On February 28, Sony Classical will release the compilation album John Williams: A Celebration! An 80th Birthday Tribute (not to be confused with Decca’s compilation to be released on the same month), which includes the premiere release of Variations on Happy Birthday. The album can…
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Decca Re-releases Williams/Boston Pops Compilation
“Released to mark the 80th birthday of John Williams, the much-lauded American composer, conductor and pianist. This two CD compilation presents almost 2 ½ hours of memorable tunes in magnificent arrangements performed with tremendous verve and panache by John Williams…
Sony Classical to Reissue ‘The Phantom Menace’ Soundtrack
JWFan sources have revealed that Sony Classical will reissue the original soundtrack of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace coinciding with next month’s 3D re-release of the film. Our sources have confirmed that the album is a straight…
‘War Horse’ Album: Chronological Order and Unreleased Music
By Jason LeBlanc The album is in chronological order with 2 exceptions: 06 Plowing should go before 05 Seeding, and Horse Vs Car (something that should have been obvious when the track list first leaked – can’t seed a field until you have…
New Photos from Williams’ ‘Over the Rainbow’ Recording
New photos from John Williams’ recording of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” are available at ScoringSessions.com. As reported last Summer, Williams recorded a new version of the song for the upcoming album ‘They Are Why We Sing’, a compilation of themes about…
WAR HORSE (2011) – Album Analysis
War Horse – A review and an analysis of the Original Soundtrack Album By Mikko Ojala (Updated post and discussion) The upcoming film War Horse is the 28th collaboration between director Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams. The movie is based on a…
WAR HORSE (2011) – Album Review
War Horse: First Impressions by Jason LeBlanc What a terrific year for film score fans! The year has already brought us many great new scores (Super 8, Priest, Captain America, and The Adventures of Tintin), and for fans of John…
Japanese ‘Tintin’ Album Released with Alternate Cover
The original soundtrack album for The Adventures of Tintin has been released in Japan with a different artwork, featuring one of the film’s alternate posters. Click here to view a large version of the cover, or pre-order your copy through…
FSM Releases Williams’ Score for ‘Nightwatch’ TV Pilot (1965)
This FSM CD presents the premiere release of two scores for CBS telefilms, both made as pilots for series that never materialized, composed by two well-known and influential Hollywood giants. Composer John Williams and director Robert Altman famously collaborated on…
WAR HORSE (2011) – Exclusive Samples
In addition to Movies on the Radio‘s broadcast premiere (which included tracks 5, 13 & 16 from the album) and Cinema Musica‘s 30-second samples, now you can hear JWFan’s EXCLUSIVE samples below — Discuss this topic in our forums