{"id":129,"date":"2011-09-13T19:08:02","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T19:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmmakerb.com\/jwfan\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2019-03-20T11:44:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T11:44:02","slug":"interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jwfan.com\/?page_id=129","title":{"rendered":"Press &#038; Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated: March 2, 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>2019<br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com\/2019\/03\/11\/thomas-hooten-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Clarion Call: Interview with Thomas Hooten<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nThe Lecagy of John Williams, March 11<br \/>\nInterview with LA Phil\u2019s Principal Trumpet about his album featuring Williams&#8217; Trumpet Concerto conducted by the composer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>A Conversation with Mike Matessino on Superman 40th Anniversary Soundtrack &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com\/2019\/02\/18\/mike-matessino-superman-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com\/2019\/02\/25\/mike-matessino-superman-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>The Legacy of John Williams, February 18-25<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=11796\"><strong>Interview with Justin Freer, Founder of CineConcerts and Conductor of the &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; Film Concert Series<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJWFan, December 14<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=11855\"><strong>The Musical Wizardry of John Williams<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nJWFan \/ Tim Burden, December 9<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=11794\"><strong>Hogwarts Forever: Mike Matessino on John Williams&#8217; Music for &#8216;Harry Potter<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nJWFan \/ Tim Burden, November 27<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/timburden\/mike-matessino-on-dracula-and-john-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mike Matessino on &#8216;Dracula&#8217; and John Williams<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nTim Burden, November 15<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com\/2018\/09\/27\/conversation-with-pianist-gloria-cheng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Up Close and Personal: Conversation with Pianist Gloria Cheng<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Legacy of John Williams, September 27<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9aehZgVo_tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams and the Thornton Symphony<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nUSC Thornton, September 12<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/projectorandorchestra.com\/yo-yo-ma-on-john-williams-classical-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Yo-Yo Ma on John Williams&#8217; Classical &#8220;Side&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nProjector and Orchestra, August 21<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/forums\/index.php?\/topic\/28704-la-times-john-williams-early-life-article-by-tim-greiving\/&amp;tab=comments#comment-1506443\"><strong>John Williams&#8217; early life: How a NoHo kid and UCLA Bruin became the movie music man<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLos Angeles Times, July 18<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/8457839\/star-wars-solo-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>With John Williams Stepping Aside, \u2018Solo\u2019 Looks to Create a \u2018Modern\u2019 Musical Score for \u2018Star Wars\u2019<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nBillboard, May 26<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/music\/news\/solo-a-star-wars-story-john-powell-score-john-williams-1202821271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2018Solo\u2019 Composer John Powell Reveals His Process for Tackling a \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Movie<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nVariety, May 25<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/music\/news\/john-williams-bmi-film-tv-visual-media-awards-2-1202805708\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams Honored at BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nVariety, May 10<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/musicdance\/index.ssf\/2018\/04\/john_williams_eager_to_reunite.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams Eager to Reunite with Cleveland Orchestra, Conduct at Severance Hall<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCleveland.com. April 5<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/postperspective.com\/ren-klyce-mixing-score-star-wars-last-jedi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2018The Last Jedi\u2019 Sound Mixer Talks Working on John Williams\u2019 Score<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPostPerspective, February 26<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=10591\"><strong>Producer Mike Matessino Talks \u2018E.T.\u2019, \u2018Close Encounters\u2019 Complete Score Releases<\/strong><\/a> (Audio)<br \/>\nCinematic Sound Radio, February 23<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=10585\"><strong>Williams Talks &#8216;The Last Jedi<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nKUSC, February 15, 2018<br \/>\nJohn Williams interview on KUSC\u2019s \u201cThe Evening Program with Jim Svejda\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=10525\"><strong>Pittsburgh Symphony Trombonist on John Williams, \u2018Star Wars\u2019 and More<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJWFan, February 7, 2018<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/film\/news\/mark-hamill-on-star-wars-music-composer-john-williams-1202659494\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mark Hamill Hails \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Composer John Williams: \u2018He Elevates Every Scene\u2019<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nVariety, January 11, 2018<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/music\/awards\/john-williams-could-set-oscar-record-1202658996\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams Is On Target To Set Yet Another Oscar Record<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nVariety, January 10, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/6557819-episode-69-rian-johnson-on-the-music-of-star-wars-other-movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Director Rian Johnson on working with John Williams<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nSoudntracking with Edith Bowman, December 18, 2017<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UX78qVzH48w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Williams Talks &#8216;The Post<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n20th Century Fox, December 13, 2017<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/projectorandorchestra.com\/mark-hamill-on-john-williams-importance-to-star-wars\/\"><strong>Mark Hamill on John Williams and His Importance to &#8216;Star Wars&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nProjector and Orchestra, December 5, 2017<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=9994\"><strong>3 Million Light Years From Home and 65 Million Years in the Making &#8211; An Interview with Mike Matessino<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJWFan, November 6, 2017<br \/>\nExclusive interview with album producer Mike Matessino about E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 35th Anniversary Edition, The John Williams Jurassic Park Collection, Stanley &amp; Iris \/ Pete &#8216;N&#8217; Tillie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/arts\/la-et-cm-kobe-bryant-dear-basketball-20170902-htmlstory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Why Kobe Bryant hired John Williams to compose the score for his &#8216;Dear Basketball&#8217; film<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLos Angeles Times, September 3, 2017<br \/>\nJohn Williams, Kobe Bryant and Director Glen Keane Talk \u2018Dear Basketball\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/heat-vision\/john-williams-steven-spielbergs-work-together-is-getting-an-ultimate-collection-976802\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams and Steven Spielberg&#8217;s Work Together Is Getting