John Williams Saved By His Most Famous Music
If you were to close your eyes and try to envision the face of Hollywood music, chances are that you’d see the face of John Williams. Thanks to composing the killer soundtracks for movies like Jaws and Star Wars, this prodigy is widely considered the greatest screen composer of our time. Many have joked over the years that a Williams score can save even the worst film, but in a bit of cosmic irony, the composer has admitted that working for talented directors like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas saved him, giving him new purpose during one of the darkest periods in his life.
‘Music by John Williams’ Review: An Unabashed Celebration of One of Cinema’s Greatest Composers
There are worse ways to spend 104 minutes than people praising the legendary man behind the scores of "Star Wars" and "Jaws" The post ‘Music by John Williams’ Review: An Unabashed Celebration of One of Cinema’s Greatest Composers appeared first on TheWrap.
Steven Spielberg Pays Tribute to John Williams at Maestro’s Doc Premiere: “Greatest Creative Partner I Have Ever Had”
At the premiere of Disney+ doc Music by John Williams on opening night of AFI Fest on Wednesday, Steven Spielberg took some time to reflect on his longtime collaboration with the legendary composer.'Music by John Williams' Review: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and More Celebrate the Iconic Composer in a Winning Disney+ Doc The duo have worked on nearly 30 films together, including Jaws, E.T., Schindler’s List and the Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones franchises. Spielberg serves as producer on the new Williams documentary and inside the Los Angeles screening, recalled how for several years the two would host fundraiser concerts for...
‘Music by John Williams’ Review: Steven Spielberg and Friends Pay Rapturous Tribute to the Master Composer
From the deep, quickening heartbeat of “Jaws” to the astral opening blast of “Star Wars,” the music of John Williams not only earns its place among the most iconic film scores of all time, but it also proves memorable enough to carry with us out of the cinema. So effective are his themes that to hum just a few notes of a Williams score is to be caught up in the same emotions you felt gazing up at the big screen in the first place, watching Superman take flight over Manhattan or Elliott and E.T. bicycle across the moon.'Here' Review:...
John Williams Documentary to Premiere Wednesday at AFI Fest: ‘When You Talk to Him About Music, He Will Talk to You About Anything,’ Director Says
Composer John Williams never wanted a film made about him. For years, the five-time Oscar winner consistently turned down every offer; he even declined an invitation from the Motion Picture Academy — which has nominated him a record 54 times — to do a career interview for its oral history program.'Twisters,' 'Inside Out 2' Lead a Wide-Open Field for Grammy Visual Media Categories But he has finally relented, and the result is “Music by John Williams,” by documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau, which will open the 38th edition of the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest on Wednesday. It will have a limited...
10 Best Film Scores of All Time
Explore the 10 Best Film Scores of All Time: Unforgettable Soundscapes that Transcend the Screen Written by Paige Li & Likewise Pix | Oct 25, 2024 Embark on a melodic journey through the most iconic film scores of cinema. These masterpieces have resonated through time, etching indelible marks on both the heart and the history of film, proving that music is indeed its own universal language. 1. Star Wars: A Galactic Symphony Released on May 25, 1977, "Star Wars" exploded onto the global stage...