Current obsession

I'm a big fan of English composer Ralph Vaugh Williams. So when I saw Steven Spielberg's movie "Warhorse" from a couple of years ago I fell in love with the score. Why? Because film composer John Williams borrowed heavily from the RVW canon (Williams does Williams!)
The British Williams was so able to capture the essence of the English, their stalwart culture, and the beautiful verdant countryside. And so the American Williams does for this film as well. Filmed in Dartmoor and taking place around the turn of the last century, it's the story of a boy and his horse who get separated because of the onset of WWI, but--you guessed it--get reunited by the last reel. It's a little derivative of other Hollywood films of that ilk ("National Velvet", "My Friend Flicka", "The Black Stallion"), but it's filmed so beautifully...and that score! It's the perfect music to listen to while having morning coffee...idyllic, peaceful, and soothing. Check it out.

The "War Horse" soundtrack by John Williams