March 1, 201016 yr comment_330651 I have very little John Adams around and after watching I AM LOVE with a JA soundtrack I want more. Any suggestions on where to start to explore? Report
March 3, 201016 yr comment_331598 I don't know this composer at all. But oddly enough, I got this via email today. If you're in the Milwaukee area in mid-March, maybe worth a visit?! SPECIAL MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JOHN ADAMS OFFER: BUY ONE TICKET, GET ONE FREE! Visit mso.org or call 414.291.7605 with promo code 13893. Omnivorous Furniture 7:30 pm Saturday, March 27 Turner Hall Ballroom 1032 N 4th St., Milwaukee Listen Buy Tickets GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE: TWO CONCERTS FEATURING WORKS BY COMPOSER JOHN ADAMS (MSO 3/12 and 3/13, PRESENT MUSIC 3/27). Join Present Music for a night of jacked-up orchestral music, cartoons, new works of animation, klezmer-funk and more... On March 27th, at 7:30 pm, Present Music performs work by John Adams, Mason Bates, Raymond Scott and Arnold Schoenberg in Turner Hall Ballroom. The show features old-time cartoons, and debuts of new works of animation by local artists, including UWM animation students. The afterparty features Madison's Shtetlblasters, a klezmer-electronica-funk band. Report
March 4, 201016 yr comment_331676 the reason you didnt get into it is because it sucked and continues to suck. Report
March 4, 201016 yr Author comment_331684 But the New Yorker said he "may be the most vital and eloquent composer in America! Report
March 4, 201016 yr Author comment_331691 And if you want to get a glance of the use of his music in I AM LOVE (which hopefully will get a US release)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUXEAhJb_ Report
March 4, 201016 yr comment_331710 But Monkey was assuming you meant the stupid HBO John Adams program with really did suck. If you are talking about the composer, then I don't think that is what Monkey was claiming sucked so bad. Report
March 4, 201016 yr Author comment_331723 I enjoyed it too, and all things considered summarized decently McCulloughs book. Giamatti may have been too tall though. Now why does this photo of the composer show up so high in a Google search? Report
March 4, 201016 yr comment_331761 i couldn't get past the cheesy clock strikes. no idea if that was actually in the soundtrack or not, but blleeechacachacch. Not in the soundtrack, the youtube above that one has the same song but without the extra shit Report
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