LA, CA John Williams Saturday, August 30

MK I am glad a home for the tickets have been found.
VK Costume Yes, Lightsaber: Multiple Yes

Well here is the program information for this year:
Friday, August 29, 2008
Saturday August 30, 2008
Hollywood Bowl
John Williams: A Hollywood Legend
Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Williams, conductor
Stanley Donen, special guest

Program to include:
A Tribute to Stanley Donen
Lane: "You're All the World to Me" from Royal Wedding
DePaul: "Bless Your Beautiful Hide" from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Previn: "I Like Myself" from It's Always Fair Weather
Fain: "The Worry Song" from Anchors Aweigh
Brown: "Singin' in the Rain"

Information and tickets: www.hollywoodbowl.org

 

I'm bringing my lightsaber

 

Went to the link,came across this:
No pieces by this composer will be performed this season.
Is this what I think it means?

 

That may pertain to the actual program, but it can hardly apply to the encores, which obviously would not be included in prior program knowledge. There have been years when SW music was only played as encore pieces. This may well be one of those years.

 

We'll have to wait and see. I highly doubt there'd be a Williams concert without any Williams stuff.

 

Whew! wasn't that a relief? I was more than satifsfied with last nights show. Thank the maker that G-Force brought extra lightsabers last night. I was planning on using my car to drop off my parents and left mine in the back of my car. I really enjoyed the MGM part way more than I tohught I would. Now I want to get all those movies on DVD. I was a huge Gene Kelly fan as a child. He and Ray Bolger were my favorites.

 

I thought the stuff about Stanley Donnelly (sp?) was very interesting. He certainly did a lot of innovating!

 

What did Williams end up playing of his own?

 

As best as I can recall:

ANH-Main Titles
TESB - Imperial March
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Raiders March
Indiana Jones and the Martians From Mars....oops, I mean Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Irina's Theme, Marion's Theme, Mutts fight with Irina (Forgot what that particular cue is called)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Suite
Jaws - Suite
E.T. - Flying Theme
Superman - Main Titles
Hook - Overture/Flight to Neverland
Sabrina - Suite
Olympic Theme from 1984 Games
Other Olympic Themes which I can't recall

Dude, where were you? Not even a John Williams concert can drag you back to LA where you belong?

 

If I knew you needed a date I would have come.

Sounds like it was a good show.

 

Hello There just bumping this thread, this years concert will be September 4th and 5th and tickets are already on sale?? http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/performance_detail.cfm?id=3966

 

I'll PM VK and she how she's going to plan it. She usually does this every year and does a wonderful job.

 

Thx SJ our new CP and of course nobody does it better than VK, we appreciate all you have done over the years!!!!!

 

I got a reply from VK and she's going to give me the skinny on what's going to happen for John Williams this year. As soon as I find out more, you all will find out more.

 

Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you're the best
From The Spy Who Loved Me

 

Ahh I remember that song sung by Carly Simon well one of my bond theme song favorites!!!