Episode 8 - John Williams, Maestro of the Movies

WEBVTT 1 00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:09.679 Well, how do you folks, and good morning, afternoon or evening, 2 00:00:10.039 --> 00:00:14.679 wherever and whenever you may be listening. My name is Tim and welcome to 3 00:00:14.960 --> 00:00:19.879 one day in so cal. Whether you've lived here your entire life or visiting 4 00:00:19.879 --> 00:00:23.960 from across the world, whether you only have one day in so cal or 5 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:27.199 one month, I want to share some of the coolest, most fun and 6 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:32.079 most unique things to do right here in southern California, whether that's solo or 7 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:36.840 with friends and family. So join me on my next adventure and hopefully yours. 8 00:00:37.159 --> 00:00:48.479 Right now on one day in so cal. Welcome to episode eight of 9 00:00:48.520 --> 00:00:54.600 the one day in so cal podcast. It's Saturday, September three and I'm 10 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:59.359 recording from beautiful right with California. Visit me on the web one day in 11 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:02.840 so called DOT COM, one day in so cal dot com for the latest 12 00:01:02.880 --> 00:01:08.719 episodes, travelog videos, interactive map, social media links and more. New 13 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:12.560 episodes of this podcast are at leased every Friday morning. And yes, you 14 00:01:12.640 --> 00:01:18.640 heard me right, it's Saturday, the day after I just released episode seven. 15 00:01:19.359 --> 00:01:23.920 I made a special exception for a last minute trip back to the Hollywood 16 00:01:23.920 --> 00:01:26.400 bowl that I absolutely have to share with you folks. This week, me 17 00:01:26.799 --> 00:01:32.640 and a completely packed crowd at the Hollywood bowl, we're trolled by none other 18 00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:37.319 than John Williams, Maestro of the movies, at least four times. More 19 00:01:37.319 --> 00:01:40.959 on that in a second. I was set up to talk about the entire 20 00:01:41.079 --> 00:01:44.359 Las Vegas trip for episode eight of this podcast, but a last minute trip 21 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:48.000 back to back to the Hollywood bowl to see John Williams perform some of this 22 00:01:48.519 --> 00:01:53.439 his most amazing hits with the L A philharmonic changed my mind. I'm still 23 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:57.480 pumped from this performance in the same way you might be going to our rock 24 00:01:57.519 --> 00:02:01.079 concert. So this week I'm gonna do something a bit different. I'm gonna 25 00:02:01.159 --> 00:02:07.239 let John Williams speak for himself and let you hear every one of his performances 26 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:12.560 in full from the Hollywood bowl on September two, all of which I recorded 27 00:02:12.599 --> 00:02:15.479 live. I will play them in order and you'll hear some of his commentary, 28 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:20.879 including the soundtracks conducted by l a Phil's own David Newman, as he 29 00:02:20.919 --> 00:02:23.240 conducted a few of John Williams soundtracks. At the beginning of this whole performance. 30 00:02:24.159 --> 00:02:28.199 I'll narrate between scores so you can get a full vigil of what's going 31 00:02:28.240 --> 00:02:32.759 on, but this will be John Williams episode and for a particularly special treat 32 00:02:34.479 --> 00:02:38.360 Mr Williams came back out for an encore and played his newest score, Helena, 33 00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:43.919 from the upcoming film Indiana Jones Five, which doesn't even have an official 34 00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:47.599 title yet. Up until this point this song has not been heard by the 35 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:53.159 public anytime anywhere. However, I recorded it live and I will be I 36 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:58.879 will be sharing it on this podcast. I will also be uploading on Youtube 37 00:02:59.120 --> 00:03:01.879 and you can enjoy away immediately by visiting my podcast one day at Social Dot 38 00:03:01.919 --> 00:03:07.120 Com. Check out the blogger and video section of the podcast website. So 39 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:10.759 I'll have that whole that whole song is already up there if you just want 40 00:03:10.800 --> 00:03:14.400 to listen to that only. You don't have to dig through the whole episode 41 00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:17.199 here if you don't want to, but give it a listen. It's uh, 42 00:03:17.319 --> 00:03:23.439 it's an amazing piece. This particular piece, Um Helena, is the 43 00:03:23.439 --> 00:03:28.919 theme song of the main female protagonist in the upcoming film, played by Phoebe 44 00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:32.199 Waller Bridge. So, before we jump into the concert, I want to 45 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:35.759 go over a couple of things I learned on this trip to the Hollywood bowl, 46 00:03:35.879 --> 00:03:39.520 both good and bad. As you may know, I did an overview 47 00:03:39.560 --> 00:03:44.120 of the Hollywood bowl during episode three of this podcast, when I tended back 48 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:47.759 to the future in concert performance as conducted by David Newman and orchestrated by the 49 00:03:47.919 --> 00:03:53.439 L A philharmonic. I will talk about a few things I've picked up when 50 00:03:53.560 --> 00:03:57.000 coming to the Hollywood bowl, such as what happens when I, of all 51 00:03:57.000 --> 00:04:01.479 people, break my golden rule and don't book our Lee. In fact, 52 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:05.960 I booked