an &#8216;Ultimate Collection&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Hollywood Reporter, February 16, 2017<br \/>\nArticle including the new recording of \u201cMarion\u2019s Theme\u201d and behind-the-scenes video<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016<br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassicparkpodcast.com\/home\/2016\/12\/12\/interview-w-mike-matessino-produced-edited-mastered-the-la-la-land-records-jurassic-park-collection-episode-77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mike Matessino Talks \u2018The John Williams Jurassic Park Collection\u2019<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nJurassic Park Podcast, December 12, 2016<br \/>\nAlbum producer Mike Matessino discusses the process of editing, producing and mastering <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=9279\">The John Williams Jurassic Park Collection<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2016\/film\/spotlight\/fantastic-beasts-bfg-john-williams-1201930763\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2018Fantastic Beasts\u2019 and \u2018The BFG\u2019 Tap Into Magical Musical Worlds<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nVariety, December 1, 2016<br \/>\nArticle covering Williams work for <em>The BFG<\/em> and James Newton Howard\u2019s <em>Fantastic Beasts<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9x8z-gspfF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The BFG: Interview with John Williams<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9x8z-gspfF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a>Dreamworks, June 28, 2016<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2016\/film\/spotlight\/john-williams-afi-1201792072-1201792072\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AFI Honoree John Williams Looks Back on Six Decades of Iconic Themes<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nVariety, June 9, 2016<br \/>\nVariety interviews John Williams on the eve of AFI&#8217;s Lifetime Achievement Award gala<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HFXCfXkJSmA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>U.S. Air Force Band Conductor Interviews Williams<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nThe US Air Force Band, June 7, 2016<br \/>\nJohn Williams sits down for a short interview about his time in the U.S. Air Force with Col. Larry H. Lang, commander and conductor of The U.S. Air Force Band.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/classicalwcrb\/composer-john-williams-and-the-hermitage-piano-trio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams interview at WCRB<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nWCRB, May 20, 2016<br \/>\nJohn Williams talks with Brian McCreath about <em>Star Wars<\/em>, Film Night at the Pops, and how he decided to succeed Arthur Fiedler as Pops Conductor in 1980<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/columnists\/david_patrick_stearns\/20160426_Phila__Orchestra_to_celebrate_John_Williams_-_movie_and_classical_composer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Philadelphia Orchestra Celebrates &#8216;Star Wars&#8217;, Classical Composer John Williams<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Philadelphia Enquirer, April 26, 2016<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theindycast.com\/john-williams-special-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pianist Gloria Cheng on Working with John Williams<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nIndy Cast, April 28, 2016<br \/>\nInterview with Grammy award winning pianist and John Williams collaborator Gloria Cheng about their \u2018Conversations\u2019 concert piece as well as her work on <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> and other Williams scores<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jenniflute.com\/news\/star-wars-the-force-awakens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;The Force Awakens&#8217; Flutist on Working with John Williams<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJenni Olson, April 19, 2016<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vlYl4SojMvE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Philadelphia Orchestra: Celebrating John Williams<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nThe Philadelphia Orchestra, April 14, 2016<br \/>\nConductor St\u00e9phane Den\u00e8ve interviews John Williams in this promotional video for the orchestra&#8217;s May 2016 concerts<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5cPvY17ZdFM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;The Force Awakens&#8217; Behind the Scenes<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nStarWars.com, February 22, 2016<br \/>\nJohn Williams talks about the main themes of <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> in a new video featuring previously unseen footage of the score\u2019s recording sessions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/projectorandorchestra.com\/john-williams-on-the-force-awakens-and-the-legacy-of-star-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams on &#8216;The Force Awakens&#8217; and the Legacy of &#8216;Star Wars&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nProjector &amp; Orchestra, January 6, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmi.com\/special\/john_williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Conversation with John Williams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBMI, December 22, 2015<br \/>\nJohn Williams on <em>The Force Awakens<\/em>, his career and Steven Spielberg&#8217;s <em>The BFG<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/arts\/culture\/la-et-cm-star-wars-force-awakens-music-score-john-williams-20151217-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams on \u2018Force Awakens\u2019 Score: \u2018I Felt a Renewed Energy, and a Vitality\u2019<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nLos Angeles Times, December 18, 2015<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/tavissmiley\/interviews\/composerconductor-john-williams\/?show=26075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tavis Smiley interviews John Williams<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nPBS, December 15, 2015<br \/>\nWilliams talks about his career and writing the music for <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=8269\"><strong>Sharks &amp; Bandits: A Q&amp;A with Mike Matessino<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJWFan, November 29, 2015<br \/>\nAlbum Producer Mike Matessino discusses the new 2CD sets for <em>Home Alone<\/em>, <em>Jaws<\/em> and <em>Jaws 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=7726\"><strong>Ask Dr. Know &#8211; A Q&amp;A with Producer Mike Matessino on La-La Land Records\u2019 &#8216;A.I. Artificial Intelligence: Expanded Archival Collection&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJWFan, June 3, 2015<br \/>\nInterview with producer Mike Matessino on the new <em>A.I. Artificial Edition<\/em> 3-CD set.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=7765\"><strong>John Williams &#8211; America&#8217;s Composer Brings the Music of <em>Star Wars<\/em> Back to America<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nInternational Musician, June 2, 2015<br \/>\nWilliams talks about <em>Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em> for the American Federation of Musicians magazine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2014<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/entertainment\/arts\/composer-john-williams-brings-music-of-close-encounters-star-wars-et-to-milwaukee-symphony-b99360036-277790211.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Composer John Williams brings music of &#8216;Close Encounters,&#8217; &#8216;Star Wars,&#8217; &#8216;E.T.&#8217; to Milwaukee Symphony<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJournal Sentinel, October 1, 2014<br \/>\nWilliams interview on the eve of his first concert in Milwaukee<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=6975\"><strong>Behind the Score: The Art of Film Composer<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nAMPAS, July 21, 2014<br \/>\nJohn Williams talks musical moments in film that have inspired his work, the process of creating a film score, and the director-composer collaboration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=6895\"><strong>Remembering &#8216;Empire of the Sun&#8217; with Mike Matessino<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSoundcloud, June 29, 2014<br \/>\nTim Burten interviews album producer Mike Matessino on the 2CD limited edition release of John Williams\u2019 <em>Empire of the Sun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=6871\"><strong>&#8216;Empire of the Sun&#8217;: Bringing Back a Lost Boy<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJWFan, June 26, 2014<br \/>\nArticle on the making of the &#8216;Empire of the Sun&#8217; 2CD set, by album producer Mike Matessino.