Friends and family gathered in Hollywood this week for the world premiere of Music By John Williams from Lucasfilm Ltd, Amblin Documentaries, and Imagine Documentaries. Offering an insightful look at the prolific life and career of the legendary composer, the documentary served as the opening night of the 38th edition of AFI FEST presented by Canva.
“First and foremost, he is my very dear friend,” said Steven Spielberg, who worked with Williams on countless films including Jaws (1975) and Jurassic Park (1993) and co-produced the documentary on Williams’ life. “It’s just been the greatest creative partnership I’ve ever had with a single human being in my entire career. It was hard to get John to agree to allow us to tell the story of his life and career, because John would always say, ‘Well, who would be interested in me?’ I just want [fans] to understand that it wasn’t a magician that gave us themes that we’ve carried with us generationally. It was a beautiful human person.”