Music By John Williams

A documentary available on Disney+. I stayed up until midnight halloween night because it was released on November 1.  It wasn't available to watch until sometime early on November 1.  There were parts of the show that gave me goosebumps and a lot of it is rehashing the same stories from the many collaborations with Steven Spielberg.   

The parts I found most interesting were when John Williams would play little bits and pieces of his work on the piano.  I think this would make a wonderful CD - just John and his piano.  It'll probably never come to fruition, but it would be a real treat.

In a way my Dad raised me to be a John Williams fan.  Whether he knew it or not.  Star Wars.  Going to see band concerts.  Listening to pipe organ music.  My first cassette tape was Peter and the Wolf.  Every musical experience I had as a kid pointed in me in the direction of John Williams.  John Williams had his coming of age in the late 70s with Star Wars.  Hence, the timing of my existence on this planet when I was being exposed to what he was doing and some of the foundations to which his work is based.  Kinda interesting.  

The documentary would be nice for someone not as familiar with John Williams work - but for the true super fan, there is little to be gleaned from the feature length work.  A nice tribute to a remarkable musician.

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