[HPFGU-Movie] John Williams concert

[Amanda Pressnell]

On 9 Jun 2003 at 9:29, Lea wrote:
> I guess he's never seen the movie or he would understand exactly where
> his brilliant music fits in.  
> 
> My son is in television production and he tells me that for all of the
> people working in the background, a lot of them have no idea how their
> work is being used, ie carpentry, costumes and obviously even the
> music.  Maybe they should be showing the finished product to the crew
> as part of their job, so they know exactly where their indivual
> efforts fit into the finished product.  Then in future people like Mr
> Williams would be able to properly refer to their work when it's being
> presented.

The way I've seen it on every score DVD featurette, the composer is sent a cut of the film and he or she composes to the film action. The movie is projected onto a screen 
inside the recording studio when the score is recorded to make sure things sync up correctly. I would find it quite incredible if John Williams has not seen at least a rough 
cut of the film. That said, it was revealed last week that Williams had not really 'scored' the films in the traditional meaning. He merely "supervised" (but he will really score 
the 3rd film):

http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/MTarchives/week_2003_06_01.html#002924

Then again, he is getting old and maybe a tad senile. Perhaps he just forgot or got confused. I surely hope so.

Manda
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