By Mikko Ojala
Category: Score Analyses
EARTHQUAKE (1974) – Complete Score Analysis
‘UNEARTHING JOHN WILLIAMS’ EARTHQUAKE’ An Analysis by Damien Bragoli I have always had a soft spot for Universal’s Earthquake (1974), one of three big-budget disaster movies scored by John Williams in the early 1970’s. Yet in spite of the unparalleled popularity since…
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…
STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002) – Complete Score Analysis
STAR WARS: EPISODE II — ATTACK OF THE CLONES “Scene by Scene” Musical Breakdown By John Takis (original post) Main Title (1:41) * Track 1 [0:00-1:40] On the CD (and probably in the film) this is the same recording used for The…
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) – Complete Score Analysis
(Please note that this article was written in 2001 and therefore does not reflect the expanded edition released as part of the Indiana Jones: The Soundtrack Collection Box Set) by hiphats@aol.com Additional material by Bill Williams (SUMMER 2001) Dedicated in memoriam to DENHOLM…
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) – Complete Score Analysis
(Please note that this article was written in 2001 and therefore does not reflect the expanded edition released as part of the Indiana Jones: The Soundtrack Collection Box Set) by JOHN TAKIS (SPRING 2001) “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” is as much a…
HOOK (1991) – Complete Score Analysis (2000)
by JOHN TAKIS (February, 2000) Special thanks to: Shaun Rutheford, Derrik King, Ricard L. Befan, Scott Hanson, Michael Mattesino, Jimmy Spanos, Yiannis Zambelis without whose resources, this article could not have been successfully written. I. INTRODUCTION Steven Spielberg states on…