Datameister 2,282 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Decent is insulting to Davis, it was damn good stuff.Some of it certainly was. I take points off for the occasional mutilation of existing themes, and sometimes the action music gets too shrill and frenetic for its own good. But there are other minor themes that got developed really quite nicely, and on the whole, the score does fit within the excellent musical universe of Jurassic Park. One gets the feeling that Davis was making a conscious effort to blend Williams' style with his own, and don't get me wrong - I think he succeeded in a lot of ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I would love to see Desplat tackle Star Wars. More so than Giacchino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 There must be a great collaboration of minds to continue the great writing of Williams and do that era of movie music justice, otherwise we will end up with Star Wars movies with the same dumbed down junk with the likes of Hans Zimmer in recent years with synthesizer "background music".Yeah, sure, if we don't have a collaboration behind the score, we'll end up with RCP music...I fail to understand your logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,729 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I would love to see Desplat tackle Star Wars.Not this again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannhauser 101 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Dont get me wrong, Williams interest in returning is the most joyful news Ive heard all year. But if God forbid, he wasnt able to finish the trilogy, Desplat would be my hands down number one successor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 762 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 How do you reckon Desplat did with the last Harry Potter films, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,081 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 He did excellent. HP7.0 in particular is probably the third best HP score, behind Azkaban and Philosopher's Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,422 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 The only bits I remember are the parts lifted from John Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,081 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Stefan, you wouldn't know good music if it came by and flashed you its large, luscious, and succulent timbres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Oooh Desplat fight! Desplat fight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doo_liss 6,500 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 "It wasn't my fault..really! Desplat flashed me with his vents!" Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 221 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I really think that the limiting factor in Desplat's HP scores was Yates' musical wishes, not an inability on Desplat's part to write something grand. Once and indy4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I really think that the limiting factor in Desplat's HP scores was Yates' musical wishes, not an inability on Desplat's part to write something grand.Agreed. Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,587 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Me too. Rise of the Guardians proved he could have written a great Harry Potter score if the director let him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1_freeze 136 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Desplat did a good job on the last Potter 7.2 but a horrible one for 7.1... The biggest critizism for me is no Window to the Past theme. It should have appeared when Harry looked at his parents home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Me too. Rise of the Guardians proved he could have written a great Harry Potter score if the director let himBut RotG is one of the least Desplat-sounding scores of his career, likely a product of temp track and director's wishes. I don't think its the best score to base the possibilities of Desplat with free reigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,306 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I was kind of unengaged by Rise of the Guardians. I don't even remember it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,729 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 yeah, it was kind of mehMore like I would have liked Potter to sound like but still soulless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,422 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 *takes of belt* Bring it bitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Put your belt on! Your trousers are falling!If Williams is willing and able to score this film then I am very happy. As I said before any new Williams score is a blessing. And who knows what kind of inspiration this new film might spark in the Maestro.Who will score the inevitable sequels is at this moment my least concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 5,231 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Me too. Rise of the Guardians proved he could have written a great Harry Potter score if the director let himBut RotG is one of the least Desplat-sounding scores of his career, likely a product of temp track and director's wishes.No, it's actually the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,306 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Put your belt on! Your trousers are falling!If Williams is willing and able to score this film then I am very happy. As I said before any new Williams score is a blessing. And who knows what kind of inspiration this new film might spark in the Maestro.Who will score the inevitable sequels is at this moment my least concern.Yes.If Williams scores this, the the impression that JW is the kind of person that'd be there until his last breath putting out music is then again confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanner251 17 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 If Williams is willing and able to score this film then I am very happy. As I said before any new Williams score is a blessing. And who knows what kind of inspiration this new film might spark in the Maestro.Who will score the inevitable sequels is at this moment my least concern.This....Although, just for the sake of speculation, Desplat is definitely not the guy for me. His music lacks both depth and density to even be considered for Star Wars. Doesn't anyone think anything of Trevor Jones anymore? Or if you want younger, what about John Powell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,587 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 John Williams re-confirmed he is scoring Star Wars 7 at Symphony Hall on Saturday night. I unfortunately cannot give an exact transcription, but it was something along the lines of "When we made the first Star Wars film George didn't tell us there would be others, and since then, there have been 5 more... and now we hear there is going to be another one, so I have to make sure I eat my Wheaties to be ready to do it"Again - not an exact transcription, just going off my memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren 77 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 He said that on Friday too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 So he has been basically confirming this several nights in a row. I would called it confirmed then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,587 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 His Wheaties comment got a good chuckle from the audience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,454 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 It's his new Schindler's List dead composers story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Good. I never liked the SL story, always sounded like backhanded insult. Spielberg is basically saying "I am a better at directing than you are at composing, even if you are the best living composer." