So I watched Born on the Fourth of July for the first time this morning and I loved it...except for the score. It reminded me how much I dislike John Williams.
I find his film scores to be overly pretentious and very loud. He often sacrifices music which fits the scene well, giving the movie a sense of atmosphere, for music that is meant to sound "big". When his score plays during dialogue it's loud enough that it com
192.168.1.254pletely overshadows the talking, to the point that you can watch a movie and listen to its soundtrack album and there will be no difference in how you visualize it. His themes are also very repetitive, playing the same four notes over and over. It's like he's trying to have them stuck in your head.
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Is his status as one of the "greatest" film composers simply because the movies which use his score are extremely popular? Is it because he attaches a theme to every character? Or is there another reason?
Please don't downvote me for this very unpopular opinion, I just want to know why he's so acclaimed by film critics.
