Composers Ennio Morricone and John Williams have been granted the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as announced June 5 by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award. Due to the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Williams Wins Five IFMCA Awards
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2019 IFMCA AWARDS; JOHN WILLIAMS REIGNS SUPREME WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS HONORING HIS FINAL STAR WARS SCORE, THE RISE OF SKYWALKER FEBRUARY 20, 2020 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces…
John Williams Saluted on His 88th Birthday at Pre-Oscars Music Reception
There’s nothing like being honored for your 52nd Oscar nomination on your 88th birthday and finding yourself serenaded by 350 of the town’s top composers and songwriters. But that was Saturday afternoon for composer John Williams at the Society of Composers…
Williams Wins 25th Grammy
John Williams has won the Grammy Award in the Best Instrumental Composition category for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite, the Recording Academy announced. The piece, recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Ross, is heard within the…
Williams Receives 52nd Academy Award Nomination
John Williams has received his 52nd Academy Award nomination for his score to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, it was announced on Monday. Williams’ score has been nominated along with Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Little Women by Alexandre Desplat, Marriage…
‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Receives BAFTA Nomination
Williams’ score for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is among the nominees for this year’s British Academy Film Awards, which will take place on Sunday, February 2. Newman, Giacchino, Desplat and Guđnadóttir are the other nominees in the Original Score category: BEST ORIGINAL SCORE 1917…
Williams Receives Two New Grammy Nominations
John Williams’ Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite, composed for the Star Wars theme park and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, has been nominated for the 62nd Grammy Awards in the Best Instrumental Composition category, while his violin arrangement…
New Williams Arrangement of ‘Leaving Home’ from Superman at this Year’s Oscars (VIDEO)
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel performed a new arrangement of ‘Leaving Home’ from Superman: The Movie accompanying this year’s In Memoriam montage at the Academy Awards. The four-minute piece, derived from the cue of the same…
John Williams’ Theme for ‘Solo’, La-La Land’s ‘Harry Potter’ Box Set and Varèse’s ‘Dracula’ Release, Among This Year IFMCA Winners
INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2018 IFMCA AWARDS; “SOLO” TAKES SCORE OF THE YEAR, MULTIPLE WINS FOR JOHN POWELL, JAMES NEWTON HOWARD FEBRUARY 21, 2018 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of…
Williams Nominated for the IFMCA Awards
“The Adventures of Han” from Solo: A Star Wars Story by John Williams has been nominated as Film Music Composition of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association. John Powell’s score for Solo, which made extensive use of Williams’…
