BMI is proud to present legendary film composer John Williams with a special award bearing his name in recognition of his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The John Williams Award will…
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Williams Conducts ‘Last Jedi’ Piece at Oscar Concert
John Williams was among the performers of the 2018 ‘Oscar Concert’, which took place February 28 as part of the Oscar week celebrations for its 90th anniversary at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The concert featured never-before-heard arrangements of this…
Williams Wins 24th Grammy Award
John Williams has won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for “Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can”, released last year on The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration Part III. This is Williams’ 24th…
Williams Receives 51st Oscar Nomination for ‘The Last Jedi’
John Williams has received his 51st Academy Award Nomination for his original score to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The other nominees in the Original Score category are Carter Burwell for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Alexandre Desplat for The…
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ FYC Album Online
Disney Studios has released a For Your Consideration album for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which can be downloaded legally from their 2017 FYC website. The FYC album contains about 10 minutes of music not available on the OST (original…
John Williams’ ‘The Post’ Nominated for the Golden Globes
John Williams has received a Golden Globe nomination for his score to Steven Spielberg’s The Post. The other nominees in the Best Original Score category are Hans Zimmer (Dunkirk), Carter Burwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Alexandre Desplat (The Shape…
Williams Nominated for the 60th Grammy Awards
John Williams has been nominated for the 2018 Grammy Awards in the category of Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for “Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can”, released earlier this year on The Spielberg/Williams…
Williams Honored by Boston College
John Williams was honored with the President’s Medal for Excellence on September 29 in a ceremony that took place at Boston College’s 25th annual Pops on the Heights gala. Williams has been a friend of Boston College—including several guest appearances…
Williams Receives Harvard Honorary Degree (Video)
John Williams was presented with an honorary doctorate in music from Harvard University on Thursday, sharing Harvard’s 366th Commencement Day spotlight with a host of honorees at the top of their fields. During the ceremony, one of the school’s most…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Soundtrack Wins Grammy Award
John Williams has won his 23rd the Grammy Award for the original soundtrack album of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Williams’ work for the seventh installment in the Star Wars saga was the winner in the Best Score Soundtrack for…