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 846 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Good. I never liked the SL story, always sounded like backhanded insult. Spielberg is basically saying "I am a better at directing than you are at composing, even if you are the best living composer."Yep. That's what Spielberg meant with that particular remark. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,454 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,647 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 So, Williams is definitely the man for Episode VII?Well, that's good I suppose. Even though deep inside I still wish he would concentrate the last breaths of his talent on other things than more Star Wars sequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,729 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Like that Spielberg PTSD movie?If he scores the next Star Wars, we'll have another decade of picking through game files for unreleased music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,306 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 If he scores the next Star Wars, we'll have another decade of picking through game files for unreleased musicMaybe it'll be better this time.lol no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Good. I never liked the SL story, always sounded like backhanded insult. Spielberg is basically saying "I am a better at directing than you are at composing, even if you are the best living composer."Yep. That's what Spielberg meant with that particular remark. :/I'm not saying that's what was intended, but that's what he's saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,870 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Gezz guys, he was joking... Spielberg depends on Williams, he knows it and he was always been very open about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,772 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Good. I never liked the SL story, always sounded like backhanded insult. Spielberg is basically saying "I am a better at directing than you are at composing, even if you are the best living composer."Yep. That's what Spielberg meant with that particular remark. :/I'm not saying that's what was intended, but that's what he's saying.I think you're really stretching it. In every version of the anecdote, Williams is the one who expresses hesitation in not being up to the task and suggests trying somebody else. What was Spielberg supposed to say to that? The "I know, but they're all dead" line was just a funny way of saying "Yeah, right! Where the hell am I supposed to find a better composer than you?", the insinuation obviously being that -- at the very least -- Spielberg ranks Williams next in line after Bach, Mozart, and other long-gone titans. It's not back-handed or egotistical at all, it seems to me you're reading too much into the "I know" part of Spielberg's line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I wasn't being too serious, I don't actually care what anecdotes JW decides to bring up. I just think the SL one is an odd one (and not really that funny either)...I'm sure he has better ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K 12 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Regardless of the delivery or interpretation, Spielberg is very much aware that his career is indebted immeasurably to JW's contribution. I wonder what alternate reality Spielberg films would be like without JW.... Jaws scored by Lalo Schifrin, Close Encounters by Goldsmith? Who knows...Eat your Wheaties, Johnny! Can't wait to for 2015!Mr. K Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I'm a little on the slow side in catching up with all of these threads but I am going to assume someone from the Boston concerts already posted his Star Wars 7 is coming up and therefore I will be watching my diet quote?I am guessing based off of this its still not official but still more than likely. I wonder why it is not made official yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,587 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I think it's only not "official" because no contracts have been signed yet, and probably won't be until some time in 2014 after production has started.But yea, I posted a little ways up on this page about how he said he'd be "eating his Wheaties" to prepare for the assignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I think it's only not "official" because no contracts have been signed yet, and probably won't be until some time in 2014 after production has started.But yea, I posted a little ways up on this page about how he said he'd be "eating his Wheaties" to prepare for the assignment Yes the production is in such early stage there have not been many official statements on the film or the film makers yet. But Williams' comments in the last couple of months indicate that he will be scoring the movie. I think it was never a question of could but rather would he score this film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Well thats good to hear at least. I really wonder how his health will be over the next few years. In my opinion Williams has proven that as long as he can still move his hand he will be writing the scores for all 3 Star Wars movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,647 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 And even if he can't move his hands, I'm sure he will dictate the notes to Williams Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,816 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Why does that conjure macabre images of Amadeus in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,422 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 He said that on Friday tooYes he did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dead_lizard 12 Posted June 16, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2013 It's nice to finally have official confirmation that John Williams eats Wheaties. Sharkissimo, Joni Wiljami, Jay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 966 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Odds on using almond milk are high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,422 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I had my first glass of almond milk yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I'm sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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