John Williams on The Empire Strikes Back – Alan Arnold (from the OST liner notes) – 1980 Alan Arnold: Let’s talk about the orchestra. John Williams: The music for STAR WARS provided me with my first opportunity to work with…
Month: June 1980
‘Where is John Williams Coming From?’ (1980)
WHERE IS JOHN WILLIAMS COMING FROM? FROM HOLLYWOOD, PRINCIPALLY, WHERE THE NEW CONDUCTOR OF THE BOSTON POPS SCORED EARTHQUAKE, JAWS, AND STAR WARS, AND WORKED WITH FRANK SINATRA, MAHALIA JACKSON, AND ALFRED HITCHCOCK By Richard Dyer; Globe Staff Boston Globe…
‘Q&A with John Williams’ (1980)
Q & A WITH JOHN WILLIAMS POPS’ CONDUCTOR TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW BEAT By Richard Dyer. The Boston Globe, April 27th, 1980 John Williams, the new conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, came to lunch at The Globe a week…
‘Williams Passes Test with Flying Colors’ (1980)
WILLIAMS PASSES TESTS WITH FLYING COLORS By Richard Dyer Globe Staff The Boston Globe, January 24th, 1980 It didn’t look like a Pop’s concert, not outside Carnegie Hall, where the cold drizzle was falling on the “Sold Out” sign, not…
‘John Williams Is New Pops Maestro’ (1980)
JOHN WILLIAMS IS NEW POPS MAESTRO A MUSICIAN’S MUSICIAN By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, January 11th, 1980 John Williams of Los Angeles, composer of film music and winner of three Academy Awards, has been chosen to succeed the…