Piano Spheres: Gloria Cheng Great Film Composers and the Piano February 20, 2015 Two performances: 8pm and 9:30pm MONTAGE – Great Film Composers and the Piano Film premiere and CD Release Concert Celebrate Gloria Cheng’s latest harmonia mundi release of…
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First Cues for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Recorded
From MakingStarWars.net: Today, we received several reports about John Williams recording Star Wars cues at a Sony scoring stage. The Maestro is apparently recording the music for the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser. As we’ve mentioned before, we…
John Williams’ ‘Film Night’ at Tanglewood: August 22, 2015
John Williams will conduct the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra for the annual Film Night at Tanglewood on August 22, 2015. Williams will share the podium with composer David Newman, who was also a guest conductor at the Tanglewood 2013 performance.…
‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Title Revealed
Putting some speculation to rest and kick-starting a new round of interpretation, the newest Star Wars movie now officially has a title. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the title of the J.J. Abrams-directed film, Disney announced Thursday. The studio also confirmed that…
Original ‘Towering Inferno’ LP Re-issued Digitally
The 1974 original soundtrack album of John Williams’ score for The Towering Inferno has been reissued by Rhino Records as a digital download. This is the first official digital release of Williams’ original album, previously available on LP and as…
‘Episode VII’ Trailer Music to be Recorded Nov. 15?
Following the rumor that the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode VII will include original music written by John Williams, one of our sources claims that the Maestro will indeed record the new music next month in Los Angeles:…
‘1941’ Extended Edition Blu-ray Includes New Music as Originally Intended
UPDATE: Interview with Mike Matessino about the new music From producer Mike Matessino: On October 14, 2014, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment will be releasing “The Steven Spielberg Director’s Collection” on Blu-Ray and DVD. For the first time, the director’s 1979…
London’s Royal Philharmonic Performs the Music of John Williams (Videos)
“JOHN WILLIAMS: A TRIBUTE TO THE WORLD’S LEADING COMPOSER” October 10, 2014, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Robert Ziegler
New Williams Concert Work: ‘A Toast!’
A Toast!, a new concert piece written by John Williams, opened a special Gala Concert on September 23 celebrating the arrival of Andris Nelsons as new Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. BSO’s Principal Trombone Toby Oft wrote about…
Williams to Begin Work on STAR WARS: EPISODE VII in Two Weeks
During his October 4 concert in Milwaukee, and as an introduction to his performance of The Throne Room and End Title from Star Wars, John Williams revealed that “in about two weeks” he would start working on the score to…
Williams Conducts Milwaukee Symphony – Review & Video
“AN EVENING WITH JOHN WILLIAMS” October 4, 2014, Milwaukee, WI The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS UPDATE: Milwaukee Symphony principal bassoonist on performing with John Williams CONCERT PROGRAM The Cowboys Overture Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third…
Journal Sentinel Interviews John Williams
Composing a score is like writing prose and rewriting it six times, Williams said. Watching a film as he works, “I try to ask a simple question: What do I think the film should sound like?” he said. “One follows…