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I've been wanting to write about John Williams all day, and this thead, last added to over a year ago, looks like a good place for it. And I too happen to love my "Far And Away" soundtrack. I was doing laundry this morning and put on my John Williams playlist (which I hadn't played in ages), and, once through with laundry took a long walk and continued listening to the same playlist. I had begun with his "Prologue" from "JFK," and love the use of the trumpet. Next is "Born On The Fourth Of July," followed by "Jurassic Park," "The Witches Of Eastwick," "Far And Away," "The River," "E.T.," "Jaws," "Schindler's List," "Star Wars," "Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi," "1941," "Cinderella Liberty," and, while listening to "Amistad" around track 90, turned it off. What struck me about my OD of John Williams today was the beauty of so much of that music, and I came away from it convinced that he's the Tchaikovsky of film soundtracks and I feel confident that people will still be listening to his music in another 100 years. Yes, his best compositional years are behind him, but what beautiful music!
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I'm glad I resurrected this after lying dormant for over a year!
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Thor: Wish I had, but didn't see it.
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