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Well, I watched the first 8 minutes of it, and then zipped forward to the final minute -- it can be a bit tedious! Think I'll send a link of it to my friend Chet, who is from nearby Nova Scotia, presently enjoying his annual December in Hawaii, to remind him of his childhood in far eastern Canada. (He's long been a U.S. citizen and has lived in the U.S. since his teens.)
So that music is by the same man who would go on to write "Star Wars" and "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List"? Interesting. Thanks for sharing!
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Dec 21, 2013 - 3:37 PM
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airmanjerm
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Longtime FSM reader and friend Thomas Uschtrin sent me a link to John Williams's first film project, a 21-travel travel documentary "You Are Welcome," done when J.W. 22, in the army and stationed in Canada. Watch it if you dare!
http://fpdownload.adobe.com/strobe/FlashMediaPlayback.swf?src=http://collections.mun.ca/videos/extension/image/2603.mp4
Lukas
Johnny williams spent some time in newfoundland in the army and then moved to california to finish the army at March AFB.
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Dec 22, 2013 - 6:09 AM
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governor
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Just to clarify, JW was an Airman in the Air Force, not in the Army. (I know most people won't care about the difference, I'm probably just sensitive to the distinction, lol!) He started his military career in the Air Force Band in Arizona, moved to Pepperrell AFB in Newfoundland (where he completed this film score), and like someone else said, finished his enlistment at March AFB (now an Air Reserve Base) in southern CA.
That's right. We don't know WHEN he transferred to March AFB, exactly, but based on available information (the famous article that we both use), I would guess sometime in the spring of 1954. We DO know that he transferred from Arizona to St. John's in March of 1952. That's why I keep saying that he must have been there for two years. Beyond scoring this film (most likely in 1953) and doing arrangements -- maybe sometimes conducting -- for the 596th AF Band and the Pepperell band, I wonder what he did? He's always been a very busy guy in all stages of his career, so I feel that there must be much more in his two years at Pepperell that we don't know about.
"two years at Pepperell"
The new Jean Jacques Annaud film about the life and times of John David Williams in Newfoundland.
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very interesting 
but it was great to hear JW cut his teeth with music to film.
