On February 21, Silva Screen will release The Music of John Williams: The Definitive Compilation, a comprehensive 6-CD collection of re-recordings by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, with a total of 87 tracks and over 7 hours of music.…
Month: January 2012
Hollywood Bowl Dates Announced
John Williams’ annual visit to the Hollywood Bowl will take place this year on Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1. Violinist Gil Shaham will join him and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in a program featuring “some of Williams’ biggest…
Williams Surpasses Alfred Newman’s Record
Film music history was made as John Williams surpassed Alfred Newman’s all-time music-nominations record when the 84th annual Oscar nominations were announced today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. – Full article at The Film Music Society
2012 Academy Awards: John Williams Nominated for ‘War Horse’ and ‘Tintin’!
John Williams’ War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin have been nominated for the 84th Academy Awards in the Original Score category, along with Ludovic Bource’s The Artist, Howard Shore’s Hugo and Alberto Iglesias’ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. These are Mr.…
Sony to Release ‘Happy Birthday Variations’ on New Williams Compilation
On February 28, Sony Classical will release the compilation album John Williams: A Celebration! An 80th Birthday Tribute (not to be confused with Decca’s compilation to be released on the same month), which includes the premiere release of Variations on Happy Birthday. The album can…
NBC Debuts Updated Versions of Williams’ Themes (Video Now Available)
NBC’s “The Today Show” and “Meet the Press” debuted updated versions of their respective opening themes on Monday, January 16. According to a recent article at the Wall Street Journal, last year the network hired Williams to “freshen up” the…
Williams Already Working on ‘Lincoln’
According to his personal assistant, John Williams “has just commenced composing a major new film score (Lincoln), which will keep him fully occupied for the next 6 months.” Williams said in a recent interview published in the LA Times that “he has…
‘War Horse’ Score Nominated for the BAFTAs
John Williams’ score for War Horse has been nominated for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) in the Best Original Music category. Also nominated are The Artist (Ludovic Bource), The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo (Trent Reznor &…
Los Angeles, January 15, 2012 (‘Tintin’ and ‘War Horse’ Concert Premiere)
January 15, 2012, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles The Young Musicians Foundation’s Debut Orchestra Conducted by Richard Kaufman, Teddy Abrams, Michael Tilson Thomas, Joey Newman and JOHN WILLIAMS “57th Anniversary Gala Concert and Dinner”
WAR HORSE (2011) – Complete Cue List
By Jason LeBlanc (original post & discussion)