We wanted a cinematic start to the year with our Musician of the Month. As we drummed our fingers on the table we noticed the coffee in our cups start to ripple. Was a dinosaur walking down the school corridor?

NO – of course not; it was the vibrations from our table drumming, but it did turn our attention to the composer of countless hummable scores, John Williams.

Watch Steven Spielberg praise John Williams’ accompaniments:

Topic for discussion: what difference does it make when a film is backed up with music?