Alan Lynn wrote: >John Williams is one of the most influential composers/conductors of >our time, like it or not. If it's true, I don't like it all. One can sit through practically any Williams score and name the core repertoire that he has all but plagarised. I would like to see some hard evidence of whom JW has influenced. I don't hear it in any of the film composers that I admire and they include Mark Isham, Jerry Goldsmith, Patrick Doyle, and Kris Carter among others. As for being an influential conductor, please, give me a break. Most high school band directors are more capable with a baton. Kevin Sutton