The final part of Celluloid Tunes‘ John Williams television walkthrough brings us up to this very year. In this episode, they cover Jane Eyre, The Screaming Woman, Evening at Pops, NBC News, Amazing Stories, “The Olympic Spirit” (for NBC’s coverage of the 1988 Seoul…
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‘Sabrina’ 2CD Set First Listen with Producer Mike Matessino (The Legacy of JW Podcast)
The Legacy of John Williams is happy to host an exclusive preview of the first John Williams‘ archival soundtrack reissue of 2023, courtesy of La-La Land Records: a lavish 2-disc limited release of the Academy Award-nominated score composed by Maestro…
‘The Complete John Williams Television Music Walkthrough’ (Podcast Series, Part 5)
Celluloid Tunes‘ journey through John Williams‘ obscure television catalogue continues with this fifth part. In this episode, they wrap up his 60s period as a freelancer, encompassing television shows, unaired pilots and TV movies: Convoy, And Baby Makes Three, Who Goes There?, Nightwatch, Wayne and…
‘The Complete John Williams Television Music Walkthrough’ (Podcast Series, Part 4)
Here’s yet another installment of Celluloid Tunes‘ complete John Williams television music walkthrough. Still in his fruitful 60s period, this episode covers Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Gilligan’s Island, Inside the Movie Kingdom, The Ghostbreaker and Lost in Space. As usual, a lot of…
John Williams Interview on KUSC Radio
Receiving Oscar nominations is very familiar to composer John Williams – his Best Original Score nod for The Fabelmans marks his 53rd – second only to Walt Disney. It’s also familiar territory for him to be working with Steven Spielberg again, a…
The Legacy of John Williams Interviews Joanne Pearce Martin, Piano Solo Performer on ‘The Fabelmans’ (Podcast)
John Williams has written solo parts spotlighting specific instrumentalists both in his film scores and works for the concert hall. While it’s not rare to see such superstar musicians as Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma or Anne-Sophie Mutter as the featured…
‘The Complete John Williams Television Music Walkthrough’ (Podcast Series, Part 3)
Celluloid Tunes continues its highly ambitious journey through John Williams‘ television music jungle. In this episode, they cover medical dramas Ben Casey, The Eleventh Hour and Breaking Point, as well as an episode-by-episode walkthrough of Williams’ work for the cornerstone series Kraft Suspense Theatre.…
‘The Complete John Williams Television Music Walkthrough’ (Podcast Series, Part 2)
As a celebration of John Williams‘ 90th birthday year (and beyond), Celluloid Tunes continue their ambitious journey through the composer’s obscure television music from the 50s onwards. This second part covers Markham, Checkmate and especially Alcoa Premiere, which boasts some…
‘The Complete John Williams Television Music Walkthrough’ (New Podcast Series)
As a tribute to John Williams in his 90th birthday year, Celluloid Tunes presents an extensive – and extremely ambitious – podcast series about his obscure and super rare TV music from the 50s onwards. Most of the music is…
Williams to Complete ‘Indy 5’ Score This Month (Classic FM Interview)
Speaking to Classic FM, [John Williams] said he had finished 30% of the soundtrack for the fifth instalment, which will star Harrison Ford. “I pretty much have the thematic scheme done. But we probably will be working on this into…