“There is a considerable amount of material in front of me for the next few years,” he said. “There are two or three projects for Steven Spielberg — very exciting things he’s doing, some in development now. And a new ‘Star Wars’ [Episode 7] looms. I’ll have to do my sit-ups.” – Full interview at [...]
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WILLIAMS CONFIRMS HE’LL SCORE ‘STAR WARS 7′
“We’ve certainly talked about Star Wars, and I’m happy and willing to do it,” he confirms. “J.J. Abrams, who will be the director, seems excited about the idea. I have to say that J.J. is a much younger man than I, but I will try to keep up with him as much as I can!” [...]
John Williams: “I Certainly Plan to Come Back for Episode 7″
During an interview at the 2013 BMI Film/TV Awards Red Carpet, John Williams confirmed that he ‘plans’ and ‘fully expects’ to compose the score to Star Wars: Episode VII. Here’s the transcript of Williams’ reply: INTERVIEWER: “I have to ask: are you coming back for number 7 Star Wars? Has J.J. talked to you? JOHN WILLIAMS: “I [...]
Linked Music Welcomes Composer John Williams to this Weekend’s Show (May 18-20)
This month, host Peter Cummings interviews John Williams, one of America’s most accomplished composers for both films and the concert stage. Hear their conversation on LINKEDMusic, starting Saturday, May 18, at 9AM EST on SiriusXM Pops (Channel 75). Peter Cummings interviewing John Williams
John Williams Honored at BMI Film & TV Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. saluted the composers of music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated primetime network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs at its annual Film & TV Awards, which took place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on May 15, 2013. – Full article at BMI.com VIDEO INTERVIEWS [...]
Williams Interview on Classical KUSC
John Williams will discuss his music for the concert hall in an interview with Jim Svejda this Thursday, April 25 at 8 p.m. on Los Angeles’ Classical KUSC 91.5 FM. On Sunday, April 28, KUSC will re-run Svejda’s interview with Williams discussing Lincoln, originally aired last February. – Listen to KUSC online. Discuss this topic in our forums
CNN Interviews Williams (Video)
Composer John Williams tells cinematic stories through music Full transcript at TodaysTHV.com
John Williams Interview on Classical KUSC Radio
2013 Best Score Oscar Nominee John Williams For his 48th Oscar Nomination, John Williams has gone presidential in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. He discusses with Jim Svejda the challenges of translating mid-19th century American into the score & the uncanny 4th Dimensional Experience (John’s words) of watching Daniel Day-Lewis. – Listen to the interview at KUSC.org [...]
John Williams Interview in BBC Radio 3′s “Composer Of The Week”
BBC Radio 3 will be celebrating John Williams’ life and music in a series of five daily programmes from Monday 14th to Friday 18th January as part of the station’s “Composer Of The Week” series. The programmes are based upon an exclusive two-hour interview the BBC conducted with John Williams in September this year at Universal Studios, with the [...]
‘John Williams’ Inevitable Themes’
Of course, Steven Spielberg’s latest film “Lincoln” is opening in theaters around the country this weekend. “Lincoln” is also the latest movie score from Mr. Spielberg’s longtime collaborator, John Williams, the composer, who’s celebrated his 80th birthday this year. John Williams was honored this summer with a gala concert at Tanglewood, where he sat down [...]
Spielberg & Williams: Inseparable Tandem
Lincoln marks their 26th film, one of the longest-running director-composer partnerships in modern movie history. Williams calls it “an amazing relationship. We’ve never really had an argument. It’s just something that has, personally and musically, worked well.” – Full article at Variety.com
Williams Talks ‘Lincoln’
“There probably are about 55 minutes of music in the film, I think. And we recorded 92 minutes of music in Chicago.” Discuss this topic in our forums UPDATE from Randall D. Larson’s facebook: Transcript from comments made by John Williams at Lincoln‘s world premiere (Nov 8), included in Dreamwork’s EPK released today:
