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...Armstong on “Zat You, Santa Claus”), there is hardly an errant note on their disc. Joe Williams, with his voice of liquid gold, oozes sophistication from every pore during “Let it Snow!” Sentimental and sweet without ever saccharine, Williams?? arrangement presents perhaps the best version of the song ever recorded. Pianist Bill Evans strays away from the vocals and brings his light, lyrical tone and novel improvisation to “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” elevating the joyful little ditty...
...score that we haven’t heard, in a slightly different form, before. With the exception of the bizarre Christmas carol-incantation hybrid “Christmas at Hogwarts,” it’s all standard fare. But that isn’t to say that Williams??s career is on the decline. We’ve never looked to him for something revolutionary. Studios like Williams because he creates the memorable themes that immortalize movies. The public likes him because he puts out orchestral music that is readily accessible to the average listener. When...
...John Williams??s latest effort, the soundtrack to the much-anticipated movie adaptation of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, is no exception. Neither Potter fans nor admirers of Williams??s previous work (Jaws, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan and many, many more) will be disappointed...
Everywhere in the Harry Potter soundtrack, Williams??s mastery of the film score genre is readily apparent. Indeed, a composer as gifted and accomplished as Williams may only have one legitimate complaint: After 40 years of wild success, it gets harder and harder to produce music that is both new and brilliant. While the Harry Potter score is certainly great music, it doesn’t represent a breakthrough in the field. It sounds like the quintessential movie soundtrack because it is similar to a lot of other movie soundtracks, particularly Williams??s older work...
...Prologue,” which so readily evokes images of midnight mystery, may remind you of similar music that accomplished a similar goal in Williams??s 1982 score for E.T. The sweeping melody of “Harry’s Wondrous World” smacks of the closing theme from 1980’sThe Empire Strikes Back, also by Williams. And the eerie holiday vibe of “Visit to the Zoo” will make you swear that you’re listening to Williams??s soundtrack from 1990’s Home...