It’s the eve of the 88th Academy Awards, which means we’re up to our necks in Oscar prognostication. Will Leo finally nab that Best Actor award? Is Mad Max: Fury Road getting any recognition? And what will host Chris Rock say about another year of whitewashed nominees? Awards predictions are a dime a dozen, yet the far …
George Lucas had a lot to answer for in 1983. Would audiences ever see Han Solo again? Was there any chance for Leia and the Rebellion to come back from such a crushing defeat? And was Darth Vader really Luke Skywalker’s father? As the third chapter in the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the …
Among the many sweeping divisions that separate the original Star Wars trilogy from the Prequels is in how “used” the films feel; or to put it another way, how the Prequels don’t. The franchise’s earlier installments have endured trends of computer graphics and frenetic editing across several generations in part because George Lucas leveraged a tight production budget with rusty edges …
The story of Star Wars may repeat, but its music tells a narrative all on its own.
One of the most recognizable movie composers of all-time is about become the very first to win an AFI Life Achievement Award. John Williams — known for his work on Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, and Superman — is set to awarded the 44th AFI Life Achievement Award, the organization announced on Thursday. Previous …
Jurassic World continues to make an absolute ton of money. People just really like to see Chris Pratt chasing dinosaurs around. And with so many people still enthralled with the nostalgia of Steven Spielberg’s classic Jurassic Park, this latest rendition of John Williams’s iconic score seems more than fitting. 1000 percent slower, Williams’s score …
Film scores are pretty ephemeral to a large chunk of the movie-going populace, where music isn’t noticeable unless a triumphant fanfare or sweeping ballad draws enough attention to itself. So if scoring is already the film industry’s unappreciated middle child, how silly is a list about ones that haven’t been released yet? Very silly. Oftentimes, …
Anybody who has ever been to a high school reunion (and I’ve been to my share) will tell you that the calendar and the clock can be incredibly cruel (particularly when combined with the long-term effects of gravity, but let’s not go there). Time punishes creative works as well. Some work grows dated, stale, stiff. …
Lincoln Composed by John Williams Sony Classical November 6, 2012 From Jaws to Munich, John Williams has feasibly become the most seminal American film composer of the 20th century, creating bold and enthralling themes that have embedded their way into the audience’s collective subconscious and establishing himself as one of the true greats. So it …
John Williams is one of the established masters of the art of film scoring. Along with the recent releases of Tintin and War Horse, some of his older scores, including Midway and 1941, have received recent digital releases. The combined listening experience is a lesson in itself: here’s how to write nuanced music that has …