Throwawaycuzawkward t1_ix4h0vd wrote on November 20, 2022 at 6:08 PM

I saw Star Wars for the first time when I was five, the music was more overpowering to five year old me than the movie itself. I saw Jurassic Park, in the theater, when I was 12. I bought the sound track to Jurassic Park (which, mind you, is only John Williams instrumentals) as my second purchase of a CD when I was 14 (after U2's Zooropa).

I would be extremely angry and disappointed in human-kind if he had not been nominated for at least 52 Oscars.

ETA: Now I'm going to go listen to the theme from Jurassic Park. Not afraid to say: It makes me a little emotional.

ETETA: I was a clarinetist in band. Somehow I'm only just now appreciating fully the use John Williams made of the brass section. I got the percussion, but WTF opens the theme to a block buster with French Horns (I'm guessing)? John Williams is the Meghan Thee Stallion of instrumental composition.

RandoCalrissian11 t1_ix8vf7c wrote on November 21, 2022 at 5:20 PM

Our marching band did a tribute to John Williams show. Probably the most fun show we did, and we had some fun shows. Fantasia, John Williams, Hero’s, then Villains.

BackWaterBill t1_ix5um1h wrote on November 20, 2022 at 11:46 PM

Pffft, your mom's makes me a little emotional.

Throwawaycuzawkward t1_ix5v48x wrote on November 20, 2022 at 11:50 PM

I can accept that. She's old, and she gets sentimental. Sometimes it's hard not to get emotional. Fair play.

Jumpy-Win5810 t1_ix6kqaj wrote on November 21, 2022 at 3:13 AM

My neighbor had the JP soundtrack and I would borrow it as often as possible. I also remember a close friend getting a fancy gold foil etched edition of the Star Wars movie tracks to commemorate the 20th or 25th? anniversary. So very cool