BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA RELEASES NEW LIVE RECORDING OF JOHN WILLIAMS’S OBOE CONCERTO, IN CELEBRATION OF THE COMPOSER’S 81ST BIRTHDAY, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 AT BOSTONPOPS.ORG NEWLY RELEASED DIGITAL RECORDING FEATURES JOHN WILLIAMS AS CONDUCTOR AND BOSTON POPS PRINCIPAL OBOIST KEISUKE WAKAO…
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Williams to Conduct YMF Orchestra on February 9
John Williams raises his baton for the Young Musicians Foundation’s Debut Orchestra in a truly exciting concert filled with selections from his more than 60-year-long career. With almost equal longevity, the Young Musicians Foundation’s Debut Orchestra, now in its 57th season,…
Hollywood Bowl Dates Announced
John Williams returns to the Bowl for a program of music from the silver screen featuring some of his most popular Hollywood hits, including Harry Potter, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars. This year, Williams is joined by…
List of ‘Lincoln’ Score Nominations and Awards (Updated Feb. 25)
What follows is a list of awards for which Lincoln has been nominated in the Best Score or Best Music category:
‘Lincoln’ Score Wins Critics’ Choice Award
John Williams’ Lincoln received his second award Thursday as the best score of 2012 according to the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA). The Maestro’s score for the Spielberg film beat Alexandre Desplat’s Argo, Mychael Danna’s Life of Pi, Jonny Greenwood’s The Master and…
Williams Gets 48th Oscar Nomination
As expected, John Williams’ score for the latest Spielberg film is among the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards, to be held on February 24 in Los Angeles. Lincoln has received a total of 12 nominations, including Best Picture and…
John Williams’ ‘Lincoln’ Nominated for the BAFTAs
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln led all films with 10 nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Wednesday morning in London. John Williams’ score received a nomination along with Anna Karenina by…
Dallas Film Critics Name ‘Lincoln’ Best Score of 2012
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln has been named the best film of 2012 by the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association. The association gave its inaugural award for Best Musical Score to John Williams. – Full article at TwitchFilm.com
LSO/Williams Feature on FSM Online
In November 2010, the LSO played their first concert with Frank Strobel of this special celebration for the music of John Williams, from the movies of Steven Spielberg. It was a mere few days after the sad passing of their…
John Williams Interview in BBC Radio 3’s “Composer Of The Week”
BBC Radio 3 will be celebrating John Williams’ life and music in a series of five daily programmes from Monday 14th to Friday 18th January as part of the station’s “Composer Of The Week” series. The programmes are based upon an exclusive two-hour interview…
‘The Fury’ Blu-ray to Have Isolated Score
Brian De Palma’s The Fury (1978) will be released on Blu-ray for the first time on March 12 featuring an isolated score track. Like all of the company’s titles, The Fury will be strictly limited to 3,000 copies and available exclusively through Screen Archives…
‘Lincoln’ Score Receives Golden Globe Nomination
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln is frontrunner for next year’s Golden Globes Awards after receiving seven nominations, including John Williams’ score. The other nominees in the Original Score category are: Mychael Danna for Life of Pi, Alexandre Desplat for Argo, Dario Marianelli…