The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey
TV & Film:Film History
The journey to bring "Hook" to the big screen was a long one -- 16 years, to be exact. It started out as a Steven Spielberg project in 1985, and was to be a retelling of the classic story … with Michael Jackson in the lead role! There was also a plan to make the story into a musical, an idea that stayed with Spielberg when he officially started work on it in 1990. John Williams brought on lyricist Leslie Bricusse to create eight songs for the film, and only two survived after the musical idea was scrapped. Williams kept some of the melodies from the discarded songs, including an airy theme for Peter's childhood and a fun march for the pirates. Host Jeff Commings and co-host Derek Scholl disagree on many of the merits of the film and score, but agree on some of the finer points, including the soaring orchestrations for Peter's first flight. Grab a seat for a Never-Feast of music!
Episode 74 - Home Alone 2
Episode 73 - Far and Away
Episode 72 - JFK
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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