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Fox, DreamWorks Team on Steven Spielberg’s ‘Robopocalypse’
Fox is coming aboard to co-finance and partner on DreamWorks’ Robopocalypse, Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi epic that will open around the world on July 3, 2013. Disney will distribute the film domestically, while Fox will release the movie internationallly.
Williams/Spielberg ‘A Timeless Call’ Short Film Available for Viewing
Produced for the Democratic National Convention in 2008, “A Timeless Call” is a tribute to all veterans of the American military. It was first publicly shown during the convention on August 27, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.…
Hollywood Bowl, August 26 & 27, 2011
“JOHN WILLIAMS: MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES” August 26 & 27, 2011, Hollywood Bowl, CA The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS James Taylor, special guest narrator
John Williams’ ‘On Willows And Birches’ (Concerto for Harp and Orchestra) Released Digitally
John Williams: On Willows and Birches, Concerto for Harp and Orchestra A previously unreleased live recording of On Willows and Birches, Concerto for Harp and Orchestra written by Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams for former BSO Principal Harpist Ann…
FSM Releases Williams’ ‘Not With My Wife, You Don’t!’ Original Tracks
Not With My Wife, You Don’t! Vol. 2—Original Soundtrack (1966) FSM reissued the LP re-recording of Not With My Wife, You Don’t! in March 2006. The album program offered a unique and delightful listening experience in its own right, but…
San Diego, August 19, 2011 (‘Quartet La Jolla’ Premiere)
“John Williams has summoned heroes for the movies, victors for the Olympics and whatever the cat brings in for the nightly news. But he also makes news. He wrote “Air and Simple Gifts” — a quartet for clarinet, piano, violin…
Tanglewood, August 20, 2011
LENOX, Mass. – Second only to James Taylor as a draw at Tanglewood is the annual Film Night, which took place on Saturday.
Williams Interviews at NY Times
Spielberg and Williams to be Honored in TCM Special
PRESS RELEASE: Turner Classic Movies and American Film Institute to Launch Quarterly Specials: TCM Presents: AFI’s Master Class – The Art of Collaboration Longtime Collaborators Steven Spielberg and John Williams to be Honored in TCM Special, Premiering Nov. 15
‘Tintin’ Soundtrack to Be Released by Sony Classical
According to an article from Film Music Reporter, John Williams’ score for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn will be released on CD by Sony Classical. Some of the label’s recent releases of John Williams scores include Memoirs of a Geisha and…
Sydney, August 13, 2011 (‘Star Wars and Beyond’)
“One of my dreams has been to take Alex, who is now 2 years and 9 months, to see and hear a symphony orchestra play live and preferably be playing John Williams. Today my dream came true.” – Full review at…