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John Williams is a class of his own and the last surviving master of composition. To even use the word bad in the same sentence is an insult. To criticize him with being too complex is of course bullshit. Some members here have no clue or don't have the "ears" to enjoy complexity and change of style in his music. They always prefer the John Williams of the 80s. They dismiss his modern action style (maybe even gone now with War Horse's new action style) and are angry about the rythmic instead of thematic/motific approach. In their blind/deaf anger they fail to recognize recent masterpieces (Prisoner of Azkaban, War Horse, The Phantom Menace, Harry Potter 1) and fail to understand the brilliance of his modern action tracks (Best one is "Chase through Coruscant" from AOTC). I recommend to ignore these members in regards to John Williams because they probably joined the board for other perfectly understandable reasons (It is one of the best forums on filmmusic on the web). I am glad that they are here but i am disspointed when they dismiss or fail to understand John Williams excellent work of the more recent years...

That old man has me worrying too. Many a sleepless night and awful nightmares I have endured because of him.

Four of Hollywood’s top composers play through some music on two pianos, eight hands (left to right): James Newton Howard, Jerry Goldsmith, David Newman, and Charles Fox