Popular Post Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy birthday Mr Williams! I cant believe there is no thread about this yet*… 😕 lets hope the labels have something for this great day! *well at least there is news about it in the main site… Pawel P., Naïve Old Fart, DemonStar and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,499 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 24 minutes ago, Luke Skywalker said: Happy birthday Mr Williams! I cant believe there is no thread about this yet*… There is, now Happy birthday, Mr. Williams. bollemanneke and Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,470 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Amazing to think that he has a whole slew of concerts lined up in 2023 (including one in Japan!), a tentpole movie score (INDY 5) and other bits and bobs for the concert scene. When my grandfather was 91, he had been dead for 6 years! So incredible stamina. Happy birthday to my alltime favourite composer! A few months more, and he's surpassed Morricone in terms of sheer activity at 91. Bayesian and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bollemanneke 3,337 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy birthday, Mr Williams! Thank you for the wonderful music, the unforgettable concerts, the speeches, Berlin, Harry Potter, Berlin, Far and Away, Home Alone and Berlin. Thank you for offering a way to forget the real world in two seconds. THANK YOU. Naïve Old Fart, Smeltington, Jurassic Shark and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy birthday to the greatest composer of all time, wishing you all the best! Here's my pick to celebrate this birthday in music Remembering Childhood Steve, Bayesian and Brando 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpotTheDog 39 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 God, I hope I get to see the man in person this year. Happy birthday, indeed, Maestro! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andy 4,087 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy, Happy Birthday, Maestro. You are remarkable. You never cease to amaze and inspire me. Milan, L.A., NY, Chicago, Japan, Tanglewood, etc. This is a world tour on the level of a person in their 20s. The gifts keep coming with Grit and Glory, Fabelmans, Indy5, more concert works. Don’t stop! Can’t stop! Won’t stop! You are my favorite artist of any media. Cheers, thank you, and here’s to many more happy years and wonderful music. I plan on crying many happy tears today. Ian Stouffer, Naïve Old Fart, Smeltington and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy Birthday Maestro, I wish you a lot of cookies! Naïve Old Fart and Bayesian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Naïve Old Fart 9,499 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 I was going to get a birthday card and have a bunch of better film composers sign it, but then I remembered... they're all dead! Andy, Brando, Cindylover1969 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bellosh 3,389 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 I sent him a copy of Fiddler on the Roof, hope he got it. Happy Birthday, Mr. Williams! MrJosh, Andy, crumbs and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Jay, Andy, Martinland and 13 others 1 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 14,301 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 44 minutes ago, Bellosh said: I sent him a copy of Fiddler on the Roof, hope he got it. Don't suppose you sent a fitness book about eating bacon as well? Jay, Brando, Andy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Bellosh said: I sent him a copy of Fiddler on the Roof, hope he got it. Happy Birthday, Mr. Williams! 30th anniversary edition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,713 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy Birthday Maestro Williams! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonStar 57 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy Birthday, respected maestro Williams. Wishing you all the happiness and good health in the world. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,339 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy Birthday. And good luck with blowing out 91 candles on the birthday cake. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruckhorn 105 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy Birthday to the Maestro. Got the John Williams playlist going on shuffle today. "Han Solo and the Princess" currently. Thought about wearing a turtleneck, but with my neck being as thick as it is... That and the fact that there's only one man who can rock a turtleneck and make the ladies swoon. And he's 91 today. SpotTheDog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,359 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 91 and going as strong as ever. We are so lucky to be on the receiving end of such munificence. The best part is that JW isn’t toiling away in obscurity or rushing to get down on paper as much as possible before he dies. He’s already given the world the fruits of the labor of two or three men and has nothing left to prove. Everything he’s done from Vienna and Berlin onward has seemed like a victory lap. It’s absolutely rarefied territory he operates in now and no one else in his field is ever going to reach it. Falstaft and Stark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,030 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 3 hours ago, GerateWohl said: Happy Birthday. And good luck with blowing out 91 candles on the birthday cake. That's quite a job. