Did John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith ever work together? The closest thing I can think of is SUPERGIRL, but that's more a JG/JW crossover project. Do you suppose Jerry consulted JW before scoring it?
Do we know if they ever met? A photo of them together would be really nice.
I remember that Williams played as a session pianist in some of Goldsmith very early TV scores, quite sure about it but can't remember where I got that from. And I think there are TV serieses both contributed scores for episodes.
This picture was taken during the Society for the Preservation of Film Music Annual Career Achievement Award to John williams in March 1991 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
I remember that Williams played as a session pianist in some of Goldsmith very early TV scores, quite sure about it but can't remember where I got that from. And I think there are TV serieses both contributed scores for episodes.
fantastic pic, Adam.
that's right, mike, and not only tv... i was just listening to goldsmith's studs lonigan score again yesterday, and that's john williams on piano there too... i think that film's from 1960, so they go back a long way together.
i know they were friends and had a deep mutual respect, but i'm not sure how that really translated into collaborations - in inverted commas - in the sense of one influencing the other's musical voice, even on a subconscious level.... but then that wouldn't really be a collaboration...
just forget about me - i felt a random raving rabbit beginning to form there for a mo'.
This picture was taken during the Society for the Preservation of Film Music Annual Career Achievement Award to John williams in March 1991 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
Damn. Early 90s!? I was really off on this one.
As for the Williams/Goldsmith connection -- yes, there's a longstanding one as others have said. Williams played piano on STUDS LONIGAN, as Graham said, and also CITY OF FEAR. And they hung around on many of the same tv shows in the late 50s and early 60s (like CHRYSLER THEATRE, GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATRE etc.).
This picture was taken during the Society for the Preservation of Film Music Annual Career Achievement Award to John williams in March 1991 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
No it wasn't. It was taken at The Film Music Society's Career Achievement Award honoring Goldsmith on March 5, 1993 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
This picture was taken during the Society for the Preservation of Film Music Annual Career Achievement Award to John williams in March 1991 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel.
No it wasn't. It was taken at The Film Music Society's Career Achievement Award honoring Goldsmith on March 5, 1993 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Wrong statement. Mr Williams didn't attend the Goldsmith SPFM event. He was working on Jurassic Park at Skywalker Ranch. Herschel Burke Gilbert read a message from John Williams.
THAT probably is the Williams dinner but that particular chandelier makes me think it might be the Alex North dinner years before, the only one at the Dorothy Chandler dining room that has that motif throughout the building. Also they both attended that.
So The Film Music Society made a mistake on their Facebook page?
Having been there I don't remember Williams participating in the Goldsmith evening but frankly he could have but not presenting a tribute when everybody else did seems weird to me.
