The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey
TV & Film:Film History
Though "The Paper Chase" was famous mostly for the Academy Award-winning performance of John Houseman, the score by John Williams deserved some recognition at the time. Though not his best effort of 1973, Williams wrote a score that host Jeff Commings is surprised was not nominated for an Original Score Oscar. Williams composed a couple of baroque pieces to serve the "action" scenes in the film, and wrote a tender love theme to underscore the shaky on-again, off-again relationship at the heart of the story. Most John Williams fans regard this as just an average effort by Williams, but will you have the same opinion after listening to some of the musical cues from the film?
Episode 14 - The Plainsman
Episode 13 - How to Steal a Million
Episode 12 - The Rare Breed
Episode 11 - John Goldfarb Please Come Home
Episode 10 - None But the Brave
Episode 9 - The Killers
Episode 8 - Gidget Goes to Rome
Episode 7 - Diamond Head
Episode 6 - Bachelor Flat
Episode 5 - The Secret Ways
Episode 4 - Because They're Young
Episode 3 - I Passed For White
Episode 2 - Daddy-O
Episode 1 - Prologue
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