Wonderful Worship
God and Indiana Jones
The previous weekend, I went to see a concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Performing was noted film composer John Williams who conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert showcasing some of his own film scores and other music from motion pictures. For those who aren’t aware, John Williams is the composer who created the memorable music from films such as the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Superman, and Harry Potter series, E.T., Jaws, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, and hundreds of other films. The music performed at the Hollywood Bowl concert was superb and the performance was top-notch. While listening to all this wonderful music, it got me thinking – Where is all the great Christian music that rises to and exceeds the level of this film music?
Solving The Debate Over Worship Styles
All the arguments about whether certain instruments or musical styles are right or wrong can be easily solved if we instead look at what is the best music fallen man has to offer. Being the most high and holy one, God asks for the best to be presented to Him in one’s offering. How can we say we are paying respect and honor to a great and holy God, unless we are presenting the best to Him when we worship? This “best” would include the music that we are using to express our honor to Him.
As a professional composer and arranger working in the music industry, I could go on to describe in great detail what would qualify something as a great piece of music in Western society. For time, however, let me just say a great piece of music is one that is Full Story »