Williams and Spielberg on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Thursday March 2

[Jay 30918]

https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/releases/

 

https://www.tvinsider.com/show/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/

 

https://tveveryday.com/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-tonight-this-weeks-guests/

 

https://www.directv.com/tv/The-Late-Show-With-Stephen-Colbert-c2xhK3V4MjhkZktGby9GckxSaXJvUT09/Steven-Spielberg-John-Williams-ZHhlbjBlQU1ndGozcDB2SzFLbHlPQT09

 

https://www.interbridge.com/lineups.html

 

https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/Stephen-Colbert-Show.php

[Alex 2387]

Wow. Has JW ever been on one of these late night talk shows before?

[DangerMotif 559]

Definitely interesting, what could they be promoting? News on the documentary? Would be a good opportunity to drop some Indy music

[Jay 30918]

1 minute ago, DangerMotif said:

Definitely interesting, what could they be promoting?

 

Votes for Fabelmans Oscars

[mrbellamy 5614]

Last time Williams was on late night was when he performed Memoirs with Yo-Yo Ma on The Tonight Show, right?

 

 

 

The semicolon between Spielberg and Williams' names makes me wonder if Spielberg is the guest and then Williams as the musical performer, although it'd be hilarious and great to see him on the couch too.

 

Would love if they have Williams playing the Fabelmans theme on piano 

[Brando 856]

Well this is certainly interesting

[Not Mr. Big 4039]

Schindler's List story incoming!

[Tom 3363]

I said it in the ESPN thread, and I will say it again.  This is beneath his dignity.  

[mrbellamy 5614]

[Not Mr. Big 4039]

26 minutes ago, Tom said:

I said it in the ESPN thread, and I will say it again.  This is beneath his dignity.  

Nah

[mrbellamy 5614]

He should do Howard Stern 

 

"You got a big cock, Johnny?" 

[Not Mr. Big 4039]

John Williams on The Eric Andre show

[mrbellamy 5614]

Just film Eric crashing a Hollywood Bowl concert naked 

[artguy360 1669]

1 hour ago, Tom said:

I said it in the ESPN thread, and I will say it again.  This is beneath his dignity.  

Clearly it isn't or else he wouldn't be doing it. I'm sure no one is forcing him.

[pete 697]

Just had. thought... I would love to see Willians on the Graham Norton show!

[Loert 2295]

6 hours ago, pete said:

Just had. thought... I would love to see Willians on the Graham Norton show!

 

Hehe, would love to see him flip the red chair

[Marian Schedenig 6213]

1 hour ago, Loert said:

Hehe, would love to see him flip the red chair

 

"And I told Steven: You need a better co…" *flip*

[Jurassic Shark 9303]

11 hours ago, mrbellamy said:

it'd be hilarious and great to see him on the couch too.

 

Cookies and dead composers anecdotes!

 

Edit: late to the party.

[igger6 749]

Beneath his dignity for sure, but I'm glad it's happening and I'm watching nonetheless!  I love anything that gets Williams' name out there and reminds casual movie fans that this giant is as accomplished (and alive!) as he is.  I just wish he was doing Fallon so he'd have to play freeze tag or something. 

 

Williams' path through the world of interviews has been an odd one.  Remember, he also did Tavis Smiley in 2015 to promote TFA, and that might be the longest interview with him I've seen apart from that radio interview posted to YouTube a couple of years ago from the '80s.  He really needs to do a long-form sit-down with whoever is the less perverted successor to Charlie Rose.  But then again, the documentary will hopefully scratch that itch.

[Damien F 975]

17 hours ago, Not Mr. Big said:

Schindler's List story incoming!

 

 

Williams: "... and then he said 'I know, but they are all dead'".

Spielberg: "No, I didn't. I don't know why you keep saying that John. Maybe you dreamed it."

[leeallen01 1993]

I hope Colbert knows some stuff above the layman, because I cringe when Composers are in interviews with normal interview folk. They always say the classic stuff like 'what's your favourite song you've done?' And you can feel the Composers internally screaming. 

[A Farewell to Kings 3529]

7 minutes ago, leeallen01 said:

I hope Colbert knows some stuff above the layman, because I cringe when Composers are in interviews with normal interview folk. They always say the classic stuff like 'what's your favourite song you've done?' And you can feel the Composers internally screaming. 

"So, I heard you like trees......."

[Jurassic Shark 9303]

2 minutes ago, Clockwork Angel said:

"So, I heard you like cookies......."

 

Fixed!

[Michael Grigorowitsch 366]

19 hours ago, Not Mr. Big said:

John Williams on The Eric Andre show

Oh no, the nice Steinway grand!

[Damien F 975]

32 minutes ago, leeallen01 said:

I hope Colbert knows some stuff above the layman, because I cringe when Composers are in interviews with normal interview folk. They always say the classic stuff like 'what's your favourite song you've done?' And you can feel the Composers internally screaming. 

 

Colbert: "So John, tell us about your career as a classical guitarist."

[JohnnyD 1107]

On 26/2/2023 at 9:17 PM, Jay said:

https://www.directv.com/tv/The-Late-Show-With-Stephen-Colbert-c2xhK3V4MjhkZktGby9GckxSaXJvUT09/Steven-Spielberg-John-Williams-ZHhlbjBlQU1ndGozcDB2SzFLbHlPQT09

This is a nice surprise! Definitely not missing this.

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This is indeed a very cool surprise. I predict JW will perform the main theme from Fabelmans on piano, but only Spielberg will be interviewed.

 

Gosh it would be great to see JW walk out to rapturous applause though!

