John Williams is one of the most prolific film composers of all time, creating some of the most iconic scores of the past 60 years, winning five Oscars and becoming the gold standard for film musicians. Ironically, the 93-year-old maestro recently acknowledged his indifference and criticism of film music as a genre, telling the biographer that “I didn’t really like film music.”
In this Guardian interview with author Tim, Williams, who was saddened about Gleaving’s upcoming biography of composers, broke the crafts he contributed to. “How good is the music in a film, and that’s not usually the case except for eight minutes of stretching here and there,” he said.
He continues, brushing his appreciation for film music as a product of “remembering it in some kind of nostalgic way,” before adding, “I think the idea that film music has the same place as the best music in Canon is a false concept.” He also criticized most film music as “ephemeral” and “fragmental and we can’t even consider it a concert piece until someone reconstructs it.”
Williams’ biggest works include his unmistakable Academy Award Winning scores for “Jurassic Park”, “Jurassic Park”, “Indiana Jones”, “Superman”, “Superman”, “Harry Potter”, “Harry Potter”, “Home Alone”, “)” “)” “)” “)” “Jurassic Park”, “Indiana Jones”, and “Superman”. more. His latest original score for the theatrical film was for 2023’s “Indiana Jones and Dial of Destiny.”
Part of the reason his score is so remarkable is that he has influence from classical and romantic composers like Johannes Brahms and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Naturally, Williams also composed music outside of screen, including numerous concert pieces.
