Vince phoned again saying that he was still not sure about this. He DID mention that he brought his Vienna horn to a session, presumably to show the other players, and than might have tried it out on one slow passage. He still does not recall that Williams requested it, and seems to think he might have been merely "fooling around". He also doesn't recall if it was on E.T. or not. If so, he certainly did not use it throughout the score. I'll need to listen to it and hear if there are changes in the tone or any other distinguishing characteristics from one take to the next. Perhaps someone else on that session might have a recollection. In the words of the C.I.A., "we can neither confirm nor deny." Oh well, we all know how myths and legends get started. After all, we are a romantic bunch.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:52 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] E.T./DeRosa/Vienna Horn Dear Messrs. Bamberg, Ozolins and Pandolfi, Here's the posting (5 years old now!) which I happened to have kept: ********************************************************************* >From : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date : April 16, 2000 1:02 JST Subject : [hornlist] Hollywood Vienna horn tidbit The overdub horn solos in ET are done by Vince DeRosa and played on a Vienna Horn given to him as a gift. Vince received some letters from players around the world curious about the unique sound on this movie. _______________________________________________ From: Jun Yamada To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: April 16, 2000 16:24 JST Subject: RE: [hornlist] Hollywood Vienna horn tidbit How interesting! I always thought John Williams in 'E.T.' sounded particularly Viennese, even by Hollywood standard which often reveals its direct inheritance from late-romanticism, and the soaring Horn-playing accompanied by the scene of the kids' bikes flying (or should I say the other way round?) made up the most moving part in the whole movie. Vince DeRosa with a Vienna Horn behind the screen... What a wonderful encounter! Thank you for the revelation. Jun Yamada _______________________________________________ hornlist mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.elmhurst.edu/mailman/listinfo/hornlist *********************************************************** I still watch and listen to the (emphatically original) 1982 version of the movie quite often. It surely is a Vienna Horn sound. Try, for example, the scene in which Elliot finds the withered flower straighten as E.T. resurrects, too ("E.T. IS ALIVE!" in the soundtrack). Also, the ending music has unabashedly moving Horn solos together with soaring strings ("SAYING GOODBYE",loc.cit.) in which I cannot help finding legacy from the turn-of- century Vienna (via Korngold, perhaps?). There is a "20th Anniversary" 2002 version of the movie which is an unfortunate product of afterthoughts by Universal and John Williams himself. They touched up various scenes using more advanced CG (and some Political Correctness) of the latter day, but the end result was simply disappointing to many original fans of the movie. As for the soundtrack, John Williams re-recorded the entire score with a new orchestra and more recent recording technology but without Vince DeRosa with his (Vienna) horn. I, for one, would rather stick to the 1982 original from both moviegoers' and (Vienna) hornplayers' point of view. Jun Yamada ----- Original Message ----- From: Aleks Ozolins<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: horn@music.memphis.edu Date:Tuesday, June, 21, 2005, 08:22 AM Subject: Re: [Hornlist] horn tone color >Bill Bamberg wrote: > >I don't think John Williams would care to write for the traditional F horn >sound. Au Contraire Bill! If I'm not mistaken, John Williams had V. Derosa play some of the horn parts for ET on Vienna Horn. Does anyone know how this came about? Did DeRosa suggest it to Williams, or vice versa? I hope I don't have the story wrong. Aleks Ozolins NYC _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/pandolfi%40deerfield.edu _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
