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John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma in New York, February 22, 2024
On February 22, 2024, John Williams will conduct The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yo-Yo Ma at New York’s Carnegie Hall, in a program that will include the 2021 revision of Williams’ Cello Concerto, originally written for Ma in 1994, as well…
Williams and Spielberg on ‘The Late Show’
John Williams and Steven Spielberg discuss their 50-year relationship and how Williams’ music plays an integral role in each of Spielberg’s films, in particular Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, in this two-part interview for The Late Show…
‘The Complete John Williams Television Music Walkthrough’ (Podcast Series, Part 4)
Here’s yet another installment of Celluloid Tunes‘ complete John Williams television music walkthrough. Still in his fruitful 60s period, this episode covers Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Gilligan’s Island, Inside the Movie Kingdom, The Ghostbreaker and Lost in Space. As usual, a lot of…
John Williams Interviewed on HBO Max/CNN (UPDATED with Video)
UPDATE: A 8-minute excerpt from the interview is now available on YouTube. In an interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace for a new episode of “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?”, John Williams said while it is possible that the forthcoming fifth…
John Williams Interview on KUSC Radio
Receiving Oscar nominations is very familiar to composer John Williams – his Best Original Score nod for The Fabelmans marks his 53rd – second only to Walt Disney. It’s also familiar territory for him to be working with Steven Spielberg again, a…
John Williams Interview on NBC’s Nightly News (VIDEO)
John Williams talks about earning his 53rd Oscar nomination and working with Steven Spielberg on The Fabelmans in this March 2 interview with Lester Holt for NBC’s Nightly News. Interview on NBCNews.com, Part 1 Interview on NBCNews.com, Part 2 YouTube version…
John Williams and Steven Spielberg Talk ‘The Fabelmans’ (LA Times Article)
Unlike the exhilarating flights of fancy and historical epics that Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams have dreamed together — from Close Encounters of the Third Kind to Lincoln — The Fabelmans was an intimate journal about Spielberg’s own childhood.…
Williams Talks ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’, ‘The Fabelmans’, New Concert Works and More (Variety Interview)
[Williams] finished recording the score for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny on Feb. 10 and, while he suggested last summer that the final Harrison Ford adventure would be the last of his 100-plus film scores, that’s not quite…
The Legacy of John Williams Interviews Joanne Pearce Martin, Piano Solo Performer on ‘The Fabelmans’ (Podcast)
John Williams has written solo parts spotlighting specific instrumentalists both in his film scores and works for the concert hall. While it’s not rare to see such superstar musicians as Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma or Anne-Sophie Mutter as the featured…
All-Star ‘Peter Gunn’ Session with John Williams, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock Pays Tribute to Henry Mancini
Composer Henry Mancini (1924-1994) became famous for his hit theme from the TV detective series Peter Gunn, and his music for such movies as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of Wine and Roses, and The Pink Panther. Now, former colleagues, including…
‘The Complete John Williams Television Music Walkthrough’ (Podcast Series, Part 3)
Celluloid Tunes continues its highly ambitious journey through John Williams‘ television music jungle. In this episode, they cover medical dramas Ben Casey, The Eleventh Hour and Breaking Point, as well as an episode-by-episode walkthrough of Williams’ work for the cornerstone series Kraft Suspense Theatre.…