John Williams’ score for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been nominated in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category for this year’s Grammy Awards, presented to works released between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. Williams also shared a nomination with…
Category: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
John Williams and the Music of STAR WARS – A Further Step Into a Larger Musical World
An exploration of John Williams’s music for the popular film series, with a particular focus on the latest installment, The Last Jedi by Maurizio Caschetto In a recent interview with Cleveland.com website, composer John Williams was asked how he feels…
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…
‘The Last Jedi’ Sound Mixer Talks Working on John Williams’ Score
“I actually got to witness John Williams do this incredible thing — which was during the recording of the score for the Crait scene. There was this one section where the brass was playing and John (who knows every single…
L.A. Times: “John Williams is a Rock Star”
Consider these numbers: 86, 60, 51. That’s how old John Williams is, how many years he’s been composing for film and television, and how many Oscar nominations he has earned. It adds up to a staggering, unprecedented career — one…
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…
John Williams Interview on KUSC Radio
On February 15, John Williams was interviewed on KUSC’s “The Evening Program with Jim Svejda”, where he discussed his career and his work on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Click here to listen to the interview Discuss this topic in…
Concert Review: John Williams conducts the San Diego Symphony
“JOHN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT” January 31, 2018, San Diego, CA San Diego Symphony Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS and Sameer Patel CONCERT PROGRAM Sameer Patel conducting A Hymn to New England Suite from Far and Away Out to Sea/The Shark…
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…