Retired Boston Paramedic ~ NREMT-P 🇺🇸 • Author/Writer • @medium • Podcast Host~The Rundown with CJ • Star Wars Fanatic • Boston Sports #AtariAppreciation
Hello! I’m CJ, & my life is one long Star Wars marathon. Whether it be my chronicles on @Medium, my collecting and community involvement or geeking out… I’ll always be trapped in that Galaxy far, far away. 🫶🏻 @JoonasSuotamo ✨
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When Maestro John Williams created the "Raiders March" for the film Raiders of the Lost Ark, Williams played just two distinct melodies on his piano for director Steven Spielberg in his home.
Spielberg loved them both and suggested playing them together.
Those two melodies became the main heroic theme and the musical bridge and John Williams spent several weeks working specifically on the Indiana Jones theme ("The Raiders March") in 1980.
Meticulously piecing them together from two separate musical drafts, the music enveloped into a symphonic masterpiece.
To put it in perspective, a standard 2-hour Hollywood feature, Williams' scoring process typically took about two to three months in total for Williams.
The "Raiders March" by John Williams was officially originally recorded for Raiders of the Lost Ark by the London Symphony Orchestra, consisting of roughly 90 musicians and became one of the most iconic cinematic musical pieces ever recorded. #RaidersOfTheLostArk#RaidersOfTheLostArk45#IndianaJones#JohnWilliams
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg/Lucas) ‘81
revolutionized the action-adventure genre by blending 1930’s pulp serials with blockbuster spectacle. Driven by breathless pacing, practical effects, John Williams’ incredible score and Harrison Ford’s iconic performance, it remains a cinematic masterclass in storytelling and suspense.
Happy 45, Indy… it’s not the years, it’s the mileage.
#RaidersOfTheLostArk#RaidersOfTheLostArk45#IndianaJones
Happy 45th anniversary to the greatest adventure film of all time !!
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, released on this date in 1981 it is simply Peak cinema.
A brainchild of Lucas and Spielberg’s genius with the amazing Harrison Ford at the helm and backed by the incredible score and my personal favorite by Maestro John Williams, Raiders is an absolute masterpiece.
One of my favorite scenes that gave me goosebumps then at 10 and tingles down my spine now in my 50’s is the map room.
It’s an absolute fire cinematic moment and Harrison’s face just makes you smile along with him.
Happy 45th Indy !! - it’s not the years… it’s the mileage my old friend… #IndianaJones#RaidersOfTheLostArk
Today’s pickups … a brand new copy of Ultra Galaxy Fight Series 1-3 Ultraman Regulos/First Mission Collection from Bullmoose Records and a pristine copy of one of my favorite SNES games Final Fight from Capcom from a retro game shop. I’m absolutely stoked!! 💫
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One of my friends, Adriana let me geek out in her store yesterday!! 🫧
Thanks for the awesome display and products!!
The hype train continues!!!
#TheMandalorianAndGrogu
Booked for March… I can almost taste the rum and smell the sunblock… see you on the beach. Happy 50th to my wife Michele of 23 years. Let’s cruise… I love you!! 🏝️ 🚢🌊 🍹