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Any luck finding these interviews? I forgot about this thread, sorry I missed your post! Like I said though, it's possible Williams talks about it in the interview but I can't guarantee it. Perhaps I should pass the videos on to you and you can check them out, I just don't want to be blamed if at the end there's nothing of any use to you regarding the info you're searching for That would work....do you have them online? I need to get to them fairly fast if I am to see them.

What do you guys think about the minimalism in "Hide and Seek" on A.I.? Do the arpeggios sound most like Phillip Glass?

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What are some of the best book sources or articles where I can find info on John Williams' life, music, compositional styles, influences, etc. Are there any books you would suggest that address these issues? Let me know! Thanks! Tyler

Any luck finding these interviews?

I can't find the actual interviews now... I have to sift through my personal JW archive. If I'll find something I'll let you know. Ok thanks!!! Does anyone know where these interviews might be?

I can't find the actual interviews now... I have to sift through my personal JW archive. If I'll find something I'll let you know. Ok thanks!!!

John Adams it is...

I think you put it down quite well. A.I. isn't a minimalist score per se, but it bears some clear references to minimalism. Williams was capable to absorb those influences and merge them into his own compositional style. I think he veered toward a kind of minimalist sensibility from Nixon onward, even though we can find traces in JFK as well. I believe Williams found himself more and more keen to the stylings of modern American composers like John Adams, for whom he expressed his own admiration in several interviews, and he incorporated some of their musical stylings into his own writing. If you listen to Adams' The Chairman's Dances, you'll find the template of certain sections of A.I. (esp. "The Mecha World"). Thanks for this! Can you lead me to the interviews where Williams talks about John Adams in his interviews? This would be of great help Thank you! Tyler

Who is Peio and how can I contact him? Thanks. How so, can you further explain the technique or what it is that makes you thinks "The Mecca World" sounds like Steve Reich. This will most definitely help my research. What method is John Williams using that makes it sound like Steve Reich and not other minimalism composers? Again, thanks so much for your help on this! This is great! Tyler Now that you've obtained them, do you personally hear John Adams, Steve Reich or Philip Glass in A.I.? Alex Yes, I hear the minimalistic influences. I would like to know what the individual traits are in the film score that makes it sounds like these early minimalism composers. Thanks so much for your help! Tyler Everyone....Thanks so much for your comments! This is greatly helping me. Let's please keep this dialogue going! I wanted to put on here what sparked my interest for this paper and see if you all can comment and add further details to this. This is from amazon.com, a music critic who is writing on the film score of A.I. The section is as follows: "I was also blown away by John Williams' gorgeous, minimalist-influenced score." "Nonetheless, the acclaimed veteran again rises to the occasion, ably demonstrating that he's hardly been indifferent to 20-odd-years of minimalism and postmodernism and that, as always, the best film music is often a subtly crafted pastiche of sensibilities and styles. Setting the tone of the film's robotically enhanced not-so-distant future, "The Mecha World" crackles and glistens with Steve Reich's rhythmic urgency and John Adams's dense coloration, while "Abandoned in the Woods," "Hide and Seek," and "Rouge City" succeed by setting Williams's more traditional sense of melody against Phillip Glass's hypnotic arpeggios." Let's hear some feedback!!! Thanks everyone! This is definitely an area that needs exploring. Tyler

Hello all. My name is Tyler Brinson. I am a Church Music graduate student at Baylor University in Waco, TX. I am currently in a 20th Century Music History Seminar class in my final semester and am writing a major research paper on “The Possible Influence of Minimalism in John Williams’ Artificial Intelligence.” I will particularly be looking at his compositions of “The Mecha World,” “Hide and Seek,” and “Rouge City” in his Artificial Intelligence score. It has been rather difficult for me to find sources regarding the influence of minimalism on John Williams, especially in A.I. I also have been unable to find the music for the score. I will mostly be comparing and analyzing based on sources I have obtained on Steve Reich, John Adams, Philip Glass, and the CD to A.I. I am wanting to dig into your brains in this field to see if you have any leads, sources, personal knowledge on John Williams and his minimalistic influences, scores on A.I., etc. Anything! I hope to hear from you as soon as you can and greatly appreciate your time! I feel this is an area not researched all that much that exists, and possibly may be serve as a chance to gain more scholarship on John Williams. If you know of some of the minimalistic techniques John Williams uses in this score, please describe, explain, and tell me what John Williams does and his technique. This will greatly help my research! Once again, thanks for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you all soon! Tyler Brinson Tyler_Brinson@baylor.edu