Violinist Glenn Dicterow’s latest album, released last month as a CD (vol.1) and digital download (complete collection), includes a live recording of John Williams’ theme from Schindler’s List conducted by the Maestro himself in 2006. You can purchase the Williams…
Category: Releases
Remembering ‘Empire of the Sun’ with Mike Matessino (70-minute Audio Interview)
Tim Burten interviews album producer Mike Matessino to coincide with the new 2CD limited edition release of John Williams’ Empire of the Sun, discussing the movie and music in detail, with numerous cue commentaries and revealing the unique scoring and…
John Williams’ ‘Conversations’ for Piano Solo to be Released February 10
(More photos at Gloria Cheng’s Facebook page) Pianist Gloria Cheng has announced that her album ‘Montage’ featuring John Williams’ ‘Conversations’ for piano solo will be released on CD on February 10, 2015. The album will also include piano works by…
JWFan Exclusive: Producer Mike Matessino on the Making of ‘Empire of the Sun’ 2CD
EMPIRE OF THE SUN: BRINGING BACK A LOST BOY by Mike Matessino Producing the “Expanded Archival Collection” of Empire of the Sun for La-La Land Records and Warner Bros. has been a privilege and a delight of the highest order.…
JWFan Exclusive: ‘Empire of the Sun’ – Cue List and Additional Notes
EMPIRE OF THE SUN – Cue List and Additional Notes by Mike Matessino The following CD track list for Empire of the Sun includes each cue’s reel and part number, session slate numbers (in order of editorial usage), 1987 recording…
Empire of the Sun: Limited Edition (2CD Set) – On Sale Now!
EMPIRE OF THE SUN: LIMITED EDITION (2-CD SET) LLLCD 1300 Music by John Williams Limited Edition of 4000 Units STARTS SHIPPING JUNE 24 RETAIL PRICE: $29.98 ORDER “EMPIRE OF THE SUN: LIMITED EDITION (2-CD SET)” on 6/24 starting at 12pm…
JWFan Exclusive: Unreleased ‘Empire of the Sun’ Audio Clip!
JWFan presents the first ever audio sample from La-La Land Record’s Empire of the Sun 2CD set, coming June 24th at Lalalandrecords.com. The clip is a 60-second excerpt from the track “The Return to the City (Alternate)”, a nearly 8-minute…
New Harp Arrangements of ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Angela’s Ashes’
BSX Records has released Three Studies for Harp – The Music of John Williams, a 3-track digital EP featuring arrangements for solo harp of “Hedwig’s Theme” and “Fluffy’s Harp” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and “The Lanes of…
EMPIRE OF THE SUN 2CD Set Track List (JWFan Exclusive)
Finally! Here’s the official track list for La-La Land Records’ Empire of the Sun 2 CD set, featuring over 45 minutes of previously unreleased music! More JWFan exclusives will follow, including an in-depth article by Mike Matessino about the making…
‘Empire of the Sun’ 2CD Set – Press Release
(high-res version) Going on sale Tuesday June 24, 2014 at 12 pm pst at www.lalalandrecords.com EMPIRE OF THE SUN EXPANDED ARCHIVAL COLLECTION – 2 cd set MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS LLLCD 1300 LIMITED EDITION OF 4000 units RETAIL PRICE: $29.98