Disclosure Day and Finale
Thoughts on the 30th Spielberg/Williams collaboration... and on saying goodbye
Behind the Moon
Revealing tales, trivia, and surprising stories about John Williams, in tandem with the first major biography of the greatest film composer of all time (John Williams: A Composer's Life, from Oxford University Press).
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Episode 9: Why Henry Thomas Loves Spielberg/Williams
The star of E.T. helps me stick the landing and say goodbye to this limited series
1. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
My final, and most vulnerable, essay in the Spielberg/Williams countdown
Episode 8: Why Alexandre Desplat Loves Spielberg/Williams
The Oscar-winning composer shares priceless insights on the uniqueness of the Spielberg/Williams "duet"
2. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Of closets and bicycles, gods and men
Episode 7: Why Matt Zoller Seitz Loves Spielberg/Williams
...but also Stone/Williams.
3. Empire of the Sun
Exultate Justi
Episode 6: Why Scott Aukerman Loves Spielberg/Williams
Score Mockerman pauses his three hundred other podcasts to chat with me about John Williams... and other stuff.
4. Jurassic Park
Who would think to write church music for dinosaurs?
Why the Spielberg/Williams love will have to wait a week...
...and the fallout of burning candles at both ends.
5. Hook
Children's theater meets pop religioso cinema near the very top of my Spielberg/Williams list
Episode 5: Why Christopher McQuarrie Loves Spielberg/Williams
The Mission: Impossible veteran director—and Tom Cruise's wingman—probes the mysteries of the Spielberg/Williams magic, and shares his own close encounters with their work
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Spielberg's urtext, and the real wedding music for Spielberg/Williams
Episode 4: Why Bilge Ebiri Loves Spielberg/Williams
The great Vulture critic brings his critical eye to the Eisensteinian effect of our favorite director/composer duo.
7. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The bad boy's favorite Indy adventure 😎
Episode 3: Why Jeffrey Overstreet Loves Spielberg/Williams
The film critic and fantasy novelist brings the religioso of this duo to the fore.
8. Jaws—but this post isn't about Jaws
But I want to write about something different today.
Episode 2: Why Anne Spielberg Loves Spielberg/Williams
The director's sister shares personal memories of what shaped his musical taste... and so much more.
9. Schindler's List
The Top Ten countdown continues
Episode 1: Why Tim Greiving Loves Spielberg/Williams (An Introduction)
This is it! Ten weeks from today is the disclosure of Disclosure Day, the 30th feature collaboration between Steven Spielberg and John Williams.