*Read John Williams’ biography here Close Encounters of the Third KindThis 1977 science fiction movie was written and directed by Steven Spielberg. It is about Roy Neary (played by Richard Dreyfuss), a blue-collar worker from Indiana, whose life is turned upside down a when he has an encounter with a UFO. As a side note,…
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A to Z Challenge: B (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here The Book ThiefReleased in 2013, The Book Thief was the first movie since 2005 where John Williams didn’t work with Steven Spielberg (the director was Brian Percival). The movie stars Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nelisse. A World War II drama based on a 2005 novel of the same…
A to Z Challenge: A (John Williams’ film scores)
*Read John Williams’ biography here A.I.: Artificial IntelligenceKnown as A.I., this science fiction film was released in 2001. The screenplay by Steven Spielberg (who also directed) was based on a 1969 short story Supertoys Last All Summer Long by Brian Aldiss. This was Williams and Spielberg’s 17th collaboration. The film stars Jude Law and Haley…
John Williams: an A to Z Introduction
John Towner Williams is one of the most successful composers of all time. Born on the 8th February, 1932 (making him 87 years old) in Flushing, Queens he started studying music (piano) from a young age. This is no doubt attributed to the fact his father was a musician – a jazz drummer and percussionist…
My Eurovision Favourites
Last week I confessed my love of Eurovision. Sadly Australia didn’t fare too well this year, and my personal favourites didn’t either. I thought I would share with you my my number one pick from Eurovision 2018… Rassmussen, from Denmark, sang a song about a fair dinkum viking who was a pacifist. I hope you…