John Williams was honored with the Saturn Award last night at the 42nd annual Saturn Awards in Burbank, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The composer won the prize in the Best Music category for his score for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The other nominated composers were Ennio Morricone (The […]
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John Williams Wins Saturn Award for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Posted: June 23, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: John Williams, Saturn Awards, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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‘The BFG’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: June 16, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg, The BFG
The full details of the soundtrack album for Steven Spielberg’s fantasy adventure The BFG have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by John Williams (Star Wars, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark). The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2016 by Wal t Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The […]
John Williams to Score Steven Spielberg’s ‘Indiana Jones 5’
Posted: June 10, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones 5, John Williams, Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg mentioned in an interview with Entertainment Weekly on the red carpet at last night’s AFI Gala in his honor that John Williams will return to score the fifth, currently untitled Indiana Jones movie. Harrison Ford will return in the title role. No plot details or other casting announcements have been made yet. Kathleen […]
John Williams to Score Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’
Posted: June 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: John Williams, Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg
John Williams revealed in a recent interview with Variety that he is set to begin work on Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film adaptation of Ready Player One this coming November. The film will star Tye Sheridan, Oliva Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Win Morisaki, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg and T.J Miller. The movie is based on the 2011 novel of the same title […]
Steven Spielberg to Present John Williams with AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: May 11, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, John Williams, Steven Spielberg
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that Steven Spielberg will present John Williams with the organization’s 44th Life Achievement Award on June 9, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA. As previously reported, this marks the first time in AFI history that the honor will be bestowed upon a composer. It was also announced that the televised special, AFI […]
John Williams to Score ‘Dear Basketball’ Animated Short
Posted: May 5, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Dear Basketball, John Williams, Kobe Bryant
John Williams is set to compose the music for the upcoming animated short Dear Basketball. The film is directed by Glen Keane who worked as an animator on such Disney classics as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Tangled. Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant is narrating the film, which is being described as an animated ode to […]
Walt Disney Records to Release ‘The BFG’ Soundtrack
Posted: May 4, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Williams, score, Soundtrack, Steven Spielberg, The BFG
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the fantasy adventure The BFG. The album features the film’s original music composed by John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Jaws, E.T., Schindler’s List, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). The soundtrack will be released on July 1, 2016 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back […]
Inside the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Soundtrack
Posted: February 22, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: J.J. Abrams, John Williams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have published a behind-the-scenes video featurette about the music for J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The video features an interview with composer John Williams about his work on the film and footage from the recording sessions of the score. Williams is up for an Academy Award for his […]
Hollywood Bowl 2016 Season Schedule Announced
Posted: February 9, 2016 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Hollywood Bowl, James Horner, John Williams, Michael Giacchino, Star Trek
The Hollywood Bowl has announced this summer’s season schedule, which includes a number of film music concerts. On July 7 & 8, the Bowl will host its premiere performance of the live to projection concert for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be performing the entire score from J.J. Abrams’ 2009 film composed by Michael […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 18, 2015)
Posted: December 18, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, Christophe Beck, Extraction, John Williams, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ryan Dodson, Sisters, Son of Saul, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend: Opening in most theaters and expected to beat box office records is Star Wars: The Force Awakens directed by J.J. Abrams and starring John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Domhnall Gleeson, Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher. The film’s original music […]
