Category: Insights & Analysis

Legacy Conversations: Remembering Leslie Bricusse

Soundtrack Producer Mike Matessino remembers Academy Award-winning composer, lyricist and songwriter who collaborated with John Williams on several projects including Superman, Home Alone and Hook

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Tradition! John Williams and ‘Fiddler On The Roof’

Soundtrack Producer Mike Matessino presents the 50th Anniversary Remastered Edition of Fiddler On The Roof and discusses the history and the legacy of the beloved film musical and its importance for the career of John Williams

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A Bet Won With History

A musician’s reflection on the acceptance of John Williams’ music by such great European classical institutions as Vienna and Berlin

John Williams and Italian pianist Simone Pedroni in Vienna (January 2020, photo courtesy of Simone Pedroni)

We’re proud to present a reflection penned by Italian pianist and conductor Simone Pedroni (originally published by the Italian music magazine Musica) about John Williams’ concerts in Berlin and what they meant for the classical music community around the globe.

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Legacy Conversations Video Series Ep.2: Emilio Audissino

Distinguished author and scholar discusses the second edition of his acclaimed book The Film Music of John Williams: Reviving Hollywood’s Classical Style, reflecting upon the current status of the academic studies of John Williams’ music and the composer’s place in the history of film music

Featuring Special Guest Frank Lehman

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Top of the World: John Williams and ‘The Eiger Sanction’

Soundtrack Producer Mike Matessino presents Intrada Records’ new 2-disc expanded edition of John Williams’ score for Clint Eastwood’s 1975 alpine thriller

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Heavens and Dreamscapes: ‘Always’ and ‘Images’

Soundtrack Producer Mike Matessino discusses two classic John Williams’ film scores recently remastered: Steven Spielberg’s 1989 aviation drama Always and Robert Altman’s 1972 cult classic Images

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