"And then, from what I heard much later when we were actually recording it with the orchestra, apparently Hans contacted John Williams and said, “John, I really want to get your blessing on this. Can you look at this piece? I’m trying to transition from your music into my music; this is kind of what I’ve come up with. What do you think?”
Love to see this sort of involvement with A-list composers on smaller projects ... and then to work together, even in the smallest way, is quite refreshing.