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Category: Interviews
John Williams Interview on PBS – Now Online
John Williams was recently interviewed by Tavis Smiley about his career and writing the music for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The full interview, which aired on Tuesday, December 15 on PBS, is now available at the PBS website. You…
John Williams at the World Premiere of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ (Video)
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Watch John Williams Conduct ‘The Force Awakens’ Score (NEW VIDEO ONLINE)
Bill Whitaker sat down with Composer John Williams and director J.J. Abrams for CBS’ 60 Minutes to discuss the music in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. UPDATE: CBS has posted a second video featuring more footage from the Star Wars:…
‘The Force Awakens’ End Credits Music is 8 minutes Long, Includes 3 Major Themes
According to director J.J. Abrams, the End Credits music from Star Wars: The Force Awakens runs for nearly 8 minutes and includes Rey’s Theme, the Resistance theme and Kylo Ren’s theme. Abrams also mentioned that Leia’s theme and the Force…
John Williams on THE FORCE AWAKENS: At Least Five New Themes and Nearly 3 Hours of Recorded Music
“When we did the first film in London, we all thought, that’s a nice little film,” Williams says. “It captured the world’s imagination in a way that I certainly couldn’t have anticipated.” For the new edition, Williams has written a…
J.J. Abrams Talks ‘The Force Awakens’ End Credits Music
“I didn’t need to obviously direct John Williams at all. He’s got his talent, his wisdom, his storytelling is so significant… The most incredible thing was when he went to conduct the end titles, which always has all the themes…
Sharks and Bandits: A Q&A with Mike Matessino
by Jason LeBlanc 2015 has been a great year to be a John Williams fan. For the 40th anniversary of Jaws, Geffen Records reissued the original LP program on vinyl and digital. For the 25th anniversary of Home Alone, Sony…
J.J. Abrams on Working with John Williams
J.J. Abrams talked about working with John Williams in an interview for WIRED that will be part of the magazine’s next issue. Here’s the full Williams-related excerpt: “Oh my god! First of all, forget his talent and his achievement. As…
‘When John Williams Can’t Go, Whom Does Spielberg Call? Thomas Newman’
Up until this year, composer John Williams had scored every single Steven Spielberg movie, save one, since the director’s big-screen debut in 1974. That streak comes to an end this weekend, though, with the release of Spielberg’s new Cold War…