John Williams’ new arrangement of ‘Han Solo and the Princess’, which the composer premiered on January 31 in San Diego, was performed last week at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Scotland. A video of the performance is now available…
JWFan Exclusive: Pittsburgh Symphony Trombonist on John Williams, ‘Star Wars’ and More
Trombonist Jim Nova has performed and recorded with John Williams in countless concerts, including the BSO, and recently released an album of Star Wars music for trombone choir.
Concert Review: John Williams conducts the San Diego Symphony
“JOHN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT” January 31, 2018, San Diego, CA San Diego Symphony Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS and Sameer Patel CONCERT PROGRAM Sameer Patel conducting Hymn to New England Suite from Far and Away Out to Sea/The Shark Cage…
Williams Wins 24th Grammy Award
John Williams has won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for “Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can”, released last year on The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration Part III. This is Williams’ 24th…
Sony Classical Releases ‘John Williams Conductor’ 20-CD Box Set
Sony Classical has released John Williams Conductor, a 20-CD box set featuring most of the Maestro’s non-soundtrack albums as conductor previously released by the label over the past three decades. The box set, which is already available in Europe, will…
Williams Receives 51st Oscar Nomination for ‘The Last Jedi’
John Williams has received his 51st Academy Award Nomination for his original score to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The other nominees in the Original Score category are Carter Burwell for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Alexandre Desplat for The…
John Williams’ ‘Film Night’ in Boston – May 23 & 24, 2018
John Williams and Thomas Wilkins will conduct the Boston Pops Orchestra on May 23 & 24 in a program that will include selections from Star Wars: The Last Jedi and some music performed live to film excerpts. More details soon…
Mark Hamill on John Williams: “He is the entire cast” (New Interview)
“Aside from George Lucas, nobody deserves more credit for the success of `Star Wars’ than John Williams,” says Mark Hamill. It’s a pretty bold statement from the actor who plays Luke Skywalker in five of the eight “Star Wars” movies,…
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Williams Confirms ‘STAR WARS: EPISODE IX’ (New Variety Interview)
In an interview published today in Variety, John Williams has confirmed that he will write the score for next year’s Star Wars: Episode IX. As for his future with “Star Wars” movies, Williams confirms that he told director J.J. Abrams…
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Soundtrack Album – External Reviews & Score Analyses (Updated January 10)
Podcast: ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark and John Williams’ Indy Scores’, by Doug Adams
A look back at the music of Raiders of the Lost Ark and John Williams’ scores to the Indiana Jones films. Discuss this topic in our forums
John Williams’ 2018 Concert Schedule
Updated April 9, 2018 PHILADELPHIA April 18, 2018 The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS and Stéphane Denève Performance details – Discussion thread CHICAGO April 26, 27, 28 & 29, 2018 Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS and Richard Kaufman…
John Williams to Compose Theme for ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
‘Solo’ will stay in the Star Wars family with veteran franchise composer John Williams set to write the theme for the standalone film about Han Solo, slated for release on May 25. It will be Williams’ ninth assignment. Williams revealed…
JWFan Reviews ‘The Post’ Original Sountrack
The Post Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams A Review by Mikko Ojala The end of 2017 is an exciting time for the fans of John Williams as there are not one but two films that recently came out…
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ FYC Album Online
Disney Studios has released a For Your Consideration album for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which can be downloaded legally from their 2017 FYC website. The FYC album contains about 10 minutes of music not available on the OST (original…
JWFan Reviews ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Original Soundtrack Album
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams A Review of the Soundtrack Album by Mikko Ojala The Star Wars film saga has now at the end of 2017 reached its 8th episode. One of the…
‘The Post’ Soundclips Online
The original soundtrack album of John Williams’ score to The Post will be released by Sony Masterworks on Friday, December 22 (Digital) and Friday, January 12 (CD). The OST has 10 tracks, with a total running time of 40 minutes.…
‘The Post’ Soundtrack Album: First Impressions
THE POST Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams Track-by-track review by Thor Joachim Haga (original post) OK, had my first listen to this. I like it far better than The Last Jedi — I’m even…
‘The Last Jedi’ Soundtrack Album – Chronological Order
By Jason LeBlanc (original post) 01 Main Title and Escape (7:26) 02A [0:00-1:44] “Luke Meets Rey” (1:44) 03 Revisiting Snoke (3:29) 02B [1:44-end] “Luke’s Daily Routine” (2:39) 10A [0:00-1:01] “Who Are You?” (1:01) 04 The Supremacy (4:01) 06A [0:00-2:00] “Luke…
Pittsburgh Symphony Trombonist Releases Star Wars Album
UPDATE: Article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – ‘Star Wars’: Jim Nova is a Force in trombone community James Nova, trombonist in the Pittsburgh Symphony orchestra, has released a new album for trombone choir, A Fall from Light to Dark. Through the…