{"id":10904,"date":"2018-05-24T15:20:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T15:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=10904"},"modified":"2018-06-14T23:21:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T23:21:27","slug":"williams-to-conduct-the-adventures-of-han-world-premiere-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwfan.com\/?p=10904","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Adventures of Han&#8221; from &#8216;Solo: A Star Wars Story&#8217; Premieres in Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 23, John Williams led the Boston Pops in the World Premiere of &#8220;The Adventures of Han&#8221; from <em>Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em> during his &#8220;Film Night&#8221; performance in Boston. This was also the first time that the Boston Pops performed music from <em>The Last Jedi<\/em>, as well as Williams&#8217; new arrangement of &#8220;Han Solo and the Princess.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJOHN WILLIAMS\u2019 FILM NIGHT\u201d<br \/>\nMay 23 &amp; 24, 2018, Boston, MA<br \/>\nThe Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins and JOHN WILLIAMS<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONCERT PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Wilkins Conducting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olympic Fanfare and Theme<\/li>\n<li>Excerpts from\u00a0<em>Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Three Selections from\u00a0<em>Indiana Jones<br \/>\n<\/em>Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra<br \/>\nMarion&#8217;s Theme<br \/>\nThe Raiders March<\/li>\n<li>Theme from\u00a0<em>The Sugarland Express<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Adventures on Earth from\u00a0<em>E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>INTERMISSION<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Wiliams Conducting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Adventures of Mutt from <em>Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A Child\u2019s Tale \u2013 Suite from <em>The BFG<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Theme from <em>Jurassic Park<\/em><\/li>\n<li>With Malice Toward None from<em> Lincoln<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Four Selections from<em> Star Wars<\/em><br \/>\nThe Adventures of Han from <em>Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em> (WORLD PREMIERE)<br \/>\nThe Rebellion is Reborn from <em>The Last Jedi<\/em><br \/>\nHan Solo and the Princess from <em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em> (New Arrangement)<br \/>\nThe Throne Room and Finale from <em>Star Wars<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ENCORES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To Lenny, To Lenny (For New York)<\/li>\n<li>The Imperial March from <em>The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>John Williams introducing &#8220;The Adventures of Han&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I think\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_469268052\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Night,\u00a0<i>Solo<\/i>\u00a0opens. [Cheers]. A further\u00a0<i>Star Wars<\/i>\u00a0episode. And I won\u2019t spoil it for you, because it\u2026 ah, no, no, no\u2026 it has a lot of history, the history of Han; where he gets his skills and his attitudes, and all the rest of it, and eventually grows up to become Harrison Ford. [Laughs] And so this is a theme,\u00a0<i>Adventures of Han<\/i>. And so, without telling you any more about it, this here\u2019s one of the main tunes in the film.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>REVIEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/arts\/2018\/05\/24\/pops-theme-all-williams\/d8BBqKSFYzSdc6Ro9l4tlM\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Globe<\/a> &#8211; The Williams-conducted second half featured the world premiere of \u201cThe Adventures of Han\u201d from the new \u201cSolo: A Star Wars Story,\u201d and with its emphasis on close scrapes and near-misses, it was urgent and scampering, less about triumph than survival. There was also uncertainty in \u201cThe Rebellion Is Reborn\u201d from \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d and stormy, low strings threatening fitful sleep in \u201cA Child\u2019s Tale\u201d from \u201cThe BFG.\u201d &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/arts\/2018\/05\/24\/pops-theme-all-williams\/d8BBqKSFYzSdc6Ro9l4tlM\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>VIDEO: <\/strong>Throne Room and Finale from <em>Star Wars<\/em> (excerpt) &#8211; Courtesy Boston Pops<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-582c1c26f6ceaabdcd6c63958129ce2e ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"John Williams conducts Star Wars. May 23, 2018 (Courtesy Boston Pops)\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/owBii0Rmd_I?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>CONCERT PHOTOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hilaryscottphotography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hilary Scott<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10928\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/John-Williams-leads-the-Boston-Pops-in-Film-Night-5.23.18-Hilary-Scott.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1605\" 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https:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/John-Williams-greets-the-crowd-before-conducting-during-Film-Night-5.23.18-Hilary-Scott-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/John-Williams-greets-the-crowd-before-conducting-during-Film-Night-5.23.18-Hilary-Scott-560x374.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/John-Williams-greets-the-crowd-before-conducting-during-Film-Night-5.23.18-Hilary-Scott-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/John-Williams-greets-the-crowd-before-conducting-during-Film-Night-5.23.18-Hilary-Scott-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ose-twitter ose-uid-1c412111ca7ac324f8ace732d3822753 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"600\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Williams waves to the audience after a rehearsal of the Boston Pops. Williams conducted several of his movie compositions. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bostonpops?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bostonpops<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4dqMt2wnv2\">pic.twitter.com\/4dqMt2wnv2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; John Swart (@johnswart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnswart\/status\/998972052232077312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ose-twitter ose-uid-fa2fb09f7eb396ba69328300efa2dc21 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"600\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Williams was INCREDIBLE! So special to see him in Boston and to hear him conduct his new Han Solo theme for the first time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bwJgMuYRgO\">pic.twitter.com\/bwJgMuYRgO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Skytalkers \u2728 (@skytalkerspod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/skytalkerspod\/status\/999482856702382081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LHS_KLSoucy\/status\/999486327207886848<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/forums\/index.php?\/topic\/28183-john-williams-film-night-in-boston-may-23-24-2018\/&amp;do=findComment&amp;comment=1484281\">Discuss this topic in our forums<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 23, John Williams led the Boston Pops in the World Premiere of &#8220;The Adventures of Han&#8221; from Solo: A Star Wars Story during his &#8220;Film Night&#8221; performance in Boston. 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