EVE-ANA ONTIVEROS, HOST:
John Williams’ music is recognizable—to say the least. He is the film score composer for Star Wars,
Indiana Jones, Jaws, and E.T. He’s just
celebrated his 80th birthday and has no plans of slowing down. His legacy can be felt even in this current
generation.
OLIVIA SNYDER: When I
think of star wars I think of--*hums opening credits of Star Wars*
(LAUGHTER)
SNYDER: --and the
words coming down the screen.
ONTIVEROS: That’s Olivia Snyder, a senior majoring in
linguistics at ASU.
Olivia identified with a quote by Lukas Kendall, founder and
editor of Film Score Monthly.
ONTIVEROS: “It’s
extraordinary how you get just two notes for Jaws, or five notes for close encounters
and have them feel like they’ve always existed.”
Olivia agrees with this assumption and mentions the 2006 film,
“The Holiday.”
SNYDER: Have you ever
seen the movie, “The Holiday?” One of
the characters, Jack Black’s character is a film composer for Hollywood and he talks
to her about how incredible John Williams is because of those notes and I hadn’t
thought about that until you pointed it out.
ONTIVEROS: But how
does this generation interpret William’s theatrical scores?
SNYDER: A lot of film
scores I would say are a lot more subtle in the background and you don’t notice
them, but his are noticeable and unique but they’re also like, really important
for the story. And they don’t take away
from it.
ONTIVEROS: The current
generation continues to make a distinction between regular film scores and John
William’s scores. He has a style that
seems to transcend the silver screen, with these moving themes finding a way
into the hearts of the audience long after the movie concludes.
ONTIVEROS: For ARIZONA
STATE UNIVERSITY RADIO, I’m Eve-Ana Ontiveros.
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