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…
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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’…
‘The Last Jedi’ and ‘Solo’ Receive Grammy Nominations
John Williams’ score for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been nominated in the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media category for this year’s Grammy Awards, presented to works released between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. Williams also shared a nomination with…
John Williams Honored at 2018 Grammy Salute to Music Legends
The Recording Academy honored its 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients with ‘Grammy Salute To Music Legends’, an awards ceremony and live tribute concert which took place July 14 at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. This year’s honorees included Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, Queen,…
John Williams Honored With Namesake Award At BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
BMI honored legendary composer John Williams Wednesday night at the 34th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The 86-year old maestro was presented with the John Williams Award by BMI president/CEO Mike O’Neill…
‘John Williams Award’ to be Presented to the Maestro on May 9
BMI is proud to present legendary film composer John Williams with a special award bearing his name in recognition of his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The John Williams Award will…
Williams Conducts ‘Last Jedi’ Piece at Oscar Concert
John Williams was among the performers of the 2018 ‘Oscar Concert’, which took place February 28 as part of the Oscar week celebrations for its 90th anniversary at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The concert featured never-before-heard arrangements of this…
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…
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…
