John Takis and Tim Burden celebrate the 35th Anniversary of The Fury by chatting about this classic John Williams score. Clips from the new Twilight Time Blu-ray and La-La Land Records CD are showcased throughout, proving the sheer brilliance and power of this music. – Click here to listen to the show Discuss this topic [...]
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‘The Fury’ Blu-ray to Have Isolated Score
Brian De Palma’s The Fury (1978) will be released on Blu-ray for the first time on March 12 featuring an isolated score track. Like all of the company’s titles, The Fury will be strictly limited to 3,000 copies and available exclusively through Screen Archives Entertainment. Discuss this topic in our forums
Williams Talks ‘E.T.’
“I remember working very hard on that flying theme,” Williams said. “I was concerned about getting just the right, soaring melody, which for me as a musician was a serious challenge. Here were kids flying on bicycles over the moon — completely believably – and what would the orchestra say? What would the leaps of [...]
John Williams Recalls ‘Jaws’
JOHN WILLIAMS RECALLS ‘JAWS’ By Jon Burlingame The Film Music Society, July 14, 2012 “John Williams has made our movie more adventurous and gripping than I ever thought possible.” – Steven Spielberg, writing about Jaws in 1975
‘Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures’ Comes to Blu-ray September 18
ON SEPTEMBER 18th, THE MAN WITH THE HAT COMES HOME LOOKING BETTER THAN EVER INDIANA JONES: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES INDIANA JONES: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY™ FOR THE FIRST TIME, COMPLETELY REMASTERED AND INCLUDING A METICULOUSLY RESTORED VERSION OF RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (June 26, 2012) – In June of 1981 director [...]
Steven Spielberg’s ‘JAWS’ Coming to Blu-ray August 14
PRESS RELEASE: ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER STEVEN SPIELBERG’S ICONIC SUMMER CLASSIC COMES TO BLU-RAY™ FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, DIGITALLY REMASTERED & FULLY RESTORED IN HONOR OF UNIVERSAL’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ON AUGUST 14TH, OWN THE BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK WITH DVD, DIGITAL COPY, ULTRAVIOLET™ & OVER 4 HOURS OF BONUS FEATURES INCLUDING AN ALL-NEW DOCUMENTARY “THE [...]
‘War Horse’ John Williams Blu-ray Featurette Online (Excerpt)
War Horse debuts on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on Tuesday, April 3. – More details at MovieWeb Discuss this topic in our forums
‘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 – 3D version Discuss this topic in our forums
Star Wars Blu-ray Featurette Excerpt Online
An exclusive excerpt from the Star Wars Saga Blu-ray set in which John Williams discusses “Yoda’s Theme” can be found at Play.com
