In retrospect I have come to realize that I have neither the qualification nor the severe lack of common decency to make such a base accusation about the music of John Williams. Williams is a great contemporary composer, musician, teacher, and innovator. The most important to note here is his work as an innovator: bringing the distinctive sound of American music to the silver screen the way Williams has, is no trivial task.
....I liked Dvorak for about a minute,
but he tends to either push me forward towards Copland or backwards to
Tchaikovsky.
Dvorak and Copland killed my interest in the works of John Williams.
Seems like every movie score Williams did gets its principal theme from
Symphony No. 9 (Dvorak) or Rodeo (Copland).
Sure, the Main Title to Cowboys may evoke thoughts of Aaron Copland's Rodeo; his Olympic Fanfare, Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man. Maybe Jaws (Main Theme) bears a striking resemblance to the opening of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World." The works have their own merit not only apart from, but also along side the classics they resemble, for Williams innovation, adaptation, and application of the American sound to American cinema is special and deserves praise.
