John Williams: A Legacy In Sound (2024 Tubi documentary)

[filmmusic 3,222]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but has anyone seen this?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33322019/

[Maurizio 6,913]

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[thx99 2,089]

2 hours ago, filmmusic said:

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but has anyone seen this?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33322019/

 

It's viewable at the following link for free (at least in the US)...
https://tubitv.com/movies/100030435/john-williams-a-legacy-in-sound

 

From a spot-check, it appears to be a collection of various interviews, videos, pictures, etc. that have been seen elsewhere, with a new narration(?).  None of the music I've heard is Williams', rather sounds like library music.  And these infamous pictures appear, which knocks the legitimacy down a few pegs...

 

 

EDIT:  Beginning to think that the narration is an AI-generated voice.  Odd pronunciations of composers' names. "Wax-MAN". "Hair-MAN". (Leonard) "BERN-Steen".  Richard (not RICK-ard) Strauss. And strange intonations at times.

 

EDIT 2:  Okay, there are actually a few bits of Williams' music sprinkled throughout.

[mahler3 548]

Thanks for posting this, other than the dodgy inaccurate script (Williams decided to take a break from film music when KOTCS wasn’t Oscar nominated?!?! 😳🤦‍♂️😆) and the ridiculous jazz saxophonist confusion, there are some interesting photos and archival interviews from UK tv (1996 / 98). It’s also good to see some professionally filmed footage from the Barbican LSO concert rehearsals at long last. Happy memories!

 

[ricsim88 329]

Thanks for the photos Tim. As someone who became a professional trumpet player because of John Williams and Maurice Murphy, it’s fantastic to see both in the same photo while doing what they do best.

[mahler3 548]

There’s also a short clip from the 1984 Jonathan King interview recorded in Boston for BBC which is from source elements by the looks of it.

 

 

[pete 1,322]

3 hours ago, mahler3 said:

It’s also good to see some professionally filmed footage from the Barbican LSO concert rehearsals at long last.

 

 

Wow, I had no idea there was footage from that. I was there and my clearest memory is of some of the attendees clapping after a piece was finished - I think more than once. And Williams finally had to turn around and tell them to shut up. I think his exact words were "We're trying to work here". I'd never attended an open rehearsal before but I instinctively knew not to clap or make any noise whatsoever!

 

And yes, my VPN tricked the site into thinking I'm in America... watching now even though it's after 1 am.

What?... Star Galactica Wars?

 

 

[Miguel Andrade 1,723]

Thank you @thx99

About to watch it now.

[Maestro 1,594]

There's something awfully fishy about this "director," Tom Tunley, who turns up out of nowhere to direct... TEN documentaries in 2024?

 

This is just some high-level A.I. wizardry (hackery), isn't it? If not, it's the worst case of just cheaply slapped-together Wikipedia drive-bys about celebrities and politicians for the age of free streaming services. Either way... gross.

[Miguel Andrade 1,723]

Just finished it and what a piece of crap. 

[Maurizio 6,913]

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[BB-8 6,118]

On 30/12/2024 at 1:46 AM, Miguel Andrade said:

Just finished it and what a piece of crap. 

 

[Mr. Hooper 8,686]

On 30/12/2024 at 7:35 AM, TownerFan said:

It's really disheartening to see how much the entertainment world is being polluted by this kind of crap these days, and I fear it will only get worse.

Yeah, it's just the beginning. When this tech gets into the hands of the average person, expect a deluge of lazy AI-generated garbage to overtake the internet. Hooray for progress.