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John Williams Conducts the Louisville Orchestra
“AN EVENING WITH JOHN WILLIAMS” January 18, 2014, Louisville, KY The Louisville Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS VIDEO Behind the scenes rehearsal (Wave 3 News)
Williams Receives 49th Oscar Nomination
John Williams has received his 49th Academy Award nomination for his score to The Book Thief, it was announced this morning in Hollywood. Williams’ score has been nominated along with Gravity by Steven Price, Her by William Butler and Owen Pallett, Philomena by…
‘The Book Thief’ Album – Chronological Order
‘The Book Thief’ Gets BAFTA Nomination
John Williams’ The Book Thief has received a nomination by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for Best Original Film Music, the only category in which the movie was nominated. The other nominees are 12 Years a Slave…
Composer Wojciech Kilar Dies at 81
Wojciech Kilar, a Polish pianist and composer of classical music and scores for many films, including Roman Polanski’s Oscar-winning “The Pianist” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” died Sunday. He was 81. – Full article at Variety Discuss this…
‘Eye on the Oscars: Composers Sound Off – John Williams’
“When I read The Book Thief, I jumped at the chance to do it,” says Williams, 81, who won two of his five Oscars for films about children (E.T.) and the Holocaust (Schindler’s List). “What I found very powerful was…
‘The Book Thief’ Nominated for the Golden Globes
The Boof Thief has been nominated for this year’s Golden Globe Awards in the Best Original Score category. The other nominees are Gravity by Steven Price, 12 Years a Slave by Hans Zimmer, All Is Lost by Alex Ebert, and…
‘Composers Help Tell the Story and Set the Scene’ (L.A. Times Article)
John Williams (‘The Book Thief’), Steven Price (‘Gravity’), Hans Zimmer (’12 Years a Slave’) and Thomas Newman (‘Saving Mr. Banks’) discuss their work. – Full article at the Los Angeles Times Discuss this topic in our forums
Williams to Conduct Pacific Symphony
Next year, John Williams will conduct the Pacific Symphony Orchestra for the first time in a decade during a special one-night-only benefit concert. The performance will take place on February 6, 2014 at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall…
Williams Receives 63rd Grammy Nomination
John Williams’ score for Lincoln has been nominated in the “Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media” category for the 2013 Grammy Awards (for albums albums released between Oct. 1, 2012, and Sept. 30, 2013). Argo, The Great Gatsby, Life of…
Boston & Tanglewood 2014 Concerts Announced
BOSTON (June 6, 7, 10 & 11, 2014) Film Night with John Williams will return this June as a signature event of the spring season. Williams will lead the Pops in popular film themes from his blockbuster scores to Star…