Popular Post Marian Schedenig 9,151 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 Apparently Tim Greiving has just announced the first English biography on John Williams, to be released in 2025: Quote John Williams in His Adventure on Earth is the first English biography of John Williams, composer of more than a hundred film scores including the Star Wars series, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, A.I., and Born on the Fourth of July, as well as dozens of concertos and fanfares. The most successful film composer in history, Williams is also arguably the most important single figure in the art form, and this book chronicles his entire life and career through meticulous research and new interviews with his director collaborators (Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Mark Rydell), musicians (Yo-Yo Ma, Josh Groban), actors (Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford), family, friends, and John Williams himself. Due Spring 2025 from Oxford University Press. https://timgreiving.com/john-williams-adventures-on-earth/ crocodile, Brando, Cindylover1969 and 53 others 19 4 31 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 5,216 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Nice!!! Could be great from the description. New interviews from some big names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 9,136 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 I hope it gets translated to other languages! Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bespinGPT 8,859 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 I guess we'll buy books if we can't buy CDs anymore! Andy, Chewy, Jay and 18 others 3 1 15 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,910 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 This could be good if JW really opened up in his conversations with the author. I have noticed that JW has been a little more expansive in his comments in recent interviews. Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DangerMotif 1,140 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 Andy, Tydirium, enderdrag64 and 9 others 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brando 2,181 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 This sounds exciting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,605 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 I wonder if Tim was able to get other collaborators involved first, who then helped convince Williams. That'll be cool to hear the story one day. But I'm so glad he got to interview Williams, and I can't wait to read this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 10,401 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Tim's great. This is gonna be awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMotif 1,140 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Is there any examples of Film music stuff that he has written? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 10,401 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 His blog and many expansion booklets, many of those based on new interviews with the composer or filmmakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post igger6 953 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 This is sensational news! Arguably a bigger deal than the Bouzereau documentary. I love the description: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, A.I. and BotFoJ. Yep, that’s pretty much the big five. Jurassic Shark, Andy, Edmilson and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,820 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Absolutely fantastic news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 13,367 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 Great news, but weird that he's not interviewing George Lucas, Christopher Columbus, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Mark Hamill. Tydirium, Brando, enderdrag64 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tydirium 1,402 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Great news, but weird that he's not interviewing George Lucas, Christopher Columbus, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Mark Hamill. I agree. Although it would make sense to list her among the musicians, is it possible ASM is one of the “friends”? I’d also count Dudamel in that category; he’s another one I would expect to see in this book. I do wonder which “friends” were interviewed for this (and if they will be named, or just referenced in a general way). Daisy Ridley? Kathleen Kennedy? Leonard Slatkin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 13,367 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 6 minutes ago, Tydirium said: is it possible ASM is one of the “friends”? Sure, as long as she keeps sending those cookies. Martinland, That_Bloke, Brando and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herunen 9 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Tydirium said: I agree. Although it would make sense to list her among the musicians, is it possible ASM is one of the “friends”? I’d also count Dudamel in that category; he’s another one I would expect to see in this book. I do wonder which “friends” were interviewed for this (and if they will be named, or just referenced in a general way). Daisy Ridley? Kathleen Kennedy? Leonard Slatkin? The book will be launch in 2025, maybe he will have some times to make some new interviews Hope it will be translate in french. Tydirium and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-8 4,050 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 Where can I pre-order a physical copy in case it is limited and sold out before being released? ;-) Davis, GlastoEls, SpotTheDog and 10 others 1 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 622 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, BB-8 said: Where can I pre-order a physical copy in case it is limited and sold out before being released? ;-) It will be available as E-Book only unfortunately 🙄😄 Brando, BB-8 and SpotTheDog 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 13,367 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, BB-8 said: Where can I pre-order a physical copy in case it is limited and sold out before being released? ;-) At the Disney Music Euphorium. Brando, SpotTheDog, Davis and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 4,050 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: At the Disney Music Euphorium. In a leather bound limited and numbered edition with a signed art card (signed by William Ross). SpotTheDog and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 9,151 Posted July 28, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 10 hours ago, Bespin said: I guess we'll buy books if we can't buy CDs anymore! Wenn sie keine CDs haben, dann sollen sie doch Bücher kaufen! Andy, Bayesian, crocodile and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,330 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 This will be an instant purchase! Too bad it is two years out. Shoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 39,764 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 8 hours ago, DangerMotif said: Is there any examples of Film music stuff that he has written? thanks Just within the last few years, he wrote the liner notes for: La-La Land's Stargate expansion La-La Land's Days of Thunder expansion Quartet's The Good The Bad And The Ugly expansion Varese's How To Train Your Dragon Deluxe Quartet's Drop Zone expansion Quartet's The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 expansion La-La Land's Waiting For Barbarians Varese's Love Field Deluxe Varese's Elf Deluxe Varese's Blue Velvet Deluxe Varese's How To Train Your Dragon 2 Deluxe Varese's Iron Giant Deluxe La-La Land's Scarface expansion Varese's Rudy Deluxe Varese's Tomb Raider 2 Deluxe Varese's L.A. Confidential Deluxe La-La Land's The Godfather expansion La-La Land's Tomorrow Never Dies expansion And I'm sure others as well BrotherSound, enderdrag64 and Sylvan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,367 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, JohnnyD said: This will be an instant purchase! Too bad it is two years out. Shoot! I wonder if this will come out before the music of The Hobbit book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymenard 60 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 I guess it can be done in 300pages, but I could easily see it brought up to 500/600 pages (editor might not like that LOL). It depends how far in time it will go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,367 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 