Editing Saving Private Ryan (section)

===Music===
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[[John Williams]], Spielberg's longtime collaborator, produced, composed and conducted the score.<ref name="WAPOWIlliams"/>{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}} Spielberg chose little music accompaniment, wanting the sounds of battle and death to be prominent. Using a [[spotting (filmmaking)|spotting]] process, he and Williams watched a rough cut of the film to agree on which scenes would feature music.{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}}<ref name="CFM"/> Williams deliberately avoided "anything grandiose or operatic".{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}} Williams recorded the 55-minute score over three days at [[Symphony Hall, Boston|Symphony Hall]] in Boston, with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] and vocals by the [[Tanglewood Festival Chorus]].<ref name="CFM"/>{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}}<ref name="FilmTracks.com"/> The recording cost about $100,000 per hour.{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}} Spielberg chose the Orchestra: "This is a movie about a company of soldiers, and it seemed appropriate to use an experienced company of musicians who are all virtuosos. Also we really wanted the sound of this room, Symphony Hall. On a soundstage you can get acoustically correct sound, but you don't hear the air. Here you get a rich, warm sound off the walls and ceiling, and you do hear the air; Symphony Hall is an instrument too."{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}}