A new, Japanese trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuted on Friday, including plenty of new footage that hadn’t been shown in earlier trailers and teasers. Although the trailer features new renditions of the Force Theme, none of the…
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‘E.T.’ Screenwriter Melissa Mathison Dead at 65
Melissa Mathison, who was Oscar-nominated for original screenplay for Steven Spielberg’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and The BFG, died Wednesday at UCLA Medical Center of neuroendrocrine cancer, her brother Dirk Mathison said. She was 65. – Full article at Variety Discuss…
‘The Force Awakens’ Trailers – Musical Analysis
Long-time JWFan contributor Frank Lehman writes about the music in the three trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a special article for the American Musicology Society: “While the manipulation (and manipulativeness) of themes in these trailers tugs the listeners…
Complete Cue Lists Page Update
New Cue Lists for The Poseidon Adventure, Family Plot, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman – The Movie, The Accidental Tourist, Far and Away, Seven Years in Tibet, The Patriot, and Munich have been added to our Score Analyses…
‘Star Wars Musical’ Sequel – Crowdfunding Campaign
For Immediate Release DISNEY BECOMES ONE WITH THE FORCE Disney Musical Parody of Star Wars Excites Fans Imagine going on a magic carpet ride with Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi – or fighting Stormtroopers alongside Mulan. The Star Wars Musical…
Actor Confirms Character Theme in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Actor John Boyega, who attended the last recording session for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, confirmed in a recent interview that John Williams has composed a theme for his character in the film. Watch the video below: Discuss this topic…
Intrada Announces JAWS 2 (2CD)
JAWS 2 (2CD) Composed and Conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS Label: Intrada Special Collection Volume ISC 331 Date: 1978 Time: 101:48 Tracks: 43 Excitement for John Williams fans! Long-awaited 2-CD expanded release of popular Jaws 2 soundtrack gets premiere release! Williams…
‘The Force Awakens’ Actors Attend Last Recording Session
Actors John Boyega and Daisy Ridley attended the last recording session for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which took place this week in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, the actors posted Instagram photos of their visit to the Disney Recording Studios,…
‘The Force Awakens’ Recording: One More Session to Go
There’s still one recording session left for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, according to director J.J. Abrams, who was attending the GLSEN Respect Awards in Beverly Hills Friday night (Oct. 23): “We’re in the editing room working on the cut,…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Final Trailer
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Official Theatrical Poster
The official theatrical poster for the film was revealed today on StarWars.com (click to enlarge): Discuss this topic in our forums
‘When John Williams Can’t Go, Whom Does Spielberg Call? Thomas Newman’
Up until this year, composer John Williams had scored every single Steven Spielberg movie, save one, since the director’s big-screen debut in 1974. That streak comes to an end this weekend, though, with the release of Spielberg’s new Cold War…