Minutes ago I learned that today marks composer John Williams' ninety-fourth birthday.
While he's not my favourite film composer to have ever practiced that craft, that would be the late great Jerry Goldsmith, by a large margin, the maestro's connection with populist filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas vaults him to the very top of the public register. Some of Williams' concert works are equally fine, but not as well known to the average person, for obvious reasons.
When John Towner Williams passes on we will be left with... Hans Zimmer.
How the art has fallen!
An extra special birthday wish to a modern motion picture legend....
I recorded the above from NBC Today on Monday, March 27th, 1989.
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