kolmapäev, 28. märts 2018

John Williams and his less famous scores

This was in reply to a comment on YouTube.

The Star Wars themes composed by John Williams have been played so often, that people are desensitised to them.

Here's a list of mostly non-sci-fi films that I highly recommend for watching and listening to their soundtracks:

• The Sugarland Express (1974)
· Earthquake (1974)
· Home Alone (1990)
• JFK (1991)
· Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
• Schindler's List (1993)
• Nixon (1995) — stars Anthony Hopkins
• Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
· Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Angela's Ashes (1999) — Robert Carlyle in a supporting role
• A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001) — special mention for use of the piano
· Minority Report (2002)
· War of the Worlds (2005)
• Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
• War Horse (2011) — haven't seen it myself, but highly recommend anyway.