Popular Post karelm 2,914 Posted January 14 Popular Post Share Posted January 14 I couldn't find a discussion of this but anyone planning to go to this concert event in a few weeks? Though the prices are high, there are still some seats available and like a unique event. https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/2449/2024-02-02/a-century-of-film-music I've seen about a dozen concerts of JW conducting or rehearsing and never heard of an event where he's the curator throughout the concert. GerateWohl, Tom, Tydirium and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,291 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 High praise for Thomas Newman, "The Night Window" is the only piece in there since 1989. And Papa Alfred is the only one who merited two separate entries besides JW himself Will and karelm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,671 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 "Hey John, would you be willing to talk us through a history of Hollywood music--we will feature some of your music?" "Are you including Star Wars?" "Of course, don't be silly." "Then no." "Oh, well, how about this...." That_Bloke and ThePenitentMan1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,319 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Would've been curious to see what piece he'd choose to represent Horner. He included Titanic in the Oscars film music tribute all those years ago (didn't he curate and arrange that medley?) Nothing from Steiner, Mancini or Barry either. GWTW, Moon River and Out of Africa (or something from Bond) would've been fine additions. Guess you can't include everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 9 hours ago, mrbellamy said: High praise for Thomas Newman, "The Night Window" is the only piece in there since 1989. It's a very Williams-like selection for various reasons. A bit unconventional in its emotional approach to the scene and more stylistically modern than his own style but not TOO dissimilar (think how he praised Shawshank and Life of Pi) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,371 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 A beautiful greatest hits program. If I would have to change one piece, then I would replace Elfman's Batman with Kamen's theme from Highlander. Don't know why. I always wanted to hear that in concert. But I am not going anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpvee 806 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 This means he just chose the pieces being performed, right? He won’t be there presenting anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,671 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 43 minutes ago, rpvee said: This means he just chose the pieces being performed, right? He won’t be there presenting anything? He definitely chose them. Whether he is there to talk about them or add program notes or such is less clear. I would not be surprised if he is there and presents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0llux 400 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Here's a playlist of this concert. Not sure about the Spartacus track or Lawrence of Arabia suite or the Godfather suite. Tydirium and atmicwedgy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,045 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 5 hours ago, Tom said: He definitely chose them. Well I think he chose *some* of them. My guess is that David Newman assembled the program and he sent it over to Williams for approval and possible suggestions. This concert looks like a DN passion project and David knows that everything sells with JW’s name attached to it. Regardless, the concert looks fantastic and I’m sure it will be great. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fabulin 3,514 Posted January 16 Popular Post Share Posted January 16 Next up is 'Elfman' by Danny Batman. Elfman is a superhero a bit like Superman, for whom I wrote music that you may remember... but he is a different character. His costume has ears like an elf, and he was memorably played by... Buster Keaton. Anyway, here is the march from 'Elfman'. Smeltington, Taikomochi, Martinland and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeltington 1,441 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 It's kinda hard to picture Williams choosing the Batman theme, and for some reason Back to the Future also feels like a stretch. 1917 must be in there as a token modern selection. The rest seem on point. Also... this concert looks fucking awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,373 Posted January 30 Popular Post Share Posted January 30 COMING SOON! Composer and conductor David Newman returns on The Legacy of John Williams podcast for a special video episode discussing the upcoming concert "A Century Of Film Music," a dazzling program curated by John Williams featuring selections from landmark film scores performed by the LA Phil and conducted by David Newman (on Feb 2, 3 and 4 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, link below). The talk will feature an in-depth exploration of the challenges and the opportunities of presenting great film music in concert and how John Williams has been a trailblazer in making film scores widely accepted in the concert hall. Joining David Newman is film music journalist and author of the upcoming John Williams biography Tim Greiving. The episode will be available both as video and audio podcast. Get ready for another insightful episode! -------- A Century Of Film Music "John Williams Spotlight" Series Los Angeles Philharmonic David Newman, conductor Diana Newman, soprano Featuring music by Alfred Newman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Miklós Rózsa, Franz Waxman, Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Maurice Jarre, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota, Thomas