*Read John Williams’ biography here Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanThis film, released in 2004, is the third in the Harry Potter series (following Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets). The movie is based on the book of the same name by author JK Rowling and…
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A to Z Challenge: Y (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here You Are WelcomeJohn Williams was 22 years old when he scored a promotional travelogue You Are Welcome. This is significant because it is believed this is the first proper film scored by Williams. Williams was in the 596th Air Force Band at Pepperrell Air Force Base in Newfoundland when he…
A to Z Challenge: X (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialReleased in 1982 (another Steven Spielberg project) the movie stars Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh. The film concept comes from an imaginary friend Spielberg invented following his parents’ divorce in 1960. The movie tells the story of a boy who…
A to Z Challenge: W (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here This is the 2005 version based on HG Wells’ 1898 novel. Directed by Steven Spielberg the movie stars Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto and Tim Robbins, with narration by Morgan Freeman.The movie is about an American dock worker who has to look after his kids (he and…
A to Z Challenge: V (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here Valley of the DollsThis 1967 drama was directed by Mark Robson and is based on the bestselling 1966 novel by Jacqueline Susann. The movie stars Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate and Susan Hayward and is about three girls who come to Hollywood to make it big but find only…