The body of the score blends tension-filled moments informed by Williams’s dramatic scores for television atmospheric and suspense writing that anticipate his future blockbusters (from Close Encounters to Raiders of the Lost Ark ) and even lighter passages recalling his comedic work.
Most of Williams’s early films were comedies but None But the Brave was a notable exception, giving Williams the opportunity to write a broad, majestic main theme, with ambitiously chromatic counterlines somewhat in the style of his contemporary, André Previn. The picture is perhaps best remembered as the first (and only) directorial effort of Frank Sinatra, starring Sinatra in a small role alongside Clint Walker, Tony Bill and a diverse group of American and Japanese actors (it was co-produced by American and Japanese studios).įor film music fans the star is John Williams, then known as “Johnny” and transitioning to feature films after productive years in television. An important dramatic score from the early career of John Williams is released in complete stereo form by FSM: None But the Brave (1965), for a WWII film about a small contingent of Japanese and American soliders making an uneasy truce on a small South Pacific island until war rears its ugly head.
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