TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Frank Lehman Marking the ninth movie that Steven Spielberg and John Williams collaborated on, Empire of the Sun is the second “not action” movie directed by Spielberg. His first serious movie was E.T., where he branched…
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) – Album Reviews (Expanded Edition)
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Jeff Commings Fans of John Williams know very well that 1977 was a banner year for the composer, as he wrote two very extraordinary scores to two “space films.” The more popular one…
THE PATRIOT (2000) – Album Review & Score Analysis
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Album Review & Score Analysis by Frank Lehman ALBUM REVIEW I haven’t had such a good first reaction to a score for a long time. This is true, unabated, glorious, gorgeous Williams. The family theme…
SLEEPERS (1996) – Album Review
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by ‘Mahler 3’ Sleepers is a fantastic score on many different levels. Williams captures the organic feel of Brooklyn using the electronic bass and percussion with piano exceptionally well. The computerised voice effects are…
HOOK (1991) – Original Album Review
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Frank Lehman I got my first dosage of this score when I bought the Williams on Williams Spielberg Collaboration #2. And I was perfectly satisfied with the five awesome Concert Versions of some…
JAWS (1975) – Album Review (Re-recording)
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Nicolai P. Zwar Yesterday I came home with a couple of new CDs, among them Joel McNeely’s recording of John Williams score for Jaws. After one listening I have to say I am very…
NIXON (1995) – Album Reviews
TRACK LISTING Review by Frank Lehman Ah, Richard Millhouse Nixon, we hardly knew ye. That is, until we listen to the movie soundtrack bearing your name. If anything, the score to is an elaborate character portrait, in fact, the biggest…
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) – Album Review (1995 Expanded Edition)
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Frank Lehman I was some what reluctant to buy the CD at first. The reason was because when I watched the video, I heard some soft, yet sometimes much too loud that was…
MINORITY REPORT (2002) – Album Analysis & Reviews
TRACK LISTING REVIEW #1 (Includes Themes/Motifs Description and Track-by-Track Analysis) By Andrew Wick (There’s a mild spoiler warning. I don’t give away anything too big. There’s slight descriptions of a few scenes, but nothing drastic. It’s like saying “After the big…
STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002) – Album Analyses & Reviews
TRACK LISTING REVIEW #1 By Roald van der Laan John Williams is a very lucky man. From the beginning of time there have been stories. Some never leave the bedroom of a child, others become timeless. The story of Jesus…