In between songs, Williams charmed with commentary - he wistfully opined that his “Scherzo for X-Wings” in Force Awakens was mostly drowned out by special effects - or genial grandfatherly jokes (“Who knows if he’ll reappear?” he teased before playing “Yoda’s Theme,” which the crowd politely laughed at).Īs for the crowd, standing ovations seemed de rigueur for the night, with every one of his encore selections getting the audience - a diverse, cross-generational mix - on its feet. If you hadn’t been watching him deftly conduct the assortment of brass, strings and everything else in front of your eyes, you could almost be convinced you were listening to the original soundtrack recordings - the performances were that precise.
With the exception of a few moments, the orchestra executed his material (particularly from the original trilogy) with an astonishing exactitude. 1 on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest film scores of all time.įrom there, he went on to conduct material from the recent Star Wars: The Force Awakens, fan favorites such as “The Imperial March,” and even an unexpected deep cut (as it were) from the Star Wars canon: “The Asteroid Field,” an anxiety-meets-adventure cascade of strings and horns from The Empire Strikes Back.Įven while performing in front of a rapt crowd (not to mention his staggering 50 Oscar nominations), Williams didn’t treat the experience as a loose victory lap. 1 Hot 100 disco hit in the ’70s and helped land Star Wars No. Obviously, he opened with the heroic, soaring “Star Wars Main Title,” a thrilling composition so universally appealing it spawned a No. John Williams’ 10 Best Movie Scores, RankedĪs sci-fi fans were hoping, nearly all of the material he selected for John Williams’ Film Night hailed from Star Wars.
Angela Bassett Checked In On Ariana DeBose Over DM After Viral BAFTAs PerformanceĪfter Lockhart warmed the crowd with an eclectic sampling of classic and contemporary film scores (everything from Out of Africa to Ben-Hur to Star Trek Into Darkness), Williams began his set to thunderous applause, conducting the Pops in a selection of his most beloved film compositions.
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