John Williams’ Violin Concerto No. 2 was written for and recorded by the venerated composer’s friend and frequent collaborator Anne-Sophie Mutter. Her impassioned world premiere performance was given with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Williams, in Tanglewood. In these…
Category: Interviews
John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma Talk New Album ‘A Gathering of Friends’
“I’d already learned about this wunderkind who played cello, and was very excited to meet him when he came to the [Boston] Pops for one of our television recordings,” recalls John Williams, renowned composer of unforgettable film scores like Star…
Mike Matessino Talks New ‘SpaceCamp’ and ‘Presumed Innocent’ Releases (Audio Interview at The Legacy of JW)
Producer Mike Matessino talks the latest John Williams expanded reissues just released: the 1986 space adventure film SpaceCamp and the 1990 courtroom drama Presumed Innocent. Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto and Tim Burden. Listen to the Podcast at The Legacy of…
Composer Natalie Holt Talks Williams’ ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Theme (UPDATED with New Details)
UPDATE: New interview with Natalie Holt for The Hollywood Reporter: Now on her second major Disney project, the British composer, classically trained violinist and “huge fan of John Williams” will share space in the canon of one of Hollywood’s most…
Mike Matessino Talks ‘Superman in Concert’ (Audio Interview at The Legacy of JW)
Soundtrack Producer Mike Matessino talks his involvement in the preparation of the live-to-picture concert performance of John Williams’ classic score premiering at the KKL in Lucerne on April 29. Listen to the interview at The Legacy of John Williams UPCOMING…
New Williams Interview – ‘The Fabelmans’ and ‘Indy 5’ Score Updates/ ‘Fabelmans’ Recording Sessions Photos
John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter were interviewed last week coinciding with the rehearsals for the Maestro’s concerts in Vienna, which took place on March 12 and 13. During the interview Williams confirmed that recording sessions for his score to Steven…
Stéphane Denève Interviews John Williams (Full Version, 2016)
In April 2016, John Williams was interviewed by Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Stéphane Denève coinciding with the Maestro’s concert on May 4 of that year. The full, previously unseen version of that interview is now available on YouTube. Discuss this topic…
Williams Expects ‘The Fabelmans’ to be his Last Spielberg Collaboration/Plans to Focus on Concert Works (New Interview)
“I don’t particularly want to do films anymore,” Williams said. “Six months of life at my age is a long time.” In his next phase, he plans to focus more intensely on another passion: writing concert works, of which he…
John Williams at 90: ‘He is so much smarter than his critics’ (Article at The Guardian)
Since the 90s, Williams’s reputation has been bolstered by collaborations with superstar soloists such as the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman and more recently Anne-Sophie Mutter, who have all interpreted Williams’s work away from the movies. “I would love…
‘L.A. Studio Legends: The Reunion’ at The Legacy of John Williams (Now Available)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Legacy of John Williams presents L.A. STUDIO LEGENDS – THE REUNION The Great Los Angeles Studio Musicians Reunite To Celebrate John Williams Online Video Event Premiering December 23, 2021 Produced by Maurizio Caschetto and Tim Burden…