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John Williams music played in space by astronaut Sarah Gillis and SpaceX Polaris Dawn!


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Neat stuff, although there's obviously a lot of editing involved (I take it that the recording either stems from one place, or someone has put it all together in retrospect).

 

I'm also reminded of another Williams piece, "Satelite Celebration", which was more or less the same thing, although no one in outer space. Would have been more fitting to reuse, I think, although "Rey's Theme" is fine and more famous for the young 'uns.

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Is the footage of Williams in this current?  It looks like it is background-wise--like he was at least at a rehearsal.  That would be fantastic, but it might just be old footage.

 

Edit: He is definitely there with the conductor at the LA portion.  I wonder if he was at rehearsal, but not the actual performance.  I would think he would have been featured just a bit more if it was the latter.  Either way, great to see him out and about.  

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In space, no one can hear you play John Williams music.

2 hours ago, Tom said:

Is the footage of Williams in this current?  It looks like it is background-wise--like he was at least at a rehearsal.  That would be fantastic, but it might just be old footage.

 

Edit: He is definitely there with the conductor at the LA portion.  I wonder if he was at rehearsal, but not the actual performance.  I would think he would have been featured just a bit more if it was the latter.  Either way, great to see him out and about.  

 

I wonder when these were taken:

 

Here's the video on YouTube:

 

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Okay, I am bored.

 

They probably asked Williams if they should play the SW main theme, to which he said, how about we do Rey's theme?  They said, no, let's do the main theme.  And then, with the same air as Neeson insisting on doing improvisational comedy below, he said, "let's do Rey's theme, now."  

 

 

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On 13/09/2024 at 9:50 PM, Marian Schedenig said:

In space, no one can hear you play John Williams music

 

Only Balfe is loud enough for that. 

 

12 hours ago, King Mark said:

Williams seen in the video pre or post concert cancellations?

 

That's Liam Neeson. 

 

On 13/09/2024 at 9:50 PM, Marian Schedenig said:

Here's the video on YouTube:

 

What the Heck are the Ugandans playing?

 

On 13/09/2024 at 5:53 PM, Tom said:

Pretty cool that they used Rey's theme.  I thought for sure it would be SW main title, which would have been fine.  Somehow, this is cooler.  

 

That was the plan, but they couldn't fit an orchestra into the space thingy. 

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6 hours ago, lairdo said:

Indeed, super cool. Sarah Gillis is just 30-years old, so she is clearly of the sequel trilogy era - she is less than 1/3rd of JW's age. But just love that she picked this.

 

 

Wouldn't that technically be prequel era?

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1 hour ago, The Great Gonzales said:

Wouldn't that technically be prequel era?

 

Well, I guess that is right. I sort of was thinking of being an adult but she was 5 when TPM came out and probably was taken to it.

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6 minutes ago, lairdo said:

 

Well, I guess that is right. I sort of was thinking of being an adult but she was 5 when TPM came out and probably was taken to it.

Yeah, usually when people refer to their era, they usually are referring to formative years, by the time you get in late twenties/thirties you start getting a bit more "analytical"

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What did Williams say about this in Pittsburgh? And do we know when he was up and about to attend this event? I’m curious if this is evidence of him being back to more or less full strength, or if he’s still flat on his back somewhere.

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5 hours ago, igger6 said:

What did Williams say about this in Pittsburgh? And do we know when he was up and about to attend this event? I’m curious if this is evidence of him being back to more or less full strength, or if he’s still flat on his back somewhere.

 

He said something like he had met an astronaut that was taking her violin up and would like to play some Star Wars music.

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