dmoth
09-23-2015, 12:13 PM
I know this is trivial stuff, but as I grew up with Star Wars and fell in love with the scores at an early age, and forming a life long dedication and appreciation for Williams music, I felt I should comment on this latest bit of Star Wars geekdom and express my disappointment.
I may be a bit late to this news, but I was dispirited to read that the recording sessions have begun for The Force Awakens without The London Symphony Orchestra!
The three month recording schedule in tandem with SFX editing meant that it was not possible to record at Abbey Road Studios with the LSO.
Whilst I respect the musicianship of the LA session musicians and appreciate that Williams has worked with them on many occasions, I feel that the mighty, iconic sound of LSO and the uniqueness in using the symphony orchestra for Star Wars set the scores apart from other films.
Williams excels when scoring for this large ensemble and the sound is intrinsic to the Star Wars saga.
I am of course still excited to hear new music by my favourite film composer, but this news has deflated my excitement somewhat.
I'd like to hear others opinions.
I may be a bit late to this news, but I was dispirited to read that the recording sessions have begun for The Force Awakens without The London Symphony Orchestra!
The three month recording schedule in tandem with SFX editing meant that it was not possible to record at Abbey Road Studios with the LSO.
Whilst I respect the musicianship of the LA session musicians and appreciate that Williams has worked with them on many occasions, I feel that the mighty, iconic sound of LSO and the uniqueness in using the symphony orchestra for Star Wars set the scores apart from other films.
Williams excels when scoring for this large ensemble and the sound is intrinsic to the Star Wars saga.
I am of course still excited to hear new music by my favourite film composer, but this news has deflated my excitement somewhat.
I'd like to hear others opinions.