Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Williams is best known for his film soundtrack compositions but thinks some movie scores are ‘ephemeral, fragmentary’ - ...

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 legendary composer behind 'Star Wars,' 'Superman,' and 'Indiana Jones' holds traditional music in a higher regard than his seminal works. Reading time 3 minutes John Williams is a composer who ...

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 ...

“I told Steven, ‘We have to do this film. This is not a why. It’s a why not,’” Laurent Bouzereau says of his conversations with the ‘Jaws’ director. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor Turns out, all ...

Collaborations between John Williams and Steven Spielberg have resulted in some of the strongest scores ever heard, and these ten are their best.

Greiving argues that Williams, along with “populist” filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, helped resuscitate the lush orchestral sound demoted after the studio system’s collapse in the ...

John Williams‘ music for “Disclosure Day” marks his 30th score for director Steven Spielberg, dating back more than half a century to their first film together, “The Sugarland Express” in 1974. Their ...

Only John Williams could have put me in the orbit of one of history’s most famous basketball players. Kobe Bryant, like so many others, was a huge fan of Williams’ music; he befriended and sought out ...

John Williams is one of the most prolific film composers of all time, having created some of the most iconic scores of the past 60 years, winning five Oscars and becoming the gold standard of movie ...