In an interview at the BMI Film/TV Awards last Wednesday, Williams commented on his score for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, which was recently recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. According to the Maestro, the score uses “the vocabulary of the 19th…
Category: Interviews
John Williams at the 2012 BMI Awards (Picture Gallery, Interview & Video)
Williams Talks Fenway, Red Sox
As the guy behind the themes from “Jaws,” “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones,” John Williams isn’t your ordinary Red Sox fan. In fact, to get in on the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park, the Academy and Grammy…
Movie Magic HOOK Special Featuring Interviews and Music Premieres
La-La Land Records’ Matt Verboys & Michael Gerhard talk about their new expanded release of John Williams’ Hook and premiere some of the music from “The Ultimate War”. Film scholar John Takis commentates on the music and the unique history…
JWFAN INTERVIEWS ‘HOOK’ ALBUM PRODUCER
Making Hook Happen: An Interview with Didier C. Deutsch by Jason LeBlanc Didier C. Deutsch has been in the record business for 4 decades, and his current position at Sony has led to his involvement in the production of many…
Expanded ‘Hook’ Will Not Be Complete
An interview with album producer Didier C. Deutch reveals that La-La Land’s upcoming release of Hook will not be complete due to some cues being excluded at the request of John Williams. The full interview can be found on UnderScores.fr (in French). Here’s the related…
‘All Hail John Williams, A Maestro of Movies’
He’s just started work on the score for Lincoln, the Spielberg movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln. Williams will record the soundtrack in May with the Chicago Symphony — Spielberg wanted the Illinois connection, he says — and before then there will be…
LA Times Interviews Williams and Spielberg
“At the time of this interview, Williams was polishing a quartet for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which will celebrate his birthday this year with performances of his music by artists including cellist Yo-Yo Ma and opera singer Jessye Norman; he had just finished updating themes for…
‘The Last Movie Maestro’ (WSJ Article & Video)
“For decades, John Williams has been the go-to composer for swelling orchestral compositions. Now, younger, cheaper and edgier musicians are changing the score.” – FULL ARTICLE AT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL “John Williams, composer of the iconic movie scores for…
Williams Talks ‘War Horse’ (Video)
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