Behind the Moon - a Substack column about John Williams: A Composer's Life
Hey gang—
I wanted to share with you my new Substack, Behind the Moon, which will delve behind the scenes of my upcoming biography. Today's inaugural post goes into much more detail:
https://behindthemoon.substack.com/p/welcome-behind-the-moon
It's a free newsletter, basically, that may end up spawning a companion podcast and other media. (But if you want to throw a couple bucks into the hat every month, I would be very grateful!)
I'll keep posting any big b
To Kill a (Beloved) Myth!
I realize I've kicked up a minor hornet's nest with my Mockingbird claim. It's all the more confounding when we hear John himself state that he played on it (in more than one interview). And then the possibility of AFM reports having gone missing makes the trail seem even colder.
But here is the strongest proof I have: the AFM sent me the TV exhibition residuals list, of all the musicians who played on the Mockingbird score... and John's name is
