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"I hadn't heard of either disco or Meco. When I was asked to listen to Meco's now-famous recording, I was a little apprehensive, wondering how a pop record could be made from "The March from Star Wars" and what it would be like. I immediately liked what I heard and sensed that a genuine communication was taking place. Meco took things forward another step by bringing Star Wars to a vast audience who otherwise would not have heard it in its original symphonic setting. I am most grateful to Meco for all of this and I am delighted that 'disco' and 'Meco' are now household words."

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There's a very basic human, non-verbal aspect to our need to make music and use it as part of our human expression. It doesn't have to do with body movements, it doesn't have to do with articulation of a language, but with something spiritual.

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Leroy Anderson is an American original - direct, honest, personal, idiosyncratic, and free of pretension. His music is directed to, and reflective of, the American soul.

John Williams

John Williams

John Williams

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Born: February 8, 1932 (age 94)

Bio: John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist.

Known for:

Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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