Ep. 130 - John Williams' 'Born on the Fourth of July'
John Williams
•
Biography, Drama, Music, War, 02-Feb-2022
Who can forget the 1989 film directed by Oliver Stone? Based on the 1976 autobiography by Ron Kovic, it goes down in cinematic history as one of the most riveting anti-war film sever made.
The score was produced, composed, and conducted by John Williams, who agreed to work on the film after watching a rough cut. Williams stated, "I knew immediately I would want a string orchestra to sing in opposition to all the realism on the screen, and then the idea came to have a solo trumpet – not a military trumpet, but an American trumpet, to recall the happy youth of [Kovic]." Timothy Morrison, a member of the Boston Pops Orchestra, performs the trumpet solo.
Where to watch: https://letterboxd.com/film/born-on-the-fourth-of-july/
Listen to the score: https://music.apple.com/us/album/suite-from-born-on-the-fourth-of-july-i-theme-from/1046364912?i=1046364932
--
Every Monday and Wednesday, SCORE CUE SNAPSHOTS brings you iconic scenes married to the corresponding score cue without dialogue and SFX, thus allowing anyone to appreciate how the score works with what you see unfold on-screen.
Up Next in John Williams
-
Ep. 99 - John Williams' 'E.T.'
What can be said about the genius of this score? It was the fourth in history to accomplish the feat or winning the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Grammy, and BAFTA (the previous two, 'Star Wars' and 'Jaws', were also composed by Williams, who remains the only person to have won all awards for the ...
-
Ep. 96 - John Williams' 'Jurassic Park'
Nobody can question that the score to 'Jurassic Park' is one of the most beloved and iconic of John Williams' career. The unforgettable 'Jurassic Park Theme' can be heard in this snapshot to which Williams himself stated that it was an attempt "to capture the awesome beauty and sublimity of the d...
-
Ep. 94 - John Williams' 'Memoirs of a...
Where to Watch: https://letterboxd.com/film/memoirs-of-a-geisha/
Listen to the score: https://open.spotify.com/album/4wcOu3JLqjWjcFpMwKS69C?si=uofEun7bRIWJSYT-4HlY8g&dl_branch=1
--
Every Monday and Wednesday, SCORE CUE SNAPSHOTS brings you iconic scenes married to the corresponding score cue ...
