John Williams has received his 52nd Academy Award nomination for his score to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, it was announced on Monday. Williams’ score has been nominated along with Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Little Women by Alexandre Desplat, Marriage…
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‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Receives BAFTA Nomination
Williams’ score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is among the nominees for this year’s British Academy Film Awards, which will take place on Sunday, February 2. Newman, Giacchino, Desplat and Guđnadóttir are the other nominees in the Original Score category: BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 1917…
Williams Receives Two New Grammy Nominations
John Williams’ Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite, composed for the Star Wars theme park and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, has been nominated for the 62nd Grammy Awards in the Best Instrumental Composition category, while his violin arrangement…
New Williams Arrangement of ‘Leaving Home’ from Superman at this Year’s Oscars (VIDEO)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel performed a new arrangement of ‘Leaving Home’ from Superman: The Movie accompanying this year’s In Memoriam montage at the Academy Awards. The four-minute piece, derived from the cue of the same…
John Williams’ Theme for ‘Solo’, La-La Land’s ‘Harry Potter’ Box Set and Varèse’s ‘Dracula’ Release, Among This Year IFMCA Winners
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2018 IFMCA AWARDS; “SOLO” TAKES SCORE OF THE YEAR, MULTIPLE WINS FOR JOHN POWELL, JAMES NEWTON HOWARD FEBRUARY 21, 2018 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of…
Williams Nominated for the IFMCA Awards
“The Adventures of Han” from Solo: A Star Wars Story by John Williams has been nominated as Film Music Composition of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association. John Powell’s score for Solo, which made extensive use of Williams’…
‘The Last Jedi’ and ‘Solo’ Receive Grammy Nominations
John Williams’ score for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been nominated in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category for this year’s Grammy Awards, presented to works released between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. Williams also shared a nomination with…
John Williams Honored at 2018 Grammy Salute to Music Legends
The Recording Academy honored its 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients with ‘Grammy Salute To Music Legends’, an awards ceremony and live tribute concert which took place July 14 at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year’s honorees included Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, Queen,…
John Williams Honored With Namesake Award At BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
BMI honored legendary composer John Williams Wednesday night at the 34th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The 86-year old maestro was presented with the John Williams Award by BMI president/CEO Mike O’Neill…
‘John Williams Award’ to be Presented to the Maestro on May 9
BMI is proud to present legendary film composer John Williams with a special award bearing his name in recognition of his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The John Williams Award will…