UNITY OF NARRATIVE AND MUSIC MAKES ‘STAR WARS’ A WORK OF ART, ACCORDING TO A THESIS READ AT UNIVERSIDAD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA For musicologist and pianist Juan Urdániz Escolano, both interact in the first six films of the saga to…
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Star Wars — Film Concert Series to Feature Iconic Scores Performed Live To Film
World Premiere features Composer John Williams’ Complete Scores from A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens Performed Live to Picture by the New York Philharmonic, Conducted by David Newman Series Launches September…
Carrie Fisher, ‘Star Wars’ Princess Leia, Dies at 60
(CNN) – Actress Carrie Fisher, whose grit and wit made “Star Wars’” Princess Leia an iconic and beloved figure to millions of moviegoers, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 60. Her death was confirmed in a statement issued by…
Williams Conducts ‘Star Wars’, ‘Indiana Jones’ & ‘Schindler’s List’ at Hobson/Lucas Tribute (Photos & Videos)
John Williams conducted the Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles at USC Shoah Foundation’s Ambassadors for Humanity Gala on Dec. 8 in Los Angeles, honoring George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson, with Steven Spielberg in attendance. Performances included the…
Williams Meets Two Musicians Playing the ‘Star Wars’ Theme Outside His House
This is what happened when two musicians made a spontaneous decision to play the Star Wars theme in front of John Williams’ house on July 11, 2016… With the high part played by 13-year-old trumpeter, Bryce Hayashi, and the lower…
JWFan Reviews ‘Star Wars: The Ultimate Soundtrack Collection’
Star Wars: The Ultimate Soundtrack Collection (Sony, 2016) A Review By Mikko Ojala In slew of the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens there is once again considerable buzz over all things Star Wars and Sony Music Masterworks decided…
John Williams 1978 Audio Interview on FSM Online (Subscribers Only)
The latest issue of FSM Online features a ‘vintage’ radio interview with John Williams recorded in early 1978 amidst the success of his original Star Wars score. The 50-minute program, which had not been heard since its original airing on…
Sony Classical to Re-release Original Star Wars Soundtracks
(Originally published on September 25, 2015) StarWars.com has announced that the original soundtrack albums for the first six Star Wars films will be reissued by Sony Classical in three new editions: vinyl, CD and high-definition downloads, on January 8, 2016.
Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 3: The Emperor’s Theme
In his score for Return of the Jedi, John Williams introduced a handful of new memorable themes into the Star Wars saga including that for the Ewoks, Jabba the Hutt, and Luke and Leia. But the only one to have…
Celebrating Star Wars Themes, Part 2: Darth Vader’s Theme
In the second of a series of six posts on the themes from the Star Wars films (the first being on the Force theme), JWFan member Mark Richards examines The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme), first introduced in the saga’s…