Jean-Yves Duperron of Classical Music Sentinel reviews the Dallas Winds and Jerry Junkin’s new John Williams At The Movies recording:
“Regardless of who you are, your age, where you live or what you do, at some point in your life you’ve had a close encounter (pun intended) with the music of John Williams. …it may not be “classical”, “symphonic” or “art” music, but rather written for “commercial” purposes as pointed out in the liner notes, but if you listen closely to the background score to Close Encounters of the Third Kind for example, or the included cut from Lincoln with a wonderful solo trumpet melody played by Cnristopher Martin, they rival many orchestral efforts by noted 20th century composers.… [The Dallas Winds] also include a harp, organ, string bass and piano, and when called upon they can pack a wallop. Play the Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back loud and you’ll know exactly what I mean. Over the years they’ve released about 15 recordings on Reference Recordings, all of them coveted by audiophiles. This new recording should garner the same attention. The recording engineers and audio technicians at Reference always seem to find the perfect balance between clarity and power, and always produce pristine sonics that can still thump your chest when required.”