In the early 70s, original orchestral scoring was out of vogue. In that regard, he is probably the No 1 film-score composer of all time. “He can inform and change your conception of the movie. “He’s an artist who has total and utter understanding of the medium he’s working in not just music, but cinema and storytelling,” says Pegg. John Williams has had 52 Oscar nominations, more than any other living person (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage)īut his effect on movies goes far deeper than a few catchy tunes. Tottenham Hotspur run out to “Duel of the Fates” from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, a choral barnstormer more intimidating than facing down Harry Kane. Candidates on The Apprentice have regularly blundered through a task accompanied by the comedic clarinet ditty from The Terminal. It is astonishing.”Įven Williams’ deeper cuts have a life beyond the movies. “With John Williams, no single composer has produced so many of the great melodies for film. “I think writing memorable music, particularly within the very tight, restrictive world of film scoring, is a hell of a thing to pull off,” says composer and writer Neil Brand. Williams’ unique skill is to write music that lives on long after the lights have come up. It was playing in the operating room when I went in for my colonoscopy.” Although as Harrison Ford once said of the Indiana Jones theme, it can also be a curse. Harrison Ford said the Indiana Jones theme ‘follows me everywhere’ (Photo: SEAC/Paramount) There was a particular era in the cinema he was scoring and he was responsible for the impact of all those films.” ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark’.
“I remember coming back from the cinema having seen Raiders Of The Lost Ark aged 10 and already knowing the music enough to sing it.
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