*Read John Williams’ biography here Land of the GiantsI couldn’t do a series on John Williams’ work without acknowledging his TV scores. Land of the Giants was a one hour long television series that lasted two seasons over 1968-1970. Created and produced by Irwin Allen, this science fiction show starred Gary Conway. Along the lines…
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A to Z Challenge: K (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here The KillersBased on a 1927 short story by Ernest Hemingway, The Killers is a 1964 film where two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why when their contract victim didn’t try to run away from them. Directed by Don Siegel it stars Lee Marvin, John…
A to Z Challenge: J (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here Jurassic ParkThis 1993 film was another collaboration with Steven Spielberg. This, the first of five movies, is based on the Michael Crichton novel of the same name. It’s set on an island near Costa Rica where a billionaire philanthropist and his team of genetic scientists have created a dinosaur wildlife…
A to Z Challenge: I (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost ArkThe first of (soon to be) five action adventure movies was released in 1981. This is another in the long line of Steven Spielberg directed movies John Williams wrote scores for (he’s doing movie number five as well). The movies star Harrison…
A to Z Challenge: H (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here Home AloneReleased in 1990, Home Alone has become a classic Christmas comedy film. The movie was directed by Cris Columbus and stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin, an 8 year old who is accidentally left behind when his family leaves for an overseas holiday at Christmas. Kevin loves being home alone…