There are certain bars of music - and even just a blip of them will do the trick - that immediately put me and I'm pretty sure millions of other people in a very specific headspace. (SOUNDBITE OF JOHN ...
The composer is behind iconic scores for 'Jaws,' 'Jurassic Park,' 'Star Wars' and more What do Fiddler on the Roof, Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., Home Alone, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, ...
When Steven Spielberg first heard John Williams’ shark music for Jaws – the menacing “dunh dunh dunh dunh” signalling the approach of the terrifying beast – he wasn’t blown away. He gave “dunh dunh” a ...
John Williams conducts "Duel of the Fates" from "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" at the Boston Pops Film Night in 2023. (Courtesy Hilary Scott) Movie and music fans can commune with lost aliens, ...
The most celebrated composer of film music in history has some surprising thoughts about the art form. John Williams, the Oscar-winning composer behind the themes for "Star Wars," "E.T. the ...
Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...
There are certain bars of music that put people in a specific headspace - and many of them come from our favorite films, where composer John Williams matched his iconic themes with magic movie moments ...