Film Music Reporter

AFI announced today that the documentary Music by John Williams will open the 38th AFI Fest in Hollywood on October 23, 2024.The film directed by Laurent Bouzereau chronicles the prolific life and career of the legendary Academy Award-winning composer. The movie features interviews with directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ron Howard, Chris Columbus, J.J. Abrams,, James Mangold, Lawrence Kasdan, producers Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall, composers Alan Silvestri, David Newman, Thomas Newman, musicians Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Branford Marsalis, among others. Bouzereau, Spielberg, Howard, Kennedy & Marshall are also executive producing the Lucasfilm,, Amblin Documentaries and Imagine Documentaries production with Brian Grazer, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Meredith Kaulfers, Markus Keith and Michael Rosenberg. Following the AFI premiere, Music by John Williams will have a limited theatrical release and will premiere on Disney+ on November 1, 2024.