Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - John William ...

WGA, pt.5: Space Opera Dramatique (2678 words)
by berlioz II - written on 25/11/06, updated on 25/11/06 (Very useful, 376 readings)
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one as the premiere composer of symphonic film scores, and secondly as the first choice of composer for Steven Spielberg (a collaboration that has continued unbroken since 1974’s Sugarland Express), J John Williams was at the top of his fame. Jaws, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Superman had in a relatively short time made him the most recognisable voice in scoring films. After the stupendous score for Superman in 1978, the following year was decidedly more low-key. Neither 1979 score bears much credence as a particularly memorable effort, with an intermediate re-telling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula starring Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier and Donald ...

Star Wars: Episode III: John Williams - Soundtrack

The Final Fanfare (929 words)
by Frankingsteins - written on 28/10/05, updated on 28/10/05 (Very useful, 292 readings)
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The final instalment of one of the most successful and popular film franchises, ‘Revenge of the Sith’ also marked the last time J John Williams would produce the beloved accompanying music (video games and future spin-offs excluded). The music for Episode III unsurprisingly follows the same style as the previous five films, but Williams continues to experiment to a small degree. The recent trilogy is already noticeably set apart from its predecessors, visually in terms of the extravagant computer generated special effects and audibly in terms of the acting, and this permits Williams to occasionally try out something a little different than the bombastic symphonies the ...