“Dry Your Tears, Afrika” From Amistad
Williams and Steven Spielberg have always been two peas in a pod, but a white guy trying to write a score about a Mende slave mutiny that took over the ship Amistad in 1834 and ended up facing the U.S. Supreme Court could have gone badly. Instead, Williams penned this beautiful song, sung in the native Mende language. In fact, Amistad netted Williams one of his many Academy Awards for Best Score.
