New Book: John Williams's Film Music: Jaws, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the Return of the Classical Hollywood Music Style

[Once 604]

Great interview!

[Jay 37,285]

New edition came out this week

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0299332349

[Bayesian 1,359]

Thanks for letting us know about this—I just ordered a copy. I’d been meaning to read this book, so getting it in a new edition is exciting. 

[rough cut 1,714]

Great to see that there is demand for a revised edition. 

 

I have the first edition and flick through it every now and then.

[crocodile 7,984]

Got this today from my friend as a belated Christmas present. Really pleased with it, it looks like a very interesting read.

 

 

Karol

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3 hours ago, crocodile said:

Got this today from my friend as a belated Christmas present. Really pleased with it, it looks like a very interesting read.

 

 

Karol

Yep, I'm reading it right now. I've read the 1st edition. This 2nd edition omits some stuff. He goes over the changes in this book. Overall, it's a solid book for anyone that wants to understand what the golden age style of film music was like and learning about how Williams still honors that tradition. I think there was a few pokes at Zimmer and his clone army too, but i think that was in the first edition. He removed it in this edition. Very fulfilling read.