Newman, Danny Elfman, Alan Silvestri February 2, 3 and 4, Walt Disney Concert Hall Info & tickets: http://laphil.com/.../2024-02-02/a-century-of-film-music https://www.facebook.com/thelegacyofjohnwilliams/posts/pfbid038CNNP4UKKzkpgSrbe6XiUnfJrUdWL1VHFRWFakY7m9uL5me4oYy1Pz3htx3uLUrHl Once, rough cut, artguy360 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rough cut 1,714 Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 Thought I’d post the program since it’s now only available outside of JWFan. Program AlFRED NEWMAN, 20th Century Fox Fanfare ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD, Main Title from Captain Blood MIKLÓS RÓZSA, Prelude (Main Title) from Ben-Hur FRANZ WAXMAN, Sunset Boulevard Suite BERNARD HERRMANN, Scène d’Amour from Vertigo ALEX NORTH, “Forest Meeting” and "March" from Spartacus ALFRED NEWMAN, Cathy’s Theme from Wuthering Heights (with Ms. Wang) MAURICE JARRE, Suite from Lawrence of Arabia Intermission DANNY ELFMAN, Main Title from Batman JOHN WILLIAMS, Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind JERRY GOLDSMITH, The Hunt from Planet of the Apes ENNIO MORRICONE, Main Title from Once Upon a Time in the West (with Ms. Newman) THOMAS NEWMAN, The Night Window from 1917 JOHN WILLIAMS, “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra” from Indiana Jones NINO ROTA, Suite from The Godfather ALAN SILVESTRI, Suite from Back to the Future artguy360, atmicwedgy, Bespin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,671 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Years ago in Cleveland, Williams did Horner's An American Tail as an encore. It would be cool he/Newman did that here. You cannot include everyone and this program is pretty damn good, but Horner would be nice. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geom_00 36 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 My wife and I are actually going to this for the Sunday Performance!! Smeltington and rough cut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,671 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 3 hours ago, geom_00 said: My wife and I are actually going to this for the Sunday Performance!! Please remember your strict moral obligation to give to us a full report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,914 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 3 hours ago, geom_00 said: My wife and I are actually going to this for the Sunday Performance!! I'll be there a that time too!!!! Do you know if there will be a preconcert talk? rough cut and geom_00 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmicwedgy 43 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 The rain cancelled our vacation plans, so was just able to convince the missus to go to the Friday show. On 31/01/2024 at 5:45 PM, karelm said: I'll be there a that time too!!!! Do you know if there will be a preconcert talk? Looks like there will be pre-concert talks an hour before all of the showtimes: https://www.laphil.com/learn/engage-with-the-music/upbeat-live geom_00 and Smeltington 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post atmicwedgy 43 Posted February 2 Popular Post Share Posted February 2 On 30/01/2024 at 9:24 AM, Jay said: COMING SOON! Composer and conductor David Newman returns on The Legacy of John Williams podcast for a special video episode discussing the upcoming concert "A Century Of Film Music," a dazzling program curated by John Williams featuring selections from landmark film scores performed by the LA Phil and conducted by David Newman (on Feb 2, 3 and 4 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, link below). The talk will feature an in-depth exploration of the challenges and the opportunities of presenting great film music in concert and how John Williams has been a trailblazer in making film scores widely accepted in the concert hall. Joining David Newman is film music journalist and author of the upcoming John Williams biography Tim Greiving. The episode will be available both as video and audio podcast. Get ready for another insightful episode! -------- ... https://www.facebook.com/thelegacyofjohnwilliams/posts/pfbid038CNNP4UKKzkpgSrbe6XiUnfJrUdWL1VHFRWFakY7m9uL5me4oYy1Pz3htx3uLUrHl The video is up: Martinland, BB-8 and Will 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post atmicwedgy 43 Posted February 3 Popular Post Share Posted February 3 Fridays report: Sole encore was James Bond theme. John Williams was in the audience, as was Alan Silvestri. Taikomochi, MaxTheHouseelf, Muad'Dib and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atmicwedgy 43 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I have to admit that I wasn’t prepared for how moving a live performance of 1917’s “The Night Window” would be. karelm and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,914 Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 13 hours ago, atmicwedgy said: I have to admit that I wasn’t prepared for how moving a live performance of 1917’s “The Night Window” would be. That is a very striking moment in the film too. I saw the film in a theater and my jaw dropped during that sequence. Really an excellent film and score. Incredibly moving climax through a structurally flawless film. atmicwedgy and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,210 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 The Deakins lighting in that scene is unbelievable. Newman's RVW pastiche is a perfect match for the visuals. Not Mr. Big and Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geom_00 36 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 On 31/01/2024 at 4:59 PM, Tom said: Please remember your strict moral obligation to give to us a full report! I will do my best to give a full and accurate report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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