Month: April 2011

John Williams Scoring Stage Unveiled

LOS ANGELES—Composer John Williams and directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were on hand as the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts unveiled its newly christened John Williams Scoring Stage on Tuesday at the USC campus.- Full article at…

Williams Interview at NEA

A 28-minute audio interview with John Williams from last month is available at the National Endowment for the Arts website as a podcast (MP3 download) as well as a text transcript. – NEA Podcasts: A Conversation with John Williams

John Williams for Electric Guitar and Orchestra

Composer and conductor Manu Martin sends us links to two videos of his recent live performances of film music. The first video features the PACAP orchestra with electric guitar and drums, in a medley from Alan Silvestri’s Back to The Future and John Williams’ Indiana…