Jules' Disney Music Piano Performances

[Jules]

I like Independence Day fine, but I sure LOVED your playing of that score! It was truly so beautiful! So, I guess that movie has a great score, I just never realized!

It is indeed a great score. It enhances virtually every scene in which it is used, and the orchestration is brilliant. For example, in the opening sequence (on the moon) one can percieve the string section, producing this eerie timbre punctuated my minor glissandi that is prefectly suited to the impending arrival of the aliens. When the actual alien ships show up, there is this marvellous bombast to the main alien theme. But it's not merely bombastic - it pretty much spells "doom" in musical format. (Heavy use of brass in this section.)

I think the Independence Day score is very much in the classical vein, the likes of which is very rare in modern Hollywood fare, if not extinct. I wish I would encounter scores of this calibre more frequently.

[Disney Duster]

Thanks for explaining some of why the score is so brilliant!

[Jules]

Don't mention it.

[Disney Duster]

SCARY! You got me! Ha ha

[Jules]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFn2RHkPVYm/

[Disney Duster]

Glad you are on Instagram! And a very jolly, classical playing of that Tom & Jerry theme!

[Jules]

Thank you so much, Duster.

I'm trying to launch myself online, so I created a proper musician Facebook page, a pro Insta profile, and also dedicated YouTube and TikTok accounts (though the last two are still devoid of content.)

Not sure how much attention I'll attract, as I'm not really social media-savvy, but I'm hoping for the best. (So far, my Facebook reel of the Tom and Jerry piece has reached over a 1000 views in less than 12 hours. Not sure how that stacks up.)

Also, I'm excited because beginning of April I will be participating in a music competition called the Malta Cross Music Competition, open to Maltese, Czech and Austrian contestants. It's right up my alley, because we need to prepare a classical piece, a film music selection, a traditional/folk music piece (depending on country of origin) as well as a rendition of a popular song.

[Disney Duster]

Oooooh you are really building a name for yourself! I am unfortunately not social media-savvy either so I don't know how big that many views in that time frame is, but sounds good! I really hope you beat everybody in that competition. If not, that at least you come very close and have a lot of fun!

[stevemcqueen]

Mega talent!

[Mooky]

Sounds wonderful, Julian! Just gave you a follow too.

[rb_canadian181]

Fantastic job on this, Jules! Thanks for sharing

And the first video is up!

Here is my rendition of the music from Bedknobs and Broomsticks, featuring "The Beautiful Briny", "The Age of Not Believing" and "Substitutiary Locomotion." Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/qs2Jc6K7lQk?si=gMKXkjtRtnUR3G29