OOOOOhhhhhhh...I'm so F@#%$&*ING jealous!! (NM)

Posted by Indiana Jimmie from 63.21.252.238 on August 19, 2000 at 03:29:40:

In Reply to: RAIDERS won the night @ Hollywood Bowl posted by Adam on August 19, 2000 at 03:23:44:

: Literally just got back from The Hollywood Bowl, where John Williams performed a variety of his film scores with the L.A. Philhamonic to a crowd of thousands.

: The actual performance differed from the program that was originally scheduled. As memory serves, it went something like this:

: National Anthem
: Olympic Fanfare
: Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- Excerpts
: Empire of the Sun -- Jim's Busy day
: Angela's Ashes -- Excerpts
: Far & Away -- Main Theme
: Hook -- Off to Neverland
: 2000 Millenium Showcase
: The Patriot -- Main theme
: JAWS -- Out to Sea theme
: PHANTOM MENACE -- Anakin's Theme
: SCHINDLER'S LIST - MAIN THEME
: ABC NIGHTLY NEWS
: E.T. -- Finale

: As Williams does this show every year, he often likes to try to perform different themes than his usual common blockbusters. Though JAWS and STAR WARS THE PHANTOM MENACE were showcased, their respective main themes were not played -- rather, the energetic "Out to Sea" from JAWS and the slow, intimate "Anakin's Theme" from STAR WARS. (Another work, very popular but not featured, was SUPERMAN.) He also likes to perform some more recent work -- hence the underappreciated ANGELA's ASHES, and the wonderfully, movingly scored THE PATRIOT.

: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS has always been one of my top favorite Spielberg films (along with SCHINDLER'S LIST, RAIDERS, and JAWS), and I was happy to hear it here. Sadly, the sequence incorporating "When You Wish Upon A Star" -- it always makes me teary eyed -- was not included.

: FAR & AWAY and the MILLENIAL ANTHEM (a special project Spielberg directed last year) were not good representations of Williams' best work, and both pieces seemed a tad too long and repetitive.

: Of the pieces performed, standouts included a haunting, lovingly played performance of SCHINDLER'S LIST (which drew some of the strongest applause), THE PATRIOT, and the finale to E.T.

: Anyone who'se seen Williams perform also knows that he has a childish, playful tendancy and likes to play games with his audience. Towards the end of the show, where he deviates from the music selected on the program, he likes to walk off stage -- leaving the audience to believe that it's all over -- only to return and play another piece.

: And, you guessed it, the finale of the show -- the one that made the crowd immediately cheer and applaud upon those first familiar four brass notes -- was the entire RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK SUITE, including the MARION'S THEME movement. It was the first time I've ever seen Williams perform that piece, in person.

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Jeez me too.... sounds exciting! (NM) Kent Allard 04:16:16 8/19/2000 (0)

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: : Literally just got back from The Hollywood Bowl, where John Williams performed a variety of his film scores with the L.A. Philhamonic to a crowd of thousands.

: : The actual performance differed from the program that was originally scheduled.  As memory serves, it went something like this:

: : National Anthem
: : Olympic Fanfare
: : Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- Excerpts
: : Empire of the Sun -- Jim's Busy day
: : Angela's Ashes -- Excerpts
: : Far & Away -- Main Theme
: : Hook -- Off to Neverland
: : 2000 Millenium Showcase
: : The Patriot -- Main theme
: : JAWS -- Out to Sea theme
: : PHANTOM MENACE -- Anakin's Theme
: : SCHINDLER'S LIST - MAIN THEME
: : ABC NIGHTLY NEWS
: : E.T. -- Finale

: : As Williams does this show every year, he often likes to try to perform different themes than his usual common blockbusters.  Though JAWS and STAR WARS THE PHANTOM MENACE were showcased, their respective main themes were not played -- rather, the energetic "Out to Sea" from JAWS and the slow, intimate "Anakin's Theme" from STAR WARS.  (Another work, very popular but not featured, was SUPERMAN.)  He also likes to perform some more recent work -- hence the underappreciated ANGELA's ASHES, and the wonderfully, movingly scored THE PATRIOT.

: : CLOSE ENCOUNTERS has always been one of my top favorite Spielberg films (along with SCHINDLER'S LIST, RAIDERS, and JAWS), and I was happy to hear it here.  Sadly, the sequence incorporating "When You Wish Upon A Star" -- it always makes me teary eyed -- was not included.

: : FAR & AWAY and the MILLENIAL ANTHEM (a special project Spielberg directed last year) were not good representations of Williams' best work, and both pieces seemed a tad too long and repetitive.

: : Of the pieces performed, standouts included a haunting, lovingly played performance of SCHINDLER'S LIST (which drew some of the strongest applause), THE PATRIOT, and the finale to E.T.

: : Anyone who'se seen Williams perform also knows that he has a childish, playful tendancy and likes to play games with his audience.  Towards the end of the show, where he deviates from the music selected on the program, he likes to walk off stage -- leaving the audience to believe that it's all over -- only to return and play another piece.

: : And, you guessed it, the finale of the show -- the one that made the crowd immediately cheer and applaud upon those first familiar four brass notes -- was the entire RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK SUITE, including the MARION'S THEME movement.  It was the first time I've ever seen Williams perform that piece, in person.

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