Popular Post Doo_liss 6,408 Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 Not sure if it is new, or if it's here somewhere else I didn't see, but... https://deadline.com/2023/12/composer-john-williams-not-retiring-aged-91-open-mind-1235683976/ Once, Ricard, Martinland and 4 others 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,256 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Quote If Williams is planning to score movies a little less, and compose his own material a little more, his diary is already full for 2024. He will conduct his own Second Violin Concerto with London’s Philharmonic Orchestra in January, and also conduct in Vienna. And he already has a conducting booking in Berlin for 2025. GerateWohl, MaxTheHouseelf, rpvee and 6 others 1 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,337 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Amazing news. I thought I had completed my John Williams concert tour with three editions (Hollywood Bowl, Boston & Berlin), but maybe I have to make another trip now. The stamina on that guy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 2,880 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Berlin, 2025. The Maestro not only walked back his retirement plans, but also his dying plans. It’s like he was 51, not 91. I wish I had his optimism and confidence. At his age, you can die any second, let alone booking concerts two years ahead. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thor 8,337 Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 I like what he said in an interview about at least trying to surpass Steven's dad Arnold Spielberg, who was active in various capacities until his death at 103. He seems to be serious about it. Meanwhile, there are many other older film composers around that he can stretch towards, the oldest being Johnny Pate at 100. Marc, That_Bloke and Dr. Know 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Damien F 1,773 Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, JTW said: Berlin, 2025. The Maestro not only walked back his retirement plans, but also his dying plans. It’s like he was 51, not 91. I wish I had his optimism and confidence. At his age, you can die any second, let alone booking concerts two years ahead. Incredible. If I'm lucky enough to reach his age in good health, I won't be sitting around waiting to die. It seems JW has the same outlook. Edmilson, enderdrag64, MrJosh and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,026 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 London Phil in January, without prior notice? That's quite sudden. Now I'm already starting to worry that he'll indeed come back to Vienna and I'll miss it due to scheduling problems. BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 5,036 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 22 minutes ago, Thor said: Amazing news. I thought I had completed my John Williams concert tour with three editions (Hollywood Bowl, Boston & Berlin), but maybe I have to make another trip now. The stamina on that guy..... Looking forward to meet you again in Berlin then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastoEls 565 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Wait.. WHAT? January? London? Martinland, BB-8 and bollemanneke 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,026 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 The other curiosity is… is he really coming to London to conduct the Phil (nothing wrong with them) - and skipping the LSO? St0rMl0rD and bollemanneke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St0rMl0rD 155 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Haha, funny seeing the familiar faces jump on this forum as soon as that was posted 1 minute ago, Marian Schedenig said: The other curiosity is… is he really coming to London to conduct the Phil (nothing wrong with them) - and skipping the LSO? Yeah this seems strange to me as well...January is very sudden indeed, it's tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GlastoEls 565 Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 My whole household - here in London - has just jumped to red alert! 🤣 BB-8, St0rMl0rD and Martinland 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APBez 11 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 https://lpo.org.uk/event/mutter-plays-john-williams/ Not listed as conducting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,337 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Are we sure the London thing is a concert and not just a recording? And could the London Philharmonic be on tour in the US or something? Either way, I echo those who are perplexed by the omission of LSO -- once again! ConorPower 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,026 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 minute ago, APBez said: https://lpo.org.uk/event/mutter-plays-john-williams/ Not listed as conducting. I was just about to post that. Maybe the Deadline article is in error? That concert is on my birthday, by the way - and I can't go because I've already invited friends to a party. Would be annoying to miss Williams himself because of that, on my birthday of all things… St0rMl0rD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 3,379 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Who else hears Williams' voice in their head when reading his quotes? It's just automatic. MSM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,026 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 The LPO have posted about the 13 January concert on Twitter three days ago, with no mention or hint that Williams himself might be conducting: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,886 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Jonathon Heyward is listed as conductor. No mention of JW’s presence at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APBez 11 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Whilst I haven’t been able to access the original Times article on which the Deadline story is based, Google previews of it suggest the LPO are