John WilliamsGuitar RecitalDecca Records1996 (1959) In 1958, guitar virtuoso John Williams was a gifted teenager, and had studied with Andres Segovia. In that year he recorded an album of primarily ...

When Steven Spielberg first heard John Williams’ shark music for Jaws – the menacing “dunh dunh dunh dunh” signalling the approach of the terrifying beast – he wasn’t blown away. He gave “dunh dunh” a ...

There were great cinema composers before John Williams and there will be great composers after him. And yet, through his seven-decade career, he towers over everyone else. His music is not only iconic ...

LOS ANGELES -- "Music by John Williams" offers an insightful look into the life and career of the legendary composer John Williams. The documentary comes from Lucasfilm Ltd, Amblin Documentaries, and ...

This Disney Plus doc isn't much of a movie, but watching Spielberg and Williams reflect on the beautiful music they've made together is absolute bliss. A richer and more curious film might not frame ...

Director Laurent Bouzereau ('Five Came Back') serves up an affectionate portrait of the man behind the much-loved scores for 'Jaws,' 'Star Wars' and many, many more. By Daniel Fienberg Chief ...

As a boy, Alexandre Desplat gravitated toward the movie soundtracks in his parents’ record collection, never dreaming that one day making film music would become his career. “If I really go very, very ...

Laurent Bouzereau elaborates on how John Williams redefined orchestral film scoring with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas before his documentary streams on Disney+ November 1. Williams (who caught ...

The most celebrated composer of film music in history has some surprising thoughts about the art form. John Williams, the Oscar-winning composer behind the themes for "Star Wars," "E.T. the ...

Williams biographer Tim Greiving writes that recent headlines quoting the famed composer don't tell the full story. By Tim Greiving I’m truly stunned by the still-spreading wildfire ignited online by ...

The AFI Fest opened Wednesday night back at its home, the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and runs through Sunday, highlighted by world premieres of awaited new films from past American Film Institute ...