John Williams

 I talk too much about John Williams.  And - I don't care - because he is an amazing artist and his work has given me so much joy in my life.  All thanks to buy the Star Wars sound track and that cd by dad bought with our first cd player.  I am not too familiar with the the story of Richard Nixon's presidency.  What I can tell you is Richard Nixon's situation must have been  complicated because the score John Williams composed for Oliver Stone's film is mesmerizing.  It is rich in texture, full of turmoil and conflict.  Sometimes eerie and times bold and resolute when not conflicted.  What's interesting about Nixon is it is really not popular and doesn't get a lot attention.  Easily found on cd.  Sometimes you can find it around 5 bucks, other times it's around 20 bucks.  

I sometimes consider arranging my John Williams collection by copyright date.  But that's not how I relate to his work.  I have it arranged by my most played then by movie franchise and then everything else.  I guess it's more closely catalogued by director.  By my count I've only seen the movie from roughly 26 of the cd titles in the collection.  For me its never been about the movie.  It's always about the music.