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I'm just reading the abstract of THE ART AND CRAFT OF JOHN WILLIAMS. There is an interesting info, I didn't know.

Sorry, if it was discussed before.

On page 22:

Hook is a film directed by Steven Spielberg that tells the magical story of
Peter Pan, but from the perspective that he’s now grown up and needs to remember
his past in order to save his children. John Williams had originally collaborated on
the project to make it a stage musical, but that was cancelled and then was taken on
as a screenplay. So many creative minds worked on the development of the film that
it was disappointing to many critics how mechanical the story seemed, and that it
lacked Spielberg’s typical touch. Fortunately for Williams, his score was a huge
redeeming feature of the film and critics responded very well to its whimsicality and
robustness.
Many aspects of the score style show how Williams was trying out new ideas.
Some of the unfinished music he composed for Hook became part of some of his
later scores such as Jurassic Park and Harry Potter.
(...)

My question is: Which parts from Jurassic Park and Harry Potter are music from the unfinished Hook musical? Which sequences?

Also it is stated as "such as". There are still parts on other scores? And how it is possible to listen to the unfinished music? I thought there is nothing recorded besides a few songs? Maybe the sheet music?

Unfortunately, there is no reference for that statement. Can anyone help me? Jason?

Source: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/22075/Final%20Thesis%20-%20Danae%20Lincoln.pdf?sequence=1

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You could be right. But unfinished music from Hook? OK, if we say you are right, which unfinished music from Hook is mentioned? There is also nothing recorded. Keep in mind that the abstract is from 2011, so the only source is the original OST from Sony or maybe the sheet music.

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He's saying that unused/abandoned music from Hook was later used for Jurassic Park and Harry Potter. While Williams' musical style is similar in all three of these scores, there's absolutely no proof of this, at least that any of us have ever heard. I don't remember a huge deal ever being made about unused Hook music showing up in Jurassic Park or Philosopher's Stone...and it would have been.

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He's saying that unused/abandoned music from Hook was later used for Jurassic Park and Harry Potter. While Williams' musical style is similar in all three of these scores, there's no proof of this.

If there is no proof, then this abstract is forgettable. Every abstract you have to quote the ideas from other authors. Otherwise if there is a thesis, it should be mentioned. It reads like there is a proof. "became part of" doesn't sound like a thesis...

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Well, I'm unaware of any sheet music of Hook cues that were never recorded existing, so I dunno where this author is getting his info.

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This sounds highly dubious to me. The thesis does not present any references to the source of this information, which it absolutely should. As it is, the information is off-handedly presented in a single sentence and not elaborated further with any evidence. It could well be pure conjecture on the writer's part.

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I could imagine "My Friend the Brachiosaurus" having lyrics. or even the main theme. but if that were the case they probably would have made it into the final Hook score, as instrumental

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