On November 27, Audio Fidelity will release the original soundtrack album of Close Encounters of the Third Kind on Hybrid Super Audio CD, an HD audio format compatible with most CD players. This limited, numbered edition of the original album…
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Filmharmonic Brass Plays the Music of John Williams (Kickstarter Project)
The Filmharmonic Brass, a group of seven of the top brass players from New York who exclusively perform and record film music, is running a Kickstarter campaign for their debut album ‘The Music of John Williams’, which is set to include all-new arrangements of music from Star Wars, Jaws, E.T., Close Encounters…
New ‘Lost in Space’ Box Set Including Previously Unreleased Williams Recording
On October 6, La-La Land Records will release a limited edition 12-CD box set of music from the classic Lost in Space television series, including all John Williams’ scores from the series, among which the premiere release of Williams’ complete…
Sony Re-issues ‘Home Alone’ Soundtrack
On October 23, Sony Classical will re-issue the original soundtrack album of John Williams’ score for Home Alone, in celebration of the movie’s 25th anniversary. The new edition features the same content as the original release, which can still be…
John Williams’ ‘Rounds’ Released
‘Rounds’, John Williams’ first concert piece for classical guitar, is now available as part of Americano, the new album by Spanish guitarist Pablo Villegas, for whom Williams composed the piece in 2012. Williams’ work can be purchased separately as a…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Soundtrack to Be Released December 18
(Cover not final) UPDATE: StarWars.com press release The soundtrack album for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released by Walt Disney Records on Friday, December 18 (same date as the film), according to a brief press release by the…
Williams’ ‘Music for Brass’ Fanfare to be Released Next Month
‘Music for Brass’, a new Williams piece for brass ensemble and percussion which premiered in June 2014 and will be performed in Chicago on Sept. 20, will be available on CD and as a digital download October 9. The piece…
‘Jaws 2’ Original Album Re-released in HD
Geffen Records has released a remastered version of the original soundtrack album for Jaws 2, the CD of which has been out of print for a few years now. The new release can be downloaded at HDTracks.com in audiophile 96kHz/24bit…
Naxos Releases New Recordings of Williams’ Cello and Bassoon Concerti
On July 3, Naxos will release new recordings of John Williams’ Bassoon Concerto (The Five Sacred Trees) and Cello Concerto as digital downloads. Both concerti were recorded by the Detroit Symphony conducted by Leonard Slatkin as part of an on-going…
JWFan Reviews A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 3CD Set
A.I. Artificial Intelligence: Limited Edition (La-La Land Records) Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams A Review by Mikko Ojala A.I. Artificial Intelligence is a futuristic fantasy from 2001 born out of imaginations of two extraordinary film makers, Steven Spielberg…