The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey
TV & Film:Film History
John Williams had three film scores released in 1990, and each one presented different musical styles that continued to showcase Williams' ability to write music for any genre. He composed the score for "Stanley & Iris," his final collaboration with director Martin Ritt, in early 1989 after finishing work on "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." This score is almost the polar opposite of his work for Indiana Jones, presenting an often-innocent melody for Robert DeNiro's Stanley that has some musical connection to Luke's theme in "Star Wars" and a love theme that becomes the main thematic material for the score. Though the film was a box office failure, it gave Williams the opportunity to return to the subtle music he composed for Ritt in his pre-Golden Age days. Enjoy this examination of the score with host Jeff Commings, who wished Stanley's theme got more play and understands why Jane Fonda decided on a 15-year acting retirement after this film.
Episode 113 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Episode 112.5: While You Wait For Episode 113...
Episode 112 - The Fabelmans
Episode 111 - Epilogue
Episode 110 - The Rise of Skywalker
Episode 109 - The Post
Episode 108 - The Last Jedi
Episode 107 - The BFG
Episode 106 - The Force Awakens
Episode 105 - The Book Thief
Episode 104 - Lincoln
Episode 103 - War Horse
Episode 102 - The Adventures of Tintin
Episode 101 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Episode 100 - Munich
Episode 99 - Memoirs of a Geisha
Episode 98 - War of the Worlds
Episode 97 - Revenge of the Sith
Episode 96 - The Terminal
Episode 95 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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