Flashback: Alan Silvestri - "Writing The Back To The Future Theme"

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Great Scott! For Back To The Future Day let's flashback with Alan Silvestri to the time he walked us through his entire approach and process for writing one of the most iconic movie themes of all-time!
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[@Musician-Songwriter]

His knowledge of Octatonic Scales is what makes his Scores stand out amongst the others, he's a musical genius plain and simple, much respect.

[@starlodear2987]

The score is so intricate and emotional. It deserved an Oscar.

[@issiewizzie]

This should be a case study for composition schools .... This man should the master class

[@chance3771]

One of the all-time great film themes by one of the all-time great composers. Nuff said. 🎬🎼

[@CrypticCharm]

the best theme from of the greatest film trilogies ever

[@root_-we7wt]

Such a great score, and even better composer. My favorite film he's scored is Cast Away.

[@spaghetti9845]

@@tylergarrett7572 The abyss is great, but I think Forest Gump was just as good.

[@mikeontheisland]

He's right. The biggest scope we get is the Lyon Estates construction site and it's just an empty field.

[@Ben-pd2bx]

He's right and also... kinda wrong, in a weird way. The real scope is in the tight singles. Zemeckis spends the movie putting Marty (and sometimes Doc) squarely in the frame in close up, looking beyond the camera, as though at something enormous. An idea, a memory, the future, etcetera. It's not a claustrophobic movie, because the expansiveness is written on our heroes faces as they constantly look to some horizon we can't see. I think that might be part of the reason Eric Stoltz didn't work out. He took the character to an interior place, while Michael J Fox (who is wonderful at camera craft) took it to a place of externalised awe. In this way, Zemeckis''s new movie 'Here' is interesting to me, because it appears to all be a single static shot. Wouldn't you know it, the characters in the trailer keep doing the same damn thing? They step close to the lens and gaze out at something unseen, somewhere beyond it (even though they're in their living room). That's how a movie located entirely in a house from a single point of view can be "big, Al". The really expansive point of view is that of the characters every time they step into a close up.

[@stewartmoore5158]

I've never thought about it as a song before. This is facinating to hear him describe it like that.

[@andrewware1942]

This goes from being able to create great music, to being able to understand and explain it through words. Very well done!

[@neilkesler9778]

The man is a genius!

[@geoffstockton]

I’m sitting here working out a solo guitar arrangement of the BTTF score. It’s been…educational.

[@Valiant_Thor_03]

Amazing composer

[@moow950]

Alan composed and orchestrated the most loved movie trilogy in the world: Back to The Future! Bravo!!!!

[@michaelasuch1272]

He’s a genius.

[@iceomistar4302]

Steven Spielberg didn't think Alan Silvestri was able to write the kind of music Zemeckis wanted so during a editing session Zemeckis changed the music from the temp to real score and Spielberg was finally won over

[@martinpalladino2191]

Extraordinario !!!

[@gabrield.cstoica1832]

is one legend and one Great Composer...

[@fredrikjelkefors9336]

Its three composer gods for me 1.John Williams 2.Alan Silvestri 3. Danny Elfman

[@cymusicoff]

Awesome thank you for that!

[@DSkehan2004]

I was surprised he composed the score to the Avengers films.

[@venomousx8964]

LEGEND

[@ScottSullivanTV]

I wanted to hear how he adapted it to a western feel for Part III too.

[@SteVanPvt]

is there more? the whole interview?

[@FilmMusicMedia]

Link in the description!