John Williams' shadow

Thinking about one metric of an artist's influence, in light of JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH.

I just finished writing a feature for the L.A. Times on composer Alexandre Desplat, in connection with his score for the umpteenth Jurassic Park sequel, Jurassic World: Rebirth. [UPDATE: Here’s that story.] I’ll reserve my thoughts about that film and its score for private conversation—but more broadly, it has me thinking about John Williams’ shadow.

One…