Flying - John Williams

"I don't make a particular distinction between 'high art' and 'low art.' Music is there for everybody. It's a river we can all put our cups into and drink it and be sustained by it."

THE POWER OF THREE: Track Nine

Song: Flying
Composer: John Williams
Album: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial OST
Quote: John Williams

The three greatest movie score composers of our age team up in THE POWER OF THREE! John Williams, James Horner and Jerry Goldsmith at their very best in fifteen different movies spanning back to 1980. Buckle Up.

Didn't I JUST get done saying that the second half of THE POWER OF THREE was going to be darker in tone? Right, I meant AFTER this song. John Williams' main theme to E.T. is decidedly one of the most "undark" songs ever written. I already mined the soundtrack years ago, put some of the best stuff up on WISHBRINGER, but I think this track best sums up what E.T. The Extra Terrestrial is all about: Pure wonder, magic and the innocence of childhood. Fun Fact! Have you ever idly wondered why the california subdivision from E.T. looks a LOT like Cuesta Verde from Poltergeist? That's because they are the exact same place down the street from each other and were filmed around the same time. I think Stephen Spielberg was running back and forth between the two locations, keeping an eye on Poltergeist while he was crafting E.T. But make NO mistake. Poltergeist was directed by Tobe Hooper. Period, the end. And it was scored by none other than Jerry Goldsmith. Who knows? Maybe we'll see a sample of that legendary soundtrack later on....

Oh, and Happy New Year!! :)