the score], you’re like, ‘Holy crap, I was not expecting that for college football, a championship game.'” Brando, Will, Tiburon and 8 others 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,475 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Lots of footage in the Sony stage for this! It sounds great! I love how it sounds as a bed under the commentary intro, after the video ended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 664 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 The mixing was awful great music he definitely scored to picture really hope they release it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toillion 105 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Beautiful! Loved how they put that together. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceCoyote 114 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Surprised by how much of a showcase for Williams this turned out to be. Plenty of dialogue over it, but sounded great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igger6 771 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Never mind the bollocks; where’s the audio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,150 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 That was phenomenal; I had a smile on my face and goosebumps throughout. I want to see it again! Did anybody record it? Disco Stu and Toillion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 664 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,475 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 9 minutes ago, Gibster said: he definitely scored to picture Well it couldn’t have been locked picture since they didn’t know who would be playing in the game when it was recorded, but I’m sure they had similar stand-in footage that they just replaced with TCU and Georgia footage where necessary EDIT: Ah another Williams video now! A different one! Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,150 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I love this!!! MrJosh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceCoyote 114 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 For anyone who tuned out after it was over, the broadcast just showed a new montage with an abridged version of the score (<30 seconds) and footage from both teams, along with snippets of Williams and the orchestra. It was also used as underscore directly afterwords as people entered the field. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lairdo 591 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I love it! I love how they used footage from the recording session too. It's not just a piece of underscore, it is a concept between the beauty of making music with playing football. (Of course, I had to also watch my USC Trojans lose to Texas again - and I was at that game!) Disco Stu and crlbrg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,150 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 minute ago, SpaceCoyote said: For anyone who tuned out after it was over, the broadcast just showed a new montage with an abridged version of the score (<30 seconds) and footage from both teams, along with snippets of Williams and the orchestra. I saw it; man, I really want to see and hear the whole piece again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0llux 299 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 who's got the clip?!?! help!!!!11 WilliamsStarShip2282 and igger6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,130 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Oh man I tuned in at 7:30 and missed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toillion 105 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 6 minutes ago, SpaceCoyote said: For anyone who tuned out already, the broadcast just showed a new montage with an abridged version of the score (<30 seconds) and footage from both teams, along with snippets of Williams and the orchestra. It was also used as underscore directly afterwords as people entered the field. Ah man! I had to go on dad duty and get the kids ready for bed so I missed the second part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igger6 771 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 minutes ago, p0llux said: who's got the clip?!?! help!!!!11 The ones at the end capture the desperation and envy of us non-Disney-bundlers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,223 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 One of the best fanfares he's done in a while but the mix is even worse than I could imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB Makes Stuff 51 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 The ESPN camera crew did exceptional with the footage in the Sony Scoring Stage, those shots were absolutely wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis 159 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 What a great piece! Waiting for digital release... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,475 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 See how long this stays up on YouTube lol Its not the full thing (I’m not the uploader) Will, igger6, Taikomochi and 6 others 5 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post igger6 771 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Oh, this is a strange and very specific brand of JWFan purgatory! BrotherSound, Andy, Brando and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,223 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 2 minutes ago, LB Makes Stuff said: The ESPN camera crew did exceptional with the footage in the Sony Scoring Stage, those shots were absolutely wonderful. poll: 1-a few days from now 2-20 years from now the sessions might surface somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB Makes Stuff 51 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Just now, Nemesis said: What a great piece! Waiting for digital release... I think it’ll come soon. Even if the article said it hadn’t been discussed, this was one of the big selling points for the game. They’re smart enough to release it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,130 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Wonderful!! Hope this gets released separately. Love how much JW was highlighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Toillion 105 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 crumbs, enderdrag64, Falstaft and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 32,037 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Did nobody notice ESPN officially posted this, this afternoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lairdo 591 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 I can definitely hear JW opening a concert with this piece of music (or perhaps the 2nd half of a concert). Would bet it at least gets played at the Hollywood Bowl in September and maybe Tanglewood over the summer if he makes his usual appearances. crlbrg, crumbs, Toillion and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 32,037 