probably twenty four hours before this performance, and the reason why I 53 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:10.960 booked last minute was because I was in Las Vegas on Friday, September two 54 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:14.400 and I didn't think I was gonna make it back in time for the show, 55 00:04:15.240 --> 00:04:17.360 and I almost didn't. Even then. I almost didn't make it back 56 00:04:17.399 --> 00:04:24.519 even after I booked. Um so John Williams performed for his birthday this weekend 57 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:29.000 on Friday Saturday, which is today, and tomorrow, Sunday, he will 58 00:04:29.040 --> 00:04:32.800 be performing one more time. My schedule this weekend is slammed, so it 59 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:39.040 was either Friday or never. Now Mr Williams is getting up there in age. 60 00:04:39.040 --> 00:04:44.680 He's ninety nine zero. At that age, this may very possibly be 61 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:48.319 his last public performance, heaven forbid. Hopefully not. Nonetheless, I want 62 00:04:48.319 --> 00:04:51.839 to be fair and truthful here. Mr Williams breathe heavily when he talks, 63 00:04:53.639 --> 00:04:57.680 talks in a fairly faint voice and has just a slight bit of trouble who's 64 00:04:57.680 --> 00:05:00.000 going up and down the podium. But, and I do mean but, 65 00:05:00.720 --> 00:05:04.360 when he's conducting the l a philharmonic, he might as well be back doing 66 00:05:04.399 --> 00:05:11.000 his orchestra for Star Wars. In He's snappy and quick and his mind is 67 00:05:11.000 --> 00:05:15.759 still. I knew I could not miss this, not a legend like John 68 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:18.040 Williams. I mean while you guys were listening to rock and rap growing up, 69 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:21.360 I was burning CDs and listening on my CD player to video game and 70 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:26.600 movie soundtracks on my two mile walk to him from the bus stop, a 71 00:05:26.639 --> 00:05:30.240 lot of which was John Williams. Even if you don't know John Williams, 72 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:33.319 which I consider virtually impossible, you know his music. He scored every Star 73 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:38.319 Wars, fiddler on the roof home alone, one and two close encounters of 74 00:05:38.360 --> 00:05:42.879 the third kind, the Harry Potter films, the Jurassic Park Films, Lincoln 75 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:46.480 artificial intelligence, minority report born on the fourth of July, war of the 76 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:50.879 world's war horse, Munich, and just so much more than I could probably 77 00:05:51.000 --> 00:05:56.480 even list off on this podcast here. But but my booking last minute for 78 00:05:56.519 --> 00:06:00.639 this performance, I paid the price for starters. I had a long way 79 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:03.519 to go in a short amount of times, since I was driving. On 80 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:06.600 top of that, since I was driving a tesla, that had to include 81 00:06:06.680 --> 00:06:11.519 charging times as well. So I booked my tickets and I raced the clock 82 00:06:11.560 --> 00:06:15.519 from the two seventy four mile trip from the Tropicana Hotel Cansino in Las Vegas 83 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:18.120 to the Hollywood bowl in Los Angeles. And let me tell you, I 84 00:06:18.199 --> 00:06:23.360 was really testing the patients of HP two who were undoubtedly stocking cars along the 85 00:06:23.439 --> 00:06:28.240 drive down interstate fifteen. I also forgot that it was Friday, not the 86 00:06:28.279 --> 00:06:30.800 weekend, and as a consequence, I would have to fight L A traffic. 87 00:06:32.199 --> 00:06:39.040 So I ran both my car is built in GPS UH navigation and ways. 88 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:43.560 I carefully plotted my travel like a general finalizing battle plans, constantly reassessing 89 00:06:43.560 --> 00:06:48.279 my route from maximum travel time um or for minimum travel time, I should 90 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:53.199 say. On the way through the mojave a powerful thunderstorm swept over the fifteen 91 00:06:53.319 --> 00:06:58.279 between California and Nevada, Um right around the line, and that delayed me, 92 00:06:58.360 --> 00:07:00.240 since California still have not figured out how to drive in the rain yet. 93 00:07:01.519 --> 00:07:03.839 So, as you know, it is whenever you're in a hurry, 94 00:07:04.199 --> 00:07:08.800 everything gets in the way, and that was no exception here. Um. 95 00:07:08.879 --> 00:07:14.319 So I finally arrived fifteen minutes early. Um, when I left Las Vegas, 96 00:07:14.360 --> 00:07:16.160 I think I was scheduled to be there on time, but after all 97 00:07:16.199 --> 00:07:23.040 that craziness, I find I shaved fifteen minutes off Um, and in the 98 00:07:23.160 --> 00:07:27.879 end that translated to me being about minutes late for the performance. So here's 99 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:30.839 what happens if you do not arrive at the Hollywood bowl at least one hour 100 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:35.240 early. The traffic around the Hollywood ball during a performance is already a disaster 101 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:41.360 zone. Um, especially at a concert featuring John Williams, were basically every 102 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:45.360 seat has reserved. Since I booked last minute, all prepaid parking was taken 103 00:07:45.360 --> 00:07:48.079 in both lots a and B, so no worries. They goted me over 104 00:07:48.120 --> 00:07:53.040 to CNB, which are also lots across the street. Cool, no biggie. 