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=6591\"><strong>Williams Talks &#8216;Fiddler on the Roof&#8217; at Special Screening<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nTCM, April 13, 2014<br \/>\nWith casting director Lynn Stalmaster and director Norman Jewison, John Williams talks about the challenges of making \u201cFiddler On The Roof\u201d (1971), before a screening during the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kusc.org\/Episodes.aspx?PID=2141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014 Best Score Nominee John Williams<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nClassical KUSC, March 7, 2014<br \/>\n\u203a For his 49th Oscar nomination, John Williams discusses the (non)importance of the piano in his score to <em>The Book Thief.<\/em> Plus, why he might have turned down composing <em>Star Wars<\/em> back in 1977, if he knew then what he knows now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=6518\"><strong>John Williams on the 30th Anniversary of \u2018Olympic Fanfare and Theme\u2019<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nNBC, February 21, 2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philstar.com\/entertainment\/2014\/02\/14\/1290144\/role-music-according-john-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Role of Music According to John Williams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Philippine Star, February 13, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>2013<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/gallery\/eye-on-the-oscars-composers-sound-off\/#!3\/john-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eye on the Oscars: Composers Sound Off<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nVariety, December 15, 2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/movies\/moviesnow\/la-et-mn-en-composers-20131210,0,1762588.story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Composers Help Tell the Story and Set the Scene<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLos Angeles Times, December 10, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a John Williams (&#8216;The Book Thief&#8217;), Steven Price (&#8216;Gravity&#8217;), Hans Zimmer (&#8217;12 Years a Slave&#8217;) and Thomas Newman (&#8216;Saving Mr. Banks&#8217;) discuss their work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/entertainment.inquirer.net\/121095\/john-williams-looks-forward-to-scoring-new-star-wars-indiana-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams looks forward to scoring new \u2018Star Wars,\u2019 \u2018Indiana Jones\u2019<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPhilippine Daily Inquirer, November 15, 2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.traileraddict.com\/trailer\/the-book-thief\/interview-john-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Book Thief: Interview &#8211; John Williams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n20th Century Fox, October 28, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a Interview with John Williams for <em>The Book Thief<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/thingstodo\/arts\/articles\/20130921john-williams-steven-spielberg-symphony.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Q&amp;A: John Williams on Accompanying Steven Spielberg<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAZCentral.com, September 21, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview on the occasion of his appearance with Spielberg in Phoenix Sept. 28<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kQ4jZr1w0AI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams on Scoring Star Wars: Episode VII<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nStarWars.com, July 27, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams discusses composing the music for\u00a0<em>Star Wars: Episode VII<\/em>, working with Kathleen Kennedy and J.J. Abrams, and why he\u2019s excited about returning to a galaxy far, far away<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7Wl2rkvHivA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marine Band Director Interviews John Williams<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nUS Marine Band, July 11, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Marine Band Director Colonel Michael J. Colburn interviews John Williams about his\u00a0&#8220;Fanfare \u201cFor \u2018The President\u2019s Own\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/110079\/marine-band-celebrates-215th-anniversary-with-john-williams#.UfqLYxzLYXt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marine Band Celebrates 215th Anniversary with John Williams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nDVIDS, July 2013<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Article on the recording of John Williams&#8217; &#8220;Fanfare \u201cFor \u2018The President\u2019s Own\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/articles.baltimoresun.com\/2013-06-01\/entertainment\/bs-ae-john-williams-interview-20130601_1_john-williams-baltimore-symphony-orchestra-concert-hall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Film Composer John Williams to Make Baltimore Conducting Premiere<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Baltimore Sun, June 1, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams interview on the eve of his Baltimore concert<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zap2it.com\/pop2it\/2013\/05\/man-of-steel-will-be-hard-for-me-to-see-says-superman-composer-john-williams.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Man of Steel&#8217; Will be &#8216;Hard for Me&#8217; to See, Says &#8216;Superman&#8217; Composer John Williams<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Zap 2 It, May 24, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams talks <em>Man of Steel<\/em> and <em>Star Wars: Episode VII<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=5613\"><strong>John Williams Honored at BMI Film &amp; TV Awards<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Videos<\/strong>)<br \/>\nBMI, May 15, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams interviewed at the BMI Awards red carpet<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thv11.com\/news\/article\/250070\/288\/Composer-John-Williams-tells-cinematic-stories-through-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Composer John Williams Tells Cinematic Stories Through Music<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video &amp; Text<\/strong>)<br \/>\nCNN, February 22, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams Interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kusc.org\/Episodes.aspx?PID=2141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2013 Best Oscar Nominee John Williams<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nClassical KUSC, February 7, 2013<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams\u00a0\u00a0discusses with Jim Svejda the challenges of translating mid-19th century American into the score &amp; the uncanny 4th Dimensional Experience (John\u2019s words) of watching Daniel Day-Lewis<\/p>\n<p><strong>2012<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5gQBa-cskK4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams Praises San Diego Symphony in Rehearsal for Weekend Concerts<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nSan Diego Symphony, December 7, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apr.org\/post\/john-williams-inevitable-themes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams&#8217; Inevitable Themes<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Audio &amp; Text<\/strong>)<br \/>\nAlabama Public Radio, November 15, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.variety.com\/article\/VR1118061962?refcatid=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spielberg &amp; Williams: Inseparable Tandem<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nVariety, November 14, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Short article on Steven Spielberg and John Williams&#8217; work on <em>Lincoln<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=5139\">&#8216;Lincoln&#8217; Behind the Scenes with John Williams and Steven Spielberg<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nCBS\u2019 \u201960 Minutes\u2019, October 25, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Short behind the scenes segment of John Williams and Steven Spielberg on the score for\u00a0<em>Lincoln<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/entertainment\/steven-spielberg-and-john-williams-to-host-benefit\/nShgZ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Spielberg and John Williams to Host Benefit Concert witth ASO<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAtlanta Journal-Constitution, October 21, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmmusicsociety.org\/news_events\/features\/2012\/101012.