The Lost World: "The Hunt" - John Williams (Score Reduction and Analysis)

[@patricksuiter]

I'll be the first to admit that this video isn't that great. I did the reduction back in June, and have been working extremely infrequently on the analysis since then. Over the past few days, I decided to just grind it out, since I had some spare time, and I honestly had gotten a bit bored of it. So apologies if my analysis is a bit dull, and lacking insight. I promise the next video will be better!

[@mcguirebrannon]

I've watched this a few times, and it's enormously helpful. The transcription is spot on. And regarding your analysis, I thought it was solid - especially your note questioning the awkward use of meter that's just wildly all over the place. Great video!

[@spenser9908]

I always wondered where this track was in the film whenever I'd listen to the album. Now it makes sense.

[@trevorjensen2706]

Patrick, you have outdone yourself again, sir. What a ridiculously incredible analysis! The 3/4 to 5/8 combination, and the three 3/8s and 2/4 patterns are incredible ways to bring up some IMPENDING event. I see this is not just the brutality of the humans, but also, bringing a certain level of empathy and feeling of how terrified the dinosaurs were during the hunt. What I say over and over is how well John Williams uses the entire orchestra. Williams doesn't shy away from woodwinds, but rather, highlights their abilities, and the way he has a great call and response between different groups of instruments, it's a reason why he's a top film composer. Sadly, I see this kind of incredible orchestration become more rare every year since 2010. A LOT of the focus in Hollywood today, right or wrong, is the use of much more sound design, lots of brass, and lots of drums with a steady time signature and key signature. Mr. Williams shows how much more exciting extended orchestrations techniques can be.

[@patricksuiter]

Thanks man! All great points. When diving into this cue I was surprised at how much depth there actually is - such a shame that it wasn’t used.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

John Williams Isolated Score The Hunt (African Drum 🥁 Dinosaurs 🦕 Bar Beat)

[@johnmcallistermusic]

Nice! Thanks for putting this together. I always love digging into the not-super-famous John Williams cues. So much depth in all of his writing. So much to learn from it!

[@patricksuiter]

Thank you for watching! I love the not-super-famous stuff as well, as you can probably tell. It’s all a huge gold mine really.

[@petescalzitti9855]

AMAZING WORK. I would be SO interested to see you or someone else take a stab at The Compys Dine, which I think is one of Williams's scariest pieces ever. Thanks for this epic work and labor of love!

[@patricksuiter]

Ooo that’s a great choice! Really unique writing as well. I’ll have to give it a go soon.

[@FAAoff]

More Jurassic Park/World score reduction!

[@patricksuiter]

definitely have plans to do some more eventually!

[@Archimusik]

Really amazing work! I so appreciate the time it must have taken to put this together. Well done!

[@patricksuiter]

Thank you for watching and for the kind comment :)

[@sammywestenberger9303]

You’re welcome 😇

[@ArnoldTohtFan]

Can you please do “Rescuing Sarah” next?

[@patricksuiter]

It’s on my list to do in the future! Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@sammywestenberger9303]

You’re welcome 😇

[@РоманКостів-ц9и]

Hi Patrick, can we contact somewhere to share scores?

[@trevorjensen2706]

I will also add, on top of the time signature shifts, Williams, for more instability, uses a 2 + 3 pattern, rater than the more stable, 3 + 2 pattern. Just incredible.

[@patricksuiter]

Certainly! Kind of links in with what I was mentioning about uncommon metric stresses - because the 5/8 bar begins with a group of 2 quavers, it can feel like a regular 3/4 bar right up until the beginning of the next bar, which suddenly displaces the beat by a quaver.

[@MrRbjunior83]

Could I ask for a pdf version, purely for educational purposes for my personal needs. Of course, if it costs something, I'll pay. Thanks and my dear Patrick.

[@patricksuiter]

mega.nz/file/QeQ3kJIA#Ba_fZBO0u5DOFfBNPi9a5ug3tWjsf01hcLzGdjNOUgA Here you go! I might offer a price for this kind of thing eventually, when my videos have reached a good standard, but for now, you can just have it :)

[@sammywestenberger9303]

You’re welcome 😇 Yes 👏 You Ask!