A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring Gustavo Dudamel was unveiled Tuesday in connection with his 10th year as music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the celebration of the philharmonic’s centennial. John Williams and…
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Soundtrack Producer Nick Redman Dies
Nick Redman, producer of several hundred soundtrack albums including the Star Wars Trilogy expanded editions from 1993 & 1997, Raiders of the Lost Ark (DCC, 1995), and Superman: The Movie (Rhino, 2000), died Thursday afternoon after a two-year battle with cancer.…
John Williams Fully Recovered; Will Start Working on ‘Episode IX’ in the Summer
Williams update from record producer and friend Mike Matessino: “John’s doing just fine. He went to Ginny Mancini’s Twelfth Night party last week. Just a few people there… Norman Lear, Quincy Jones, Leslie Bricusse… I don’t think he’s working on…
Listen to John Williams’ 2018 Chicago Concert
John Williams’ concert with the Chicago Symphony on April, 26, 2018, the first of his four consecutive performances with the CSO from last year, can now be listened to online at CSO Sounds & Stories. Richard Kaufman conducted the orchestra during…
VIDEO: Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (2h20min) – Includes ‘Highwood’s Ghost’ Composed and Conducted by John Williams
John Williams’ performance of Highwood’s Ghost, An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra at the Bernstein Centennial Celebration is now available to watch at PBS.org (1:26:45 into the video). The piece premiered on August 19 under Andris Nelsons and was conducted by Williams on August…
New Weekly Podcast Examining Williams’ Career
UPDATE: The podcast is now available on iTunes and Spotify. Jeff Commings’ new weekly podcast The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey examines the 60-year career of John Williams in chronological order, from his first film in 1959 to the…
SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE 3-CD Set Coming in 2019
JWFan Interviews Justin Freer, Founder of CineConcerts and Conductor of the HARRY POTTER Film Concert Series
Conducting Magic Around The World An interview with CineConcerts founder Justin Freer By Jason LeBlanc Justin Freer had already established quite a resume as a composer and conductor before beginning to trot the globe conducting scores such as Titanic and…
JWFan Exclusive – The Musical Wizardry of John Williams: Mike Matessino on HARRY POTTER (Audio Interview, Part 3)
In this final part of Mike Matessino’s interview, the remaining Harry Potter scores by John Williams are discussed. Plenty more music is premiered and more detail on the complexities of the release are revealed. Thanks for listening and best wishes…
‘The Last Jedi’ and ‘Solo’ Receive Grammy Nominations
John Williams’ score for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been nominated in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category for this year’s Grammy Awards, presented to works released between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. Williams also shared a nomination with…
JWFan Exclusive: Mike Matessino on John Williams’ Music for HARRY POTTER (Audio Interview)
“You’re a wizard, Harry!” is a quote that could easily be edited and attributed to John Williams and Mike Matessino, especially when thinking about their work throughout the Harry Potter 7 disc box set, now available from La-La Land Records. In…
HARRY POTTER: THE JOHN WILLIAMS SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION 7-CD Box Set
Revelio!!! FROM LA-LA LAND RECORDS, WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT AND WARNER MUSIC GROUP HARRY POTTER THE JOHN WILLIAMS SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION A LIMITED EDITION 7-CD BOX SET Now available to order at www.lalalandrecords.com RETAIL PRICE: $99.98 Burbank, CA – La-La Land Records proudly…