LINCOLN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Williams A Review By Mikko Ojala The 26th collaboration between Steven Spielberg and John Williams takes them to the turbulent Civil War era of American history, the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. The upcoming motion picture Lincolnfocuses on the last four months of the president’s life and the momentous [...]
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LINCOLN (2012) – Album Review
Lincoln: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Review by Jason LeBlanc It’s never been a better time to be a John Williams fan! After going 3 and a half years without a new John Williams film score post-Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, we are now being treated to our third original Williams score [...]
Telos Releases Williams ‘Greatest Hits’ Compilation
Telos Music has released John Williams: Greatest Hits, a selection of cues from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and more, performed by the Philharmonisches Orchestra de Staatstheatre Cottbus conducted by Evan Christ. A review of the new CD can be found here.
WAR HORSE (2011) – Album Analysis
War Horse – A review and an analysis of the Original Soundtrack Album By Mikko Ojala (Updated post and discussion) The upcoming film War Horse is the 28th collaboration between director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams. The movie is based on a popular children’s novel by author, poet and playwright Michael Morpurgo and tells of a young [...]
WAR HORSE (2011) – Album Review
War Horse: First Impressions by Jason LeBlanc What a terrific year for film score fans! The year has already brought us many great new scores (Super 8, Priest, Captain America, and The Adventures of Tintin), and for fans of John Williams in particular, many great catalog releases (Not With My Wife You Don’t, 1941, Midway, [...]
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2012) – Album Analysis #2
(CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS) The Adventures of Tintin: the Secret of the Unicorn – An analysis of the Original Soundtrack Album By Mikko Ojala Here is a thematic analysis of the soundtrack album. Feel free to comment and those who have a better knowledge of the music please make correction suggestions. I am sure this will [...]
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2011) – Album Analysis #1
JWFAN proudly presents the first online review of The Adventures of Tintin soundtrack album! Including an extensive track-by-track description and a detailed introduction to the basic the themes in the score. Enjoy! Exclusive “The Adventures of Tintin” soundtrack review By Jason LeBlanc Move over, young composers of the day – the Master is back. It’s [...]
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (1987) – Album Review
TRACK LISTING Review by Jeff Commings Many years ago when I started gaining an interest in movie music and, in particular, the scores of John Williams, much of my focus was on the big action scores of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and the Indiana Jones series, as well as a few simpler scores of Williams’. [...]
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002) – Album Reviews
TRACK LISTING Review by Jeff Commings When Steven Spielberg and John Williams decided to include classic songs from the 1960s on the Catch Me If You Can soundtrack, many score fans groaned. Would Spielberg make the same mistake that Oliver Stone made on Born on the Fourth of July, putting higher priority on the songs that filled the [...]
HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK – Album Review (Complete Score)
TRACK LISTING Review by ‘Kevin McCallister’ Ever since I first heard it, I’ve always considered the soundtrack to Home Alone 2 to be one of John Williams’ most underrated scores. The original Home Alonewas a massive success and, along with its soundtrack, beacame one of the most successful Christmas films of our time. For that film, it had [...]