merely playing his music and he won’t be there. The LPO website and Twitter feed, quoted above, seem to suggest as much. I’m calling “false alarm” sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,773 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I wonder did the writer of that article hear about that London concert by the LPO and just assumed Williams is to conduct? BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,593 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 WAIT LONDON WHAT LONDON WHERE TICKETS LONDON WHEN... AAAAHHH!! Yeah wait a minute... Movies In Concert - film music live in concert (soundtrack, score, event, ticket, filmmusik, konzert, karte) St0rMl0rD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,361 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 This is just like the article from a year or so ago, stating appearances in Lisbon and Singapore (or somewhere else in the far east). The former was just a live to projection of Return of the Jedi (which I attended), the result of very poor researching. The later was the same situation. I'm sure this is likely the same. But the suggestion of future bookings in Vienna and Berlin do sound more plausible. BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien F 1,773 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Now I'm skeptical that he's going to Vienna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,361 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Just now, Damien F said: Now I'm skeptical that he's going to Vienna If it's something later in 2024, it's natural that we still don't have any further info on dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxTheHouseelf 332 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, Miguel Andrade said: But the suggestion of future bookings in Vienna and Berlin do sound more plausible. 3 minutes ago, Damien F said: Now I'm skeptical that he's going to Vienna ASM said in another Instagram post: "Can’t wait to see them all on tour in Europe in 2024." https://www.instagram.com/p/C063-jns1zy/?img_index=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APBez 11 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Is there a byline in the Times article? If so, it might be possible to contact the journalist who wrote it/did the interview directly and get clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,026 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 The Vienna "announcement" might be a fluke, too - Fabio Luisi is conducting ASM and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in Vienna in June: https://www.anne-sophie-mutter.de/konzert/2024/06/07-06-2023-john-williams-violin-concerto-no-2-2-2-2-2-2/ St0rMl0rD, bollemanneke, MaxTheHouseelf and 2 others 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,707 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Wow he's still planning to work in 2025 . I think he looked a lot more healthy in the latest Pittsburg concert than the one in Japan earlier this year bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,361 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: The Vienna "announcement" might be a fluke, too - Fabio Luisi is conducting ASM and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in Vienna in June: https://www.anne-sophie-mutter.de/konzert/2024/06/07-06-2023-john-williams-violin-concerto-no-2-2-2-2-2-2/ I wouldn't mind using that as an excuse to visit Vienna again Foxfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Giftheck 1,023 Posted December 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2023 2022: "Indiana Jones is my last film score, I'm retiring from film scoring" 2023: Lucasfilm announces the Daisy Ridley film Also 2023: "When I said I was retiring, I didn't mean I was retiring" Coincidence? 🤔 Edmilson, Andy, Bayesian and 8 others 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 2,880 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Maybe he’ll only conduct the violin concerto?… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM 126 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 All of the above might be true. Don’t forget he enjoys surprise guest conducting…or he might step in at the last moment. Its difficult to keep up w the Maestro😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastoEls 565 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Just read The Times article: no mention of Williams conducting in London (just references the ASM concert) but interestingly does say “starry guest-conducting gigs in Vienna next year and Berlin in 2025”. BB-8, Marian Schedenig and Ricard 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,707 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 55 minutes ago, Miguel Andrade said: I wouldn't mind using that as an excuse to visit Vienna again And record Fanfare for Vienna Ball BB-8 and Once 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,130 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 3 hours ago, JTW said: The Maestro not only walked back his retirement plans, but also his dying plans. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 2,886 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 People can save this post and remind me about it when he completes a two hour score for the Rey movie, but I very much doubt JW scores another movie again. (I probably said this after TROS as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KK 3,308 Posted January 1 Popular Post Share Posted January 1 Quote Home Alone can’t be in the same idiom as Saving Private Ryan or Jurassic Park, but perhaps we all have many parts to our characters. Somewhere in all of my film scores there must be some kind of ‘me’. But I leave that to others to identify.” What a class act. Jay, Arnaud2, Bayesian and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfan 134 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Alex said: People can save this post and remind me about it when he completes a two hour score for the Rey movie, but I very much doubt JW scores another movie again. (I probably said this after TROS as well) If it