Buysoundtrax Records has released the compilation album Titanic: An Epic Musical Voyage, featuring selections from James Horner’s Titanic, John Barry’s Raise the Titanic, and Howard Blake’s SOS Titanic, among others. The album includes the John Williams composition “Titanic Trot”, which appeared in the pilot episode for Time…
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John Williams Radio Special at Cinematic Sound
On February 8, 2012, five-time Academy Award winner John Williams turned 80 years old. To honour one of the greatest film composers of all time Cinematic Sound is proud to present a mammoth five-part radio series dedicated to Williams. –…
Petition: Get John Williams a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
John Williams is now officially, the second most Oscar nominated person in the history of the awards and currently, the most nominated person alive, second only in number of nominations to Walt Disney. Williams has also created some of the…
John Williams Photo & Audio Gallery on CBSNews.com
From CBSNews.com: The composer of Jaws, Star Wars and Schindler’s List debuts two new film scores this week: The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse; Check out our photo gallery with audio clips of his greatest works” Discuss this topic…
‘A Brief History of Film Music’
“Williams’s music was fresh, vital, exhilarating, and passionately symphonic. With full blown, nearly endless wrap around themes and melodies, the composer single handedly re-invented the Hollywood Sound, ushering in a new era of golden, melodic motion picture music.”
Animated Interview with John Williams
Click below to watch William Levin’s animated cartoon, “He Shoots, He Scores – Episode 1: John Williams”, in which comedian Richard Lewis interviews the Maestro (both are voice impressions), about the inspiration for his most popular tunes. The cartoon premiered last…
Williams Funds New Tanglewood Sculptures
LENOX, Mass.—A sculpture of composer Aaron Copland will be unveiled at Tanglewood. His is the first in a series of sculptures of Tanglewood’s most iconic music figures planned for permanent display on the grounds. – Full article at The Boston Globe…
John Williams Book in French Languange
Scheduled for release in mid-June, John Williams: Un Alchimiste Musical à Hollywood is a collective work on the life and music of the Maestro which includes biographical material and in-depth analyses of his work, as well as articles by Michel Chion, Bruno Coulais,…
‘Smallville’ TV Series Ends with John Williams’ ‘Superman’ Themes
John Williams’ Superman theme, as well as the original ‘Love Theme’ were used for the ending of the very last episode of the Smallville TV series, which aired last night in the USA. The closing segment of the Smallville finale can be watched on YouTube.
John Williams Scoring Stage Unveiled
LOS ANGELES—Composer John Williams and directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were on hand as the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts unveiled its newly christened John Williams Scoring Stage on Tuesday at the USC campus.- Full article at…