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>E.T. Turns 30<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Film Music Society, October 10, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams reminisces his work on the score for <em>E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.registerguard.com\/web\/entertainmentarts\/28745442-41\/music-film-question-williams-symphony.html.csp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Running Up the Score: John Williams Brings His Cinematic Compositions to Eugene<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Register Guard, September 20, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/composers\/williams\/news\/john-williams-talks-classic-fm-exclusive-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams Talks to ClassicFM in Exclusive Interview<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nClassicFM, August 2, 2012 (Broadcast August 27)<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams reveals the secrets of his life and career in a candid and exclusive interview with Classic FM<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/janelevere\/2012\/08\/18\/film-composer-john-williams-reminisces-about-ties-with-boston-pops-and-tanglewood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Film Composer John Williams Reminisces About Ties With Boston Pops And Tanglewood<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nForbes, August 18, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview on the occasion of the 80th Birthday Gala Concert in Tanglewood<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/2\/818b1784-e732-11e1-8a74-00144feab49a.html#axzz23vG8e6Rd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams, the Music Master<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nFT Magazine, August 17, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams talks about old Hollywood, working with Spielberg and why he never goes to the movies<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=4904\"><strong>Celebrating Tanglewood&#8217;s 75th Anniversary<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nWGBH &#8211; August 14, 2012<br \/>\nWGBH\u2019s report on Tanglewood\u2019s 75th anniversary featuring interviews with John Williams and Keith Lockhart<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wamc.org\/post\/tanglewood-parade-john-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tanglewood on Parade &#8211; John Williams<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nWAMC Northeast Public Radio &#8211; August 7, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshireeagle.com\/ci_21256304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Composer John Williams Reflects on Tanglewood&#8217;s Enduring Spirit<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Berkshire Eagle &#8211; August 7, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=4886\"><strong>John Williams Recalls <em>Jaws<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Film Music Society &#8211; July 14, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a Williams interview on the occasion of the\u00a0<em>Jaws<\/em>\u00a0Blu-ray release<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=4837\">Williams Interview on NBC&#8217;s &#8216;Rock Center&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nNBC &#8211; July 26, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0sLuQPbkGVs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams Interviewed at the 2012 BMI Awards<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nBMI &#8211; May 20, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmi.com\/musicworld\/entry\/at_80_john_williams_is_still_building_a_legacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At 80, John Williams is Still Building a Legacy<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBMI &#8211; May 18, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/blog\/playbook\/sounds\/post\/_\/id\/98\/composer-john-williams-talks-fenway-red-sox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Q&amp;A: John Williams Talks Fenway, Red Sox<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>ESPN &#8211; April 16, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams interview on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=2545\"><strong>Interview with &#8216;Hook&#8217; Album Producer Didier C. Deustch<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>JWFAN &#8211; March 14, 2012<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/news\/la-ca-john-williams-20120108,0,2935410.story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams and Steven Spielberg mark 40 years of collaboration<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>Los Angeles Times &#8211; March 4, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams\/Spielberg interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>2011<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>\u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=1720\">The Last Movie Maestro\u2019<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Article &amp; <strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nThe Wall Street Journal &#8211; December 16, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview and video<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=1672\">Williams Talks &#8216;War Horse&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nDecember 5, 2012<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams discusses his work on the latest Spielberg film<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ggZVJ5a5dMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams and Spielberg&#8217;s &#8216;Masterclass&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong> excerpt)<br \/>\nTCM\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0November 15, 2011<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams and Steven Spielberg discuss their collaboration on the\u00a0Indiana Jones\u00a0series<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=929\"><strong>Interview with Producer Mike Matessino about &#8216;1941&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>JWFAN &#8211; September 26, 2011<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/08\/19\/john-williams-lets-his-muses-carry-him-along\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams Lets His Muses Carry Him Along<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>The New York Times &#8211; August 19, 2011<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/08\/19\/arts\/design\/john-williams-honors-copland-bernstein-and-koussevitzky.html?_r=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Musical Titan Honors His Heroes<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>The New York Times &#8211; August 18, 2011<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.signonsandiego.com\/news\/2011\/aug\/13\/La-Jolla-Music-Society-SummerFest-John-Williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams to Premiere Work at Summerfest<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>San Diego Union-Tribute &#8211; August 13, 2011<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams discusses his concert work <em>Quartet La Jolla<\/em> and much more<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wwe.wgbh.org\/programs\/Backstage-With-Brian-Bell-268\/episodes\/Boston-Pops-Laureate-Conductor-John-Williams-29217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backstage with Brian Bell: Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nWGBH &#8211; May 2011<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0As an extension of this year\u2019s Boston concerts, John Williams talks with Pops broadcast producer Brian Bell about \u2018villains and heroes\u201d, his new Oboe Concerto as well as turning 80 next year<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zNX2rNaCDso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams