Watch Steven Spielberg and John Williams Compose the ‘E.T.’ Theme
Posted on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 by Russ Fischer
As photo (or video) ops go, this one is among the best: video footage of Steven Spielberg and John Williams tapping out an early draft of the main E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial theme on a piano. Whether the camera just happened to be there, or if this was designed specifically as a publicity stunt matters to some extent — it would be nice to know this was really a spontaneous moment — but either way it’s neat to see the birth of one of the more recognizable ’80s movie themes.
Watch below.
This is from the recent Blu-ray release of E.T.; not having watched that disc yet I can’t tell you exactly what the context is. It’s a lovely standalone moment regardless.
[Vulture]
