current info on John?

[mwhoyle 0]

Hello,

 

I'm not trying to start any rumors or sound like a rumor-seeker.   Just wondering if anyone has any information on how he's doing?  

 

 

[pete 1,280]

We know from Tim Greiving's book launch Zoom on September 1 or 2, that Williams was composing that day. 

 

And on September 13, Mark Graham said he was working with Williams on that day, and implied his work with him was continuing. 

 

I think that's all that is known publicly.

[bruce marshall 1,959]

He's currently scouring Prokofiev manuscripts for motifs he can copy 😂

[Naïve Old Fart 12,288]

He's still around... and that's good enough for me.

[bollemanneke 4,181]

And rest assured that there's a whole qualified medical team on hand right here to comment on any evolution in his health.

[Jurassic Shark 15,666]

2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

He's still around... and that's good enough for me.

 

 

[Loert 3,071]

9 hours ago, bruce marshall said:

He's currently scouring Prokofiev manuscripts for motifs he can copy 😂

 

By now you would think he'd have memorized the entirety of Prokofiev...

[Mr. Hooper 7,245]

6 hours ago, bollemanneke said:

And rest assured that there's a whole qualified medical team on hand right here to comment on any evolution in his health.

That's reassuring. 

[bruce marshall 1,959]

He is in hiding in case Disney asks him to score another SW POC

[Tom 6,132]

He was born in 1932, son of a musici....

 

Wait a minute, that is old information.    

[Mr. Hooper 7,245]

42 minutes ago, Tom said:

He was born in 1932, son of a musici....

 

Wait a minute, that is old information.    

We have much to tell you, Tom...

[bruce marshall 1,959]

He couldn't match the end of E.T.  -" Adventures on Earth"-to picture so Spielberg said..

 

 

I await the " dead composers " story with dread😒

 

1 hour ago, Mr. Hooper said:

We have much to tell you, Tom...

Oh yeah, he just wrote a piano concerto.

Nobody cared 😭 

[bruce marshall 1,959]

George Lucas originally hired him to score AMERICAN.GRAFITTI.

He wanted a big , symphonic score but JW suggested a soundtrack of Fifties pop and rock songs would be more appropriate 

[Edmilson 11,173]

22 hours ago, pete said:

We know from Tim Greiving's book launch Zoom on September 1 or 2, that Williams was composing that day. 

 

And on September 13, Mark Graham said he was working with Williams on that day, and implied his work with him was continuing. 

 

I think that's all that is known publicly.

In other words, we can infer that Williams is currently healthy and hasn't stopped writing music, which I think he'll do until his last breath. So... good news for all involved, us Williams fans included!

[Tom 6,132]

7 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said:

We have much to tell you, Tom...

Someone should write a book!

[BB-8 5,682]

He's still waltzing the World.

[Jurassic Shark 15,666]

On 06/10/2025 at 3:40 AM, Tom said:

Someone should write a book!

 

[BB-8 5,682]

[Jurassic Shark 15,666]

Paging @Brandon.

[Mr. Hooper 7,245]

27 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

Authored by "Jake Storm."

 

Try harder, AI. lol

[bruce marshall 1,959]

1 hour ago, Mr. Hooper said:

Authored by "Jake Storm."

 

 

 

I

Don't 

Get

It

[Tom 6,132]

1 minute ago, bruce marshall said:

 

I

Don't 

Get

It

Even worse, I don't have it!  

[bruce marshall 1,959]

1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

The ' real ' author is Lou Zerr

😡😜

1 minute ago, Tom said:

Even worse, I don't have it!  

You're not missing anything.

Page after page about how John Williams did THIS, John Williams did THAT, John Williams wrote this, John Williams wrote that..

Enough already!

I just want to read about STAR WARS!

[Xander Harris 8,679]

The b&w looks like a serial killer photo

[Bayesian 1,563]

The info we currently need: Whether JW has finally been confirmed to score Spielberg's UFO movie.

[Tom 6,132]

1 hour ago, Bayesian said:

The info we currently need: Whether JW has finally been confirmed to score Spielberg's UFO movie.

I have a Dish on that.  The movie's grand Disclosure concerns whether Williams scored it.  

[bruce marshall 1,959]

1 hour ago, Bayesian said:

The info we currently need: Whether JW has finally been confirmed to score Spielberg's UFO movie.

It's bring tracked with CE3K and WOTW to save money 🤑 

[Tom 6,132]

42 minutes ago, bruce marshall said:

It's bring tracked with CE3K and WOTW to save money 🤑 

With some rejected music from The Color Purple to give the movie some class. 

[Jurassic Shark 15,666]

4 hours ago, Xander Harris said:

The b&w looks like a serial killer photo

 

He did write several killer scores. 

[BB-8 5,682]

Jaws...

[Mr. Hooper 7,245]

9 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

Jaws...

...because you're you?

