Posts Tagged ‘Steven Spielberg’

DreamWorks Pictures announced today that John Williams will be reteaming with Steven Spielberg on the director’s upcoming family drama The BFG. The movie starring Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill is based on the book by Roald Dahl (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox) and tells the story of a young orphan girl […]

Thomas Newman has been hired to score the upcoming spy thriller Bridge of Spies. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch and Alan Alda. The movie follows a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the […]

Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1971 television movie Duel directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Dennis Weaver. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Emmy Award-winning composer Billy Goldenberg (Kojak, Columbo, Rhoda, Helter Skelter), including the full score and several radio source music written by the […]

La-La Land Records has released a remastered and expanded soundtrack release for Steven Spielberg’s 1987 drama Empire of the Sun starring Christian Bale, John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson. The 2-CD set features the film’s original music composed and conducted by John Williams. The deluxe re-issue was produced, assembled and mastered by Mike Matessino in cooperation […]

Geffen Records has released a new soundtrack album for Steven Spielberg’s classic 1993 adventure hit film Jurassic Park. The album includes the content of the original soundtrack album featuring the movie’s original score composed and conducted by John Williams, as well as four previously unreleased tracks. The soundtrack is now available to download on iTunes, […]

‘Lincoln’ Soundtrack Preview

Posted: October 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music Albums
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JWFan.Net has posted a soundtrack preview for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. The music is composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus. Click here to listen to 30-second clips from all 17 tracks on the album and check out more audio clips below. As previously reported, the […]

Sony Classical will be releasing the highly anticipated soundtrack for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming biopic Lincoln. The album features the film’s music composed and conducted by John Williams who recorded his score with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus earlier this year. JWFAN is reporting that the soundtrack will be released on November 6, 2012. To pre-order […]

La-La Land Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release of the remastered and expanded original score to the 1991 adventure/fantasy epic Hook directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams and Julia Roberts. The 2-CD release features more than 65 minutes of unreleased music composed by Spielberg’s regular musical collaborator John Williams […]

The Sound and Music of ‘War Horse’

Posted: December 24, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Composer Interviews
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According to a recent article in Variety, John Williams will start scoring Steven Spielberg’s upcoming biopic Lincoln late next spring. The project will mark the composer’s  and director’s 26th collaboration. The movie will focus on the political collision of Lincoln and the powerful men of his cabinet on the road to abolition and the end […]