Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 8, 2023 Hash Fellow Share Posted July 8, 2023 NYT has an extended essay, with numerous audio examples, on John Williams' scoring for scenes you often don't notice the music to... How to Write Music for Rolling Boulders Quote John Williams may be America’s most famous living composer. He’s definitely the world’s most celebrated living film composer. You can probably whistle some of his famous anthems from memory: the heraldic fanfare from the soaring theme from "Star Wars" and the gutsy (and slightly impertinent) march from “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” But these melodies are just a small fraction of his contribution to audiences’ experiences of those films — and only hint at the complexity of writing music for the screen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 They can't pay him enough as his music is fantastic. If you listen just to the first minute or so of the Harry Potter theme you get the whole film concept...mysterious but fun. What a talent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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