Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, out Friday, will be Harrison Ford’s final film as the swashbuckling archaeologist. It may also be the last movie scored by the great John Williams, who has composed unforgettable themes for everyone from Indy and Harry Potter to Darth Vader and Kevin McCallister. Today in HWD, Darryn King takes stock of the maestro’s indelible career, which went far beyond the silver screen. “How many people, outside of contemporary classical music connoisseurs, could recognize a melody from an orchestral piece composed in the last half-century?” he writes. “Yet several John Williams themes have become unforgettable touchstones, transcending the films themselves to become integral to popular culture.”
Elsewhere in HWD, Savannah Walsh wonders whether The Idol will answer any of the (many) burning questions that remain unresolved heading into its finale, and toasts Sleepless in Seattle on its 30th anniversary; Kase Wickman cheers No Hard Feelings as the perfect reintroduction vehicle for Jennifer Lawrence; and Keri Russell tells David Canfield all about how she decided to “punch the living shit” out of her costar Rufus Sewell in a particularly memorable scene from The Diplomat.
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