The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey
TV & Film:Film History
With the beautiful mezzo soprano voice of Pamela Dillard and the stately trumpet playing of Tim Morrison in his arsenal, John Williams delivered a score for "Amistad" that feels like the Maestro wrote two different scores for one film. One part of the score features tribal African percussion rhythms accentuated by Dillard vocalizing the main theme, while the other features an Americana flavor for the theme for President John Quincy Adams. But, in the context of the film, the two sides of the same score work wonderfully. Jeff Commings is joined for the third time on "The Baton" by Brian Martell as the two discuss the scenes that feature some moving and memorable music, and highlight the song that Williams wrote called "Dry Your Tears, Afrika," based on a 1967 poem that perfectly fits the scenes for which they were written.
Episode 74 - Home Alone 2
Episode 73 - Far and Away
Episode 72 - JFK
Episode 71 - Hook
Episode 70 - Home Alone
Episode 69 - Presumed Innocent
Episode 68 - Stanley & Iris
Episode 67 - Always
Episode 66 - Born on the Fourth of July
Episode 65 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Episode 64 - The Accidental Tourist
Episode 63 - Empire of the Sun
Episode 62 - The Witches of Eastwick
Episode 61 - SpaceCamp
Episode 60 - The River
Episode 59 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Episode 58 - Return of the Jedi
Episode 57 - Monsignor
Episode 56 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Episode 55 - Heartbeeps
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