UPDATE: Report from The Film Music Society
On July 21, John Williams, Gustavo Dudamel and Gustavo Santaolalla gathered at Los Angeles’s Bing Theater for the Academy event “Behind the Score: The Art of the Film Composer,” where the trio discussed topics such as musical moments in film that have inspired their work, the process of creating a film score, and the director-composer collaboration. Three of Williams’ moments are now available on YouTube:
John Williams on the Power of Film Music
John Williams: A Pivotal Moment in His Life and Work
John Williams and Gustavo Santaolalla on Jaws and Bernard Herrmann
Photos of the event:
– Gustavo Dudamel and John Williams (Boston Globe)
– Gustavo Santaolalla, Gustavo Dudamel, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, John Williams and Tavis Smiley
– Gustavo Dudamel, John Williams and Gustavo Santaolalla
– Gustavo Santaolalla, John Williams and Gustavo Dudamel
– Gustavo Santaolalla, Gustavo Dudamel, John Williams and Tavis Smiley
– John Williams