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Not sure if I posted this but I wrote 7 little pieces (a suite) for 2022 World Cup in Doha, this time not for the opening ceremonies but for a pyrotechnics and fireworks show that played every night for a month over the Arbian Gulf. I wanted to share at least one of the little pieces I recorded with the Qatar Philharmonic. Hope you like it. 04 4. War (NBA) Mix PF v4.wav

Hi everybody, I recently had the chance to write the score for a short film called HERO and record it with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The directors wanted a "good old fashioned 80s/90s orchestral score" but apart from that gave me complete creative freedom which is a rare and amazing experience for any composer. You can listen to the result here: Looking forward to your comments! Cheers, Robin http://www.robin-hoffmann.com/

Hey fellow musicians and composers, A while back I did several live recordings with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra. They had just around 25 minutes to record each piece, but pretty much nailed all of them ( for instance the runs in the middle part of "Spaghetti Con Brio" and those in "Kitchen Fiasco" should be extremely hard). Also, feel free to visit my homepage for recording session videos, more info about me etc: http://fredericbernardmusic.com/ I've also decided to put the full orchestral PDF scores up there (for free at this time) - just in case you'd like to study these works! Feedback on the music, or just anything else is always welcome and much appreciated. All the best, Frederic

Here are the discography of JW & The London Symphony Orchestra. Any missing entries? Studio Albums 1977 Star Wars [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]1978 Superman: The Movie [Original Sound Track]1978 The Fury [Original Soundtrack Recording]1979 Dracula [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]1980 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back [The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture]1981 Raiders Of The Lost Ark [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]1982 Monsignor [From The 20th Century Film]1983 Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi [The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]1997 The Hollywood Sound1997 The Five Sacred Trees1999 Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]2002 Star Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]2002 The Fury (The original album recorded by the LSO + The previously unreleased original score)2005 Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Singles 1977 Star Wars. Cantina Band – Star Wars (Main Title) (Edit)1978 Theme From Superman (Main Title) (Edit) – Theme From Superman (Main Title) (Edit)1978 Theme From Superman (Main Title) (Edit) – Love Theme From Superman1981 Raiders Of The Lost Ark. The Raiders March (La Marche des Aventuriers) – Raiders of the Lost Ark (Les Aventuriers de l'Arche Perdue) (France)1983 Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) – Ewok Celebration1983 Star Wars – Return of the Jedi. Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) (Club Mix) – Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) (Dub Mix)1997 Star Wars – A New Hope. Main Title/Blockade Runner – Imperial Attack1997 Star Wars – A New Hope: Figrin d'An & the Modal Nodes. Cantina Band – Cantina Band n° 21997 Star Wars – Return of the Jedi: The Max Rebo Band. Jedi Rocks1997 Star Wars Trilogy. The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)1999 Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Duel of the Fates2002 Star Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Across the Stars2005 Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Battle of the Heroes – Battle of the Heroes (with Dialogues) – Star Wars Theme – Battle of the Heroes2005 Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Battle of the Heroes2005 Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Target Special Offer "Battle of the Heroes" download Compilation / Reissue Albums 1993 Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology1994 Superman: The Movie [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]1995 Raiders of the Lost Ark [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]1997 Star Wars: A New Hope [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [special Edition] 1997 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [special Edition] 1997 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [special Edition]1999 John Williams Greatest Hits 1969–19992000 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [The Ultimate Edition]2000 Superman: The Movie [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]2007 Star Wars – The Corellian Edition2007 The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection2009 John Williams x 2 (2-CD Set; The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration & The Hollywood Sound)2010 The Music of America: John Williams2013 The Fury [Expanded Original Motion Picture Score] Collaborations and performances as Guest star 1998 Gershwin Fantasy (w Joshua Bell)2006 The Essential Hollywood (Various artists, Compilation)2008 Superman: The Music (John Williams, Alexander Courage, Ken Thorne and Ron Jones) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_discography

What would you think if at John Williams' next concert in December, he did a performace of Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait with Daniel Day-Lewis as narrator??

I have noticed that many of us are composers of our own original music. This topic is for you. There are currently some recorded VST orchestras on the market to use for creating music. One of them is the East West Orchestra, and they claim to have that 'Hollywood Sound'. This sound, which is in my opinion the current 'Hollywood sound', with an epic aura and modulated instruments (especially brass). Well. The fact is that the current 'Hollywood sound' is not 'JW sound', in my opinion. JW likes to use a more Vienna orchestra with a more european approach. This is due that probably he started creating music for films when the current 'Hollywood sound' wasn't like this one. Do you have any opinion on this? Have you tried the East West orchestra and do you have any opinions? What is better, the current 'Hollywood sound' or the 'JW sound' (in case they are different). In my opinion I prefer the 'JW sound' or a more european approach (perhaps a little older) to orchestral music. I hope you like this topic and most important, have an opinion on it. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can compare the EW sounds here http://www.soundsonline.com/Symphonic-Orchestra (look for DEMOS tab) and the JW music you love. Is it the same? Is it better? Is it worse?

Just this month, Hal Leonard Publishing has begun releasing installments in the new Henry Mancini Concert Library Series, analogous to the John Williams Signature Edition Series. Already available are the orchestral scores (and parts, if needed) of the Peter Gunn Theme, The Pink Panther Theme, and March with Mancini. Should prove useful for music directors and score collectors alike.