*Read John Williams’ biography here The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the UnicornAnother Spielberg collaboration for John Williams, this movie was released in 2011. It was released as a 3D motion capture computer animated action adventure (although I have not seen the 3D version). It is based on the comic book series of the…
A to Z Challenge
A to Z Challenge: T (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here The TerminalThis was another movie directed by Steven Spielberg. Released in 2004 it stars Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Inspired by a true event, the movie is about an Eastern European man who becomes suck in a JFK airport terminal in New York because he is denied entry into the…
A to Z Challenge: S (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here Star Wars Episode IV: A New HopeThis iconic 1977 movie, today regarded as one of the most important films in the history of motion pictures, was written and directed by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and James Earl Jones the movie evolves around a galactic war…
A to Z Challenge: R (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here The RiverThis was a 1984 drama directed by Mark Rydell. The film is based on the true story of farmers who unknowingly took on positions as strikebreakers at a steel mill after their crops were destroyed by rain. The husband and wife are played by Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek.…
A to Z Challenge: Q (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceThe 1987 fourth (and final original) Superman movie again stars Christopher Reeve, with Gene Hackman returning as Lex Luthor, and Sidney J Furie directing. In this movie, Superman’s nemesis, Lex Luthor, creates and evil solar-powered version of Superman called Nuclear Man John Williams was the…