"John Williams said to Steven Spielberg, ""You need a better composer than I am for this film"" and got the reply ""I know. But they're all dead!"" What was the film?"
Schindler's List him to shoot the film on a color negative, to allow color VHS copies of the film to later be sold, but Spielberg did not want to accidentally "beautify events." John Williams, who frequently collaborates with Spielberg, composed the score for "Schindler's List". The composer was amazed by the film, and felt it would be too challenging. He said to Spielberg, "You need a better composer than I am for this film." Spielberg responded, "I know. But they're all dead!" Itzhak Perlman performs the theme on the violin. Regarding "Schindler's List", Perlman said: In the scene where the ghetto is
You Know Better Than I is clear, reinforced by 'You Know Better Than I', a song addressing His loving omniscience." DecentFilms wrote "In one small way, "Joseph: King of Dreams" even outshines the earlier film "The Prince of Egypt": The spirituality of its signature song, 'You Know Better Than I', is much more profound than anything in the more mainstream 'There Can Be Miracles'...There’s a message my kids can listen to as many times as they want". DVD Verdict Review said "The best of [the film's songs] is entitled "Better Than I" and deals with Joseph's acceptance that his destiny and the answers to life's