Do I remember correctly that it's John Williams who's the fine wine collector?
Well, in the LP liner notes to CE3K (I think), Spielberg mentions Williams taught him about good German wine (who'd have thought?) and Spielberg taught him to eat junk food.
German wine and junk food? Here's a blending of the two!
Do I remember correctly that it's John Williams who's the fine wine collector?
Well, in the LP liner notes to CE3K (I think), Spielberg mentions Williams taught him about good German wine (who'd have thought?) and Spielberg taught him to eat junk food.
German wine and junk food? Here's a blending of the two!
"The white wine in the black bottle."
Love the voiceover's vaguely "German" accent.
Henry Mancini and Pete Rugolo were wine collectors as well.
Last night on NPR's classical radio program "Performance Today", the host mentioned that Lionel Newman's nickname for Jerry Goldsmith was "Gorgeous", because of all the chicks Jerry had around him. I'm sure they had many a dinner at L.A.'s finest steakhouses. The host went on to say that Goldsmith himself told that story, so it must have amused him.
Newman's nickname for John Williams was "Little Tiomkin." Didn't know that...though I'm sure it's common knowledge around here.
Really? And I thought it was because of Jerry's long hair, since Newman would put a plate of water on the conductor's podium so he could look at himself. He also referred to (though not intentionally) Dominic Frontiere as Dominic Front Tire, and Elmer Bernstein as that "other Bernstein"!
Ha! Either that Lionel Newman was an embittered soul or one of the most subversively funny men who ever graced a scoring stage!
Newman was known for his wisecracks about other composers, sometimes laced with profanity. For an example for his way of writing liner notes, read the somewhat campy approach he took with the "Lady In Cement" album (score by Hugo Montenegro).
Last night on NPR's classical radio program "Performance Today", the host mentioned that Lionel Newman's nickname for Jerry Goldsmith was "Gorgeous", because of all the chicks Jerry had around him. I'm sure they had many a dinner at L.A.'s finest steakhouses. The host went on to say that Goldsmith himself told that story, so it must have amused him.
Newman's nickname for John Williams was "Little Tiomkin." Didn't know that...though I'm sure it's common knowledge around here.
Really? And I thought it was because of Jerry's long hair, since Newman would put a plate of water on the conductor's podium so he could look at himself. He also referred to (though not intentionally) Dominic Frontiere as Dominic Front Tire, and Elmer Bernstein as that "other Bernstein"!
Ha! Either that Lionel Newman was an embittered soul or one of the most subversively funny men who ever graced a scoring stage!
Newman was known for his wisecracks about other composers, sometimes laced with profanity. For an example for his way of writing liner notes, read the somewhat campy approach he took with the "Lady In Cement" album (score by Hugo Montenegro).
Lionel Newman had another nickname for John Williams I am reluctant to evoke.
Mark Newman was John Williams' agent for years, before he briefly signed with Bart and Milander.
Do I remember correctly that it's John Williams who's the fine wine collector?
Well, in the LP liner notes to CE3K (I think), Spielberg mentions Williams taught him about good German wine (who'd have thought?) and Spielberg taught him to eat junk food.
German wine and junk food? Here's a blending of the two!
Seeing as today's a "holy" day, I'll be honoring Jerry's day of coming into the world screaming by partaking in a "Black and Blue" New York Strip steak, with potato skins and onion rings, as well as a crystal tumbler of fine Scotch.
