On September 27, 2017, John Williams will conduct the Seattle Symphony Orchestra for a one-night-only concert featuring the music from many of his film scores including Star Wars, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List and more. Subscribers will get…
Month: February 2017
‘Filmharmonic Brass Plays John Williams’ (New Release)
‘The legendary Hollywood film composer John Williams gets the Filmharmonic Brass treatment in this brand new CD featuring the all-star New York based Brass Ensemble. Consisting of three trumpets (Dominic Derasse, Hugo Moreno, & Charles Porter), two trombones (Joel Vaisse…
Full Recording of Marion’s Theme and Behind-the-Scenes Video from ‘Spielberg/Williams Collaboration Part III’ Album
“I was very happy with the fact that when I was music director of Boston Pops, we were able to record a lot of the music that I’d written for Steven’s films,” Williams said in a statement. “So I said…
John Williams’ Compositional Techniques Blog
The John Willliams Compositional Techniques is the title of a new book that film composer Leandro Gardini expects to publish in the near future. Until the book is out, the author has decided to share some excerpts in the form…
Hollywood Bowl Concerts Announced
On September 1, 2 & 3, John Williams and David Newman will conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in the annual ‘Maestro of the Movies’ concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. Williams and Newman already shared the podium last year in…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Soundtrack Wins Grammy Award
John Williams has won his 23rd the Grammy Award for the original soundtrack album of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Williams’ work for the seventh installment in the Star Wars saga was the winner in the Best Score Soundtrack for…
Star Wars — Film Concert Series to Feature Iconic Scores Performed Live To Film
World Premiere features Composer John Williams’ Complete Scores from A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens Performed Live to Picture by the New York Philharmonic, Conducted by David Newman Series Launches September…
‘John Williams Turns 85’
JOHN WILLIAMS TURNS EIGHTY FIVE By Steve Vertlieb There’s simply no other way to say it. This is one of the greatest single photographs of my seventy one years. The time was late August, 2010. The place was inside the…
HAPPY 85th BIRTHDAY, MR. WILLIAMS!
Today is John Williams’ 85th birthday. Happy birthday, Maestro! PRESS RELEASE: Boston Pops Announce Details of 2017 Season Including Season-Long Tribute to John Williams KEITH LOCKHART AND BOSTON POPS ANNOUNCE 2017 SPRING SEASON, MAY 10-JUNE 17, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE FIRST-EVER…