I love Christmas Carols. I’m not sure what it is about them, whether it is what they represent (family time, Christmas and summer holiday), the music itself or a combination of both, but I love them. My family aren’t quite as enamoured, but luckily for them it is only 2 weeks of the year that…
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Music: Inspiration
Music is a big part of my life, but I rarely blog about it (apart from this year’s A-Z Challenge). I’m not sure why, but I thought I’d start talking more about music here. First off, I have to confess, I am really bad at a couple of things. The first is remembering the name…
A to Z Challenge: Z (John Williams’ film scores)
*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…
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…