The Aspects of ET by John Williams

The Aspects of ET by John Williams

Four aspects of John Williams’ ET that make the music immediately

attractive and appealing are the uses of instrumentation, accents,

pitch and rhythm.

One of the aspects includes instrumentation. Williams uses

instrumentation by using all the different instruments for different

effects. In bar 47, the brass enters with heavy homophonic fanfare

chords. This creates a bright and attractive effect, and stands out

from the rest of the music. Williams also uses strings to play the

main melodic line, this gives the music a more romantic fell and

automatically makes the music more attractive. Many technical

techniques are used within the strings in order to create a more

appealing mood. For example pizzicato is used to create this effect,

as is the use of pedal notes in bar 69 in the lower strings, this is

also used to give a bass to the ending section. Flutes double the main

tune in a lot of places; this gives the sense of the flying theme in

which Williams is trying to create (bar 9). Th...