Jaitea
Master Member
So who did they get to replace him?
If you were meaning he was replaced by Jimmy Smits,….he played Bail Organa
Bail Antilles & Bail Organa where two different characters from Alderaan
J
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If you were meaning he was replaced by Jimmy Smits,….he played Bail Organa
Bail Antilles & Bail Organa where two different characters from Alderaan
J
ScourgiousJinx
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Part of the magic of William's music is it's so universally beloved. I run constantly and his songs are on most of my playlists. Lat year just after finishing a race I took my headphones off and was catching my breath. The guy I was neck and neck with through most of it immediately started laughing, held up his phone and said "Superman? Me too!"
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el toro
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Actually, that’s not correct if you look back at the relevant articles. Sorry, but I think you’re misunderstanding what I wrote. I said how Dunbar was Bail Organa at the time of the Phantom Menace and was the recast by Lucas with Smits after phantom menace. That’s all correct. It’s corroborated by articles and books released early or near contemporaneously with the movie. It seems like your statement reflects Lucas’s retrospective change. Lucas made this change after the fact because Dunbar never appeared in the movie. This doesn’t change who originally was cast as Organa and appeared in marketing materials as Organa at the time of the movie.
Adrian Dunbar was cast to play Bail Organa and was originally set to be in all three prequel movies. Lucas retrospectively changed this and his character’s name after he recast Dunbar with Smits. I remember this from when the phantom menace was released. Before the movie was released, I read early articles that dunbar’s character was named bail organa and was noted to be Leia’s adoptive father. Early photo books also listed Dunbar as Bail Organa. See these sources for additional background.
Adrian Dunbar interview
Another source
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el toro
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My kids can identify Williams music when they watch movies for the first time like Superman and the first Harry Potter, because of their love of Star Wars. The greatest movie composer with the most iconic scores of all time. I’m just happy to hear he’s briefly emerging from retirement for the sake of the Obi Wan show.
Let’s not forget his other overlooked accomplishments: original score to Gilligan’s Isle (well at least for the pilot) and father to Joseph, member of Toto.
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Jaitea
Master Member
Ah OK
Maybe George had too many Northern Irish accents in the film….if you watch the films in numerical order, (Episode 1 at the beginning), the first two people talking have Northern Irish accents
J
G W Zipper
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If you've not listened to the soundtrack to Schindler's List recently, you owe it to yourself to do so. It's one of Williams's most outstanding works.
Along with everything else he's done.
They're all outstanding. Can't think of a stinker in the group.
Along with everything else he's done.
They're all outstanding. Can't think of a stinker in the group.
G W Zipper
Sr Member
Promenade:
Interestingly, he doesn't listen to any of his own music after it is completed...
www.cbsnews.com
Preview: John Williams doesn't listen to his own music once the movies are done
The composer of film scores for such blockbusters as "Star Wars," "Superman" and "Schindler's List" tells "Sunday Morning" he finds no comfort re-listening to his work in the final product
www.cbsnews.com
Paul Andrew
Master Member
The score to Catch me if You Can is also stellar, and very different from his fantasy/superhero scores.
Interestingly, he doesn't listen to any of his own music after it is completed...
Preview: John Williams doesn't listen to his own music once the movies are done
The composer of film scores for such blockbusters as "Star Wars," "Superman" and "Schindler's List" tells "Sunday Morning" he finds no comfort re-listening to his work in the final product
He's missing out!!
Well I think the difference being that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan had very different views of the Jedi as an organization. Dave Filoni went on a great diatribe about Qui-Gon at the end of the second episode of the Disney: Gallery show.
I agree. I mean if we're being frank, the prequels themselves were totally unnecessary, but if I'm looking for the upside of things, Liam Neeson was a favorite element in those films.
But would that not run into the greater problem of not being how Obi-Wan was portrayed in the OT? As he is training Luke he still has complete faith in the old Jedi teachings. That would be an odd character un-development.
