Star Wars!
Need I say more?
John Williams is easily the most-performed living composer. In Art Music circles, you may see people turning their noses up at his music. Ignore those people. They are just jealous that there is an Art Music composer out there who is actually getting some attention. The truth of the matter is, you can’t get to where John Williams is without being awesome. So here’s the most popular and influential composer of our time, and his glorious music!
And here’s to the most popular and influential epic of our time!
It’s cool to see the delight on Williams’ face as he leads his charges – probably many of whom have worked with him on other Star Wars scores – through material in which they all himself included take great relish.
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