involves Daisy Ridley, he is on record saying he would be very jealous if someone else were to write the music for her, so I'm willing to bet he WILL score New Jedi Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,130 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I think it will have less to do with the movie and more to do with the comfort level with the director. Spielberg, yes, various SW directors, probably not. ConorPower 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,744 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Still sounds like a combination of film scoring genuinely being way lower on his priority list and that he actually just can't predict anymore what time or interest he will have for a film project. I feel like there's a touch of defensiveness from some of these quotes since turning 90. The answer's legitimately both yes and no. For decades, the odds that he would score Spielberg's next film were as close to 100% as possible. I would still place good odds but probably more like 75% now. Everything else is a total wildcard. Davis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,866 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 10 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: For decades, the odds that he would score Spielberg's next film were as close to 100% as possible. I would still place good odds but probably more like 75% now. Everything else is a total wildcard. Depends what Spielberg's going for stylistically with Bullitt, but I don't see that needing a huge orchestral score. It might suit Williams if it's smaller scale. The idea of more European concerts is tantalizing though! I'd definitely fly across to Berlin if that happened again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,433 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 I couldn’t afford to attend any of JW’s European concerts (and even if I could have, getting tickets would’ve been impossible), but if he really does intend to revisit the hallowed halls of classical music, I’ll need to figure out a way to make my in-person attendance a reality. I will not miss out a second time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfan 134 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 11 hours ago, Miguel Andrade said: I wouldn't mind using that as an excuse to visit Vienna again Yeah I saw the VPO at the Musikverein in 2014 so I'd be due for another visit. If Williams does embark on a European tour he really should schedule a concert at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam as that place is truly the world's best-sounding hall. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,899 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 2 hours ago, crumbs said: Depends what Spielberg's going for stylistically with Bullitt, but I don't see that needing a huge orchestral score. It might suit Williams if it's smaller scale. The idea of more European concerts is tantalizing though! I'd definitely fly across to Berlin if that happened again. The idea of JW writing a short, punchy, action driven score with a bit of an edge to it is very exciting to me. However, in his late era, little of JW's action music has been very distinct. I fear we would get more copy and pasting of his past action music with a few changes thrown in. crumbs and Davis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,866 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 7 minutes ago, artguy360 said: The idea of JW writing a short, punchy, action driven score with a bit of an edge to it is very exciting to me. However, in his late era, little of JW's action music has been very distinct. I fear we would get more copy and pasting of his past action music with a few changes thrown in. I could definitely see Williams channeling his inner Lalo Schifrin and writing something jazzy and 70s for the action sequences, a bit like what Ross did in DoD (presumably under his direction). Maybe even something like Eiger Sanction. Lots of potential depending on whether Spielberg goes period. Badzeee and QuartalHarmony 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,899 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 2 minutes ago, crumbs said: I could definitely see Williams channeling his inner Lalo Schifrin and writing something jazzy and 70s for the action sequences, a bit like what Ross did in DoD (presumably under his direction). Maybe even something like Eiger Sanction. Lots of potential depending on whether Spielberg goes period. I would love JW going in either direction. As long as it is distinct and not simply derivative of his previous action music. I'll take anything from JW since I never expected him to still be so active at his current age. Something lean with a period touch would be cool. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 5,130 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 7 hours ago, artguy360 said: I fear we would get more copy and pasting of his past action music with a few changes thrown in. The same could be said about the action scenes themselves. Sunshine Reger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuartalHarmony 669 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 14 hours ago, crumbs said: Depends what Spielberg's going for stylistically with Bullitt, but I don't see that needing a huge orchestral score. It might suit Williams if it's smaller scale. Oh, please let it be a chance for JW to revisit his jazz film style. It’s been far too long… Mark artguy360 and Tydirium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsmoviemadness 3,493 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 If Williams comes to Berlin in 2025 I hope I might be able to see him there live for the first time. It's the closest he'll ever be to where I am GlastoEls and Tydirium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,933 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Vienna and Berlin re-appearances are possibly connected to the in-prep piano concerto for Ax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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