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I just read in a French book about John Williams, in the filmography section, that his first film score is "My Gun is Quick" (1957) (although he is uncredited there), and not Daddy-O as I've thought all these years.
I've searched the net and apparently this information is all over.
Does anyone have more information about how much of the score Williams contributed? in what scenes, what cues etc.?
Maybe it was just source music as in Stark Fear in which he wrote party music?
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Well, I meant a regular feature film with a plot.
The film you say is a short travelogue film. I found the article that has the information:
"His greatest accomplishment during this period was the composing, arranging, directing and playing of a 22 minute film background score for a Newfoundland travelogue entitled "You are Welcome""
the thing that is peculiar is why this isn't mentioned in the national film board of Canada site:
http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/
(well, I wrote to them, and hope they'll reply)
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Aug 18, 2011 - 1:26 AM
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Thor
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Well, I meant a regular feature film with a plot.
The film you say is a short travelogue film. I found the article that has the information:
"His greatest accomplishment during this period was the composing, arranging, directing and playing of a 22 minute film background score for a Newfoundland travelogue entitled "You are Welcome""
This doesn't happen to be available for viewing somewhere on the web, or is it?
Not the film, no. But the early article can be accessed from jwfan.net, which is down at the moment.
I'm a bit skeptical to the MY GUN IS QUICK news. I would need some more info: Where does Jameson above get his info re: the credits? Even if it DOES say John T. Williams on that single cue, it doesn't have to be OUR Williams. And even if it IS our Williams, it could be some of his early jazz cues, like "Aunt Orsavella" or "Hello" that is being used. And if it is him and a new, original composition, one cue does not a score make.
But tantalizing nonetheless. 
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Here is the article.
So, to answer most people's questions, yes, it is our John Williams.. ;-)
(3rd column, in the bottom)
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Most of MY GUN IS QUICK is credited to Merlin Skiles. One cue ("Murder on the Stairs") lasting about a minute and a half is credited to "John T. Williams." Since Williams was credited as "Johnny" Williams in most of his early work, are we certain this is the same guy?
Where did you find this information?
(So, according to this, we should watch the movie and listen to the cue in the scene with a murder.. )
That's it.
Thanks for prodiving the link when jwfan is down, Konstantinos.
Nothing to it. You're welcome..
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Oh....and the title of this film would make an excellent porn title! 
Really Thor? You don't say. Now why would anyone use sexual allusion in a '50s exploitation crime picture? Perish the thought.
I'd say it's not something to boast about though.
How quick does it get? There's a lot of counselling for that sort of thing nowadays, apparently.
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