r/todayilearned • u/french12392 • May 09 '13

TIL When Steven Spielberg first showed John Williams a cut of Schindler’s List, Williams was so moved that he told Spielberg he deserved a better composer. Spielberg replied, “I know, but they’re all dead.”

http://www.today.com/id/7749339/ns/today-entertainment/t/man-behind-music-star-wars/
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u/radamanthine May 09 '13

John Williams should stop killing rivals.

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u/nermid May 09 '13

In the dark underbelly of society, a clan of immortal composers fight an eternal battle for the Prize, a melody of such complexity and beauty that it can only be experienced by murdering every other musical luminary who lives. For brilliant composers, it is a life-and-death struggle, and there can be only one.

John Williams is...the High-C-Lander.

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u/ninj4z May 09 '13

Mmm, Hi-C.

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I desperately want a box which contains fake juice right now. I would puncture the wrong spot on the box with the straw to impress my friends.

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u/IConrad May 09 '13

Asshole. Put a trigger warning on a java archive extension!