Halloween Tunes: “Mischief managed”—“Hedwig’s Theme” by John Williams



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 You can find several versions of "Hedwig's Theme" on Freegal.

Doing a bit of research in my library’s databases (I’m a librarian; I do that sort of thing), I came across one of the weirdest adaptations of Williams’ work:

"Chances are, John Williams' fans listen to his movie scores a lot more than he does, yet even the composer had to turn up the volume for a recent Volkswagen commercial with a dozen dogs barking Darth Vader's Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back.

As far as the strangest versions of his music, "I think that takes the record. I got a big kick out of that," Williams says with a chuckle."

Truitt, Brian. "Hail John Williams, a maestro of movies." USA Today 20 Feb. 2012: 03D. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 2 Oct. 2012.