I’m quite interested in this period and I’m so glad you’re covering it so thoroughly. As a composer myself, Williams’ Jaws, ET, Star Wars period is almost too awesome to comprehend. I feel like I have a better chance at understanding his craft seeing him at earlier phases. I have spotted the rebel fanfare in Lost in Space for example! What a find at UCLA. I’d love to lay my eyes on that Rievers box someday!
Devastated by this bombshell about Saturday Morning. (Which I had never heard of before this post.) Thanks for another incredibly entertaining chapter on the backstory!
I really enjoyed this "sausage making" post. One thing it illustrates for me is that your forthcoming book will be the definitive work on John Williams' life, possibly for all time, because you were fortunate enough to be able talk to several people who will never be able to share their insights and memories with anyone else. This book is truly the achievement of a lifetime.
Actually I am extremelly interested in his life and carreer up to that meeting with Spielberg. Let us not forget that that was the period in which he had his marriage, his children and his career began. A very important part for anyone's life. By the way do you know if Oxford press will began sending copies of your book earlier? I received a peculiar email.
Thanks John, and I agree that it is extremely interesting and important!
I'm hearing from several people that they received an invoice / shipping notice from OUP; my hunch is that pre-orders through their website might be shipped as early as this week...
I’m quite interested in this period and I’m so glad you’re covering it so thoroughly. As a composer myself, Williams’ Jaws, ET, Star Wars period is almost too awesome to comprehend. I feel like I have a better chance at understanding his craft seeing him at earlier phases. I have spotted the rebel fanfare in Lost in Space for example! What a find at UCLA. I’d love to lay my eyes on that Rievers box someday!
Devastated by this bombshell about Saturday Morning. (Which I had never heard of before this post.) Thanks for another incredibly entertaining chapter on the backstory!
I really enjoyed this "sausage making" post. One thing it illustrates for me is that your forthcoming book will be the definitive work on John Williams' life, possibly for all time, because you were fortunate enough to be able talk to several people who will never be able to share their insights and memories with anyone else. This book is truly the achievement of a lifetime.
I hope you're right, but thank you all the same!
Actually I am extremelly interested in his life and carreer up to that meeting with Spielberg. Let us not forget that that was the period in which he had his marriage, his children and his career began. A very important part for anyone's life. By the way do you know if Oxford press will began sending copies of your book earlier? I received a peculiar email.
Thanks John, and I agree that it is extremely interesting and important!
I'm hearing from several people that they received an invoice / shipping notice from OUP; my hunch is that pre-orders through their website might be shipped as early as this week...