In this episode, I am focusing on the music of the most famous and beloved film composer in the world, John Williams. His richly melodic and developed scores have thrilled and stirred audiences for decades, whether accompanying sharks, space ships, wizards or bullwhips. In charting his career and listening for the hallmarks of his style, I wanted to primarily spotlight music before he achieved the superstardom, as well as other movies concurrent to the popular blockbusters that are perhaps less notable or less well-known to general audiences. My aim is to focus a bit more on the John Williams you might not have heard.
Here in part one, I talk about his early career in the 1960's including TV series such as LOST IN SPACE and THE TIME TUNNEL and wacky adult comedies like NOT WITH MY WIFE, YOU DON'T. I continue on to his scores from the 1970's, when the variety of projects expanded along with his musical vernacular. This runs the gamut from THE COWBOYS to THE MAN WHO LOVED CAT DANCING, THE TOWERING INFERNO and THE FURY, all of which showcase Williams's immense compositional range, something often undervalued, along with his ability to perfectly accompany any cinematic story.
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ASTS 035: Guest Neil S. Bulk, soundtrack album producer and editor, 2020 in review
ASTS 034: Listening To... "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
ASTS 033: "Dragonslayer" (1981)/Guest Todd Smith (fan chat)
ASTS 032: Listening To... "Lethal Weapon" (Part 2)
ASTS 031: Listening To... "Lethal Weapon" (Part 1)
ASTS 030: Guest Neil S. Bulk, soundtrack album producer and editor, 2019 in review
ASTS 029: Film Music For My Father
ASTS 028: Listening To... "Planet Of The Apes"
ASTS 027: Now Playing... The World of Hans Zimmer, Quinn Martin Collection Vol. 1, "Robocop 2"
ASTS 026: Listening To... Elliot Goldenthal
ASTS 025: Guest Jeff Bond, author, album producer & editor at Geek Magazine
ASTS 024: Listening To... Franz Waxman
ASTS 023: Now Playing... "First Man", "Wargames", "The Bride Wore Black"
ASTS 022: Guest Neil S. Bulk, soundtrack album producer and editor
ASTS 021: Listening To... Alan Silvestri
ASTS 020: Christmas Special 2018
ASTS 019: Listening To... John Williams (Part 2)
ASTS 018: Halloween Special 2018
ASTS 016: Listening To... John Barry
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