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post michael_grig 464 Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Chewy, GerateWohl, mrbellamy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,002 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy 91st Birthday to the Maestro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,272 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 9 hours ago, Thor said: Amazing to think that he has a whole slew of concerts lined up in 2023 (including one in Japan!), a tentpole movie score (INDY 5) and other bits and bobs for the concert scene. When my grandfather was 91, he had been dead for 6 years! So incredible stamina. Happy birthday to my alltime favourite composer! A few months more, and he's surpassed Morricone in terms of sheer activity at 91. My only grandparent to reach 91 wasn't herself for many years by the time she passed away at nearly 94. I miss and think about my grandparents all the time while following Mr. Williams's life and career. I'll give Hook and JFK a listen to celebrate 91! Looking forward to putting on Home Alone 2 and Far & Away next year. Happy birthday to one of my heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,742 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy Birthday to Maestro John Williams! Absolutely incredible that he is still doing scores and concerts. We are truly very lucky. I celebrated with a 6 hour playlist of one track from every JW score I own. It was quite the musical journey through time starting with the theme to Checkmate and ending with The Journey Begins from The Fabelmans. Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Happy birthday to Johnny baby. By pure sheer coincidence I watched The Fabelmans today and really enjoyed it - both film and score. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igger6 894 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 I have a playlist like that, too! I'm constantly tinkering with it to keep it fresh. It was a pleasure to lengthen it by one when The Fabelmans came out. Here's the current iteration, with albums as listed in iTunes. Lost In Space (1967-Season 3) Voyage The Rare Breed - The Cross-Breed/End Credits The Wild West The Reivers - Main Title Greatest Hits 1969-1999 Main Title And Overture Heidi (Expanded Score 2013) Sugarland Express - Theme Greatest Hits 1969-1999 [Disc 1] Williams: 2. To Thornfield [Jane Eyre] Pops Britannia Love Theme from "Story Of A Woman" Across The Stars: The Film Music Of John Williams For Solo Piano Nice To Be Around (From "Cinderella Liberty") The Music of John Williams: The Definitive Collection (Amazon Exclusive) The Cowboys Great Composers - John Williams Earthquake Great Composers - John Williams Conrack (1974) - Main Title 20th Century Fox: 75 Years Of Great Film Music Williams: Theme (From "The Long Goodbye") Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes The Towering Inferno Great Composers - John Williams The Top Of The World The Eiger Sanction The Great Shark Chase [Jaws] Jaws End Cast Family Plot The Missouri Breaks (Crossing the Missouri) Scored! Classic Film Music - Western Men of the Yorktown Ben Kenobi's Death/Tie Fighter Attack Star Wars: A New Hope Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Main Theme The Fury (1978) - For Gillian / End Title 20th Century Fox: 75 Years Of Great Film Music The Open Sea Jaws 2 The Kryptonquake Superman End Titles Dracula The Asteroid Field Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back The Basket Chase From "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" Williams On Williams (Music From The Films Of Steven Spielberg) End Credits Heartbeeps (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) At The Forum (album) Monsignor Over the Moon E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Original Soundtrack The Forest Battle (Concert Suite) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi The Ancestral Home The River Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - Parade Of The Slave Children Greatest Hits 1969-1999 In Orbit SpaceCamp Someone Like You (Lacy's Theme) (Slow Version) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace [Disc 2] The Landing (From "Amazing Stories: The Mission") Varèse Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary Celebration, Vol. 2 Balloon Sequence Salute To Hollywood Empire Of The Sun - Cadillac Of The Skies Greatest Hits 1969-1999 End Credits (alternate) Always Reading Lessons Stanley & Iris/Pete 'N' Tillie Family Life Presumed Innocent (The Deluxe Edition) End Credits Hook (Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) The Land Race Far and Away Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto - Winter '41) Schindler's List Sabrina Great Composers - John Williams The 1960s: The Turbulent Years Nixon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Reunion And Finale From Sleepers Lights, Camera...Music! Six Decades Of John Williams Mann at Rosewood (Instrumental) Rosewood Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Hunt The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dry Your Tears, Afrika (Reprise) Amistad Isabel's Horse and Buggy Stepmom - Music from the Motion Picture Where Dreams Are Born A.I. Artificial Intelligence Harry Gets His Wand Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Expanded Archival Collection) Across The Stars (Love Theme from Star Wars: Episode II) Star Wars: Attack of the Clones A New Beginning Minority Report The "Float" Catch Me If You Can The Tale Of Viktor Navorski The Terminal A Window to the Past (From "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban") The Music of John Williams: The Definitive Collection Battle Of The Heroes Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith The Garden Meeting Memoirs Of A Geisha Prayer for Peace from "Munich" The Spielberg / Williams Collaboration Part III The Jungle Chase Begins Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull The Adventure Continues The Adventures Of Tintin Dartmoor, 1912 War Horse The People's House Lincoln One Small Fact The Book Thief The Jedi Steps And Finale Star Wars: The Force Awakens To Giant Country The BFG The Fathiers Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Presses Roll The Post The Adventures of