American - Composer | March 11, 1954 -
The Spirit is a kind of postmodern loner hero. He comes from nowhere; he has no real relationship to anything.
David Newman
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I think there has never ever been a career like John Williams'. That whole 'Jaws' phenomenon - there's nobody that knows how to use music like Spielberg, and John is just the perfect analog to Spielberg.
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I'm not very interested in pops concerts. I'm interested in special events.
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I had no interest or intention of ever writing music. I was a professional violinist in my 20s. I was obsessed with conducting, and I was conducting as much as I could, and I was studying as much as I could. I went to USC; I got an undergrad degree in violin and a master's degree in conducting.
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People who go to concerts hear Beethoven's symphonies hundreds of times, but 'Star Trek' is recorded, so it's not played all the time.
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There's a thing about film composing and conducting in my family.
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Film music has a great history of composers and performers.
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We had a normal childhood. I played baseball, and we played violin in orchestras three times a week. I learned more from that than anything else.
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We went to a very liberal Episcopalian church. It didn't take for me.
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I actually played violin on 'E.T.' I used to be a violinist.
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I think John Williams, him and his team, have been incredible orchestrators. By that, I mean how he chooses which instrument plays which note.
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Playing in an orchestra is where I learned the most about music.
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