Director James Mangold discusses John Williams’ score for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in the latest episode of Soundtracking with Edith Bowman: James Mangold on the Music of Indiana Jones and The Dial Of Destiny See also: Indiana…
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John Williams on ‘Indiana Jones’ and His Favorite Scores (NYT Article)
When the New York Philharmonic honored the work of the film composer John Williams this past spring, the director Steven Spielberg introduced a clip of the opening scenes of Raiders of the Lost Ark — without the music. The effect,…
Williams and Spielberg on ‘The Late Show’
John Williams and Steven Spielberg discuss their 50-year relationship and how Williams’ music plays an integral role in each of Spielberg’s films, in particular Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, in this two-part interview for The Late Show…
John Williams Interviewed on HBO Max/CNN (UPDATED with Video)
UPDATE: A 8-minute excerpt from the interview is now available on YouTube. In an interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace for a new episode of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”, John Williams said while it is possible that the forthcoming fifth…
John Williams Interview on KUSC Radio
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…
John Williams Interview on NBC’s Nightly News (VIDEO)
John Williams talks about earning his 53rd Oscar nomination and working with Steven Spielberg on The Fabelmans in this March 2 interview with Lester Holt for NBC’s Nightly News. Interview on NBCNews.com, Part 1 Interview on NBCNews.com, Part 2 YouTube version…
John Williams and Steven Spielberg Talk ‘The Fabelmans’ (LA Times Article)
Unlike the exhilarating flights of fancy and historical epics that Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams have dreamed together — from Close Encounters of the Third Kind to Lincoln — The Fabelmans was an intimate journal about Spielberg’s own childhood.…
Williams Talks ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’, ‘The Fabelmans’, New Concert Works and More (Variety Interview)
[Williams] finished recording the score for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on Feb. 10 and, while he suggested last summer that the final Harrison Ford adventure would be the last of his 100-plus film scores, that’s not quite…
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…
Steven Spielberg: “We’re Making a Documentary on John Williams’ Life” (UPDATED with Official Announcement)
John Williams Documentary in the Works from Steven Spielberg, Imagine John Williams, the legendary screen composer behind some of the most recognized movie themes of all time, is now the subject of a feature-length documentary, with his long-time collaborator Steven…