[Poor_Man_S_HirschFeld 12]

Colbert is a Star Wars nerd through and through. I wonder if he would pull a Seth McFarlane on John Williams and quiz him about minor SW themes

[MrJosh 646]

Colbert: "so when will Disney be releasing those complete star wars scores huh?"

[Tallguy 1486]

31 minutes ago, MrJosh said:

Colbert: "so when will Disney be releasing those complete star wars scores huh?"

 

If only!

[Marian Schedenig 6213]

34 minutes ago, Poor_Man_S_HirschFeld said:

Colbert is a Star Wars nerd through and through. I wonder if he would pull a Seth McFarlane on John Williams and quiz him about minor SW themes

 

"As you can hear, this is clearly a love theme, so that must be from 2015, when we did the sixth or so of these films. I wrote that when I watched Daisy's action scenes and her comedy scenes with JJ-Baby, and I realised that after all of George's films, we'd never given these films a love theme…"

[igger6 749]

13 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:

action scenes and her comedy scenes

 

Glad someone finally noticed this new favorite phrase.  I thought it was just me!

[Richard Penna 2486]

I noticed that https://tveveryday.com/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert-tonight-this-weeks-guests/ has 'performance' against the musical guests but not one for Williams. So is that over-reading or an indication that Williams will be interviewed?

[Jay 30918]

No.

 

Once an episode has aired, they know if a guest performed or not.  Before it has aired, or even been filmed, how can they know what will happen?

[MrJosh 646]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

Before it has aired, or even been filmed, how can they know what will happen?

[Marian Schedenig 6213]

13 minutes ago, igger6 said:

Glad someone finally noticed this new favorite phrase.  I thought it was just me!

 

Has anyone tried to get ChatGPT to write a concert speech in the style of JW?

[MrJosh 646]

9 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:

 

Has anyone tried to get ChatGPT to write a concert speech in the style of JW?

I just asked it to do this: write a short concert speech in the style of John Williams including funny anecdotes about Daisy Ridley, star wars and composers who are dead.

 

Here's what I got:

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to this wonderful concert tonight. As we celebrate the iconic Star Wars music and the talents of the incomparable Daisy Ridley, I want to share a few funny anecdotes with you.

 

You know, it's not easy being a composer. We spend hours and hours locked up in a studio, trying to come up with melodies that will capture the hearts and souls of audiences around the world. But sometimes, inspiration strikes in the most unexpected ways. I remember one time, I was walking in the park, trying to come up with a new theme, when suddenly, a squirrel ran up to me and started chattering away. And just like that, I had my melody!

 

Speaking of unexpected things, I have to tell you about the time Daisy Ridley and I were working on the Star Wars soundtrack, and we couldn't stop laughing because we kept imagining what it would be like if some of the great composers from the past were still alive and composing for the movies. Can you imagine Beethoven's take on the Imperial March? Or Mozart's version of the Cantina Band? And what about Bach's interpretation of the Force theme? It's hilarious to think about, but who knows? Maybe they would have been brilliant!

 

But let's not forget the composers who are no longer with us. We stand on the shoulders of giants, and I feel privileged to have been inspired by so many great masters of the past. I remember once, I was at a party with some fellow composers, and we were all trying to come up with the most ridiculous idea for a composition. And then someone suggested, "How about a piece for a hundred pianos, all playing different things at the same time?" And we all laughed, until someone said, "You know who would have loved that idea? John Cage!" And we all stopped laughing, because we knew it was true.

 

So, as we enjoy the Star Wars music and the talents of Daisy Ridley, let's remember to keep our sense of humor, to stay curious, and to be inspired by the great composers of the past. Thank you, and enjoy the concert!

[Jay 30918]

lol wtf

[Brando 856]

2 hours ago, Poor_Man_S_HirschFeld said:

Colbert is a Star Wars nerd through and through. I wonder if he would pull a Seth McFarlane on John Williams and quiz him about minor SW themes

If this is referring to Seth interviewing Lucas, I saw that video fairly recently and thought it was funny when Seth told him one of his favorite parts of ESB’s score was that one section of the Battle of Hoth that ended up not being used in the film and Lucas looked like he had no idea what he was talking about 😂😂

[rpvee 542]

2 hours ago, Jay said:

No.

 

Once an episode has aired, they know if a guest performed or not.  Before it has aired, or even been filmed, how can they know what will happen?

An episode always has a musical guest, and the rest are interview guests. If Williams isn’t listed as a musical guest, he isn’t performing.

[MrJosh 646]

I'm sure we'll hear the 'meeting Steven' story....

 

"I look across the table and there's this kid sitting there..."

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Definitely seems like JW is a guest, not a performer.

 

That graphic is from last night's episode.

[Alex 2387]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTmV1xulmQ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
 

[DangerMotif 559]

It looks like it was when he did the NBC interview based off the spielberg video

[Tom 3363]

59 minutes ago, Alex said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpTmV1xulmQ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
 

 

Williams's "they're all dead" story will seem 15 times funnier than usual, if the above is the standard.  

[DangerMotif 559]

Such disrespect, interviewed spielberg the whole time. 3 minutes of Williams and that was it. Said they didn’t have enough time for him and that they’ll show more next week.

[Brando 856]

Yeah it was a little underwhelming.

[rpvee 542]

Lovely conversation so far. Nothing new, just lots of mutual praise between Williams and Spielberg, but nice to see them all the same. This was indeed filmed in California at Spielberg’s Amblin offices. The first half of the episode was with only Spielberg, then the Williams segment started.

 

Colbert just said there isn’t enough time in the episode to air everything, so there’ll be more of the interview with both of them aired next week.

[John Takis 106]

 

[BB-8 1718]

Whose living room is it?