Soundtrack producer Mike Matessino talks in-depth about his work on the expanded editions of John Williams’s scores for Far and Away and The River, released respectively by La-La Land Records and Intrada. Matessino joins The Legacy of John Williams editor…
Category: Interviews
John Williams Interview on KUSC Radio
On January 31st, John Williams was interviewed by Jim Svejda as part of a series of conversations with the five Academy Award Nominees for Best Original Score, which aired this week on KUSC at the Movies. The 23-minute interview, in…
Williams Wrote ‘More Than 3 Hours’ of Music for ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ (Variety Article)
“Forty years ago, if you said to me, ‘Here’s a project, John, and I want you to write 25 hours of music,’ I would have dropped my pencil case and said, ‘It’s impossible. No one can do that,’” the composer…
Williams Talks ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ (Video Interview) + Recording Sessions Footage (UPDATED with New Pictures from the Recording Sessions)
John Williams discusses his work on the last episode of the Star Wars saga, in his first promotional interview for The Rise of Skywalker. You can watch over one minute of footage of the recording sessions from 6:33 of this…
John Williams on Spielberg, ‘Star Wars,’ and the Power of Music (CBS Interview)
In a new interview for CBS Sunday Morning conducted at Tanglewood, John Williams talks about his partnership with director Steven Spielberg, discusses the all-consuming nature of writing music; working on Star Wars; and why he doesn’t watch his films once…
Anne-Sophie Mutter Discusses John Williams Collaboration (Audio)
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter joins Ron and Laird from The IndyCast discuss her new collaboration album with John Williams Across the Stars. Ms. Mutter discusses her John Williams fandom and how this amazing album came into existence. (AUDIO INTERVIEW) Click here…
‘John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter, 2 Geniuses For The Price Of One’ (NPR Interview)
Mutter met Williams at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a few years ago, and politely begged him to write a piece for her. “She said, ‘Write 10 bars — 10 measures of music. That’s all you…
William Ross on Adapting John Williams’ Music for ‘Galaxy’s Edge’
“I think John couldn’t resist the feeling of, well, that needs its own special musical theme,” said composer William Ross. “It didn’t have anything to do with money or legacy or anything. It was about: Oh, there’s some unfinished business…
David Newman Talks John Williams (New Audio Interview)
American composer and conductor David Newman talks about the music of John Williams and its ties to the rich musical legacy of his father Alfred Newman. Listen to the interview at The Legacy of John Williams Discuss this topic in…
John Williams in Disneyland: The Story Behind His ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Theme
For only the second time in more than four decades of “Star Wars” music, legendary composer John Williams has written a new theme for a “Star Wars” project that is distinct from his film scores for those galaxies far, far…