This weekend, Angelenos have the unique opportunity to hear Williams’s score performed live by the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. Unfortunately, Williams won’t be conducting his score due to a scheduling conflict (though he will introduce the film via…
Category: Interviews
JWFan Exclusive: Interview with ‘A.I.’ 3CD Set Producer Mike Matessino
JWFan Exclusive: ‘A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’ 3-CD Set – Official Track List
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‘The Force Awakens’ Score Details – New Williams Interview for International Musician Magazine
“With the film’s premiere still months away, recording sessions for The Force Awakens are just getting started, with the initial sessions slated for the first week of June. Williams tackled earlier recordings for both trailers, with the second trailer being…
‘Jurassic Word’ Composer on John Williams, Making the New Music His Own
“He’s been so much a part of me growing and learning in this business, so it was all the more important to me to make sure that what we did with his music was right for the film and for…
Journal Sentinel Interviews John Williams
Composing a score is like writing prose and rewriting it six times, Williams said. Watching a film as he works, “I try to ask a simple question: What do I think the film should sound like?” he said. “One follows…
Williams at ‘Behind the Score: The Art of Film Composer’ (Videos)
UPDATE: Report from The Film Music Society On July 21, John Williams, Gustavo Dudamel and Gustavo Santaolalla gathered at Los Angeles’s Bing Theater for the Academy event “Behind the Score: The Art of the Film Composer,” where the trio discussed…
Remembering ‘Empire of the Sun’ with Mike Matessino (70-minute Audio Interview)
Tim Burten interviews album producer Mike Matessino to coincide with the new 2CD limited edition release of John Williams’ Empire of the Sun, discussing the movie and music in detail, with numerous cue commentaries and revealing the unique scoring and…
‘One Night Only: Spielberg and Williams at the DSO’
Hour Detroit interviewed DSO music director Leonard Slatkin about how his friendship with Williams sparked this unique event, and what ticketholders can expect to see at the June 14 concert. “To have both of them on the stage talking about…
Williams Talks ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Special Screening
With casting director Lynn Stalmaster and director Norman Jewison, John Williams talks about the challenges of making “Fiddler On The Roof” (1971), before a screening during the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 13, 2014…