Hey there -
Recently, whilst perusing my way through some John Williams tunes, I’d begun to put together a collection of where Williams highlights dark, brooding triplets played by his string section. My (tiny) collection ranges thus so far:
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(0:43)
I was wondering how many of you guys noticed how occasionally this idea is used, and whether any more examples of this string pattern are out there and used by Williams that you know of? I know there are because I’ve heard them from other soundtracks, just forgot to note down every time I went “Ah! String Triplets!”
The general idea Williams employs with these triplets is to have them staccato with a few slurs here and there between notes to give it super driving momentum.
Happy Listening!