The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey
TV & Film:Film History
The 1987 war film "Empire of the Sun" was Spielberg's attempt to make another "grown-up" film after his success with "The Color Purple." In a sense, Spielberg retained his youthful vision with a teenage Christian Bale taking the lead in the story, but worked to keep the heavy drama intact. His unsteadiness with the direction spilled over into the final product of John Williams' score, as the music is heavily edited and doesn't show up for large portions of the film. Host Jeff Commings details the possible reasons why, and examines the two choral works that frame the film.
Episode 34 - The Paper Chase
Episode 33 - The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Episode 32 - The Long Goodbye
Episode 31 - Tom Sawyer
Episode 30 - Pete 'N' Tillie
Episode 29 - Images
Episode 28 - The Poseidon Adventure
Episode 27 - The Cowboys
Episode 26 - Fiddler on the Roof
Episode 25 - Jane Eyre
Episode 24 - Story of a Woman
Episode 23 - The Reivers
Episode 22 - Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Episode 21 - Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Episode 20 - Heidi
Episode 19 - Valley of the Dolls
Episode 18 - Fitzwilly
Episode 17 - A Guide for the Married Man
Episode 16 - Not With My Wife You Don't
Episode 15 - Penelope
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