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…
Category: Interviews
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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JWFan Exclusive – Interview with Producer Mike Matessino about ‘1941’
BEHIND THE SCENES: LA-LA LAND RECORDS’ ‘1941 – EXPANDED EDITION’ By Jason LeBlanc La-La Land Record’s Tuesday release of 1941: Expanded Edition is a landmark release in a lot of ways: The first Williams/Spielberg theatrical collaboration to be expanded by…
Stage Composer John Tams Talks ‘War Horse’ Score
As we reported last May, the score for War Horse will include a song by John Tams, composer of the songs for the stage version. Tams was recently interviewed and commented on the use of celtic music in John Williams’ score:
Williams Interviews at NY Times
John Williams to Premiere Work at SummerFest
The genesis of “Quartet La Jolla” was a request by SummerFest music director Cho-Liang “Jimmy” Lin, who encountered Williams while performing at Tanglewood, that Williams write a piece for Lin’s California festival.
Williams Interview on WGBH Radio
As an extension of this week’s concerts that have two segments, Villains of the Silver Screen and Heroes of the Silver Screen, John Williams talks with Pops broadcast producer Brian Bell about bringing these characters to music. He also discusses…
Giacchino Talks ‘Star Tours’
Composer Michael Giacchino discusses his work on the ‘Star Tours’ score in this clip available on YouTube Discuss this topic in our forums