John Williams is easily the most-performed living composer. His film scores are so good that they can elevate an average movie to epic status. Seriously, Star Wars would not be what it is without its music. There are plenty of good film composers, but Williams stands out in his ability to write memorable melodies that become as iconic as the movie itself – merely mention one of the movies he scored, and you’ll hear the music: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jaws, Superman, ET, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park.

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FLEDERMAUSMANN!

(The word “Batman” doesn’t really work in German.)

There’s a famous opera by Johann Strauss II called “Die Fledermaus” (“The Bat”). One of these days, I hope somebody writes “Batman: The Opera”. I’m not holding my breath, though. At least we have a fun overture from Strauss to tide us over.

This week, a post was going around Facebook about the Worst Composer Hair in History. I’m glad someone finally called out Berlioz on the hideous mop he wore on his head.

Also mentioned in the post was Rossini‘s epic comb-over. Naturally, I immediately started hearing the overture to The Italian in Algiers in my head as I inspected his unsuccessful attempt to cover his shiny bald head. Fortunately for him, he also had an epic knack for writing melodies that are exciting, lyric, and most importantly, memorable – an honor which arguably makes him the most-borrowed-from-composer of Looney Tunes.