TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Frank Lehman Here we go. Indy, desperately grasping onto the whip that is keeping Henry Jones from becoming crushed meat via one big tank, is being stabbed by the Nazi General Volgel Oberst.…
Category: Album Reviews
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) – Original Album Review
TRACK LISTING Review by Frank Lehman Often said to be the worst in the Indiana Jones trilogy, The Temple of Doom takes Indy and company away from the standard Nazi artifact chase to the sweltering jungles of India and into a subterranean…
JURASSIC PARK (1993) – Album Review
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Frank Lehman It’s tough making a score for the greatest motion picture blockbuster of all time, and the movie would certainly not be the same without John Williams score. Who can forget the…
THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (1997) – Album Review
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Frank Lehman An intriguing theme (is it major or minor) only adds to the suspense of this score. This is an example of some of John Williams at his most thrilling. The wild…
AMERICAN JOURNEY (2002) – Album Review
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Maurizio Caschetto Last thursday I finally received my copy of American Journey. Here’s my two cents about this wonderful new Williams CD: Call of the Champions is a very good, beautiful composition. I liked the…
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE (2001) – Album Reviews
TRACK LISTING REVIEW #1 By Roald van der Laan Listening to the score I began to realise how much I actually LOVE Hedwig’s Theme. For all those who think the score is drowned with it; fear not – Hedwig’s Theme…
A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2001) – Album Reviews
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS REVIEW #1 By Andrew Wick John Williams’ first score of the century (according to mathematicians) has arrived. I have eagerly anticipated this arrival since I first heard John Williams was attached. My wait has paid…
TREESONG (2001) – Album Review
INCLUDES ‘VIOLIN CONCERTO’ AND ‘THREE PIECES FROM SCHINDLER’S LIST TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS REVIEW #1 By Roald van der Laan Treesong is perhaps the most classy Williams CD ever. The packaging is absolutely gorgeous. The photographs of Williams and the…
STAR WARS: EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) – The Ultimate Edition (Track-by-Track Analysis)
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Track-by-track Analysis by Mike Troxell DISC #1 (57:27) Track 01 Fox Fanfare (0:23) This is the classic fanfare for the Twentieth Century Fox film studios. It was written by Alfred Newman in 1954 and this particular recording is…
ANGELA’S ASHES (1999) – Album Review
TRACK LISTING Review by Frank Lehman Angela’s Ashes shows the ever developing dramatic side of Williams. I admit to anticipating a Far and Away rehash, but AA is nothing but. Upon my first listening, I was struck by its brutal solemnity.…