Interview for Music Express Magazine<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nMusic Express &#8211; January 2011<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.cincinnati.com\/article\/20100802\/ENT\/8010370\/Composer-Williams-joins-Pops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams Joins Pops, Remembers an Old Friend<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>Cincinnati.com &#8211; August 10, 2010<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams interview on the occasion of 2010&#8217;s Erich Kunzel tribute concert<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cincinnati.com\/blogs\/arts\/2010\/07\/29\/john-williams-talks-pops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams Talks Pops<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>Cincinnati.com &#8211; July 29, 2010<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams interview on the occasion of 2010&#8217;s Erich Kunzel tribute concert<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/ae\/music\/articles\/2010\/05\/11\/john_williams_celebrating_30_years_with_the_boston_pops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Endlessly Devoted to his Music<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>The Boston Globe &#8211; May 11, 2010<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams Celebrating 30 Years With the Boston Pops<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sharedcontent\/dws\/ent\/performingarts\/stories\/DN-williams_0420gd.ART.State.Edition1.4ca0098.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Williams to celebrate the soundtrack with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>The Dallas Morning News &#8211; April 20, 2010<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams interview on the eve of his Fort Worth concert<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=unQibJ0lArk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams Video Portrait<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nAndrew Zuckerman&#8217;s 30-second video portrait &#8211; 2010<\/p>\n<p><strong>2009<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H6OsY5C6mYA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams Talks &#8216;On Willows and Birches&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nBSO &#8211; October 2009<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Video featuring rehearsal footage and interviews with John Williams, Ann Hobson Pilot and James Levine on the new Williams concert work<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thirteen.org\/insidethirteen\/2009\/03\/25\/interview-john-williams-on-great-performances-spielberg-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Interview: John Williams, on Great Performances, Steven Spielberg, and more<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>THIRTEEN &#8211; March 25, 2009<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Interview on the occasion of the premiere of Williams&#8217; new TV theme during the opening credits of\u00a0<em>Great Performances: King Lear<\/em> on\u00a0Wednesday, March 25\u00a0on PBS<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2004\/12\/15\/earlyshow\/leisure\/celebspot\/main661298.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams: Movie Music Man<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nCBS News &#8211; February 11, 2009<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a1obMuhRgm0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;LSO &#8211; A Life in Film&#8217; Promo Interview<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nLSO &#8211; February 3, 2009<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Promotional interview for the &#8216;LSO &#8211; A Life in Film&#8217; concert on April 4 at the Barbican in London<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lCoC5RSSNTo\">John Williams Remembers Raymond Scott<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nRaymond Scott Archives &#8211; August 4, 2008<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>John Williams discusses his work on the score for &#8216;Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull&#8217;<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6g3EgmxWzao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part I<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cPySkteoi0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part II<\/a><br \/>\nMay 2008<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Interview with Superman Blue Box Producer Mike Matessino<\/strong> &#8211; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=4039\">Part I<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=4053\">Part II<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=4066\">Part III<\/a>)<br \/>\nJWFAN &#8211; March 2008<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.signonsandiego.com\/news\/features\/20070205-9999-1c05williamm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Celluloid Cero<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>San Diego Union-Tribune &#8211; February 5, 2007<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Revered film composer John Williams will lend his works, and baton, at Symphony Hall benefit<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dVmxJ0YmVkQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meeting John Williams<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nFan video &#8211; 2007<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Interview recorded after a Boston concert in 2007<\/p>\n<p><strong>2006<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/video.nbcsports.com\/player.html?dlid=46468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams on SNF<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Video)<br \/>\nNBC Sports &#8211; 2006<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams talks about some of the scores he put together for SNF<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/radio4\/arts\/filmprogramme\/filmprogramme_20060414.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Francine Stock Interviews John Williams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nBBC Radio &#8211; April 14, 2006<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams talks about his music, his influences and his close relationship with director Steven Spielberg<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Goodbye, Mr. Chips: Exclusive Interview with Album Producer Mike Matessino<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=210\">Part I<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?p=215\">Part II<\/a>)<br \/>\nJWFAN &#8211; March 2006<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0A fascinating two part article which goes into deep detail about Matessino&#8217;s project, and beyond!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b8zh8gy1xYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academy Award Nominees 2006<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nA&amp;E Channel, 2006<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams talks about his scores for <em>Memoirs of a Geisha<\/em> and <em>Munich<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Composition Forum with Special Guest John Williams<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b0kFF0rvEmE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part I<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BDzJJQTmq6A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part II<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hdQe6_DY3N0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part III<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TOqj_R3yGFU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part IV<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X3OWiHPBNzg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part V<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NEBvE4xNGFM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part VI<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OmDQYKWUOrk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part VII<br \/>\n<\/a>USC&#8217;s Thornton School of Music &#8211; January 11, 2006<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams\u00a0was the special guest at USC&#8217;s\u00a0Thornton School of Music, where he addressed music graduates and participated in a Q&amp;A hosted by Jon Burlingame<\/p>\n<p><strong>2005<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/ent\/movies\/articles\/1220geishamusic1220.