Steven Spielberg is Making a John Williams Documentary

[Manakin Skywalker 4,626]

 

[Brando 1,614]

Bout time. Will John score it? Yes, only because all the good ones are dead. 

[LB Makes Stuff 195]

3 minutes ago, Brando said:

Bout time. Will John score it? No. Because all the good ones are dead. 

You already made this joke on discord, stop.

[artguy360 1,787]

Wow! So many of us have been begging for this exact thing. I hope Steven unloads all the recording session footage he has in his vault.

[Jay 34,937]

 

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[Docteur Qui 1,527]

It's about time! And with the insane amount of footage that Spielberg has of their sessions over the years it better be as long as the Beatles documentary that Peter Jackson did.

[DangerMotif 984]

The headline on the tweet is quite misleading but that’s amazing news

[HunterTech 840]

1 hour ago, LB Makes Stuff said:

You already made this joke on discord, stop.

 

Not a great first impression if this is what you decide to say after joining, not considering how many eyes aren't in said server.

 

(Also, it was inevitable anyway, so let him have it.)

[Amer 1,975]

Spielberg has recorded almost every recording session on his personal camera for his movies except Jurassic Park which he couldn't attend when he was away shooting Schindler's List. It would be awesome to see more footages from his collection.

[Edmilson 6,105]

Just now, Amer said:

Spielberg has recorded almost every recording session on his personal camera for his movies except Jurassic Park which he couldn't attend when he was shooting Schindler's List. It would be awesome to see more footages from his collection.

Exactly. I would love to see not only footage from JW's best-known Spielberg scores but also from his less famed (and less performed to death on concerts) like Indy sequels, The Lost World, Catch me If You Can, Amistad, Minority Report, AI, Always, The Terminal, etc.

[DangerMotif 984]

I really hope he goes all out.

interviews with new questions.

home piano set up.

I assume HBO or Disney+ would be the most likely route, would be cool if he dumps hours of recording sessions as an extra

[Edmilson 6,105]

Honestly, I think I'd have no issue in watching JW working for hours and saying stuff like "Ok people, that was good but let's do 4M1 one more time, this time only bars 23 to the end!" for the nth time.

[Manakin Skywalker 4,626]

1 hour ago, HunterTech said:

Not a great first impression if this is what you decide to say after joining, not considering how many eyes aren't in said server.

 

(Also, it was inevitable anyway, so let him have it.)

 

Don't mind him, he's just continuing a running joke between them on my server (he wasn't referring to the JWFan server).

[Steve 539]

This would be great. Hopefully not only a 20 minutes documentary but 2 hours or more.

We. Need. This.

[Holko 8,886]

1 hour ago, Amer said:

Spielberg has recorded almost every recording session on his personal camera for his movies except Jurassic Park which he couldn't attend when he was away shooting Schindler's List. It would be awesome to see more footages from his collection.

And TLW because of Amistad, right?

[BB-8 2,942]

I want to see this in an Art déco cinema environment and then buy a deluxe DVD pack for the personal archive.

[Garrett 139]

If Steven Spielberg made a documentary about John Williams, would John Williams score it? If so, John could write a theme for HIMSELF. 

[BB-8 2,942]

37 minutes ago, Garrett said:

If Steven Spielberg made a documentary about John Williams, would John Williams score it? If so, John could write a theme for HIMSELF. 

"I just want to write Johnny a theme."

[mrbellamy 5,990]

Can't wait until it's officially announced! I'm not surprised he's been working on something but it was always just a hope until now.  

 

Definitely a broken record comment but yeah I hope he's not stingy with the recording session footage. I mean, you would think that's the whole reason for it because he knows he's sitting on a goldmine. Best case scenario would definitely be a doc series rather than a 2 hour feature which would still be better than nothing if it had new footage and interviews but it'd probably gloss over everything. 

[BB-8 2,942]

1 hour ago, BB-8 said:

"I just want to write Johnny a theme."

EDIT

"I just want to write Curley a theme."

[toothless 960]

Yeah. Well I think I'll keep low expectation I.E a 45 minutes mini documentary with 30% of new footage. And the thing would probably revolve around the man more than its music if that makes sense.

[mrbellamy 5,990]

The most disappointing thing would be if he were referring to a one hour network TV special with commercials or something like that, but that's such an outdated approach now and I don't think Spielberg himself would be involved if that's all it was. Especially if it's something they've been working on for a little while, it seems like it would at the very least be a short 80-90 min movie. It just kinda depends how comprehensive they want to be.

[Jurassic Shark 11,039]

38 minutes ago, toothless said:

Yeah. Well I think I'll keep low expectation I.E a 45 minutes mini documentary with 30% of new footage. And the thing would probably revolve around the man more than its music if that makes sense.

 

And there will be 5-10 seconds clip from a few recording sessions.

 

23 minutes ago, mrbellamy said:

The most disappointing thing would be if he were referring to a one hour network TV special with commercials or something like that, but that's such an outdated approach now and I don't think Spielberg himself would be involved if that's all it was. Especially if it's something they've been working on for a little while, it seems like it would at the very least be a short 80-90 min movie. It just kinda depends how comprehensive they want to be.

