Episode 201: Composer John Williams / Pacemakers

Today, after Asif admits that he saw “Home Alone” for the first time in December 2024, the guys discuss the prolific career of the composer John Williams and the recent documentary on his life “Music by John Williams” (5:33). They discuss his early life and his unusual connection to Newfoundland. They discuss his origins as a jazz pianist, his early career scoring films and his tremendous success after he began collaborating with Steven Spielberg. After discussing William’s family life, Asif does an audio quiz for Ali and the listeners about some of Williams’ famous scores. 

 

Only 4 movies by Steven Spielberg have not been scored by John Williams, and for at least a few of these he was supposedly unable to because of having pacemaker surgery. As such, in the second half, Ali asks Asif about pacemakers (30:54). Asif discusses what they are, as well as the indications. He then goes over the different types of pacing and pacemakers. Asif then discusses how pacemakers are inserted and what you need to avoid if you have one implanted. Finally, Ali asks Asif to clarify the differences between a defibrillator and a pacemaker. 

 

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Show Notes:

• The Force Is Still Strong with John Williams: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-force-is-still-strong-with-john-williams
• 4 Surprising Things We Learned From the John Williams Documentary: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/movies/john-williams-documentary.html
• ‘Music by John Williams’ Review: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and More Celebrate the Iconic Composer in a Winning Disney+ Doc: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/music-by-john-williams-review-disney-plus-documentary-1236042750/
• Pacemaker: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/prevention--treatment-of-arrhythmia/pacemaker
• Pacemakers: https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/pacemaker-implant
• Indications and Recommendations for Pacemaker Therapy: https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2005/0415/p1563.html