105 00:07:53.639 --> 00:07:56.079 But when I got to lots of C and D, both lots were 106 00:07:56.079 --> 00:07:59.399 full as well, so they directed me to the fourth theater, which is 107 00:07:59.399 --> 00:08:03.959 about blocks away. I was one of the last cars able to park at 108 00:08:03.959 --> 00:08:05.279 the Ford. So I'm not sure what happened to the people behind me, 109 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:09.120 but parking at the fourth theater, if you end up in this situation as 110 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:15.839 twelve bucks after parking, it was about uh, it was just after eight, 111 00:08:15.920 --> 00:08:18.879 right after just after the performance was supposed to start. So I had 112 00:08:18.920 --> 00:08:20.639 to walk over to the bowl. Um, I ended up having to jail 113 00:08:20.639 --> 00:08:24.199 walk twice, timing traffic just like in Frogger, just to get to a 114 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:28.879 sidewalk. And once I got to the sidewalk I, you know, walked 115 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:33.759 as fast as I could to the Hollywood bowl and got past security Um, 116 00:08:33.840 --> 00:08:37.679 and I found out that this was a completely packed house at this point. 117 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:41.600 In fact, someone was in my seat when I got there. I was 118 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:46.480 in section P three. You're a fifteen seat, twenty three farther back than 119 00:08:46.679 --> 00:08:50.360 my first visit here a month ago, but not a bad seat. Most 120 00:08:50.360 --> 00:08:54.000 of the seating was already reserved and a lot of the middle tier seating costs 121 00:08:54.000 --> 00:08:58.559 between a hundred, fifty two or fifty dollars. So my ticket came out 122 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:05.480 to about bucks Um, and I thought that was an excellent Bal for what 123 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:11.039 I what I witnessed this evening or yesterday evening, instead of pushing the basically 124 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:13.039 kicking the guy out of my seat. Um, I looked around real quick 125 00:09:13.039 --> 00:09:16.960 and I found an open seat two rows back on the edge, just the 126 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:20.320 way I like it. So I took that seat, hoping that nobody else 127 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:22.600 would show up and kick me out, in which case I would have to 128 00:09:22.639 --> 00:09:26.399 go down and kick that guy out. All right, let's get into the 129 00:09:26.440 --> 00:09:30.320 concert now. Um, at this point the concert has been going for twenty 130 00:09:30.360 --> 00:09:33.919 minutes. So David Newman was just finishing up the score from the Nineteen Fifties 131 00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:41.240 Film Sunset Boulevard and about to start on Warner brothers short baton bunny. And 132 00:09:41.279 --> 00:09:43.559 this scene, bugs bunny is performing live at the Hollywood bowl on screen, 133 00:09:43.600 --> 00:09:48.240 not in person of course, and a fly keeps bugging him as he's trying 134 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:50.759 to conduct as he swats at the fly and fights it off, the orchestra 135 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:54.360 reacts to his movements, among other gags in this uh, in the short 136 00:09:56.279 --> 00:09:58.480 Um at the end, bugs bunny is still trying to annihilate this fly and 137 00:09:58.600 --> 00:10:01.840 right as he is about to accomplish that, the fly is clapping, having 138 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:05.600 enjoyed his performance. So bugs has to change. The heart. Uh, 139 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:09.639 the short is being played live on TV's around the bowl, including a giant 140 00:10:09.639 --> 00:10:13.440 screen at the front, and uh, the orchestra is performing it live, 141 00:10:13.399 --> 00:10:16.720 and this is where we'll pick up now. Well, last say I want 142 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:20.240 to note I purchased a zoom h one sounder, quartered or chord sound for 143 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:26.360 this podcast and was using it for this concert. Unfortunately, this UH sounder 144 00:10:26.440 --> 00:10:30.440 quarter works too well. I sat near a Bush and the crickets were just 145 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:33.600 singing, like singing, like crazy. Um. You know it must be 146 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:37.000 making season for crickets because it's always smokes. On top of that, people 147 00:10:37.039 --> 00:10:41.600 are just really noisy, aren't they either talking or crumbling up a bag or 148 00:10:41.679 --> 00:10:46.240 dropping a can or just otherwise being annoying. So you may hear occasional background 149 00:10:46.360 --> 00:10:50.320 noise, and I do apologize in advance for that. It's like so much 150 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:56.080 I can do, but at times it was actually bad enough where I actually 151 00:10:56.279 --> 00:10:58.679 physically got out of my seat and recorded in the aisle away from the noise. 152 00:11:00.840 --> 00:11:03.039 I did the best I could to try to record, Um, the 153 00:11:03.120 --> 00:11:07.639 sound as best I could. Finally, I want to remind you that everything 154 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:11.159 you're hearing was once again performed live. There is no prerecorded sound or noise. 