Han Solo Falcon Flight Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (FYC) The Fabelmans The Fabelmans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enderdrag64 624 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, igger6 said: I have a playlist like that, too! I'm constantly tinkering with it to keep it fresh. It was a pleasure to lengthen it by one when The Fabelmans came out. Here's the current iteration, with albums as listed in iTunes. Lost In Space (1967-Season 3) Voyage The Rare Breed - The Cross-Breed/End Credits The Wild West The Reivers - Main Title Greatest Hits 1969-1999 Main Title And Overture Heidi (Expanded Score 2013) Sugarland Express - Theme Greatest Hits 1969-1999 [Disc 1] Williams: 2. To Thornfield [Jane Eyre] Pops Britannia Love Theme from "Story Of A Woman" Across The Stars: The Film Music Of John Williams For Solo Piano Nice To Be Around (From "Cinderella Liberty") The Music of John Williams: The Definitive Collection (Amazon Exclusive) The Cowboys Great Composers - John Williams Earthquake Great Composers - John Williams Conrack (1974) - Main Title 20th Century Fox: 75 Years Of Great Film Music Williams: Theme (From "The Long Goodbye") Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes The Towering Inferno Great Composers - John Williams The Top Of The World The Eiger Sanction The Great Shark Chase [Jaws] Jaws End Cast Family Plot The Missouri Breaks (Crossing the Missouri) Scored! Classic Film Music - Western Men of the Yorktown Ben Kenobi's Death/Tie Fighter Attack Star Wars: A New Hope Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Main Theme The Fury (1978) - For Gillian / End Title 20th Century Fox: 75 Years Of Great Film Music The Open Sea Jaws 2 The Kryptonquake Superman End Titles Dracula The Asteroid Field Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back The Basket Chase From "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" Williams On Williams (Music From The Films Of Steven Spielberg) End Credits Heartbeeps (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) At The Forum (album) Monsignor Over the Moon E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Original Soundtrack The Forest Battle (Concert Suite) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi The Ancestral Home The River Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - Parade Of The Slave Children Greatest Hits 1969-1999 In Orbit SpaceCamp Someone Like You (Lacy's Theme) (Slow Version) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace [Disc 2] The Landing (From "Amazing Stories: The Mission") Varèse Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary Celebration, Vol. 2 Balloon Sequence Salute To Hollywood Empire Of The Sun - Cadillac Of The Skies Greatest Hits 1969-1999 End Credits (alternate) Always Reading Lessons Stanley & Iris/Pete 'N' Tillie Family Life Presumed Innocent (The Deluxe Edition) End Credits Hook (Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) The Land Race Far and Away Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto - Winter '41) Schindler's List Sabrina Great Composers - John Williams The 1960s: The Turbulent Years Nixon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Reunion And Finale From Sleepers Lights, Camera...Music! Six Decades Of John Williams Mann at Rosewood (Instrumental) Rosewood Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Hunt The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dry Your Tears, Afrika (Reprise) Amistad Isabel's Horse and Buggy Stepmom - Music from the Motion Picture Where Dreams Are Born A.I. Artificial Intelligence Harry Gets His Wand Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Expanded Archival Collection) Across The Stars (Love Theme from Star Wars: Episode II) Star Wars: Attack of the Clones A New Beginning Minority Report The "Float" Catch Me If You Can The Tale Of Viktor Navorski The Terminal A Window to the Past (From "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban") The Music of John Williams: The Definitive Collection Battle Of The Heroes Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith The Garden Meeting Memoirs Of A Geisha Prayer for Peace from "Munich" The Spielberg / Williams Collaboration Part III The Jungle Chase Begins Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull The Adventure Continues The Adventures Of Tintin Dartmoor, 1912 War Horse The People's House Lincoln One Small Fact The Book Thief The Jedi Steps And Finale Star Wars: The Force Awakens To Giant Country The BFG The Fathiers Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Presses Roll The Post The Adventures of Han Solo Falcon Flight Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (FYC) The Fabelmans The Fabelmans No Phantom Menace? igger6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igger6 894 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Ha. I'm also constantly deleting things by accident in the process of tinkering. Today, let's add "Anakin is Free"! Shoot! And let's add "Car Drives Off/It's a Basilisk" from HPCOS! enderdrag64 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Stouffer 17 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Let's add Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra from Last Crusade as well as T-Rex Rescue and Finale from Jurassic Park 1 to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,287 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 On @TownerFan's birthday, I will share his new birthday video for the maestro! din_zav and Ricard 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stark 310 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 As unfortunate as it is that all of the other composers of that era are dead or effectively retired (Shire, Conti, etc), I can’t complain that Williams is the one elder composer who lasts at the highest level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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