New JW Single just dropped: The Imperial March (Live with The Boston Symphony Orchestra)

[Jay 46,770]

 

https://music.apple.com/nz/album/the-imperial-march-from-star-wars-the-empire-strikes/1777864455

[Tydirium 1,642]

Whoa! Potentially from an upcoming album…? Or just a one-off.

[Jay 46,770]

It'd be from this series of BSO concerts
 

https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/33903-boston-symphony-hall-2021-2022-season-opens-with-john-williams-conducting-anne-sophie-mutter-for-violin-concerto-no-2-september-30-october-2/

 

https://www.bso.org/events/bso-community-concerts

[Tydirium 1,642]

I just found this, available for pre-order:

 

https://store.deutschegrammophon.com/p51-i0028948664528/john-williams/john-williams-in-concert-imperial-march-shaped-picture-vinyl/index.html

 

I also noticed that the cover art on this single matches that of the upcoming “John Williams: In Concert” release:

 

https://store.deutschegrammophon.com/p51-i0028948657070/john-williams/john-williams-in-concert/index.html

 

The BSO Imperial March is not listed as a track on that album, but maybe the tracklist will be updated to include that? So, the single is likely a one-off. Still, cool!

[BB-8 6,421]

4 minutes ago, Tydirium said:

Whoa! Potentially from an upcoming album…? Or just a one-off.

 

It's coming on vinyl tomorrow...together with that 7 LP thingy.

 

 

P.S. First flub detected.

[BachSkywalker 232]

That's quite the set list on the multiple vinyl set. Does anyone know who performed the Elegy for Cello and Orchestra on that concert? 

[Steve 702]

7 minutes ago, BachSkywalker said:

That's quite the set list on the multiple vinyl set. Does anyone know who performed the Elegy for Cello and Orchestra on that concert? 

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

[BachSkywalker 232]

1 hour ago, Steve said:

The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

I found it--Bruno Delepelaire, the princial cellist (as I suspected). 😎

[Jay 46,770]

The answer is in that thread for that concert.

 

Spoiler

Bruno Delepelair

 

[BachSkywalker 232]

Thanks! And found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X70eWvhuR_4

 

[BB-8 6,421]

Suggest merging with this thread:

 

 

[Jay 46,770]

Honestly I think there should be one thread for the 7-LP set, and one thread for the Imperial March single.  They really have nothing to do with each other except coming out on the same day by the same label

[QuartalHarmony 1,024]

Now we’re in the land of singles, is there going to be a 12” extended dance mix? And a dub version? And a radio edit?

[JohnnyD 1,914]

7 hours ago, Jay said:

 

https://music.apple.com/nz/album/the-imperial-march-from-star-wars-the-empire-strikes/1777864455

Dang it! Not available in the U.S.

[Jay 46,770]

The link opens in a web browser.  It just doesn't open on your iPhone if you let the Apple Music (or whatever its called now) app take over the link click

 

At midnight it should be live in the US Apple Music site

[Tydirium 1,642]

Strange; it’s 1am and still not live on the US Apple Music.

[rpvee 1,104]

Not seeing the single on US Apple Music either, but the video of the performance seems to be there. Can’t tell if it was just released there today.

 

https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/the-imperial-march-from-star-wars-the-empire-strikes/1775997153

 

The single itself is on YouTube:

 

 

[Steve 702]

The world really needed another release of the "Imperial March". We only have so few versions of this masterpiece...

 

[Miguel Andrade 1,735]

19 hours ago, Jay said:

It'd be from this concert:
 

https://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/33903-boston-symphony-hall-2021-2022-season-opens-with-john-williams-conducting-anne-sophie-mutter-for-violin-concerto-no-2-september-30-october-2/

 

The encore on the Violin Concerto No. 2 concert was Marion's Theme. Williams conducted both the Concerto and the encore. The rest of the program (Beethoven and Bartok) was conducted by Andris Nelsons.

I believe that the Imperial March was performed the following day at this concert: https://www.bso.org/events/bso-community-concerts

[Jay 46,770]

Yes, definitely the Oct 3rd one

[Tydirium 1,642]

6 hours ago, rpvee said:

Not seeing the single on US Apple Music either, but the video of the performance seems to be there. Can’t tell if it was just released there today.

 

https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/the-imperial-march-from-star-wars-the-empire-strikes/1775997153

 

The iTunes Store lists today’s date as the release date for that music video.

[Jay 46,770]

Interesting that it's not on iTunes US. So DG is choosing not to release it here?

[Tydirium 1,642]

Very strange. It’s not on Qobuz US, either. It can be streamed on Spotify and Amazon in the US, but is not available to purchase on Amazon.

[Miguel Andrade 1,735]

4 hours ago, Jay said:

Yes, definitely the Oct 3rd one

 

After checking my archives, I can confirm that The Imperial March was the final encore. This was available, for a short time, online at BSONow, excluding only the three arrangements for Mutter, which were released on Blu-ray along with the première of the Violin Concerto No. 2.

[MaxTheHouseelf 411]

Here's the video:

 

 

[aj_vader 737]

1 hour ago, MaxTheHouseelf said:

Here's the video:

 

 

The mix sounds quite different to the one that was broadcast or streamed. I don't have the original file anymore, i can't find it anywhere

[BB-8 6,421]

No date provided on the quadruple single vinyl....

[BB-8 6,421]

On 15/11/2024 at 9:37 AM, Steve said:

The world really needed another release of the "Imperial March". We only have so few versions of this masterpiece...

 

The world really needed another recording of the "Imperial March" with disturbing cheers from the audience and a flub.

[Tydirium 1,642]

This is now available on the US Apple Music/iTunes, FYI.

[Jay 46,770]

It is, and funnily enough it lists Nov 15 as the release date even though it wasn't live that day

 

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-imperial-march-from-star-wars-the-empire-strikes/1777864455

[BB-8 6,421]

25% off the 7 LP set at DG shop...just saying.