Category: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Williams Wins Five IFMCA Awards

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2019 IFMCA AWARDS; JOHN WILLIAMS REIGNS SUPREME WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS HONORING HIS FINAL STAR WARS SCORE, THE RISE OF SKYWALKER FEBRUARY 20, 2020 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces…

John Williams Interview on KUSC Radio

On January 31st, John Williams was interviewed by Jim Svejda as part of a series of conversations with the five Academy Award Nominees for Best Original Score, which aired this week on KUSC at the Movies. The 23-minute interview, in…

Williams Receives 52nd Academy Award Nomination

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…

Analysis: New Themes in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’

With The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams has brought his scoring of the nine-film Star Wars saga to a conclusion. As with each sequel in the saga, Williams added several new themes to the musical collection while recalling and building on…

‘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…