Posts Tagged ‘The Book Thief’

Only one new movie is opening in wide release this weekend: Expected to top the weekend box office is the superhero sequel Thor: The Dark World directed by Alan Taylor and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Kat Dennings,  Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Anthony Hopkins. Brian Tyler who previously scored […]

John Williams on ‘The Book Thief’

Posted: October 30, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
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TrailerAddict has published a video interview with John Williams about his music for the film adaptation of Markus Zusack’s novel The Book Thief. During the conversation, the Academy Award-winning composer talks about why he wanted to be part of the project, the score’s relationship to the film, his collaboration with director Brian Percival and his […]

Sony Classical will release a soundtrack album for the period drama The Book Thief. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Williams. The soundtrack will be released on November 19, 2013 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Audio clips are available after the jump. The Book Thief is directed by […]

John Williams is currently scoring the upcoming drama The Book Thief. The film is directed by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey) and stars Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and Sophie Nelisse. The movie based on Markus Zusack’s best-selling novel is set in Germany during World War II and follows a girl who finds solace from the horrors around […]