Take a chronological journey through the 60-year career of film composer John Williams!
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Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
Wednesday Nov 20, 2019
The 50th episode of "The Baton" is here! And what better way to mark the occasion than a discussion of one of the most popular film scores in history.
Possibly the only part of making "Superman" that went without a major hitch was the composition and recording of the iconic score. This was just 18 months after John Williams' score for "Star Wars" showed his mastery of creating music for characters that found its way into the mainstream. Host Jeff Commings is joined by Doug Grieve, a trombone player who talks about the composition of the music for the opening titles and the introduction to the planet Krypton. In this opening six minutes of the film, Williams creates music that excites, mystifies and exalts, all with the use of carefully selected musical intervals. Learn more about this super score on this episode of "The Baton."
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interesting
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Taking advantage of the lockdown to take in your wonderful look at John Williams' career. With regards to your discussion of his majestic Superman score I never minded the 'Can You Read My Mind' segment.. but the thing that I always notice, and the bit that makes it work for me as a spoken piece rather than sung, is the way Margot Kidder's voice catches on the "I" in "I'm' in the "if you need to be loved, I'm the one to fly to" line. But that song version was a belter 😀
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
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