Steven Spielberg has been confirmed for the John Williams: Maestro of the Movies weekend at the Hollywood Bowl, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 31 through September 2. The weekend of movie music celebrates the 40th anniversary of Williams’ Bowl debut…
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Yo-Yo Ma Talks John Williams (Interview)
“He’s always writing for people. So he writes for Steven Spielberg, who’s coming to him with a story. And when he’s writing for an orchestra, he’s collaborating with the orchestra that he imagines. Right? So he has very specific relations with…
‘Highwood’s Ghost’, New Williams Concert Work Premieres at Tanglewood (Audio)
See also: The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood Video – Report On August 19, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra conducted by Andris Nelsons performed the World Premiere of Highwood’s Ghost, An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra, featuring Jessica Zhou on…
‘Film Night’ at Tanglewood Reviews & Photos
“JOHN WILLIAMS’ FILM NIGHT” August 11, 2018, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, MA Boston Pops Orchestra, BSO and TMCO conducted by Andris Nelsons and JOHN WILLIAMS CONCERT PROGRAM Andris Nelsons conducting Theme from The Sea Hawk (Korngold) Suite from A Place…
‘Tanglewood on Parade’ Concert Review (Adagio from ‘The Force Awakens’ US Premiere)
‘TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE’ August 7, 2018, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, MA Boston Pops Orchestra, BSO and TMCO conducted by Bramwell Tovey, Keith Lockhart, Stefan Asbury, and JOHN WILLIAMS Kirill Gerstein, piano CONCERT PROGRAM Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy (Tchaikovsky) Daphnis et…
StarWars.com Confirms John Williams for ‘Episode IX’
Star Wars: Episode IX will begin filming at London’s Pinewood Studios on August 1, 2018. J.J. Abrams returns to direct the final installment of the Skywalker saga. Abrams co-wrote the screenplay with Chris Terrio. Composer John Williams, who has scored…
L.A. Times Article on John Williams’ Early Life
This summer marks the 40th anniversary of Williams bringing his repertoire to the Hollywood Bowl. Before he takes the podium Aug. 31, there will also be live-to-picture performances of his beloved scores for Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and…
Thesis on John Williams’ Composition and Orchestration
Characteristic principles of orchestration and composition of John Williams, by Tomáš Chren This thesis is mostly an analytical work of the composition of John Williams. Through analysis of mostly film music, I try to discover symptomatic and characteristic principles of…
Dallas Winds Releases John Williams Album
On July 6, Reference Recordings released John Williams At The Movies, a compilation album featuring new performances by the Dallas Winds of Williams’ classic themes for Star Wars, E.T., Superman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more. Here’s the…
John Williams Introduces ‘Superman’ Theme Performance on ‘A Capitol Fourth’ (Video and Transcript)
On July 4, John Williams made a special video appearance for PBS’ A Capitol Fourth concert, introducing the National Symphony Orchestra’s performance of the Main Theme from Superman. Here’s the transcript of Williams’ introduction and a video of the performance.…
New Review: ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ – 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: 40th Anniversary Remastered Limited Edition Music composed and conducted by John Williams A Review by ‘Holko’ After living with this set for 6 months, my thoughts are finally starting to take coherent form beside…
Podcast: An Hour-long Musical Exploration into the ‘Star Wars’ Main Title
On the latest episode of UnderScore, they sat down with Alan Snelling, assistant engineer to Eric Tomlinson on Star Wars (as well as Raiders, Superman and the rest of the original trilogy), who shared some wonderful recollections of the historic…