I have been walking since my heart attack in 2018. I average around 2 1/2 – 3 hrs of walking a week. During the walk I would listen to a variety of genres of music (mostly soundtracks) and find myself learning by analyzing the orchestration, arrangement and emotion of the music while I’m walking.
Today’s listening session is John Williams score “Schindler’s List”
Synopsis
During World War II, Germany occupied Poland, and industrious Oskar Schindler became concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Schindler used his influence and meticulously struggled to keep his workforce safe from the horrors of the Nazis party. During the holocaust, Schindler saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews.
The Score
John Williams score is beautifully crafted and emotionally boundless. The score shows empathy and captures the humanity of the Jewish people during the holocaust. This score seems intended only to be to use during revelatory parts throughout the film. Most of the film having no music seems to have more of an impact due to some of the scenes disturbing and horrifying visual content; and when the music comes in, it acts as a breather and soothes our emotional sentiments for a brief moment; and then in a blink of an eye, the music can be subtle and deceiving. The main theme seems to be portrayed in different orchestral incarnations; the solo violin performed by Itzhak Perman, plays Williams’s evocative melodramatic line, that captures the significance of the Jewish people during its moments. One of my favorite scores by John Williams.
Listen to John Williams score “Schindler’s List”