155 00:11:11.200 --> 00:11:15.879 That includes the looney tunes intro part of the bugs money short. Oh 156 00:11:15.960 --> 00:11:18.480 and by the way, I'll share a link to the bugs money short on 157 00:11:18.519 --> 00:11:20.279 my website one day. Is Socale, just in case you've never seen it. 158 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:24.840 You can visualize as well. Okay, here we go. Button Bunny, 159 00:11:24.919 --> 00:12:54.399 performed by David Newman and the L A philharmonic. m M mm HMM, 160 00:15:03.919 --> 00:16:40.720 m HM H m. So the person's who seat I ended up in 161 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:44.519 ended up showing up for the performance and that forced me to go and have 162 00:16:44.679 --> 00:16:48.240 the guy who was in my seat move over. These are bench style seats 163 00:16:48.440 --> 00:16:53.320 made of wood, so we were absolutely packed in a tight uh, shoulder 164 00:16:53.399 --> 00:17:00.399 to shoulder on the bench. Basically just cram sardine's and a sardine can and 165 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:07.359 uh, eventually the guy just moved and sat in the aisle. It was 166 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:10.880 kind of like who's gonna move first, and he did so basically had a 167 00:17:10.920 --> 00:17:12.799 little more room on the bench, but I did feel bad for him. 168 00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:15.920 I told him I would. Hey, I'll switch you back out. You 169 00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:18.200 know, besides, that I'm recording anyway, so I might as well just 170 00:17:18.319 --> 00:17:22.359 go over in the aisle. Um. But just know, if you come 171 00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:26.079 to a performance here. I highly recommend the super seats about halfway up and 172 00:17:26.160 --> 00:17:30.119 in the middle. They're actually would in stadium style style seats with a cup, 173 00:17:30.359 --> 00:17:36.079 Cup holder Um, and it'll give you a portion space instead of a 174 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:40.000 free for all fight on the benches. Later on in this performance. I 175 00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:44.200 was actually glad I didn't switch him out because security came and they told this 176 00:17:44.279 --> 00:17:48.160 poor guy, hey, he's gotta move. Luckily somebody left a few seats 177 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:52.880 below us. We sat there and we all had our space again. So 178 00:17:52.200 --> 00:17:56.960 back to the show. The next performance Mr Newman conducted was was a selection 179 00:17:57.200 --> 00:18:03.240 of scores from John Williams soundtrack to Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's twelve film. While 180 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:07.720 the l a phil is performing, many different moving scenes are played, both 181 00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:11.559 from the film as well as pictures of our sixteenth president on the television screens 182 00:18:11.559 --> 00:18:17.519 around the around the Hollywood bowl. John Williams was still not present yet and 183 00:18:17.559 --> 00:18:21.000 I was starting to get worried that he might not show up at all tonight. 184 00:18:21.319 --> 00:18:23.519 After all, this was his concert, his performance. He was the 185 00:18:23.599 --> 00:18:27.960 reason I was here, so I crossed my fingers and uh, we got 186 00:18:29.039 --> 00:18:37.519 into Lincoln. From John Swore to the film Lincoln, Um directed by seem 187 00:18:37.640 --> 00:18:45.039 Spielberg and the trump and solo will be playing by principal trump of your lost 188 00:18:45.079 --> 00:24:04.799 angeles, swallow Tom S. last, the last performance before intermission was the 189 00:24:04.880 --> 00:24:11.279 flying song from et the extraterrestrial. This is the song I was most looking 190 00:24:11.319 --> 00:24:15.039 forward to when I came to uh this concert. It's probably my favorite John 191 00:24:15.079 --> 00:24:19.880 Williams Song of all time. I'm commonly, I'm commonly whistling it at random 192 00:24:21.000 --> 00:24:23.400 locations, whether at work or play. I just guys, I just absolutely 193 00:24:23.440 --> 00:24:29.720 love this song and Um, I was hoping John Williams would have played it, 194 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:33.119 but now I'm not so sure at this point of the concert if he's 195 00:24:33.160 --> 00:24:37.319 even coming out at all or if he's even here. So still, as 196 00:24:37.359 --> 00:24:41.839 always, Mr Newman in the l a film performed the feat flawlessly and I 197 00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:45.680 was glad to hear it in person. First Time ever hearing it in person. 198 00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:48.000 Um, but, as I mentioned in episode three of my one day 199 00:24:48.039 --> 00:24:52.480 and so cal podcast, there is something to the Majesty of The music that 200 00:24:52.640 --> 00:24:55.960 is lost when it's transferred to film, and I don't know what it is, 201 00:24:56.599 --> 00:25:00.519 but hearing these scores performed live by the original authors of the score are 202 00:25:00.640 --> 00:25:06.519 just absolutely amazing. It's it's just so much more crisp and majestic and you'll 203 00:25:06.559 --> 00:25:10.519 hear parts of it you never heard of before. Um, different instruments that 204 00:25:11.279 --> 00:25:15.240 chime in at parts and I never heard that. Um. I'm not sure 205 00:25:15.279 --> 00:25:17.680 how I can fully explain it. You'll simply have to come and see for 206 00:25:17.720 --> 00:28:00.119 yourself. Um. But at the end of this clip is intermission, m 207 00:28:38.039 --> 00:29:22.559 a D A B to the end and the day. All right. So 208 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:26.400 we just had an intermission and at this point in the performance I have to 209 00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:30.880 admit I'm a bit bummed. No, John Williams. Look, David Newman 210 00:29:32.119 --> 00:29:36.759 is an absolutely incredible conductor. He's done over a hundred and ten films. 