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yo-Yo Ma Reunites with John Williams and Itzhak Perlman for &#8216;Geisha&#8217; Score<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Associated Press &#8211; December 20, 2005<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Yo-Yo Ma talks John Williams<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4613\"><strong>Master Class &#8211; Williams Earns Himself a Spot in Pantheon of Composers<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>Variety &#8211; November 29, 2005<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Violinist Itzhak Perlman and music historian Roger Hickman talk about Williams<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=4661664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams and the Music of\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Audio<\/strong>) &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4619\">Transcript<br \/>\n<\/a>NPR &#8211; May 22, 2005<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0NPR\u2019s Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr spoke with Williams and explores the music written for a galaxy far, far away<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4635\">More Scores to Settle<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Times &#8211; May 19, 2005<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Nearly 30 years on, the Force is still strong for the Star Wars composer John Williams<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4622\">Williams: &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; score a challenge<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Associated Press &#8211; May 11, 2005<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0An interview with the Maestro o\u00adn the scoring of\u00a0<em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4624\"><strong>Williams Talks &#8216;Revenge of the Sith&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>May 11, 2005<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Transcript of the John Williams interview featured o\u00adn the Wal-Mart exclusive bonus track<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/today.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/7749339#.T83JdT4thWI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Man Behind the Music of &#8216;Star Wars&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong> &amp; Text)<br \/>\nNBC&#8217;s The Today Show &#8211; May 6, 2005<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams speaks with NBC&#8217;s Jamie Gangel about his career writing compositions for movies like <em>Indiana Jones<\/em> and <em>Schindler&#8217;s List<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/culture\/3638737\/Lights-camera-baton.html#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lights, Camera, Baton<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>The Daily Telegraph &#8211; March 14, 2005<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0As Abbey Road Studios prepares to celebrate 25 years of film scores, composer John Williams talks to Adam Sweeting about his work and his long partnership with Steven Spielberg<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V5xGgNIT2kw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams on &#8216;The Terminal&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview and scoring sessions<\/p>\n<p><strong>2003<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2003\/SHOWBIZ\/Movies\/05\/05\/john.williams\/\">The Music Man for Jedis and Joneses<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nCNN &#8211; May 7, 2003<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>2002<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4575\">The Movies&#8217; Music Man<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Orange County Register &#8211; July 7, 2002<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams writes the music that makes \u2018Star Wars\u2019 memorable or \u2018Minority Report\u2019 transparent. It\u2019s all in the role of the film composer<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q7TjXKzUW-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making the &#8216;Star Wars&#8217; Music<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<strong> &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/TRANSCRIPTS\/0205\/15\/lt.15.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transcript<\/a><br \/>\nCNN &#8211; May 15, 2002<br \/>\n\u203a John Williams interview on CNN<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2002\/06\/30\/arts\/music\/30OEST.html?pagewanted=all&amp;position=bottom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schubertizing the Movies<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe New York Times &#8211; June 30, 2002<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Article on the score to <em>Minority Report\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nx7NiJHIlGs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n<em>E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial<\/em>\u00a0DVD featurette &#8211; 2002<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Interviews and footage focused on the long-standing relationship between\u00a0John Williams\u00a0and\u00a0Steven Spielberg<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/film\/2002\/feb\/04\/artsfeatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Force is with Him<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Guardian &#8211; February 4, 2002<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams talks to Stephen Moss about music, movies &#8211; and &#8216;marriage&#8217; to Spielberg<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4581\">A Career of Epic Proportions<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLos Angeles Times &#8211; February 3, 2002<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams has taken knocks for his movie scores, but as the composer turns 70, he isn\u2019t defensive. He enjoys film work<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/archives.cnn.com\/2002\/WORLD\/europe\/01\/17\/williams.olympics\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams Scores with Olympic Theme<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nCNN &#8211; January 17, 2002<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/entertainment\/1763503.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screen Composer Records Olympic Theme<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBBC News &#8211; January 16, 2002<br \/>\n\u203a &#8216;John Williams has recorded the official theme to for 2002 Winter Olympics. BBC News Online&#8217;s Robert White was at the session&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/films\/2002\/02\/05\/f2k2_050202_article.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams Talks &#8216;Attack of the Clones&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Audio<\/strong>)<br \/>\nBBC Radio &#8211; January 5, 2002<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams talks about the score for <em>Star Wars: Episode II &#8211; Attack of the Clones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2001<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dh-gEcgVH_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams Talks &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; Suite<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Video)<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview and excerpts from the <em>Harry Potter<\/em> Suite as performed by The Boston Pops<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4573\">Williams Casts \u00a0Spell for &#8216;Potter&#8217; Score<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; November 15, 2001<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Article on the recording sessions for <em>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/life\/enter\/movies\/2001-11-13-john-williams.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams Adds Musical Magic to &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nUSA Today &#8211; November 13, 2001<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams talks about his score for <em>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/life\/enter\/movies\/2001-11-13-john-williams-star-wars.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams Shapes More Music for &#8216;Star Wars<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nUSA Today &#8211; November 13, 2001<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b0k7f6rJPEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Music of &#8216;A.I.&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n<em>A.I. Artificial Intelligence<\/em> DVD featurette &#8211; 2001<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/old.post-gazette.com\/magazine\/20010329people4.