Schindler's List

 I never saw and have no intention of seeing Schindler's List.  Being emotionally manipulated by movies is not something I enjoy.  The gist of John Williams scoring the film when something like this:  When Steven Spielberg asked John Williams to compose the score for the film, John Williams told Spielberg that he needed to find a better composer than him for the film.  Spielberg responded, you're right - but they're all dead.  And so, John Williams went to work on that chapter of their collaborative relationship.  

Schlinder's Theme is supposed to be emotional - and it is in the tempo that it's performed for the film....  The twisted side of me thinks it would make a wonderful waltz if it was played faster.  Listen to it and tell me if you disagree?  Is that coincidental or an accident?  I dunno.  But it doesn't have to be near as haunting as it is in the film.

Speak of John Williams - I wish an album would be released of the piano versions he played when presenting ideas to Steven Spielberg in the infancy of their numerous collaborations.  There have been plenty of snippets and interviews showing John playing his piano while Steven listening and offering his feedback and the eureka moments of taking an either/or option presented by John Williams with Steven Spielberg asking, 'how about both.' And that's how the Raider's march was born.....  by combining two musical ideas presented and making something synergistically better when urged to explore the musical ideas further. 

Or the look on Steven Spielberg's face when John Williams is trying to sell him on his concept for the Jaws score.