“JOHN WILLIAMS FILM PROM” July 20, 2017, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK The BBC Orchestra conducted by Keith Lockhart Jamal Aliyev (cello), Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), Jess Gillam (alto sax), Haringey Vox Choir and Islington Music Centre Children’s Choir Presented…
New Williams Concert Work Premieres at Tanglewood
On Sunday, July 16, Andris Nelsons and the BSO were joined by violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter for the world premiere of “Markings” for solo violin, strings, and harp, a piece specially written for her by John Williams. Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and…
Alan Silvestri Replaces John Williams for ‘Ready Player One’; Williams Confirmed for Spielberg’s ‘The Papers’
Composer John Williams, who has scored all but two of Steven Spielberg’s feature films over the past 43 years, will not be doing the music chores on Spielberg’s Ready Player One — instead, that job will go to Forrest Gump…
John Williams Conducts the Boston Pops – May 31 & June 1, 2017 (UPDATED)
UPDATE: The second half of this concert, along with the first half of the Arthur Fiedler Memorial Concert from May 23, are now available at WGBH.org — Download MP3 “JOHN WILLIAMS’ FILM NIGHT” May 31 & June 1, 2017, Boston,…
Keith Lockhart Conducts John Williams (Full Concert Audio)
Keith Lockhart leads the Boston Pops in a tribute to legendary film composer and Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams, including iconic scores like Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial as well as rarely heard gems like Heidi…
Varèse Sarabande Releases ‘John Williams: Themes and Transcriptions for Piano’
John Williams: Themes and Transcriptions for Piano Simone Pedroni Release Date: 07/07/2017 Now available for pre-order Simone Pedroni is a brilliant classical pianist and former Van Cliburn Award-Gold Medal winner, while John Williams is the most celebrated film composer of…
Williams Receives Harvard Honorary Degree (Video)
John Williams was presented with an honorary doctorate in music from Harvard University on Thursday, sharing Harvard’s 366th Commencement Day spotlight with a host of honorees at the top of their fields. During the ceremony, one of the school’s most…
LSO Article on the 40th Anniversary of ‘Star Wars’
Forty years ago today, on 25 May 1977, a film was released in cinemas that would go on to become one of the most important and influencial films of all time – and not only in film making. For Star…
Mark Hamill and Laura Dern visit ‘The Last Jedi’ Scoring Session
On May 23, actor Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Laura Dern (Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo), visited the recording sessions for The Last Jedi, which have been taking place in Los Angeles since last December. Hamill and Dern both posted pictures…
Williams to Conduct the Cleveland Orchestra in 2018
Star Wars, Superman, Indiana Jones, the Harry Potter movies; music from all these films and more is bound to be on the program Sunday, April 8, 2018, when John Williams returns to Cleveland to conduct a concert with the Cleveland…
Keith Lockhart Releases John Williams ‘Rarities’ Album
On May 19 (digital) and June 23 (CD), BSO Classics will release ‘Lights, Camera… Music! – Six Decades of John Williams’, a new album featuring live recordings of lesser-known film music pieces by the maestro, as well as the full…
John Williams and Rian Johnson at ‘The Last Jedi’ Scoring Sessions (Video)
A #MayThe4thBeWithYou message from @RianJohnson for #StarWarsDay. pic.twitter.com/JlnWRZyn4g — Star Wars (@starwars) May 4, 2017 Discuss this topic in our forums
‘Star Wars’ Live-to-Picture Concerts – General Tickets on Sale Today
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: World Premiere of STAR WARS FILM CONCERT SERIES To Feature Iconic Scores Performed Live to Film TICKETS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE NOW John Williams’s Complete Scores Conducted by David Newman Series Launches September 15, 2017…
‘Dear Basketball’ Premieres at Tribeca Film Festival (Videos)
Dear Basketball, Kobe Bryant’s animated short film directed by Disney animator Glen Keane and scored by John Williams, premiered on April 23 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Recording sessions for the score took place last month at Sony Scoring Stage,…
Williams Conducts at Star Wars 40th Anniversary Event
John Williams conducted the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra during the Star Wars 40th anniversary celebration panel which took place April 13 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. The orchestra performed “Princess Leia’s Theme” as a tribute to Carrie…
Williams Talks Spielberg Collaboration Album (Audio Interview)
KUSC’s Jim Svejda talks to composer John Williams about his decades-long collaboration with Steven Spielberg and the new multi-CD set that celebrates their many movies. – Click here to listen to the interview Discuss this topic in our forums
Williams Attends Henry Mancini Tribute
Nearly $1 million was raised for the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts during a star-studded tribute to the music composer Henry Mancini Saturday night at the Wallis theater in Beverly Hills. Approximately 450 attended the event, which featured…
Williams to Attend Henry Mancini Gala Event
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts celebrates the musical legacy of Henry Mancini, one of the world’s greatest composers, conductors and arrangers, on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Julie Andrews will co-host a star studded tribute on the Bram…
Spanish Doctoral Thesis on the Music of ‘Star Wars’
UNITY OF NARRATIVE AND MUSIC MAKES ‘STAR WARS’ A WORK OF ART, ACCORDING TO A THESIS READ AT UNIVERSIDAD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA For musicologist and pianist Juan Urdániz Escolano, both interact in the first six films of the saga to…
John Williams’ ‘Dear Basketball’ Score Recorded (UPDATED)
UPDATE: The film is 6 minutes long and will premiere April 22 at Tribeca. John Williams has finished recording the score for Dear Basketball, an animated short film based on former NBA star Kobe Bryant’s 2015 poem, about which we…