I’m excited to announce that I will be giving a virtual guest talk on harmony in John Williams’ action music. The talk is with the Academy of Scoring Arts this […]
In this video, I explore how John Williams adds memorability and interest to some of his most famous themes with a rhythmic technique I call “Cell Repetition with Divider”. Enjoy!
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Hi all, Here’s the second video in my series on John Williams themes, this one on the Star Wars main title. It argues that one of the reasons the cue
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Film Music Notes will now be offering videos of some of our most popular blog posts on our very own YouTube channel. Here is the first video, analyzing John Williams’
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With The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams has brought his scoring of the nine-film Star Wars saga to a conclusion. As with each sequel in the saga, Williams added several
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While John Williams’ score for The Last Jedi draws heavily on his existing thematic material in the Star Wars saga, it does contain three new themes that feature prominently in
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