Calendar A Tribute to John Williams
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A Tribute to John Williams
- SuperPops
Jack Everly, conductor
Behind every great film is a compelling score, and the works of noted film composer John Williams are nothing short of brilliant. Join us for a celebration of this iconic contemporary composer and hear your favorite themes from blockbusters such as Schindler’s List, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Empire of the Sun.
Bring your family to the Saturday matinée — tickets for children 12 and under are half-price. This only applies to the performance on Saturday, May 30, 3 pm at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/28710/what-is-the-reason-john-williams-did-not-compose-more-for-the-harry-potter-movie
John Williams was asked back to score Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 by director David Yates; however, Williams's schedule and Yates's schedule "did not align" -- Yates would have had to have provided Williams with a raw cut of Deathly Hallows - Part 2 much sooner than was feasible if he were to compose the music for the film. The John Williams Fan Network (I'm unsure of the quality of this source) cites either a lack of time on Williams's part, or the director wanting someone local to the production, as possible reasons behind why Williams did not go on to score Goblet of Fire after the first three films. Fans at the Film Score Monthly forums seem to lend credence to these possibilities.
Clearly, The Powers That Be secured the rights to, for example, Lumos! Hedwig's Theme YouTube 1:42 (SFW), which is the main Harry Potter theme, which would allow them permission for any subsequent composer to incorporate Hedwig's Theme into future Potter scores as needed. Indeed, Hedwig's Theme is heard in all eight Potter films in one incarnation or another.
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hedwig's Theme can be heard in the opening credits. In Order of the Phoenix, it can also be heard in the opening credits. In Deathly Hallows - Part 2, the second part of Hedwig's Theme, which corresponds with the opening credits of Chamber of Secrets, is heard at the 19 Years Later scene, which is the last scene of all the Harry Potter movies. Offhand I can't pinpoint off the top of my head where exactly Williams's work is used in Half-Blood Prince or Deathly Hallows - Part 1, but according to John Williams's Wikipedia page, it was indeed used.
As an aside, here YouTube 4:56 (SFW) is a clip of the London Symphony Orchestra performing Hedwig's Theme for the Proms for the BBC, which is pretty cool because it shows which instrument plays each part of the theme. I hadn't known before, and GorchestopherH pointed out to me, that the instrument that plays the opening measures of Hedwig's Theme -- the bell-like instrument -- is something called a celeste or celesta, which is grouped in the keyboard family although it's technically a percussion instrument (TangoOversway pointed this out to me; originally I had said it was not a percussion instrument. It's an idiophone.). "Celesta" or "celeste" means "heavenly" in French.[https://youtu.be/y7wAM3i45UE]
Behind every great film is a compelling score, and the works of noted film composer John Williams are nothing short of brilliant. Join us for a celebration of this iconic contemporary composer and hear your favorite themes from blockbusters such as Schindler’s List, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Empire of the Sun.
Bring your family to the Saturday matinée — tickets for children 12 and under are half-price. This only applies to the performance on Saturday, May 30, 3 pm at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/28710/what-is-the-reason-john-williams-did-not-compose-more-for-the-harry-potter-movie
John Williams was asked back to score Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 by director David Yates; however, Williams's schedule and Yates's schedule "did not align" -- Yates would have had to have provided Williams with a raw cut of Deathly Hallows - Part 2 much sooner than was feasible if he were to compose the music for the film. The John Williams Fan Network (I'm unsure of the quality of this source) cites either a lack of time on Williams's part, or the director wanting someone local to the production, as possible reasons behind why Williams did not go on to score Goblet of Fire after the first three films. Fans at the Film Score Monthly forums seem to lend credence to these possibilities.
Clearly, The Powers That Be secured the rights to, for example, Lumos! Hedwig's Theme YouTube 1:42 (SFW), which is the main Harry Potter theme, which would allow them permission for any subsequent composer to incorporate Hedwig's Theme into future Potter scores as needed. Indeed, Hedwig's Theme is heard in all eight Potter films in one incarnation or another.
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hedwig's Theme can be heard in the opening credits. In Order of the Phoenix, it can also be heard in the opening credits. In Deathly Hallows - Part 2, the second part of Hedwig's Theme, which corresponds with the opening credits of Chamber of Secrets, is heard at the 19 Years Later scene, which is the last scene of all the Harry Potter movies. Offhand I can't pinpoint off the top of my head where exactly Williams's work is used in Half-Blood Prince or Deathly Hallows - Part 1, but according to John Williams's Wikipedia page, it was indeed used.
As an aside, here YouTube 4:56 (SFW) is a clip of the London Symphony Orchestra performing Hedwig's Theme for the Proms for the BBC, which is pretty cool because it shows which instrument plays each part of the theme. I hadn't known before, and GorchestopherH pointed out to me, that the instrument that plays the opening measures of Hedwig's Theme -- the bell-like instrument -- is something called a celeste or celesta, which is grouped in the keyboard family although it's technically a percussion instrument (TangoOversway pointed this out to me; originally I had said it was not a percussion instrument. It's an idiophone.). "Celesta" or "celeste" means "heavenly" in French.[https://youtu.be/y7wAM3i45UE]