 

I'm guessing they'll use the Morricone documentary as a reference.

[BB-8 2,942]

Docu's Theme

[Andy 3,522]

I Hope Spielberg is true to his word. How many projects has he announced and abandoned?

[Jurassic Shark 11,039]

Are we sure he's not talking about the guitarist?

[Andy 3,522]

What should the title be?

 

Maestro?

[Jurassic Shark 11,039]

Just now, Andy said:

What should the title be?

 

Maestro?

 

There's lots of inspiration here!

 

 

12 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

Docu's Theme

 

Cookie's theme

[Leitmotif 18]

It should be like Tornatore's movie: Ennio: The Maestro

[Andy 3,522]

There are two kinds of docs. 
 

Fly on the Wall

Talking Heads

 

I really don’t care to hear Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts say how great he made their films. I want to be there.  I want to see recording sessions, old performances.  Making of collaboration footage. 
 

Although Spielberg is known to have lots of personal footage, I hope it spans his entire life and career, not just Spielberg’s films. 

[LB Makes Stuff 195]

6 hours ago, HunterTech said:

 

Not a great first impression if this is what you decide to say after joining, not considering how many eyes aren't in said server.

 

(Also, it was inevitable anyway, so let him have it.)

Been here for a while, I lurk more than anything.

[Joni Wiljami 1,202]

Great news!! I wonder is there any filmed footage of the 'you need a better composer' incident? 

[Fabulin 3,469]

Nice Deepfake and A.I. voice. You nearly got me there 

[geom_00 15]

PLEASE let him make this.  See it the whole way through.

 

I'm not sure if you're familiar with Epic Rap Battle of history, but if you are then we can ALL agree with "Hitchcock" when he says "Half of your Billions should go to John Williams!"

[Jurassic Shark 11,039]

8 minutes ago, geom_00 said:

PLEASE let him make this.  See it the whole way through.

 

It's going to get shelved because he can't find the right actor.

[BB-8 2,942]

2 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

It's going to get shelved because he can't find the right actor.

They're all dead.

[Disco Stu 15,483]

OK, we've officially reached our quota for the day on the "all dead" jokes.  Everybody pack up and go home.

[Jurassic Shark 11,039]

But we're all dead!

[JohnnyD 1,175]

Finally! A perfect way to celebrate their collaboration.

[Muad'Dib 1,772]

Great news! I just hope it's not the typical stuffy format that most average documentaries have.

[Not Mr. Big 4,533]

2 hours ago, Joni Wiljami said:

Great news!! I wonder is there any filmed footage of the 'you need a better composer' incident? 

They'll have a dramatic reenactment with actors

[Fabulin 3,469]

8 minutes ago, Not Mr. Big said:

They'll have a dramatic reenactment with actors

They will hire Michael Gambon to deliver the line

[Tom 4,161]

25 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

OK, we've officially reached our quota for the day on the "all dead" jokes.  Everybody pack up and go home.

I agree.  It is time to be dead serious about this.  

[Disco Stu 15,483]

4 minutes ago, Fabulin said:

They will hire Michael Gambon to deliver the line

 

Well the fatal line of course belongs to Spielberg.  So obviously he'll get Gabriel LaBelle (from The Fabelmans) to play himself and then digitally age him up to his 40s.

[Tom 4,161]

I much prefer a documentary to a film like The Fabelmans, particularly in the hands of a good director (which it will be) and with access to good footage (which should be the case).  

 

I like that Spielberg says that he is already working on it.  

[Not Mr. Big 4,533]

47 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

OK, we've officially reached our quota for the day on the "all dead" jokes.  Everybody pack up and go home.

I'd tell a better joke 

But they're all dead

 

 

[Bayesian 1,263]

This forthcoming documentary is exciting news! I hope George Lucas also gets involved and makes available any footage he has from the SW recording seshes. I'm already dead set on getting the 4K blu-ray when it comes out, no matter how long or short it ends up being.

 

 

 

(sorry, Disco Stu 😬)

[Loert 2,414]

1 hour ago, Disco Stu said:

OK, we've officially reached our quota for the day on the "all dead" jokes.  Everybody pack up and go home.

 

I think JW is the one you should be telling that to.

[Jurassic Shark 11,039]

 

16 minutes ago, Bayesian said:

This forthcoming documentary is exciting news! I hope George Lucas also gets involved and makes available any footage he has from the SW recording seshes. I'm already dead set on getting the 4K blu-ray when it comes out, no matter how long or short it ends up being.

 

 

 

(sorry, Disco Stu 😬)

 

Stu doesn't approve of 4K?

[Disco Stu 15,483]

2 minutes ago, Loert said:

 

I think JW is the one you should be telling that to.

 

Agreed.  I understand his reliance on canned stories, assuming extemporaneous public speaking isn't his forte, but I mean.... you gotta find new bits.