25 March 2024

Maybe not the best idea

I started writing with napalm and decided it wasn't the best idea.  Instead, I'll write about a new addition to my John Williams collection....  An import from Japan that's simply called "John Williams" by the Seikyo Siena Wind Orchestra.  It's basically a concert band playing some of John Williams more popular work.  And you know what - it's fantastic!  The playing is second to none and the arrangements are excellent.  Sometimes transcribing John Williams work doesn't sound very good.  Most of the times it sounds pretty bad.  But THIS.  This is a great cd.  It makes me happy.  The ensemble plays with an extreme level of proficiency and comfort with the rhythmical intricacies of John Williams music.  Something an amateur group could not pull off.  They with aplomb unlike any other wind ensemble I've heard play the music of John Williams.

I can't read any of the liner notes and only know the titles of the tracks because they're also written in English.  As Forrest Gump would say "I like it a-Lot."  This may very well be one of the best John William's cd's in my exquisitely curated collection.

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