Say ‘John Williams’ and every geek’s eye will light up. Williams’ career has spanned seven decades, and he’s responsible for some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history. You’ll be interested to know that before he made the soundtrack to Jaws, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars, John Williams wrote music for TV shows. The shows themselves? Forgettable. Williams’ music? Iconic. Here’s of the early scifi soundtracks of John Williams for Sci-Friday #148:
Why is John Williams so influential? Screenrant gives us more detail: ‘Music is really a language. While a movie will translate something to an audience visually, the score will continue to build that message through sound. Williams is an expert at creating whole worlds to play in, building up franchises with distinct and diverse scores.’ John Williams, along with Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, and Alan Silvestri is a person you measure a film score by. He’s truly earned his respect and acclaim, and so we take this brief moment to celebrate his entire body of work. If you enjoyed this discussion, please feel welcomed to dive down the rabbit hole of every other Sci-Friday I’ve published in the past couple years. Have a great weekend! 🙂
