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2025 has been awesome - on top of everything you mentioned, we got expansions of Patriot, The Reivers, Black Sunday, and Jaws!

I feel like there's gotta be a crazier 3 days or more in a row surrounding the release of Force Awakens alone lmao
 
And not 3 days but I remember in December 2017 how one week was the release of Last Jedi (December 15), the next week was the release of The Post (December 22), and just when I thought that was it and there were no releases for 2018, the next weekend was the announcement that he was writing the Solo theme (December 30). 
 
There have been more hectic times for the boards, but it is unique that these three things lined up in a row. It's quelled by the fact that we can't all enjoy the premieres together (plus the concert premieres are never as white hot on JWFan, anyway) and we're still looking forward to official official official news on the score. But 2025 in general has been very eventful for JWFan considering he hasn't conducted anything and there was no film score release. 
 
It's also just blowing my mind that there'll be a Spielberg/Williams collab the year Spielberg turns 80. No matter what happens, it's been an entire lifetime of work together and they're still stretching it out. 

He's scoring JJ Abram's new movie as well.  Trust me guys, I got the scoop when it was filming in Providence.

I've been very busy lately, I haven't had time to post much (although I always find time to read the forums, of course).
 
But leading up to the world premiere of 'When the World Was Waltzing' I've felt such an excitement to still be living at a time where John Williams is writing new music. It's extraordinary!!! I don't know when I'll get the hear the waltz - or 'Serenade for Horn and Strings' - but just knowing that new music is being penned by Williams is such a thrill.
 
Now we also have a new film score from Williams to look forward to. I've been optimistic about Williams's potential involvement in the project, but of course it wasn't a given. I also feel pretty optimistic that it won't necessarily be his last - at least I feel confident that Williams will keep writing music for as long as is humanly possible.
And again, it's such a special feeling knowing we're living at a time when Williams still writes new music!!! Every piece feels monumental, in a way. I remember feeling the same excitement back in 2011 when he suddenly started doing lots of film scores again. And I also remember feeling similarly when he 'returned' after the uncertain Covid-years.
It's somehow still feels miraculous.
 
So yeah, I'm exited! 

JW saw that one of the film’s leads was a brunette British actress and immediately signed on.

Oct 25: JW World Premiere (in Vienna!)
Oct 26: JW World Premiere
Oct 27: Announcement of a new JW Score (possibly recording within the week) 
 
Not sure that there has been a more eventful stretch of 3 days in the history of JW fandom.  

Fixed.

Although this sounds legit, we can only consider it a rumor until it's confirmed by a reliable, non-anonymous source.

I'm not sure why there are doubting Thomases who need to see the nail wounds before believing, since the president of Juilliard isn't some random guy with no avatar posting online...
 
One person who would've been in a position to confirm or deny the report was Tim Greiving—who, interestingly, made no comment about it at yesterday's event, which tells me 1) there's nothing to deny, and 2) the announcement was premature.

Idk, it's one of those anonymous inside scoop posts we get around here that's too dry to be attention-seeking. And we already have some indication JKMS might have his sketches. The signs look good now that he's been composing. 
 
I'm also not too sure why it'd be a "themes only" situation if it's true they're about to start recording and go til January. That'd just be the same accommodation he's had lately to finish at his own pace. 

Somehow, Oma Tres returned.

I'm just happy he's still writing music. It clearly brings him joy and I suspect he wouldn't be doing the film unless it resonated with him, or he had something to say musically.
 
It's surely keeping his mind sharp which is also great! The harsh reality is that most people his age who experience serious health issues simply recede and never fully recover. JW seems determined to stay active!

I’m happy Williams is able to do what he loves. I look forward to this. 

Hey Baby PianoBoy, who the hell are you?

No avatar, first post… and we’re just taking your info cash?

Can confirm this is real. Recording this week in LA as well as periodically until January. 
 
I have personal feelings about Woetzel but he's not lying. 

Are they that close?

I'm so happy to hold onto the dream that John Williams' final score might not be for an Indiana Jones movie. Thank the maker!
 
Even if William Ross holds the pen for the music that John Williams will write for this film, I'll be forever thankful. And I hope that John Williams, even from his wheelchair, will conduct at least one cue, so they can write "Conducted by John Williams" on the cover (and we can include it in his main discography! ).
 

I'm hoping Universal will put out a teaser with Wicked, and there'll be a press release with the title, premise, cast, and crew including a Williams confirmation. 

This is not an official announcement, but something that was spilled informally at a public event by the president of one of the most prestigious music schools in the world, therefore the more casual wording used, but it's clear that what he's saying is that Williams is writing the music for the new Spielberg film. What else he should've intended?
 
I can only suppose that an official press release with the announcement will be made at some point sooner rather than later.

If this is going to work out, I am more than happy and really looking forward to this.
 
What I am not looking forward to are the obligatory complains here on the forum how much the score is not as good as the old ones and on all the supposedly copy paste and the assumptions how much of it has actually been written by Bill Ross.

I am just waiting for him to be replaced by Lorne Balfe

If you all remember, right after his statment post some interview that he was going to retire; it was Williams himself stated publicly that Spielberg is making another movie and 'you cant just say No to that' or something like that.
 
So it seemed only logical to assume that there would be yet another collaboration.
 
Now it is semi official but once the film's PR team starts the ball rolling we will see the final confirmation.
 
Or as Maurizio has stated that this news was not supossed to come out this early. We should wait for the formal confirmation from the studios etc. 
 
 

After all this it's probably just back massages.

I don’t think Woetzel was supposed to break the news, but now the cat is out of the bag and everyone should be cheerful.
 
 
He said “he’s in LA doing what he does—he’s working with Steven Spielberg on his next film.” It doesn’t take a degree in English literature to understand that he’s implying that Williams is composing the music for it.