Solo: A Star Wars Story Original Soundtrack Album Review by Mikko Ojala Star Wars under Disney has quickly become another one of those film franchises that seems be ever expanding with no end in sight. Not only did the 2015…
Month: May 2018
With John Williams Stepping Aside, ‘Solo’ Looks to Create a ‘Modern’ Musical Score for ‘Star Wars’
“Once I had his theme, it gave me permission to do the things the film perhaps was asking for. Since it’s a different type of film, he was telling me not to worry and not be too honorable to the original,…
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Original Soundtrack Album Now Available
Listen to track 1 “The Adventures of Han”, composed and conducted by John Williams: SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Han Solo Theme and Original Star Wars Music by John Williams Score composed and adapted by John…
‘Solo’ Composer John Powell Reveals His Process for Tackling a ‘Star Wars’ Movie
“Williams actually wrote several short pieces, and the “Adventures of Han” theme that debuted in Boston (and which opens the soundtrack album) is a combination of two of them. Powell calls them the “Han hero theme” and “Han searching theme”…
“The Adventures of Han” from ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Premieres in Boston
On May 23, John Williams led the Boston Pops in the World Premiere of “The Adventures of Han” from Solo: A Star Wars Story during his “Film Night” performance in Boston. This was also the first time that the Boston…
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Soundtrack Album Details
The original soundtrack album for Solo: A Star Wars Story includes a concert arrangement of the new theme for Han Solo that Williams wrote expressly for the film. The track, entitled The Adventures of Han, was recorded by Williams in…
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Original Soundtrack – Press Release
Solo: A Star Wars Story Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Available May 25th Han Solo Theme And Original Star Wars Music By John Williams Score Composed And Adapted By John Powell BURBANK, Calif., May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Walt Disney Records releases the original…
Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie performs ‘Star Wars’ suite (Video)
On May 10, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester conducted by Krzysztof Urbański performed a program including Holst’s The Planets and a suite from Star Wars (Main Title,Luke and Leia, The Asteroid Field, The Imperial March, Cantina Band, The Forest Battle, The Throne Room and Finale), The…
John Powell Talks Williams’ “Han Solo Theme”
Solo: A Star Wars story composer John Powell revealed in a recent interview that John Williams wrote more than one theme for the film: “The thing that people are sort of gonna be interested in is, I think, is that…
Margot Kidder, ‘Superman’ Actress, Dies at 69
Margot Kidder, the actress best known for playing Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the “Superman” films, has died. She was 69. The actress died in her sleep at her home on Sunday in Livingston, Mont., her publicist Camilla Fluxman…