Upon our return to the Berkshires, we enjoyed a couple more days of swimming and relaxing. Then, Saturday night, our final night there, we were able to go to "film night" at the Tanglewood music shed. This year it was a celebration of the life and work of John Williams, heralded composer. The Boston Symphony Orchestra (Boston Pops) performed with Mr. Williams and a surprise guest host/narrator joined him on stage: Stephen Spielberg. Williams and Spielberg worked on films together, and one of the most memorable collaborations of the two is the "Indiana Jones" films.
One cool thing they did was illustrate the value of the music score in a movie. They used an example from "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". They showed a scene from the film without music (and Spielberg narrating throughout), then they showed the same sequence with Williams' score included. It was night and day. I was amazed at how much life music adds to a motion picture. It was a really cool outdoor event. The weather was horrible leading up to the event, it cleared up during the show, and then it rained hard again that night. We got very lucky. What a great experience. Thanks Murphy's!!!
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