Welcome to Birthday Thursdays! Each week I will feature someone from the world of music whose birthday falls on this day. There won’t be any chit chat from me, no facts and figures – just some great tunes (and an occasional surprise). Check it out right here every Thursday and enjoy the music.
Happy Birthday to John Williams
Born February 8, 1932 – New York, New York
John Williams ~ “Star Wars Theme”
“Raiders March from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” ~ John Williams
John Williams ~ “Theme from Jaws”
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He’s fantastic! Some amazing tv and movie themes!
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Absolutely right, CA!
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A master of his art. The movie industry owes him so much.
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Awesome! The first, with the Stars War Theme, took me back to playing in concert band. 😊🙏🏻
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And guess what, Michele. The staying power of music is going strong!
We went to our 10 year old grandsons school concert recently and they’re still playing “Star Wars”! That’s a perfect example of the great John Williams and the incredible music he created which means so much to so many people.
Thanks for sharing your personal connection!
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That is fabulous! Thank you for sharing your recent song story. Love leaning that! 😊 Great respect for art that goes the distance! 👏🏻
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So many great compositions. One of my favorites is from 1941. https://youtu.be/s_hP9_-DB_8?si=y2uSNAE6_65jgoDJ
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That was great, Keith! Thanks for a terrific share!
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John Williams is very prolific.
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That he is. I always enjoyed him as leader of the Boston Pops, too.
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He’s written some terrific stuff.
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He sure did …. very exciting!
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My blood still runs cold at Jaws!
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Mine too!
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Where would we be without these classics???
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Very bored, that’s where we’d be! Movie soundtracks set the stage. Who can ever forget those chilling repeated 2 notes from “Jaws”. John Williams is one of the best!
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From the first four notes, we’re terrified!
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😊
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Oh, I’m so glad, Sweets!
They’re such great soundtracks and John Williams is the master.
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Happy Birthday John Williams! I was surprised how much I enjoyed listening to these.
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