James Horner, the consummate film composer known for his heart-tugging scores for Field of Dreams, Braveheart and Titanic, for which he won two Academy Awards, died Monday in a plane crash near Santa Barbara. He was 61. His death was…
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Thomas Newman Replaces Williams on ‘Bridge of Spies’
PRESS RELEASE: BURBANK, Calif. (March 18, 2015) – Dreamworks Pictures’/Fox 2000 Pictures’ upcoming dramatic thriller directed by three-time Academy Award®-winning director Steven Spielberg (“Saving Private Ryan,” “Schindler’s List”) and starring two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks (“Forrest Gump,” “Philadelphia”), has…
John Williams, ‘Greatest Film Composer of All Time’ According to Recent Poll
From Consequence of Sound: Ladies and gentlemen, we can finally answer, “Who’s the Greatest Film Composer of All Time”? It’s John Williams. Yes, the No. 1 choice for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas is apparently also our readers’ top pick.…
Who’s the Greatest Film Composer?
Last week, Consequence of Sound website kicked off their monthly tournament in search of the Greatest Film Composer of All Time… – Read more at CoS
John Williams Book Gets Reviewed
Review site Film Music Notes has an article on Emilio Audissino’s book John Williams’s Film Music. The book will be available June 12 on Amazon.com, both as Kindle and paperback edition. “Whether you’re at all interested in film scores—their history,…
Williams to Conduct New, Choral Arrangement of ‘Star Spangled Banner’ on July 4th
John Williams will conduct a new arrangement for orchestra and chorus of the “Star Spangled Banner” to mark its 200th anniversary, as part of the “A Capitol Fourth” Independence Day celebration concert. The event will feature performances from some of…
First English-language Book on John Williams to be Published Next Month
PRESS RELEASE: The University of Wisconsin Press is pleased to announce the publication of: JOHN WILLIAMS’S FILM MUSIC Jaws, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the Return of the Classical Hollywood Music Style By Emilio Audissino Publication Date:…
Williams Talks ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at Special Screening
With casting director Lynn Stalmaster and director Norman Jewison, John Williams talks about the challenges of making “Fiddler On The Roof” (1971), before a screening during the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 13, 2014…
Williams to Attend Screening of ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ in April for TCM Anniversary
With less than a month to go before the launch of the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) continues to expand the roster of special guests for the four-day event, which will take place April 10-13, 2014…
John Williams, Person of the Week on ABC News
Williams recounts working on E.T. with Steven Spielberg, “I don’t think that any of the scenes that Steven and I have done in our work together were done by having the music first.” The two men huddled around a piano…