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Composer for &#8216;Star Wars&#8217;, &#8216;Jaws&#8217; and &#8216;E.T.&#8217; Finds Inspiration Conducting on the Road<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPittsburg Post-Gazette &#8211; March 29, 2001<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>2000<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4571\">John Williams Listens to the Sound of a Tree<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; July 2, 2000<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams talks about <em>TreeSong<\/em>, <em>A.I.<\/em>, <em>American Journey<\/em>, and more<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4569\">Williams Reflects on &#8216;Angela&#8217;s Ashes&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; January 18, 2000<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6miM3URzfac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams on Angela&#8217;s Ashes<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nCNN &#8211; 2000<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BQKLJ2MuHvY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Music of &#8216;Jaws&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n<em>Jaws<\/em> DVD featurette &#8211; 2000<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams and Steven Spielberg discuss the music of Jaws<\/p>\n<p><strong>1999<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>John Williams Talks &#8216;The Phantom Menace&#8217;<\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>) &#8211; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZdYflV5-a2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part I<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TPacQ6_V6ZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part II<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lUZmf68rzU8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part III<\/a>)<br \/>\nMay, 1999<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4565\">The Making of &#8216;The Phantom Menace&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFrom the Book &#8216;The Making of Star Wars, Episode One: The Phantom Menace&#8217; &#8211; May 1999<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Williams discusses his work on <em>The Phantom Menace<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4567\">Making Star Wars Sing Again<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; March 28, 1999<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Article on the recording sessions for The Phantom Menace<\/p>\n<p><strong>1998<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicweb-international.com\/film\/lacejw.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Film Music of John Williams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFilm Music on the Web (UK)<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4563\">Composers Learn Film Music from the Master<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; August 20, 1998<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Article on the John Williams seminar at the Tanglewood Music Center<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4561\">John Williams&#8217; Many Facets<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; July 27, 1998<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Concert Review<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4559\">Weekend Starts on High Note at Pops<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; May 23, 1998<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Concert Review<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4557\">Spielberg and Williams on &#8216;Saving Private Ryan&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; February 24, 1998<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Interview with John Williams and Steven Spielberg<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HDq1gETo18w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scoring &#8216;Saving Private Ryan&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n1998<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Interview and Recording Sessions<\/p>\n<p><strong>1997<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4555\">Amistad &#8211; Press Release<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nDecember 2, 1997<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlierose.com\/view\/interview\/5406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Conversation with Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Composer John Williams<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nThe Charlie Rose Show &#8211; August 8, 1997<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0A conversation with world-class violinist Itzhak Perlman and conductor John Williams, the composer of scores for such memorable films as &#8220;Star Wars&#8221;, &#8220;Indiana Jones&#8221; and &#8220;E.T.&#8221;, about creating moving scores for film and their respective careers in the music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4553\">Star Wars 20th Anniversary: Interview with John Williams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFrom the FSM print edition &#8211; May 1997<br \/>\n\u203a John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PlwqlHkF870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams Talks Film Music with Gene Shalit<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams discusses his association with Steven Spielberg and is seen conducting excerpts from <em>Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>, <em>Jaws<\/em>, <em>Superman<\/em>, and <em>E.T.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1996<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4551\">He Knows the Score<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe London Independent &#8211; May 25, 1996<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>1994<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4549\">John Williams: Making Movie Music History<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; March 20, 1994<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;Schindler Composer is Up for Fifth Oscar&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1993<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4547\">John Williams&#8217; Final Bow<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; December 20, 1993<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;After 14 years, the Boston Pops conductor is too busy to look back&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4544\">Pop Star: The Legacy of John Williams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; December 12, 1993<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;John Williams leads his final concert as conductor of the Boston Pops on Dec. 20&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4542\">Williams Makes a Stirring Debut with the BSO<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; August 30, 1993<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Concert Review<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4540\">The Williams Whirlwind<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; May 9, 1993<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;Dinosaurs, Sinatra Highlight His Busy Last Year at the Pops&#8217; (Interview)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1992<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4538\">&#8216;Hook,&#8217; &#8216;JFK&#8217;, are Latest Hits with the John Williams Touch<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; January 19, 1992<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>1991<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4536\">Pops&#8217; Williams to Retire in 93<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; December 20, 1991<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;To Leave Conductor&#8217;s Job, Maintain Local Music Ties&#8217; (Interview)<\/p>\n<p><strong>1990<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4534\">The Music Man<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; October 7, 1990<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;John Williams Writes the Sound Track for America&#8217;s Make-Believe&#8217; (Interview)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4532\">Williams Talks of Pops&#8217; Past, Future<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; July 19, 1990<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>1989<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4530\">A