Jair Crawford

Definitely will do. What I like the most about the end battle music of ROTJ is not as much the action music (which is still great and some of his best action music), but the very dark and brooding moments, like the music that plays when Luke goes all mad on Vader and they're clashing lightsabers and Luke pins Vader to the ground, and then the scenes of the final confrontation, etc. It has that random basso-profundo guy singing in a really deep spooky voice throughout almost all those sections. Gives me goosebumps every time. And then there's the subtle yet sad music when the mask is taken off. I just LOVE those moments.

This is being recorded for an upcoming release on the Naxos label.

It's classic Hlao-roo sarcasm.
Anyways, John is incredibly healthy for his age. He's still quite vigorous with his conducting and seems very active in all his interviews. I wouldn't be surprised to see him live till the 90s.
And as it has been mentioned before, the man won't stop writing until he's physically unable to do so. He's said in an interview that he would never dream of retiring. He might stop writing film scores one day, but he'll continue to write concert works. The man will always be with his piano, scribbling down notes here and there.

Some facts:
- He still writes every day - about two minutes of finished music regardless if anyone ever hears it.
- He is very hard on himself. He revisits old scores (both film and concert works) frequently to make minor tweaks most people will never hear because it doesn't fit his ideal version.
- He is a very youthful 80 year old with many years ahead of him.
- Some very skilled and talented people have said this about their experience working with him even recently: "I've never seen anyone in all my experience attack a compositional problem with as much focused effort as John Williams does". Who else is around can the same be said of?
- Compositional style has evolved as it does for all great composers
- Film making/scoring styles has evolved

Music is the thing he loves, the thing he dedicated his life to. It's not his job, it was his inner calling.
People who have found their calling will never cease to do what they love. John Williams will stop writing music when he is finally physically unable to do so. If he is fortunate to just pass away in his sleep, he will write music until the night before. The question is just if we can have a part in it.
Whether he continues to write music and whether he continues to write film scores are two completely different questions.