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Hedwig's Theme (From "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" / Live)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Vienna Philharmonic & John Williams
Imperial March (From "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" / Live)
Vienna Philharmonic & John Williams
Imperial March (From "Star Wars" / Live)
Vienna Philharmonic & John Williams
Raider's March (From "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" / Live)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Vienna Philharmonic & John Williams
Main Title (From "Star Wars: A New Hope" / Live)
Vienna Philharmonic & John Williams
Theme (From "Jurassic Park" / Live)
Vienna Philharmonic & John Williams
The Flight to Neverland (From "Hook" / Live)
Vienna Philharmonic & John Williams
Devil's Dance (From "The Witches of Eastwick" / Live)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Vienna Philharmonic & John Williams
Somewhere in My Memory Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Williams
Excerpts (From "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" / Live)
Vienna Philharmonic & John Williams
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The music of John Williams is the sound of pop culture. His vibrant themes are indispensable to the magic of the American blockbuster, from the menacing two-note motif of Jaws, to the stellar pomp of Star Wars, to the poignant violin theme of Schindler’s List. Born in 1932 in New York, Williams studied composition in Los Angeles before returning to his hometown to work as a jazz pianist. His first break came with his 1971 Oscar-winning score for Fiddler on the Roof, rocketing a career that would bring back the epic style of orchestral film music that Erich Korngold had pioneered in Hollywood’s Golden Age. In the 1970s, he began two collaborations that would define his legacy. Williams' decades-long partnership with Steven Spielberg started with the director's theatrical debut, The Sugarland Express, and came to encompass E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Minority Report, among other films. Williams’ other great collaboration, with George Lucas, resulted in the iconic music of Star Wars, whose influence on film composition has been immeasurable. His use of motifs, such as the adventurous outbursts in Jurassic Park and the heroic brass in Raiders of the Lost Ark, makes the music inseparable from the scenes it enlivens. But it's worth exploring Williams' concert music, too: A highlight is the rhapsodic and technically demanding Violin Concerto No. 2 (2021), for soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter.
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Soundtrack
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