There’s still one recording session left for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, according to director J.J. Abrams, who was attending the GLSEN Respect Awards in Beverly Hills Friday night (Oct. 23): “We’re in the editing room working on the cut,…
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Final Trailer
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Official Theatrical Poster
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Spielberg on Why Thomas Newman Scored His Latest Film
Following a DGA screening of Bridge of Spies in New York on October 7, Steven Spielberg had a conversation about the making of the film with Director Martin Scorsese, where he commented on the reasons why Williams was replaced with…
‘Force Awakens’ Score Still Being Recorded
Recording sessions for Star Wars: The Force Awakens are still taking place according to Doug Adam’s most recent tweet, which shows a photo of John Williams posing with his brothers on October 13. The movie will be released worldwide December…
‘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…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: 15′ Sec. Teaser with New Music
The Official Star Wars Instagram account has posted a 15-second promo clip for The Force Awakens including a short, new variation of The Imperial March. While the new music could be part of Williams’ score for the film, it might also…
Abrams on Williams: “It was like hearing music from the gods”
Yesterday at Disney’s biannual fan convention D23 Expo 2015, during which the company announced the creation of two Star Wars-themed parks, The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams spoke about going to composer John Williams’ house and hearing the music for the first…
‘The Force Awakens’ Scoring Session: “Beyond Anything I Have Experienced”
A short report on one of last June’s recording sessions for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, from a reliable source which would like to remain anonymous: “I did go to one of the sessions in June and it was beyond…
L.A. Philharmonic Horn Player Talks ‘The Force Awakens’ Score
Andrew Bain has served as the principal horn for the L.A. Philharmonic for the past four years, and even he continues to do studio work. He is currently working on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which will be released in…