“Just Down West Street…on the left” is the name of Williams’ new concert work, commissioned for the 75th Anniversary of the Tanglewood Music Center. The piece will be premiered by conductor Stefan Asbury on July 5, and reprised on August…
Month: May 2015
Williams’ Guitar Piece ‘Rounds’ to be Released in September
‘Rounds’, John Williams’ first concert piece for classical guitar, will be released on September 11 as part of the debut album of Pablo Sáinz Villegas, for whom Williams composed the piece in 2012. An early recording of the piece can…
L.A. Phil’s John Williams Tribute to be Released on DVD & Blu-ray / ‘Soundings’ Premiere Release (UPDATED)
UPDATE: TV channel Arte has made the video available online for French and German viewers until August 24. On June 30, Naxos’ subsidiary label C-Major will release on Blu-ray and DVD ‘A John Williams Celebration’, a 90-minute video featuring the…
La-La Land Records to Release ‘A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’ 3CD Set
(Click to enlarge) On June 16th, La-La Land Records will release an expanded and remastered 3-disc set of John Williams’ score for A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). Presented in collaboration with Williams and Steven Spielberg, this limited edition of 3000 units…
Intrada Releases ‘JAWS 3-D’ 2CD Set
Long-awaited 2-CD premiere of the entire thrilling soundtrack by Alan Parker for installment three of the legendary Jaws franchise, this one shown in 3-D when debuting in 1983. – Full details and track list at the Intrada website. Discuss this…
John Williams on ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ (Vanity Fair Interview)
“There are some scenes where we do make reference to earlier thematic pieces. We haven’t done it yet, but we’re planning to do it. It’s something that I think will seem very natural and right in the moments for which…
Concert Reviews – ‘From Star Wars to Harry Potter: Off to the Movies with John Williams’
“FROM STAR WARS TO HARRY POTTER: OFF TO THE MOVIES WITH JOHN WILLIAMS” May 15, 2014 – York, PA May 17, 2015 – West Chester, PA The Pennsylvania Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Michael Butterman CONCERT PROGRAM Superman March from Superman:…
Williams Cancels Boston Appearances
Th BSO has announced that John Williams has cancelled his May 22 and 23 appearances with the Boston Pops due to a back ailment that requires him to rest and limit travel over the next few weeks. Richard Kaufman will conduct…
New JW Compilation including ‘A Nostalgic Jazz Odyssey’ (World Premiere Release) and ‘Fanfare for Fenway’ – Free Audio Streaming
The US Coast Guard Band have just released a new John Williams 2CD set featuring a selection of John Williams suites and themes which includes the first official release of the 15-minute concert piece A Nostalgic Jazz Odyssey (1971), never…
Silva Screen Releases ‘Music from the Star Wars Saga’
Silva Screen has reissued Music from The Star Wars Saga, a compilation featuring music from the 6 films performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic. The album was previously released as part of Silva’s The Music of John Williams –…