211 00:29:36.839 --> 00:29:41.559 That includes Matilda, the brave little toaster, the mighty ducks, death to 212 00:29:41.599 --> 00:29:45.279 smoochy Tommy Boy, Cone Heads Duck tells the movie. Just a ton of 213 00:29:45.359 --> 00:29:48.000 stuff, and a lot of which are children's films, a lot of stuff 214 00:29:48.039 --> 00:29:52.079 I grew up with. He may even be the next John Williams um after 215 00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:56.000 all, you don't get to be maestro of the L A philharmonic by accident. 216 00:29:56.519 --> 00:29:59.440 And his performance at the back to the future concert on episode three of 217 00:29:59.480 --> 00:30:03.519 this podcast us was just stuff. A legend but I came here to see 218 00:30:03.599 --> 00:30:08.720 John Williams and during intermission I heard a lot of whispering and talking, Um, 219 00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:15.240 people basically conveying the same thoughts that I had. Uh, you know, 220 00:30:15.079 --> 00:30:18.000 it became the talk of the event during intermission. Where's John Williams? 221 00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:22.240 I hope he's okay. Is he coming at all? IS HE gonna come 222 00:30:22.279 --> 00:30:26.759 out and at least say hi? Um, it felt like a little like 223 00:30:26.880 --> 00:30:29.519 like bait and switch. I told myself I may never get to see this 224 00:30:29.680 --> 00:30:34.160 demigod among men in music perform. So in this clip, the philharmonic is 225 00:30:34.160 --> 00:30:37.480 warming up and I'm waiting for David, David Dowmon to walk out, but 226 00:30:37.680 --> 00:30:44.240 he doesn't. Instead, out walks dressed in a white jacket and black pants, 227 00:30:44.599 --> 00:30:48.920 the man, the myth, the legend, Ninety year old John Williams, 228 00:30:49.519 --> 00:30:55.839 and audio warning. The crowd goes wild, absolutely nuts. It starts 229 00:30:55.880 --> 00:30:59.559 from the far front row, on the far right side. Um, they 230 00:30:59.559 --> 00:31:02.440 are the first to spot him and the screams just spread, uh, you 231 00:31:02.519 --> 00:31:06.079 know, across the whole state, not stadium, but the bowl. UH, 232 00:31:06.160 --> 00:31:08.559 pretty soon everybody is up out of their seats, including me, and 233 00:31:08.680 --> 00:31:14.640 giving a standing ovation to this uh, this amazing guy. And keep in 234 00:31:14.680 --> 00:31:17.359 mind John Williams hasn't even done anything yet. He just walked. He's just 235 00:31:17.440 --> 00:31:21.799 walking out on stage, but he's getting a standing ovation for just existing, 236 00:31:22.559 --> 00:31:26.319 as he should. So here he is, the real thing, performing his 237 00:31:26.480 --> 00:31:30.319 world famous Olympic fanfare and theme for everybody to enjoy. By the way, 238 00:31:32.079 --> 00:31:33.960 I had no idea John Williams did the theme to the Olympics, but he 239 00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:37.880 sure did. Is there anything this guy can't do? Uh, so, 240 00:31:37.960 --> 00:31:41.359 while he while he is conducting this performance, many different scenes from the Olympics 241 00:31:41.400 --> 00:31:45.640 are being shown on the screens around the bowl, from gold medal winning performances, 242 00:31:47.079 --> 00:31:52.799 replays too, athletes, uh, just out doing different things, amazing 243 00:31:52.880 --> 00:31:56.200 stadiums and Olympic competitions all over the world, uh, mostly from modern history. 244 00:31:56.920 --> 00:32:01.160 Um. So here we go, the Olympic fan fair conducted by John 245 00:32:01.200 --> 00:33:53.559 Williams, still explored. And she says yes, m your and then then 246 00:34:30.440 --> 00:37:49.440 w m about as m. So it's going to be that nice to me. 247 00:37:51.159 --> 00:38:01.039 I'M gonna have to listen to a hundreds. I I can't speak with 248 00:38:01.039 --> 00:38:06.239 the whole orchership, but I will try, I think, to join you 249 00:38:06.400 --> 00:38:09.000 in ten years with the orchestra will all be one hundred together. As you 250 00:38:09.079 --> 00:38:19.280 gotta come, I still you grade meeting floor. Thank you for who he 251 00:38:19.599 --> 00:38:29.519 is. You'RE A to pieces and Harry Potter stores head. Then she is 252 00:38:29.599 --> 00:38:37.159 a beautiful wife for that delivered the veil from locals and don't remember. Her 253 00:38:37.239 --> 00:38:44.320 Music is characterized initially by the CELESTIS, magical little instrument the keys and better 254 00:38:44.480 --> 00:38:49.039 get her ego as a kind of the magical effect and as the peace progress 255 00:38:49.039 --> 00:38:52.840 as the thing goes all through the orchestra, and you will hear this little 256 00:38:52.960 --> 00:38:59.159 celestine at the end of the piece, transfer posed into heavy trombones and Tupis 257 00:38:59.199 --> 00:39:02.440 and the exact episode of the same unpiece. And that would be followed by 258 00:39:02.519 --> 00:39:07.519 Harry's wondrous world, which is a lyrical to me. That used to characterize 259 00:39:08.039 --> 00:39:15.360 Harry and his little ursling friends. So First Ed seen and Harry slanderous world 260 00:39:22.880 --> 00:41:25.199 for M H M hm h to another never had another and then another hand. 261 00:41:38.480 --> 00:44:42.639 You see, yeh M S M M yea, all right. In 262 00:44:42.760 --> 00:44:46.599 this scene John Transitions to two scores from Harry Potter. He makes his first 263 00:44:46.679 --> 00:44:52.039 comments here after walking out and performing the Olympic fanfare straightaway, and then conducts 264 00:44:52.079 --> 00:44:55.360 headwick's theme from Harry Potter. Something to note here. At the start of 265 00:44:55.400 --> 00:45:00.800 this song, the Little Dans you hear that are popularly attributed to the Harry 266 00:45:00.840 --> 00:45:09.400 Potter series are done on a piano. You know the UH, I didn't 267 00:45:09.440 --> 00:45:14.320 know that. I don't know what. I thought what instrument. I thought 268 00:45:14.360 --> 00:45:16.000 it was played on, but I didn't know it was a piano. But 269 00:45:16.199 --> 00:45:20.480 later, when it picks up, the speed and skill of the pianist was 270 00:45:20.559 --> 00:45:22.480 just something you have to see to believe. You know where it's going. 