John Williams talks about his time working with students at the USC Thornton School of Music in a new interview with the Maestro available on YouTube. Discuss this topic in our forums
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John Williams Introduces ‘Superman’ Theme Performance on ‘A Capitol Fourth’ (Video and Transcript)
On July 4, John Williams made a special video appearance for PBS’ A Capitol Fourth concert, introducing the National Symphony Orchestra’s performance of the Main Theme from Superman. Here’s the transcript of Williams’ introduction and a video of the performance.…
Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie performs ‘Star Wars’ suite (Video)
On May 10, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester conducted by Krzysztof Urbański performed a program including Holst’s The Planets and a suite from Star Wars (Main Title,Luke and Leia, The Asteroid Field, The Imperial March, Cantina Band, The Forest Battle, The Throne Room and Finale), The…
John Powell Talks Williams’ “Han Solo Theme”
Solo: A Star Wars story composer John Powell revealed in a recent interview that John Williams wrote more than one theme for the film: “The thing that people are sort of gonna be interested in is, I think, is that…
John Williams Honored With Namesake Award At BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
BMI honored legendary composer John Williams Wednesday night at the 34th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The 86-year old maestro was presented with the John Williams Award by BMI president/CEO Mike O’Neill…
Scoring ‘The Last Jedi’: A 360 VR Experience
Join John Williams and Rian Johnson in this fully immersive experience that puts you on the set of The Last Jedi, and inside the scoring stage with Williams and the 100+ piece orchestra as they record the score for the…
‘The Last Jedi’ Video Release Features Complete Isolated Score
UPDATED with promo video -includes recording sessions footage: Fans of Star Wars: The Last Jedi buying the movie for home use will get access to a never-before-seen version. Both digital and physical purchases will unlock access to a cut of…
Listen to John Williams’ New Arrangement of ‘Han Solo and the Princess’
John Williams’ new arrangement of ‘Han Solo and the Princess’, which the composer premiered on January 31 in San Diego, was performed last week at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Scotland. A video of the performance is now available…
VIDEO: Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (2h20min) – Includes ‘Highwood’s Ghost’ Composed and Conducted by John Williams
John Williams’ performance of ‘Highwood’s Ghost, An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra’ and is now available to watch at PBS.org as part of the Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood, which took place on August 25, 2018, Bernstein’s 100th birthday (see…
Williams Talks ‘The Post’ (Video)
Williams discusses his work on the score for Steven Spielberg’s The Post in this promotional video from 20th Century Fox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX78qVzH48w Discuss this topic in our forums