John Williams, Berliner Philharmoniker – Superman March (Official Music Video) Read more: Look at this wonderful footage of Steven Spielberg and John Williams composing music for E.T. John Williams’s sweeping strings and woodwind runs make it sound almost as if the music is the force suspending the duo on their bike as they cycle in front of the moon. miraculously makes the bike – and the music – soar through the air. The flying scene in particular is one of the most momentous, as Elliott and his friends race to return E.T. the most loveable member of the cast, uniting us all with Elliott’s need to protect the alien at all costs. With some kind of inexplicable soundtrack sorcery, Williams makes the bug-eyed, misshapen and wrinkled form of E.T. was a marvel of animatronic achievement, but despite all its expressive abilities and Spielberg’s artful direction, it was going to take a very special soundtrack to achieve the kind of endearment for the creature that would ultimately take this film to the heights of its success.Įnter: John Towner Williams, heartstring-puller extraordinaire. Home Alone Soundtrack-01 Home Alone Main TitleĪt the time of the film’s release in 1982, E.T.
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‘Somewhere in my Memory’ is teased in extracts and earworms throughout the film, and it isn’t until the final moment when Kevin is reunited with his family on Christmas Day that we hear the full theme in its entirety. The true artistry of this theme lies not only in its ability to convey all the main themes of the film’s storyline in just a few minutes of music, but in Williams’s backwards writing of the entire soundtrack. The encroaching terror of burglary is conveyed by a switch to the minor key, and eerie string glissandos swoop and stretch over the steadily chugging melody. The title theme is a thoroughly festive affair complete with celeste, pizzicato strings and jingle bells that are purely evocative of reindeer and Santa’s sleigh.
When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left at home alone over the Christmas period, he single-handedly defends the family home from burglars Harry and Marv with the assistance of cling film and feathers, toy cars, Christmas ornaments and a pet tarantula. Over 30 years after its initial release, the 1990 comedy film Home Alone remains a yuletide favourite for millions. Home Alone – Main Title (‘Somewhere in my Memory’).
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