John Williams’s ‘Love Affair with Orchestra’ Continues

By Jon Hersey

Overcome with emotion upon seeing a cut of Schindler’s List, which Steven Spielberg had asked him to score, John Williams said, “I think you need a better composer than I am for this film.” “I know,” Spielberg replied, “but they’re all dead.”¹ Williams may be the most decorated composer in history—only Walt Disney has more Oscar nominations—but the proof…