271 00:45:27.400 --> 00:45:30.360 I can't even do it. You're gonna have to. Well, YOU'RE gonna 272 00:45:30.400 --> 00:45:34.239 have to listen here. But they're they're performing this live and it's just I 273 00:45:34.280 --> 00:45:37.159 don't I guess I didn't. Never I thought about how. How you know? 274 00:45:37.199 --> 00:45:39.480 How is this? How is this sound performed? But it's done on 275 00:45:39.559 --> 00:45:45.360 a piano. So something truly celestial. Here we go. HEDWIG's theme from 276 00:45:45.360 --> 00:46:02.960 Harry Potter. Now, if you're going to be that nice to me, 277 00:46:05.679 --> 00:46:15.599 I'm gonna have to lift me a hundreds. I I can't speak with the 278 00:46:15.639 --> 00:46:20.960 whole Kership, but I will try, I think, to join you in 279 00:46:21.079 --> 00:46:23.800 ten years. But the Cherson will all be one hundred together as you gotta 280 00:46:23.840 --> 00:46:30.559 come. I'm silly. You, rade, meet for it. Thank you 281 00:46:30.639 --> 00:46:40.599 for Ques, who here is you're to acent Harry Potter. First Stories Hendricks. 282 00:46:42.840 --> 00:46:52.280 She is a beautiful wifer with deliver the mails and remember her music is 283 00:46:52.079 --> 00:46:59.559 characterized initially by the CELESTIS magical, the way she met keys and better ego. 284 00:47:00.000 --> 00:47:02.800 It's a kind of magical effect. And as the peace progress as the 285 00:47:02.880 --> 00:47:07.159 theme goes all through the orchestra, and you will hear this little Jo Leestine 286 00:47:07.320 --> 00:47:13.920 at the end of the piece, transferposed into heavy trombones and Tupis in the 287 00:47:14.000 --> 00:47:17.440 exact opposite of the same in peace. And that would be followed by Harry's 288 00:47:17.480 --> 00:47:23.199 wondrous world, which is a lyrical tone that used to characterize Harry and his 289 00:47:23.719 --> 00:47:42.679 little earthling friends. So First Edwich scene and then Harry's wondrous world. H 290 00:47:44.719 --> 00:49:47.840 M hm Q, Oh, what to n another and then another had ye 291 00:49:53.159 --> 00:52:58.280 could seem. H M M M ye. Next up is the rendition from 292 00:52:58.320 --> 00:53:01.360 Harry's wondrous world to conduct by John Williams. Let's get right into it this 293 00:53:01.480 --> 00:56:44.280 time. But now the Bou play the long stay in the room, the 294 00:56:49.239 --> 00:58:34.280 YEA. In this scene John Williams gives some background story on his score for 295 00:58:34.360 --> 00:58:37.800 the film fiddler on the roof. You'll hear some amazing behind the scene storytelling 296 00:58:37.880 --> 00:58:45.239 before he brings up a violinist to play. Now I've always placed Charlie Daniel's 297 00:58:45.239 --> 00:58:50.880 performance of Devil Devil one down to Georgia as basically top shelf violinist play. 298 00:58:51.960 --> 00:58:55.800 I honestly wasn't sure it gets any better than that. But to be frank, 299 00:58:57.000 --> 00:59:00.159 this was something next level. The skill and absolute perfection of this violin 300 00:59:00.280 --> 00:59:05.000 is performing as part of fiddler on the roof, including the solo sections, 301 00:59:05.119 --> 00:59:08.360 was mes rising stuff she was doing. I didn't even know it's possible on 302 00:59:08.440 --> 00:59:14.880 the violin watching her just perform and act and do it um even when she 303 00:59:15.039 --> 00:59:19.519 was playing her Solos. John Williams even stopped and just turned and just watched 304 00:59:19.559 --> 00:59:22.639 the Majesty in action. The violinist name here, by the way, is 305 00:59:22.840 --> 00:59:27.719 bing wing, spelt B I N G W A N G bing wing. 306 00:59:28.280 --> 00:59:45.199 Here she is, here they are sure. Thank you. No, I 307 00:59:45.280 --> 01:00:00.480 went the London was directing. My assignment was who arranged on the music to 308 01:00:00.559 --> 01:00:07.039 fit the film and our cast and I needed to our additional music for scenes 309 01:00:07.199 --> 01:00:12.119 in the film that in existence or words showed, and also for the opening 310 01:00:12.199 --> 01:00:16.679 credits and closing credits of the film. There was no music in the habit 311 01:00:16.760 --> 01:00:22.360 the spock and hearty musical score for Broadway. So I had to advanced something, 312 01:00:22.760 --> 01:00:28.760 probably a violent Solo, our violin Solos with Isaac Sternon. So we 313 01:00:28.880 --> 01:00:32.719 had a great we had a great violinists and our solution was to have a 314 01:00:32.800 --> 01:00:39.960 candensitat set of variations which actually followed untract from from the orchestra leading us into 315 01:00:40.039 --> 01:00:46.440 a cadensit for violin and some variations that followed it. And it was occasionally 316 01:00:46.480 --> 01:00:52.119 my great pleasure to perform this music so many years later, fifty years later, 317 01:00:52.760 --> 01:00:55.639 after having an assembled and written to all this here at the Hollywood bowl 318 01:00:55.719 --> 01:01:01.079 with a great concert mistress bring Wang, who is this personay person. She's 319 01:01:01.199 --> 01:08:40.640 like m m y m the time of the I and H who had about 320 01:08:48.319 --> 01:10:15.119 I ca. Yeah, Mr Williams gave us an unpublished special performance next and 321 01:10:15.239 --> 01:10:19.680 he kept Miss Wing Front and center to play the main theme from the incredible 322 01:10:19.760 --> 01:10:25.319 film Schindler's List. He specifically asked her if she would play the score and 323 01:10:25.399 --> 01:10:29.279 she agreed. So here's that part, as approved by the roaring crowd. 