Film Music Magazine – If there’s one instrument that Williams has used to devastating effect, then it’s certainly the violin in the Hebraic scores to “Schindler’s List” and “Munich.” What’s interesting, and no less impactful about “The Book Thief” is…
Month: November 2013
John Williams Conducts the Chicago Symphony – Concert Reviews
“JOHN WILLIAMS RETURNS!” November 8, 9 & 10, 2013, Chicago, IL The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS Gil Shaham, violin
Steven Spielberg, John Williams Celebrate Lionel Newman at Building Dedication
Steven Spielberg and longtime artistic collaborator John Williams were among those attending Thursday’s celebration on the 20th Century Fox lot renaming the studio’s historic music building in honor of the late Lionel Newman, the prolific television and film composer. –…
‘Home Alone’ Score to Be Performed Live to Picture
December 18, 2013 7:30 PM, Severance Hall The Cleveland Orchestra – David Newman, conductor Composer John Williams’s delightful score performed live by The Cleveland Orchestra A true holiday favorite, this heart-warming classic comedy comes to Severance Hall for one night…
John Williams Looks Forward to Scoring New ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Indiana Jones’
LOS ANGELES — At 81 years old, legendary composer John Williams is busier than ever, as he scores JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII and is raring to work on Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones 5. John quipped that he expects to…
John Williams’ “Conversations” Premiered
On November 12, Grammy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng premiered the third and fourth movements of “Conversations”, a concert piece for piano solo written by John Williams in 2012. The first two movements had been performed by Cheng at Tanglewood (August 10,…
JWFAN REVIEWS ‘THE BOOK THIEF’
THE BOOK THIEF Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Music composed and conducted by John Williams A Review by Mikko Ojala The Book Thief – the newest addition to the filmography of John Williams – is notable not only as the only…
‘The Book Thief’ Soundtrack – Press Release
Original Movie Soundtrack Of “The Book Thief” Set For Release On November 20 John Williams’ Music For A Moving Story About The Power Of Words NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Music is proud to announce the release of…
Listen to 18 minutes of ‘The Book Thief’
New audio samples of all tracks on The Book Thief soundtrack album are available at Sony Music’s SoundCloud page. The digital edition of the album will be available for download on Friday, November 8, at Amazon UK Discuss this topic…