Making Hook Happen: An Interview with Didier C. Deutsch by Jason LeBlanc Didier C. Deutsch has been in the record business for 4 decades, and his current position at Sony has led to his involvement in the production of many…
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Expanded ‘Hook’ Will Not Be Complete
An interview with album producer Didier C. Deutch reveals that La-La Land’s upcoming release of Hook will not be complete due to some cues being excluded at the request of John Williams. The full interview can be found on UnderScores.fr (in French). Here’s the related…
Concert Reviews Archive Back Online
Over a hundred reviews of John Williams concerts from the last 10 years are now available in our Concert Reviews page. The newly updated section includes extensive articles, reports, photos and videos of live performances of Williams music, mostly conducted…
Williams’ ‘Cello Concerto’ Live Webcast on May 18
A live performance of John Williams’ Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by the Detroit Symphony conducted by Leonard Slatkin will be webcast on Friday, May 18. The live video/audio webcast is free of charge but registration is required.
‘Tintin’ Blu-ray: John Williams Featurette Online
Tintin: The Score: An introduction to John Williams’ work on the film, composing various pieces even before much of the film had been made. The Adventures of Tintin will be released on Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 13 – Regular version…
‘Tintin’ and ‘War Horse’ Scores Nominated for the Saturn Awards
John Williams’ scores for The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse have been nominated for the Saturn Awards, along with Michael Giacchino’s Super 8 & Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, and Howard Shore’s Hugo. The Saturn Award is the official honor…
The Complete Indiana Jones Blu-ray Collection Coming This Fall
John Williams Radio Special at Cinematic Sound
On February 8, 2012, five-time Academy Award winner John Williams turned 80 years old. To honour one of the greatest film composers of all time Cinematic Sound is proud to present a mammoth five-part radio series dedicated to Williams. –…
‘The Artist’ and ‘The Muppets’ Score Oscar Music Gold
Composer Ludovic Bource acknowledged his fellow nominees not just with mentions during his acceptance speech but actually stopping to embrace them or shake hands en route to the podium. On Saturday, John Williams expressed his thanks to the music branch…
John Williams Wins 5 Awards from the International Film Music Critics
For Immediate Release JOHN WILLIAMS WINS FIVE AWARDS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS INCLUDING SCORE OF THE YEAR FOR “WAR HORSE” FEBRUARY 23, 2012 – The International Film Music Critics Association announces the winners of its eighth annual awards…
LA-LA-LAND RECORDS TO RELEASE EXPANDED ‘HOOK’ SCORE NEXT MONTH
From the La-La-Land Records Facebook Page: “Have to fly. Have to fight. Have to crow. Have to get it to the printers. . . then have to get it to the manufacturer. Hook is back! ;) Orders will begin March…
John Williams’ ‘Oboe Concerto’ World Broadcast Premiere
Keisuke Wakao, the Assistant Principal Oboist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra joins Cathy Fuller in the Fraser Performance Studio, with pianist Edmund Arkus and cellist Natasha Brofsky. On the program: Beethoven – Trio, Op. 38 from Septet Op. 20 — John Williams –…