Music by John Williams

... A feelgood study of a man remarkably spry at 92 and blessed with a cupboard refreshingly free of skeletons.

There may be no cinematic artist more deserving of a lionizing documentary than Williams, and that’s precisely what he receives from "Music by John Williams."

“How does he do it?,” someone asks. “Music by John Williams” doesn’t have the slightest idea. This long and indulgent doc is content to let us bask in the mystery of it all.

“Music by John Williams” isn’t just the title of an engaging and enjoyable new documentary on Disney+. It’s an opening credit you’ve probably seen more times than you can remember.

What makes it special is that it truly cares about the nuts and bolts of marrying pictures to music and understands how to explain the finer points to people who aren’t musicians.

It’s a very straightforward story, but there is no doubting the heartfelt nature of the telling — and the subject matter is unimpeachable. John Williams was the best to ever do it, and this film is a good reminder of how, and why.

Documentaries like 'Music by John Williams' can easily venture into sycophantic fawning, and arguably this one does just that — but I think collectively we can all agree, that such fawning is deserved and, in this case, encouraged.

One of 2024's 20 best.

This is definitely a must watch for any movie fan.

The tribute documentary Music by John Williams gives an admirable career retrospective of the world's most famous movie composer. John Williams and his colleague friends provide most of the commentary in a formulaic but educational and delightful film.