Art by Matthew Fleming.

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This episode was written & produced by Casey Emmerling.

John Williams has written some of the most famous film scores ever, from Star Wars to Indiana Jones to Jurassic Park. But before the blockbuster success, there was a kid growing up around jazz musicians in New York, and a young composer trying to find his voice. In this episode, journalist Tim Greiving takes us through John’s early life and career, from his years as a session player to the meeting with Steven Spielberg that changed everything. Along the way, we unpack the stories behind John’s early iconic scores, including the two-note terror of Jaws, the symphonic world of Star Wars, and the mysteries of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE

Jay Taylor – Slowly, Like an Aching
Roy Edwin Williams – Steamtown Shuffle
United States Marine Band – Stars and Stripes Forever
Beethoven – Piano Sonata no. 8 III
Jo Wandrini – Rise of an Empire
Arthur Benson – Behind You
Ruiqi Zhao – Bygones
Kikoru – Thoughts Revoked
Martin Klem – Drop a Dime
Jon Wandrini – Infinity and Beyond

Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by ⁠⁠Defacto Sound⁠⁠.

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This episode was written & produced by Casey Emmerling.

John Williams has written some of the most famous film scores ever, from Star Wars to Indiana Jones to Jurassic Park. But before the blockbuster success, there was a kid growing up around jazz musicians in New York, and a young composer trying to find his voice. In this episode, journalist Tim Greiving takes us through John’s early life and career, from his years as a session player to the meeting with Steven Spielberg that changed everything. Along the way, we unpack the stories behind John’s early iconic scores, including the two-note terror of Jaws, the symphonic world of Star Wars, and the mysteries of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE

Jay Taylor – Slowly, Like an Aching
Roy Edwin Williams – Steamtown Shuffle
United States Marine Band – Stars and Stripes Forever
Beethoven – Piano Sonata no. 8 III
Jo Wandrini – Rise of an Empire
Arthur Benson – Behind You
Ruiqi Zhao – Bygones
Kikoru – Thoughts Revoked
Martin Klem – Drop a Dime
Jon Wandrini – Infinity and Beyond

Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by ⁠⁠Defacto Sound⁠⁠.

Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see our video series.

Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you know what this week’s mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Buy the biography John Williams: A Composer’s Life wherever you get your books.

Subscribe to Tim’s Substack Behind the Moon, an exclusive dive behind the scenes of the book.

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