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Yep, definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 664 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 On 7/1/2023 at 10:39 PM, Will said: ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manakin Skywalker 3,885 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 5 minutes ago, Jay said: Did nobody notice ESPN officially posted this, this afternoon? Isn't that the same video they posted on Twitter a couple days ago? EDIT: Posted same time as Gibster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LB Makes Stuff 51 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 I can’t get over how wonderful this is, I’m so happy ESPN treated this as importantly as they did. No other broadcaster would even bother advertising JW like this. MrJosh, Falstaft, Manakin Skywalker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post igger6 771 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 Great little self-referential piece. it must be so hard to be Williams these days. Every three measures he must be thinking, “Shoot, that’s Galaxy’s Edge! Hard to starboard!” “Frick, that’s The Mission! Veer to port!” Bring it to Chicago, Maestro! UPDATE: “Wait, that’s War Horse! Whoa, boys!” I love this, though. Can’t wait to hear it by itself. Why are JW’s ostinati always so much better than everyone else’s? Molly Weasley, Falstaft and Will 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,223 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 not able to grab those twitter videos is there anyone we can message/email to help make this released as a music track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Toillion 105 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 https://fb.watch/hYtqayOYGi/?mibextid=v7YzmG posted on ESPN’s Facebook p0llux, enderdrag64 and Once 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Farewell to Kings 3,786 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 6 minutes ago, King Mark said: not able to grab those twitter videos Try 5kdownloader/player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,150 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Toillion said: https://fb.watch/hYtqayOYGi/?mibextid=v7YzmG posted on ESPN’s Facebook YES!!! 2 hours ago, Gibster said: https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2023/01/espns-creative-content-unit-scores-with-cfp-national-championship-open-collaboration-with-legendary-composer-john-williams/ INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Tonight’s College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T (7:30 ET, ESPN) represents the pinnacle of the season. A game of this magnitude requires an opening for the ages, and ESPN’s Creative Content Unit has delivered just that with an original score from celebrated composer John Williams. Titled “Of Grit And Glory,” the anthem is “magical, hopeful and powerful,” according to co-director and producer Martin Khodabakhshian. “‘Star Wars,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Indiana Jones’ . . . John Williams is a genius,” Khodabakhshian said. “On the cusp of the release of ‘Indiana Jones 5,’ he wrote us an original composition, and it’s a big score. It’s like he took the best pieces of all his scores and did something special for ESPN. “We’re going to try to make some people cry at the end of this thing. I can’t oversell it. It’s beautiful. It’s amazing. [This process] was one of the most extraordinary experiences I’ve ever had and a highlight of my career.” Khodabakhshian dreamed up the concept with game producer Bill Bonnell and co-director and editor Mike Sciallis of Victory Pictures. Khodabakhshian and Sciallis wrote Williams what they described as a “love letter,” expressing their adoration for Williams’s influence through movies and sports. The legendary composer received the letter and was moved to write the score. The piece features a 96-piece orchestra; the musicians got the call six days before recording and – in less than three hours on Dec. 21 – saw the music for the first time, did a couple of run-throughs, and then recorded it for the tease. ESPN’s camera crew captured the recording session of this extraordinary composition created for the night of college football’s biggest game. “You trust that it’s John Williams, so what he’s written we’re going to love,” said ESPN Vice President of Production Julie McGlone, who oversees the Creative Content Unit and The SportsCenter Enhancement Unit. “It was the best musicians in the industry and a fascinating exercise to watch it unfold.” The anthem features one of the greatest legends in music paired with some of college football’s greatest legends, as Tony Dorsett, Vince Young, Tommie Frazier, Peter Warrick, and Tim Tebow – now an ESPN/SEC Network college football analyst – give voice to their myth-making championship moments and what made their trophy-winning nights so extraordinary. Williams, who is now 90, maintains the distinction of being the record holder for the most Oscar nominations for a living person (52) and ranks only behind Walt Disney (59) as the most-nominated person in Academy Awards history. “Intercollegiate football has been at the heart and soul of our nation’s life for so long, that the opportunity to musically salute this great tradition has been a particularly meaningful joy for me,” Williams shared exclusively with Variety. “I was thrilled and excited when ESPN suggested that I write a theme for the January 9th championship game. The games themselves always raise the collective spirit, and in the end, the competition brings us all closer to a place where the concept of winners and losers dissolves into mutual respect and admiration. The invitation to write this music constitutes a great honor for me, and I feel especially privileged to make a small contribution to one of our country’s most treasured traditions.” “John Williams doesn’t miss,” Khodabakhshian gushed. “When you initially hear [the score], you’re like, ‘Holy crap, I was not expecting that for college football, a championship game.'” So much love, admiration and respect for the Maestro. Rightly deserved, too! Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,130 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 They used a little bit of the ostinato at the end of the first quarter! Btw, if you want to push for a release of the music, perhaps you could try tweeting at @bhofheimer_espn if you have a Twitter account. No idea if he has any power over this, but can't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rpvee 557 Posted January 10 Popular Post Share Posted January 10 John Williams is trending #7 in the US on Twitter because of this! Tydirium, Michael G., Tiburon and 8 others 6 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB Makes Stuff 51 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Something I’ve just noticed, some of the finale is cut short. The ad features the horns and strings before the brass fanfare at the end, yet it’s missing from the opener. Molly Weasley and Will 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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