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Gnarly_Sarley t1_ix4qux8 wrote

He is a living legend.

200 years from now, John Williams will be regarded on the same level as other legendary composers like Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Bach, and Mozart.

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grby1812 t1_ix5shde wrote

When [John Williams's] longtime collaborator, the director Steven Spielberg, showed him Schindler's List, the composer felt it would be too challenging to score. He said to Spielberg, 'You need a better composer than I am for this film.' Spielberg responded, 'I know. But they're all dead!'

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