324 01:10:30.760 --> 01:10:32.920 Also have this clip on the video section of my website. One day at 325 01:10:32.920 --> 01:10:48.079 SOCALE DOT com. One day at SOCALE DOT com. Yeah, Jesus, 326 01:10:59.800 --> 01:14:45.880 HM H M H to cool words stress sisters, M H S, two 327 01:14:46.039 --> 01:15:03.359 S T. I just go she started talking to m HM M m. 328 01:15:42.399 --> 01:15:46.039 Now in the crowd thousands of people had toilight sabers and they all lit up 329 01:15:46.079 --> 01:15:48.960 when it was time to get to star wars, the star wars section of 330 01:15:49.000 --> 01:15:54.119 this performance, and mostly it was kids, but there was definitely a couple 331 01:15:54.159 --> 01:15:56.960 of geeks out there. Um, I probably would have had one too if 332 01:15:56.960 --> 01:16:00.640 I would have thought about it. But Um, I would say maybe ten 333 01:16:00.720 --> 01:16:05.600 percent of the crowd had lightsabers. And in this scene John Introduces and gives 334 01:16:05.640 --> 01:16:10.880 commentary on his three pieces he will now perform from Star Wars, starting with 335 01:16:11.199 --> 01:16:14.840 SCURSO for x wings, which is from Star Wars. The Force Awakens. 336 01:16:15.800 --> 01:16:36.439 Thank you so much. Here from wars for XS and what I like appreciate 337 01:16:42.079 --> 01:17:10.520 virtuality, a second television about we have no thing for him, I realized. 338 01:17:20.479 --> 01:17:24.600 So here finally, Obi want to sing, always, many years later, 339 01:17:25.239 --> 01:17:29.039 done the request of this Kennedy, and that will be followed by tonight 340 01:17:29.159 --> 01:17:38.000 by the throne room and finale seen the first all right, now let's get 341 01:17:38.079 --> 01:17:42.159 to scurs O for x wings from Star Wars. The Force Awakens. By 342 01:17:42.199 --> 01:17:44.600 the way, folks, I did the best I could with his voice. 343 01:17:44.760 --> 01:17:47.079 It is definitely kind of faint. Um, he was talking into a microphone, 344 01:17:47.119 --> 01:17:50.439 but his voice is just kind of low and h know something I didn't 345 01:17:50.439 --> 01:17:53.880 know about John Williams, but he is up there in age, like I 346 01:17:53.960 --> 01:17:57.920 said, so he's definitely doing the best he can but most importantly, he 347 01:17:58.000 --> 01:18:00.800 has it where accounts conducting the orchestra. So here we go, scars ure 348 01:18:00.840 --> 01:20:35.600 for x wings. Recently Disney came out with an acclaimed series Star Wars, 349 01:20:35.680 --> 01:20:41.359 Obi Wan Kenobi on Disney plus. John Conducts the theme from the series, 350 01:20:41.640 --> 01:21:15.319 something he hasn't done publicly yet. Enjoy another first from John Williams to yeah, 351 01:21:15.760 --> 01:25:25.680 I think the world. Yea. This next piece of audio is over 352 01:25:25.800 --> 01:25:30.520 twenty three minutes, because in this entire section there's a lot going on and 353 01:25:30.600 --> 01:25:33.199 a lot, a lot is going to happen here. John Williams conducts his 354 01:25:33.359 --> 01:25:39.000 last scheduled song of the performance, Throne Room and finale from Star Wars, 355 01:25:39.279 --> 01:25:44.079 a new hope and after conducting the performance, he waves to the audience and 356 01:25:44.640 --> 01:25:49.960 just casually walks off. See You peace. Who's thanks for coming. I 357 01:25:50.079 --> 01:25:54.880 love to stay, but I got a dinner date. He disappears and we're 358 01:25:54.920 --> 01:25:58.159 all sitting out there, but the crowd wants an encore, and I mean 359 01:25:58.279 --> 01:26:02.720 everybody is cheering and getting out of their seats and they're not leaving until he 360 01:26:02.760 --> 01:26:09.159 comes back. And ten seconds later he walks right back out and the crowd 361 01:26:09.239 --> 01:26:13.920 loses their fecal matter. To put a P he's honestly, he's kind of 362 01:26:13.960 --> 01:26:16.199 trolling everyone here, but in a good way. Like, I'm done for 363 01:26:16.239 --> 01:26:19.239 the night. Ad Just Kidd in. Let's do some more. I'm just 364 01:26:19.279 --> 01:26:24.239 getting started, so I don't want to assume it was all scripted, but 365 01:26:24.319 --> 01:26:27.199 I can't be sure. He may have just heard the roaring from the crowd 366 01:26:27.279 --> 01:26:31.000 from stage right and came out. Came back out to appease Um. This 367 01:26:31.119 --> 01:26:35.079 is where he gives the world premiere to his latest score, Helena, from 368 01:26:35.159 --> 01:26:40.800 Indiana joints five, Indiana Jones five, which doesn't even have an official name 369 01:26:40.880 --> 01:26:44.359 yet. Believe it or not, he's playing a score from Indiana Jones five 370 01:26:44.479 --> 01:26:48.520 a full nine months before it's even scheduled to be released. Helena will presumably 371 01:26:48.560 --> 01:26:53.840 be the name of the bein female protagonist played by phoebe Waller Bridge, but 372 01:26:54.239 --> 01:26:57.560 we don't know that for sure yet, as the details are pretty scarce on 373 01:26:57.640 --> 01:27:02.239 this film. After Helena is going to roll right into Indiana Jones, the 374 01:27:02.319 --> 01:27:09.960 main theme. So enjoy and enjoy this world premiere. Uh, you're if 375 01:27:10.000 --> 01:27:12.399 you're listening to this now, you're probably one of the few people on Earth 376 01:27:12.479 --> 01:28:26.920 that's hearing Um this premiere song. So here we go. I find I 377 01:29:12.199 --> 01:36:49.520 m another yeah, M M M m. So listen. It's just too 378 01:36:49.600 --> 01:37:16.039 acis a sort of way. This is the first thing to end that word 379 01:37:16.119 --> 01:37:21.800 town to June. I'll tell you about last week. They were reporting, 380 01:37:23.720 --> 01:37:35.760 but is using for the news in the episode. Was Fun. And Harrison 381 01:37:35.880 --> 01:37:42.279 fords, he's doing everything so long as well. I don't know how old 382 01:37:42.359 --> 01:37:49.520 he is to me. He's an analyst. It's great as to watch him. 383 01:37:50.439 --> 01:37:54.760 And we have a character in films. You really love this woman, 384 01:37:55.720 --> 01:38:09.439 see w's a fantastic actress and the accommodations so wonderful and actually seen something you 385 01:38:09.479 --> 01:38:16.000 will treasure. See or two and haven't a chat about wonderful ter Jim many, 386 01:38:16.079 --> 01:38:24.439 old ye fantastic man. And last week it is a record of music. 