Today on Art of the Cut, we speak with the lead editor, David Palmer, and two additional editors, Sierra Neal and Jason Summers, about the Disney +/Amblin Television documentary, Music by John Williams.

David Palmer edited The History of the World… for now…, The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Music of Indiana Jones, The Light and Magic of Indiana Jones, and The Making of Jaws.

Sierra Neal has been on Art of the Cut several times, including for Jim Henson: Idea Man, and Ron Howard’s Pavarotti. She also edited Guns N' Roses: Live in New York and was an additional editor on the documentary, Carlos.

Jason Summers edited 40 Years of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List: 25 Years Later, The Fabelmans: A Family in Film, and The World of Jurassic Park.

This discussion includes delivering a 90 minute first cut in under 2 months, the difficulties of dealing with licensed music and films, and the painful power of killing a fantastic story beat.

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