"As you probably know, composer
John Williams goes back a long time with
Steven Spielberg. He has written some of the most memorable scores of all time -
Jaws, Raider of the Lost Ark,
Superman, and
Star Wars leap to mind - and some of his most successful pieces are for Spielberg films.
They're working together again on
Tintin, and Williams' orchestrator, Conrad Pope, recently talked to the
John Williams Fan Network about the film's score. He leaves very little doubt about his feelings toward the new project, either.
"It will become a classic, I think," admitted Pope. "To give more information would be to reveal things that I don't think JW would want to say."
There is more information, though, related to the tone of the film's musical accompaniment, which, not surprisingly, consistents of more than just a couple of instruments thrown together.
"I'm currently orchestrating a large piece with a number of ideas. The main theme is highly energetic, filled with great tonal twists and turns, reflecting, I suspect, Tintin's heroic energy." Turns out this Williams guy is no slouch. He's won five Oscars in all, and even eliminating his handful of Best Song nominations (where he contributed the music to someone else's lyrics or vice versa), Williams has over 30 nominations, many times two in the same year. Will
Tintin's music become one of those classic film scores? I'm not betting against the master here..."
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