According to a LinkedIn interview with orchestra contractor Sandy DeCrescent, Williams will start recording the score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in June. Sandy DeCrescent celebrates 50 years as an orchestra contractor. At one point she worked with…
Category: Interviews
Leonard Slatkin Talks John Williams (Audio Interview)
Maestro Slatkin talks with The Legacy of John Williams about his personal friendship with the composer, offering also thoughtful considerations about Williams’ music. He also talks about the incredible legacy of his own family and how it crossed paths with…
Williams ‘has so far written about 25 minutes of score’ for ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ (New Interview)
According to an interview published on May 9 in British newspaper The Times, John Williams has watched an early cut of The Rise of Skywalker, which he liked “very much”, “and has so far written about 25 minutes of…
Conrad Pope Talks John Williams (Audio Interview)
Composer, conductor and orchestrator Conrad Pope talks about his working relationship with John Williams and his views on the Maestro’s legacy in a new interview by Maurizio Caschetto for The Legacy of John Williams. Legacy Conversations: A Talk with Conrad…
Conductor Dirk Brossé Talks John Williams
“One of the secrets of his music is that he’s referring to the collective memory and he does it with his own language, especially his own orchestrations. You can immediately tell the colour and see the power of his music.…
Video: John Williams and Gustavo Dudamel Discuss Movie Music
As Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil prepare to celebrate the music of composer John Williams on the 2019 Asia Tour in Seoul and Tokyo, the two maestros sit down for a chat about performing movie music—without the movies. Discuss…
Mike Matessino talks ‘Superman: The Movie’ 3CD Set (Audio Interview) UPDATE: Part Two Now Available
A Conversation with Mike Matessino on Superman 40th Anniversary Soundtrack Part 1 – Mike Matessino talks to The Legacy of John Williams‘s editor Maurizio Caschetto and radio presenter/concert producer Tim Burden about the Superman: The Movie 40th Anniversay Remastered Edition, also…
Meeting of the Maestros: Gustavo Dudamel and John Williams Discuss the Nature of Inspiration (VIDEO)
Looking ahead to the LA Phil’s January 2019 concert program celebrating the music of John Williams, maestro Gustavo Dudamel talks with the legendary film composer about the nature of musical inspiration. Discuss this topic in our forums
JWFan Interviews Justin Freer, Founder of CineConcerts and Conductor of the HARRY POTTER Film Concert Series
Conducting Magic Around The World An interview with CineConcerts founder Justin Freer By Jason LeBlanc Justin Freer had already established quite a resume as a composer and conductor before beginning to trot the globe conducting scores such as Titanic and…
JWFan Exclusive – The Musical Wizardry of John Williams: Mike Matessino on HARRY POTTER (Audio Interview, Part 3)
In this final part of Mike Matessino’s interview, the remaining Harry Potter scores by John Williams are discussed. Plenty more music is premiered and more detail on the complexities of the release are revealed. Thanks for listening and best wishes…