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…
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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…
PODCAST: Producer Mike Matessino Talks New ‘SpaceCamp’ Release (UPDATED with Part 2)
John Williams on the Cover of Gramophone’s July Issue – New Audio Interview on Gramophone.co.uk
From Gramophone.co.uk: John Williams features on the cover of the July issue of Gramophone, out on June 10. Andrew Farach-Colton writes about Williams’s concert music and we review the new DG recording of the Second Violin Concerto as well as…
John Williams’ OBI-WAN KENOBI Theme Released as a Single
Listen to the official studio recording of John Williams’ ‘Obi-Wan’ suite, based on his new theme for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Conducted by the Maestro himself on February 7, 2022 in Los Angeles. Discuss this topic in our forums
John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma Talk New Album ‘A Gathering of Friends’
“I’d already learned about this wunderkind who played cello, and was very excited to meet him when he came to the [Boston] Pops for one of our television recordings,” recalls John Williams, renowned composer of unforgettable film scores like Star…