 

[Jurassic Shark 15,666]

You draw quickly. 

[BB-8 5,682]

23 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said:

...because you're you?

 

Ta Duck.

[Mr. Hooper 7,245]

8 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

Tar Duck.

 

5 hours ago, bruce marshall said:

I

Don't 

Get

It

[Naïve Old Fart 12,288]

It's a Corrie thing 

[BB-8 5,682]

Sorry...spelling mistake.

[Mr. Hooper 7,245]

19 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

It's a Corrie thing 

Ah, I've never watched 'Coronation Street' (Collective gasp from all of Britain!), and I'm afraid that I wouldn't know a "Ta Duck" if I was pissing on one. 
 

 

 

[BB-8 5,682]

[Naïve Old Fart 12,288]

29 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said:

Ah, I've never watched 'Coronation Street' (Collective gasp from all of Britain!), and I'm afraid that I wouldn't know a "Ta Duck" if I was pissing on one. 
 

 

 

 

I think it's a little late in the season.

[BB-8 5,682]

On 05/10/2025 at 12:53 AM, mwhoyle said:

Hello,

 

I'm not trying to start any rumors or sound like a rumor-seeker.   Just wondering if anyone has any information on how he's doing?  

 

 

Hello,

 

John Williams, at 93, recently premiered his first piano concerto and continues to guest conduct, though he has expressed a desire to focus more on concert works, moving away from traditional film scoring after composing for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and The Fabelmans. He remains one of the most awarded composers ever, with a record number of Oscar nominations. 

 

Recent Work & Career Transition

• First Piano Concerto: 

  In July 2025, at age 93, Williams premiered his first-ever piano concerto, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, at Tanglewood with pianist Emanuel Ax. 

   
• Shift to Concert Music: 

  Williams has stated he wishes to focus on writing concert works rather than film scores, citing the demanding deadlines of movie production. 

   
• Farewell to Film: 

  His latest film scores were for the semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. 

   

Awards & Recognition

• Most Nominated Living Person: 

  With 54 nominations, he holds the record for the most Oscar nominations by any living person, tied for second all-time with Walt Disney. 

   
• Key Awards: 

  He is a five-time Oscar winner, a four-time Golden Globe winner, a recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, and an honorary knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. 

   

Other Notable Activities

• Guest Conducting: 

  He has guest conducted many American orchestras, sometimes appearing with Steven Spielberg and donating fees to musicians' pension funds. 

   
• Philanthropy: 

  He is known for his extensive charitable work, including funding concert hall construction and commissioning sculptures for other important figures at the Tanglewood music center. 

   
• Biography: 

  A biography, John Williams: A Composer's Life, was published by Oxford University Press in September 2025. 

   

  

[crumbs 15,802]

13 hours ago, Bayesian said:

The info we currently need: Whether JW has finally been confirmed to score Spielberg's UFO movie.

 

Interestingly there's no music credits whatsoever on the IMDB page. Those usually start appearing when the recording sessions are imminent.

 

Considering the film wrapped production over 4 months ago, you'd think the score isn't far off being recorded. So the lack of information regarding Williams' involvement probably means he's sitting this one out, but who knows.

[Paul M. Grenon 82]

8 minutes ago, crumbs said:

Considering the film wrapped production over 4 months ago, you'd think the score isn't far off being recorded. So the lack of information regarding Williams' involvement probably means he's sitting this one out, but who knows.

Or maybe it means that he’s doing it and they will have a big reveal about it? I thought this for Rebirth, which ended up not being true, but I am hopeless and won’t learn. It has to be Williams!

[Jilal 662]

Maybe they're training an AI model to make it sound like JW

[bruce marshall 1,959]

Funding sculptures of his friends is " philanthropy"?!

Not

[toothless 1,023]

I think that if (and that a big if) Williams was to score Spielberg's next movie, it would have to be with an EXTREMELY luxurious schedule (likely), scoring a locked cut (unlikely), and with Spielberg bringing his A game (who knows). I personally don't think he'll ever be scoring a movie again, and that's okay. I'm thinking they wouldn't announce anything until things are done anyway. Just in case.

[bruce marshall 1,959]

It would be cool if he can do it but I predict he will go with Silvestri. He has experience doing science fiction

I would love to see Zimmer score a SS film.

[Once 994]

21 minutes ago, toothless said:

scoring a locked cut (unlikely)

I could be totally wrong, but I was actually under the impression Spielberg usually locks picture before scoring unless heavy effects work is needed.

[Holko 11,732]

Spielberg doesn't actually have a great track record overall about messing with the score after the fact, be that due to late edits or tracked over preferences.

[Bespin Copilot 10,186]

Sorry if I'm repeating myself, but I really wish John Williams' last score wouldn't be a Star Wars or an Indiana Jones.🤞

[Jurassic Shark 15,666]

I hope he does The Post 2.