John Williams again a little quieter and more contemplative ...

And again garnered John Williams an Oscar nomination with his current score to Spielberg film Lincoln ", the EH is in the Academy's very high in demand with 2 nominations But to be honest. The film did not appeal to me, even if I Spielberg movies actually always love ... This is but the music and this was composed by Grand Master of the past decades in terms of the film music world. This under painted already with The Adventures Of Tintin "and War Horse" two Spielberg giants last year and also This time it goes back to an American, historical theme, as most recently with War Horse. "

Williams created a major issue, which leads the film. This is also at the very beginning in The Peoples House ". Played Dominated by a clarinet and later strings, gives this issue the tone for the score at Surely many will be thinking to yourself. That sounds like War Horse" or Saving Private Ryan. " .. "
It is true even of patriotic and American flair resonates well here immensely, which is totally logical in the film as well, of course. Yet Lincoln is "applied in its approach more seriously and set. Although I must admit that I am a Williamsfan but here initially had my difficulties with the music. The problem is simply that you have to take real time to the music to soak up But let'd better back on this issue: The music.

In addition to the main theme, there is another theme, which sounds much more tragic and is in the second track, The Purpose Of The Admendent "presented. In typical Williams fashion these issues are varied and shaped, sometimes with piano, something pompous and sometimes discreetly with . the strings in the background is particularly exciting is the piece Freedoms Call ", which stands out by the herzzerbeißende violin performance and greatest strengths of Williams shows to grab the listener with the music and touch!

Striking are also the title Getting Out The Vote "and The Race To The House" with its fresh and wonderful folk sound, and the march sung Call To Battle Cry For Freedom And patterns ". These titles give the whole, a serious tone loosening Wind, what the score is doing very well, I think.

Furthermore impresses the soundtrack through times larger and smaller time highlights how the just mentioned Freedoms Call "or the rousing The Peterson House And Final", which subsides gently in melancholy, tinged piano sounds.

Just over an hour just presented us Williams to music, for a two-hour movie normally, but I think that this will also be the complete score, similar to Schindler's List ", where the film itself has over three hours in length, the score itself but takes an hour to complete. No matter, Lincoln "is not a masterpiece or a reinvention of the genre, but that was not even Williams intention, I think. The film will be accompanied perfectly with certainty, it is interesting to me but still not become ... The soundtrack is initially difficult to listen, without thinking: Joa, quite nice ... a soundtrack for "Lincoln." repeated listens shows its clear strengths and in spite of the US About Theme "much intimacy and feeling shows.
John Williams is just in all areas strong as I think it had to be able to listen to great and adventurous scores or quiet, contemplative and I'm still happy new things from this legend and although Lincoln "is not the poster child for the Oscars so I would wish him the Academy Award for lifetime achievement alone symbolically!

PS: Recently, Williams said that he would also like to return again to the new Star Wars "movies back ... Of course he is not the youngest, but those are ever wonderful news for all fans, is not it;? )