It depends on the font size. Brando and Darth Crossfader 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 4,050 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 33 minutes ago, JohnnyD said: This will be an instant purchase! Too bad it is two years out. Shoot! I hope we won't be grieving in two years. Btw, did JW really only have one adventure on Earth (and none in space and time)? Escape velocity etc... And what about...girls? Brando and SpotTheDog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,800 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Great news, but weird that he's not interviewing George Lucas, Christopher Columbus, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Mark Hamill. Just because he didn't put them in as examples doesn't mean he didn't interview them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 13,367 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Let's hope so, but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,800 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 By the same assumption this book won't mention Jaws, Indiana Jones, ET, or Schindler's List either! SpotTheDog and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,150 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Oxford Press is as good as it gets for top quality, well researched (non-fluff) works. They have a rigorous review process. This should be the authoritative reference for a long while. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,150 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Great news. And also this one with a foreword by John Williams. rough cut, Brando, Tydirium and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 9,136 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 12 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: John Williams in His Adventure on Earth The title of the book implies that John Williams is an alien visiting Earth Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 4,050 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 This calls for "The Fabelmans 2". 8 minutes ago, JTW said: Great news. And also this one with a foreword by John Williams. Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,876 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bollemanneke 3,625 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 Can we get Mike Matessino to narrate the audiobook? BB-8, Brando and That_Bloke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davis 3,150 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 18 minutes ago, Edmilson said: The title of the book implies that John Williams is an alien visiting Earth BB-8, crumbs, bespinGPT and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bespinGPT 8,859 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 There's a resemblance, it's undeniable. BB-8, Brando, bollemanneke and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maestro 552 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 I'm not going to lie—I was excitedly curious how quickly this news would hit JWFan! For those who don't know me, I've been writing about film music and interviewing composers (and directors and actors) professionally for the past decade. Besides the many liner notes, I also write articles and create radio stories for mainstream news outlets like the L.A. Times and NPR. I teach a film music history course at USC. And I've been a card-carrying member of this site since 2003. I won't divulge too much just yet, because it's still a little early, but I was excited to finally make it public that this book is happening. I've been working on it for three years now, and I've interviewed approximately 150 people. The big kahuna, of course, is John Williams. I plan to share the story of how that happened one day, but not yet. Thanks for your excitement! I can promise you that there are many things (stories, facts, quotes) in this book you have never heard... Tim bollemanneke, artguy360, CGCJ and 55 others 20 1 29 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 4,050 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Wow! Well just thank you @Maestro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 13,367 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, Maestro said: The big kahuna, of course, is John Williams. Can you guarantee it wasn't William Ross? Andy, Edmilson, SpotTheDog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,764 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Tim, that's awesome! BB-8 and SpotTheDog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holko 10,401 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 @Maestro From all the specialty label releases I got, I think you're easily the best liner note writer I've come across (okay, maybe tied with Mike's best work), I always loved all the attention you put into details, the new interviews you conducted to get more new information. I think this couldn't be in better hands. Hyped as hell! BB-8, Maestro, crumbs and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,150 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Can you guarantee it wasn't William Ross? William (Ros)s… 🤔 Loert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bespinGPT 8,859 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 32 minutes ago, Maestro said: I'm not going to lie—I was excitedly curious how quickly this news would hit JWFan! For those who don't know me, I've been writing about film music and interviewing composers (and directors and actors) professionally for the past decade. Besides the many liner notes, I also write articles and create radio stories for mainstream news outlets like the L.A. Times and NPR. I teach a film music history course at USC. And I've been a card-carrying member of this site since 2003. I won't divulge too much just yet, because it's still a little early, but I was excited to finally make it public that this book is happening. I've been working on it for three years now, and I've interviewed approximately 150 people. The big kahuna, of course, is John Williams. I plan to share the story of how that happened one day, but not yet. Thanks for your excitement! I can promise you that there are many things (stories, facts, quotes) in this book you have never heard... Tim I'm anxious to read the passages of your book about me! Congrats! Sylvan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Taikomochi 1,257 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 32 minutes ago, Maestro said: I'm not going to lie—I was excitedly curious how quickly this news would hit JWFan! For those who don't know me, I've been writing about film music and interviewing composers (and directors and actors) professionally for the past decade. Besides the many liner notes, I also write articles and create radio stories for mainstream news outlets like the L.A. Times and NPR. I teach a film music history course at USC. And I've been a card-carrying member of this site since 2003. I won't divulge too much just yet, because it's still a little early, but I was excited to finally make it public that this book is happening. I've been working on it for three years now, and I've interviewed approximately 150 people. The big kahuna, of course, is John Williams. I plan to share the story of how that happened one day, but not yet. Thanks for your excitement! I can promise you that there are many things (stories, facts, quotes) in this book you have never heard... Tim That’s awesome! I don’t know if you heard, but I know a good, little heard anecdote for you to include about Schindler’s List and dead composers… enderdrag64, Andy, Brando and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Loert 2,740 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 15 minutes ago, Taikomochi said: I don’t know if you heard, but I know a good, little heard anecdote for you to include about Schindler’s List and dead composers… It wouldn't surprise me if when you opened the book it was just that story typed out a gazillion times (kind of like this:) igger6, Sunshine Reger, Brando and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DangerMotif 1,140 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 SpotTheDog, Taikomochi, Jay and 16 others 3 1 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Maestro 552 Posted July 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2023 Ha! I have NO memory of posting that, but it's also no surprise. I've been pursuing this (off and on) for about that long... Brando, KittBash, DangerMotif and 8 others 8 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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