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John Williams Presentation

This document contains listening guides for musical compositions by John Williams, including "The Throne Room" from Star Wars: A New Hope, the theme from Jurassic Park, and the Olympic Fanfare and Theme. It provides a brief biography of John Williams and lists some of his awards and accomplishments. The listening guides describe the instrumentation, melodies, and progression of each piece over time. References used in researching John Williams and the different compositions are also cited.

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John Williams Presentation

This document contains listening guides for musical compositions by John Williams, including "The Throne Room" from Star Wars: A New Hope, the theme from Jurassic Park, and the Olympic Fanfare and Theme. It provides a brief biography of John Williams and lists some of his awards and accomplishments. The listening guides describe the instrumentation, melodies, and progression of each piece over time. References used in researching John Williams and the different compositions are also cited.

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William
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Marc Imlay
Music 1010

Overview
Biography
Awards
Composition
History
Listening guide

Biography
Born February 8,
1932
School
Family
Career

Awards and
Accomplishmen
ts
Written pieces
Nominations and
Awards

The Throne Room and


End Title
Star Wars Episode IV:
A New Hope

Listening Guide
00:00 Horn start with a powerful triple meter intertwined with drums.
As if you have entered some great ceremony. Then followed by the
violins playing a brief underscoring.
00:18 trumpets playing the rebels song. While the violins play part of
the Star Wars Theme.
1:12 horns play the theme of the force
2:58 Full orchestra plays the theme of the force a few times.
3:14 Music comes to almost complete halt when the violins plays
Princess Leias Theme with a few changes.
4:06 horns play the theme of the force
4:22 violins play melody a with more intensity
4:38 horns play triple meter again with violins playing between each
meter.
4:58 violins play the triple meter the horns have been playing.

Theme from Jurassic


Park

Listening Guide

00:00 horn plays a triple meter at a slow tempo


00:22 violins come in very slowly with melody a of the song.
0:41 harp plays a transitional piece
0:48 horns start with what could be considered the main melody
1:08 violins play the main melody with voices in the background.
1:27 horns and violins play the main melody
1:50 drums, symbols and horns play a transitional piece with loud
dynamics
1:59 horn and violins play the main melody with voices in background
adding a feeling of being somewhere magical that is beyond your
wildest dreams and you are in awe
2:56 horns and violins phase the song out where violins plays the
cord out

Olympic Fanfare
and Theme

Listening Guide

00:00 horns start with a double meter, melody a


00:16 horns then play a triple meter, melody b
00:26 horns play an underscore then play melody a followed by melody b
00:54 snare drum plays an underscore
1:00 violins play melody a then play melody c with a smooth calming
tempo and dynamic
1:45 violins and horns play a double meter
2:08 horns play with higher dynamics and tempo a transition
2:20 flutes play melody d
2:32 violins play a underscore that gradually gets louder
2:50 horns play triple meter of melody b
3:04 drum plays an underscore
3:12 melodies are mixed together
4:06 horns play melody b till songs ends with a single drum beat

References
Biography.com
johnwilliams.org
www.imdb.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_Throne_Room
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(film_scor
e)
https://brianlauritzen.com/2012/07/28/in-defense-ofjohn-williams/

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