In Hollywood, it’s rare, very rare for a name to be associated with as many great projects as John Williams is. Aside from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, I can think of no one but Williams to sit on that throne, and rightfully so. The films he composed for are now either cult classics, regarded as genre-starters or artistic masterpieces. It is virtually impossible to list all of Williams’ scores, specially when most, if not all, are considered works of art that deserves full on explanation of their whys and hows. Having said that, some of his work reached and surpassed your good ol’ epicness level to reach a whole new level. Of those works, the most notoriously known is Star Wars. The Star Wars is an epic space opera franchise that needs no introduction. The movie series has more cult followers than most religions. Beside being the cutting edge of CGI at the time, Star Wars was (is?) a musical phenomena, it is …show more content…
The first three entries are admittedly large budget franchises. On the other side, there are individual films where John Williams did more than a great job and left a lasting impression without any need for repetition. Case point: Jaws. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3bN5YeiQs Jaws main theme, also known as the 8th greatest soundtrack of all time, is a simple F and F sharp alternating pattern of Tuba notes. It became the most widely used leading theme for suspense and danger. In the words of Williams himself: “[the theme] grinds away at you, just as a shark would do, instinctual, relentless, unstoppable." Another case point, and in my opinion John Williams greatest composition so far, is Schindler 's List’s main theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNSsv86lsok This one is a collaboration between Williams and Itzhak Perlman, composed by the former and preformed by the latter. There is hardly anything can be said when it comes to the score, to the whole movie even. Once can only listen to what Williams has to offer and what Perlman had to