A musicologistâs interactive essay reveals whatâs so special about John Williams. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmioRiP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDcwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NjkzMSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnByb2R1Y3RDb2RlPVRZJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzg1OTQmdGU9MSZ1cmk9bnl0JTNBJTJGJTJGbmV3c2xldHRlciUyRjY2YzAxYzdlLTUzOWEtNTIzYy04YWIyLTRjN2QyNTBiZDUzYSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSlYv-nZNdj_VNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmioRiP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwNzA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2OTMxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzODU5NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKVi_6dk12P9U1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee)
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After all, if youâve seen any of the biggest blockbusters of the last 50 years â films like âStar Wars,â âRaiders of the Lost Ark,â âE.T.â or âJurassic Park,â to name just a few â you can probably hum a theme of his from memory. (Having composed [this theme alone](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmioRiP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9iLW90NDcwQ21qaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDcwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NjkzMSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzg1OTQmdD0zMyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKVi_6dk12P9U1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) should ensure his inclusion in the film composers hall of fame.) But on the occasion of Williamsâs latest score, for âIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,â the musicologist Frank Lehman, whoâs studied and written extensively about how film [works](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmioRiP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly9mcmFua2xlaG1hbi5jb20vY2FyLWNoYXNlcy1maWdodC1zY2VuZXMtZXBpYy1iYXR0bGVzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIzMDcwNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD05NjkzMSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzg1OTQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmSlYv-nZNdj_VNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), is here to convince you, [via a multimedia essay published this morning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmioRiP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wNy8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2luZGlhbmEtam9uZXMtbW92aWUtam9obi13aWxsaWFtcy1tdXNpYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwNzA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2OTMxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzODU5NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKVi_6dk12P9U1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), that youâve never really heard Williamsâs music at all. Thatâs because, when we encounter film music, weâre almost always distracted by something else â namely, the film itself. Lehman came to his love of film music through a back door, by listening to soundtracks on cassette as a kid. So when he became an academic, it always bothered him that film composers were often denied their proper recognition precisely because their music is considered at best complimentary, and at worst subordinate, to the film for which itâs been composed. To truly understand the artistry of film music, Lehman argues, you need to start by ignoring the movie and closing your eyes. Of course, if you close your eyes you canât [read his instructive essay](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmioRiP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8wNy8wNy9vcGluaW9uL2luZGlhbmEtam9uZXMtbW92aWUtam9obi13aWxsaWFtcy1tdXNpYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjMwNzA3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTk2OTMxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzODU5NCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZKVi_6dk12P9U1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) (or, for that matter, this newsletter). Weâve paired his dissection of some of Williamsâs most overlooked moments with helpful visual aids, like the ability to watch scenes from the Indiana Jones films while toggling between the music and the full soundtrack (complete with screams, shouts, rolling boulders, roaring motorcycles and other cacophonous diversions). Even if Williamsâs soaring symphonic compositions have never been to your particular taste, I promise youâll never listen to a movie the same way again. And maybe the next time youâre at the movie theater you might consider, just for a moment, closing your eyes. Youâll be surprised at what you can hear. 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