New Recording Contract for Pops<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; December 14, 1989<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;John Williams and the Boston Pops signed a new recording contract with Sony Classical, a division of CBS records, on Monday&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4528\">The Sugarplum Fairy Talks Turkey<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; November 26, 1989<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;All Christmas observances in our family are fairly traditional&#8217; (short interview)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4526\">You Will Be Hearing from Him<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; August 23, 1989<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Trumpeter Tim Morrison talks about John Williams<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4524\">John Williams&#8217; Pursuit of Excellence<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; July 4, 1989<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4522\">Orchestrating Indiana Jones<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; June 18, 1989<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Interview with orchestrator\u00a0Pat Hollenbeck<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4520\">John Williams Begins 10th Year in Tune with Pops<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; May 7, 1989<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W5YpeTTSqUg\">John Williams on &#8216;The Accidental Tourist&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nNBC&#8217;s The Today Show &#8211; March 27, 1989<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Film critic Gene Shalit interviews John Williams -with a special emphasis on <em>The Accidental Tourist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1988<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4517\">Williams Says Pops Well-Tempered for Upcoming Season<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; May 1, 1988<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>1987<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4514\">Pride and the Pops<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; May 5, 1987<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>1986<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4512\">Getting Ready for a Big Date<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; April 22, 1986<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>1983<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8bFRm41Fo5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams on &#8216;Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nNBC&#8217;s The Today Show &#8211; 1983<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams talks about his music with Gene Shalit, on pt. 4 of a week long series on &#8216;Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4504\">Williams Answers Spielberg&#8217;s Call for Music<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; May 5, 1983<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Article on the recording sessions of <em>Temple of Doom<\/em>&#8216;s &#8220;Sanskrit Sacrifice&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1982<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4502\">Orchestrating a New Pops Season<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; May 4, 1982<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>1981<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4497\">Borok and Williams Make Merry<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; December 22, 1981<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Concert Review<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4500\">John Williams&#8217; Quite Side<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; March 18, 1981<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>1980<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4494\">Where is John Williams Coming From?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; June 29, 1980<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;From Hollywood, Principally, Where the New Conductor of the Boston Pops Scored Earthquake, Jaws, and Star Wars, and Worked with Frank Sinatra, Mahalia Jackson, and Alfred Hitchcock&#8217;\u00a0(Interview)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4489\">Q&amp;A with John Williams<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; April 27, 1980<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0&#8216;Pops&#8217; Conductor Talks about His New Beat&#8217; (Interview)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4588\">John Williams on &#8216;The Empire Strikes Back&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFrom the liner notes of The Empire Strikes Back original soundtrack &#8211; April, 1980<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4487\">Williams Passes Test with Flying Colors<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Boston Globe &#8211; January 24, 1980<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0Concert Review<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4485\">John Williams is New Pops Maestro<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0The Boston Globe &#8211; January 11, 1980<br \/>\nArticle about John Williams as the new conductor of the Boston Pops<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wErVyVkqiGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams on &#8216;The Empire Strikes Back&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nJohn Williams interview for UK TV<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7SJRQ5R9GnE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;The Empire Strikes Back&#8217; Recording Sessions<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nJohn Williams interview and recording sessions footage<\/p>\n<p><strong>1979<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">____________________________________________________________________<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4585\">A Journal of The Making of the Empire Strikes Back<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFrom the book &#8216;Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back&#8217; &#8211; November 17, 1979<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>1975<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jwfan.com\/?page_id=4583\">John Williams on &#8216;Images&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFrom the book &#8216;Knowing the Score: Notes on Film Music&#8217; &#8211; 1975<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNKNOWN DATE<\/strong><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><strong><br \/>\n<strong>____________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>John Williams Discusses Alex North<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iKq1c-wpVe4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part I<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rYSmemYleEE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part II<\/a><br \/>\nJohn Williams interview about composer Alex North<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uUcJSR_h21Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams Interviews Blake Edwards and Julie Andrews<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nWilliams, Edwards and Andrews discuss the music of composer Henry Mancini<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7SIyPp_7zDY\">John Williams Talks About His Connection With the LSO<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nJohn Williams interview<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NgHjGIs_am0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams on &#8216;Dracula&#8217;<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0From Laurent Bouzereau&#8217;s making of documentary of John Badham&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Dracula<\/em>\u00a0(1979)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fue-P-I-m3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Williams on &#8216;Jurassic Park<\/a><\/strong> (<strong>Video<\/strong>)<br \/>\nFrom the Jurassic Park Blu-ray Featurette<br \/>\n\u203a\u00a0John Williams interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated: March 2, 2019 2019 ____________________________________________________________________ Clarion Call: Interview with Thomas Hooten\u00a0(Audio) The Lecagy of John Williams, March 11 Interview with LA Phil\u2019s Principal Trumpet about his album featuring Williams&#8217; 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