He’s just started work on the score for Lincoln, the Spielberg movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln. Williams will record the soundtrack in May with the Chicago Symphony — Spielberg wanted the Illinois connection, he says — and before then there will be…
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Williams to Conduct the Eugene Symphony This September
Celebrity Hollywood film composer John Williams will come to Eugene in September to conduct the Eugene Symphony in a performance of music from his scores to such blockbuster films as Star Wars, Schindler’s List and the Harry Potter series, the…
John Williams 80th Birthday Tour in Spain
The Film Symphony Orchestra conducted by Constantino Martínez-Orts will tour Spain next month in commemoration of Williams’ 80th birthday. The program will include music from Star Wars, Harry Potter, Memoirs of a Geisha, Superman, Far and Away, Jaws, Indiana Jones, E.T., Jurassic…
Williams Receives 7 Nominations from International Film Music Critics
PRESS RELEASE: JOHN WILLIAMS RECEIVES 7 INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS AWARD NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING TWO FOR FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR The International Film Music Critics Association announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2011 with veteran…
Telos Releases Williams ‘Greatest Hits’ Compilation
Telos Music has released John Williams: Greatest Hits, a selection of cues from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and more, performed by the Philharmonisches Orchestra de Staatstheatre Cottbus conducted by Evan Christ. A review of the new CD can be…
Petition: Get John Williams a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
John Williams is now officially, the second most Oscar nominated person in the history of the awards and currently, the most nominated person alive, second only in number of nominations to Walt Disney. Williams has also created some of the…
John Williams Named for a Sammy Award
24th Annual Sammy Film Music Awards Announced The Sammy Awards have been announced for 2011 and the award for Best New Film Score goes to John Williams for WAR HORSE. This is the 11th Sammy Award for John Williams since 1988,…
HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY, MAESTRO!
John Williams was born 80 years ago today! In celebration of Mr. Williams’ anniversary, JWFan will compile the best articles, podcasts and videos honoring the Maestro and his career. Happy Birthday, John Williams!
‘Tintin’ Score Wins Annie Award
John Williams’ The Adventures of Tintin has won an Annie Award in the ‘Music for a Feature’ category, beating out Henry Jackman’s scores for Puss in Boots & Winnie The Pooh, and John Powell’s Rio. ‘Tintin’ also received the award for…
Silva Screen to Release John Williams 6-CD Compilation
On February 21, Silva Screen will release The Music of John Williams: The Definitive Compilation, a comprehensive 6-CD collection of re-recordings by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, with a total of 87 tracks and over 7 hours of music.…
Hollywood Bowl Dates Announced
John Williams’ annual visit to the Hollywood Bowl will take place this year on Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1. Violinist Gil Shaham will join him and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in a program featuring “some of Williams’ biggest…
Williams Surpasses Alfred Newman’s Record
Film music history was made as John Williams surpassed Alfred Newman’s all-time music-nominations record when the 84th annual Oscar nominations were announced today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. – Full article at The Film Music Society