John Williams has written a piano duet that he and Leonard Slatkin will play to accompany some silent film footage during the “Soundtracks: Music and Film” festival, starting Thursday at the Kennedy Center. “In the early days, someone would sit…
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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) – Album Review (1995 Expanded Edition)
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Frank Lehman I was some what reluctant to buy the CD at first. The reason was because when I watched the video, I heard some soft, yet sometimes much too loud that was…
MINORITY REPORT (2002) – Album Analysis & Reviews
TRACK LISTING REVIEW #1 (Includes Themes/Motifs Description and Track-by-Track Analysis) By Andrew Wick (There’s a mild spoiler warning. I don’t give away anything too big. There’s slight descriptions of a few scenes, but nothing drastic. It’s like saying “After the big…
STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002) – Album Analyses & Reviews
TRACK LISTING REVIEW #1 By Roald van der Laan John Williams is a very lucky man. From the beginning of time there have been stories. Some never leave the bedroom of a child, others become timeless. The story of Jesus…
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2002) – Album Reviews
TRACK LISTING & SOUND CLIPS Review by Ted Pigeon One year ago, the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone stormed into multiplexes and swept the country, shattering box office records in the process. one of the major contributions to…
Tanglewood, August 3, 2002
Koussevitzky Music Shed, Tanglewood Music Festival – Saturday, August 3, 2002 The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS Film Night at Tanglewood Concert Review by ‘Bishop832’ Hello All: Bishop832 checking in here with a complete evaluation of a concert…
Cleveland, July 28, 2002
E.T., Close Encounters, Hook, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Attack of the Clones… Blossom Festival, Cleveland – Sunday, July 28, 2002 The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS‘ John Williams Salutes the Silver Screen Concert Review by Ray Barnsbury I just got back today from…
Hollywood Bowl, July 4, 2002
Hollywood Bowl, July 4, 2002 The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS James Taylor, U.S. Army Herald Trumpets (Special Guests) Review by Scott Calhoun Time sure flies. It is hard to believe it has been nearly 8 years…
Boston, June 1, 2002
(Originally appeared on Film Music Review -reprinted with permission) John Williams Scores Again with the Boston Pops! by Roger Hall Once again John Williams has returned to Boston to conduct a series of concerts with the Boston Pops Orchestra. I wasn’t able…
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‘A Career of Epic Proportions’ (2002)
A Career of Epic Proportions – Jon Burlingame (LA Times) – 2002 John Williams has taken knocks for his movie scores, but as the composer turns 70, he isn’t defensive. He enjoys film work. February 03, 2002 John Williams is…
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‘Schubertizing the Movies’ (2002)
NY Times Schubertizing the Movies By JAMES R. OESTREICH Published: June 30, 2002 IT is to be a summer of synergy, we are told, between the promotion of movies and the marketing of merchandise. Product commercials will push films, and…
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‘The Force is with Him’ (2002)
He is the world’s most successful film composer. John Williams talks to Stephen Moss about music, movies – and ‘marriage’ to Spielberg The Guardian, Monday 4 February 2002 01.22 GMT You might expect John Williams to be a tortured soul.…