387 01:38:24.520 --> 01:38:27.399 Jim said, why don't you play with the all next week? I 388 01:38:27.439 --> 01:38:30.439 said, W Jim, the pictures up coming up till next year, that 389 01:38:30.520 --> 01:38:45.880 doesn't matter. Playing at the PAS seen she's kind of she's an adventurous and 390 01:38:45.039 --> 01:38:49.199 she's also fine t tell. She's very many things, and her music she 391 01:38:49.279 --> 01:38:53.359 has kind of very heres, a old movie soul, and she looks like 392 01:38:53.520 --> 01:38:59.319 except as young and beautiful, wonderful. But here's Helene's Steen Alec six months 393 01:38:59.319 --> 01:50:38.079 sup early H W to so SAMM H M M Kaya. So after Indiana 394 01:50:38.199 --> 01:50:41.359 Jones, the main theme song, John once again waves to the crowd, 395 01:50:41.720 --> 01:50:45.119 thanking them for coming and walks off to stage right. He walks off like 396 01:50:45.399 --> 01:50:48.359 for real this time. Guys, I'm ninety, it's almost eleven pm, 397 01:50:48.439 --> 01:50:54.039 about seven hours past my bedtime. Cut Me some slack Um. But the 398 01:50:54.119 --> 01:50:57.479 crowd is roaring. They want more. How much does John Care about his 399 01:50:57.560 --> 01:51:00.159 fans? Well enough to walk back out and of his final performance of the 400 01:51:00.279 --> 01:51:06.840 night to the ecstatic audience? So finally he plays that famous imperial March theme 401 01:51:06.920 --> 01:51:12.199 from Star Wars and, as always every time, the l a Phil performs 402 01:51:12.239 --> 01:51:16.439 it perfectly and in the audience all the light servers turn on and point up. 403 01:51:17.039 --> 01:51:20.119 It looked like just being and just being in the audience here. It 404 01:51:20.199 --> 01:51:25.520 looked like that scene where all the lightsabers light up unified, UM, from 405 01:51:25.560 --> 01:51:29.720 star wars attack of the clones and the crowded stabium stadium, as Obi Wan, 406 01:51:30.000 --> 01:51:33.439 Anakin and Padmy are facing certain execution and hidden all of the stadium are 407 01:51:33.800 --> 01:51:38.520 as you remember from the film. All the JEDIS preparing to save the trio 408 01:51:38.640 --> 01:51:41.199 and fight off the enemy. That's kind of what it looked like. It 409 01:51:41.359 --> 01:51:45.640 was just really cool, Um, and each tone of the score, lightsabers 410 01:51:45.680 --> 01:51:50.039 are bobbing up and down and swaying like everyone in the audience is actually the 411 01:51:50.119 --> 01:51:55.680 ones conducting the music or like they're fighting bad guys all around you. Um. 412 01:51:56.399 --> 01:52:00.479 Last time I remember something this amazing was when they prem your glow with 413 01:52:00.560 --> 01:52:03.399 the show for Disney's world to color at California adventure. Um, down to 414 01:52:03.479 --> 01:52:09.039 Disneyland. I will have this scene on the podcast website as well one day 415 01:52:09.039 --> 01:52:12.199 at scale dot com. Check it out. Um, this is something I 416 01:52:12.239 --> 01:55:10.640 will never forget. So here it goes. Enjoy to take the ST and 417 01:55:59.399 --> 01:58:27.039 hold you. Yeah, thanks, thank you. Thank you. Those around 418 01:58:27.119 --> 01:58:31.239 him, please do not walk. You made me exiting the pole from residential 419 01:58:31.319 --> 01:58:35.319 nahood. So please see filmy two men, you wish. You see drums 420 01:58:35.479 --> 01:58:41.359 and look forward to seeing him again soon. You Gonta Care What happens sat 421 01:58:43.359 --> 01:58:47.680 all right, after this performance, John once again walks off the stage to 422 01:58:47.840 --> 01:58:51.560 stage right. Of course, the audience wants more, and he comes back 423 01:58:51.600 --> 01:58:56.640 out once again ten seconds later to say good night. But at this point 424 01:58:56.880 --> 01:58:59.920 the performance is over and he just wants to share his love back and walk 425 01:59:00.119 --> 01:59:03.600 off with Bing Wing. It's bitter sweet because, as I mentioned, this 426 01:59:03.760 --> 01:59:06.840 may be the last time I get to see John Williams in person. But 427 01:59:08.079 --> 01:59:11.399 Wow, what a night. Guys. I can always recommend the Hollywood bowl. 428 01:59:11.640 --> 01:59:14.560 If you see something on their calendar you want to do, go do 429 01:59:14.760 --> 01:59:17.439 it, like just like an episode three. I'll put my reputation, reputation 430 01:59:17.479 --> 01:59:23.840 on the line here. You will have a truly unforgettable experience. So thanks 431 01:59:23.880 --> 01:59:27.039 for listening. I realized this was a bit different than what I normally do, 432 01:59:27.520 --> 01:59:30.600 so, as such, I recorded a special edition here for those of 433 01:59:30.640 --> 01:59:33.399 you that want to listen. Um, I'll have my scheduled Friday release of 434 01:59:33.439 --> 01:59:39.199 episode nine of the one day and Socal podcast this Friday, as always, 435 01:59:39.960 --> 01:59:43.199 Um, and I'll just give it to you straight Um, and I'll tell 436 01:59:43.239 --> 01:59:45.840 you where it's at, as opposed to the sneak peak piano rendition hen I 437 01:59:45.920 --> 01:59:48.840 usually do. Man, I'm breaking all the rules this week, aren't I? 438 01:59:50.239 --> 01:59:55.279 Well, I'm going back to Vegas One more time and walking the entirety 439 01:59:55.319 --> 01:59:59.600 of the Strip and telling you about each hotel, casino, store or entertainment 440 01:59:59.680 --> 02:00:02.920 place, and basically I'll be going over the wayest things are is to do 441 02:00:03.039 --> 02:00:05.840 there. What are some of the free and pay things in the hotel? 442 02:00:06.000 --> 02:00:10.159 Things that I've experienced? I can give you some insight on, as well 443 02:00:10.239 --> 02:00:13.279 as tips on going to Vegas and walk in the Strip, including, of 444 02:00:13.399 --> 02:00:16.159 course, safety and security. There's some of that on the Strip I want 445 02:00:16.199 --> 02:00:28.920 to talk about. So see you Friday. Thanks for listening. Folks, 446 02:00:29.119 --> 02:00:33.319 please visit the website one day in so cal dot com and if you enjoyed 447 02:00:33.359 --> 02:00:36.800 this podcast, consider subscribing. Feel free to leave me tips and Info on 448 02:00:36.880 --> 02:00:41.479 how it can improve. Thanks again. Back The blue