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Heavens and Dreamscapes: Mike Matessino Talks ‘Always’ and ‘Images’

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

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The new editions of ‘Always’ (La-La Land Records) and ‘Images’ (Quartet Records)

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Maurizio Caschetto Insights & Analysis, Interviews, Podcast, Recordings, The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 7 Minutes

“Spotlight on John Williams”: Interview with conductor Kevin Griffiths

English-born conductor Kevin Griffiths talks about Spotlight on John Williams, the debut album of the City Light Symphony Orchestra featuring a selection of John Williams’ film music masterworks

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Maurizio Caschetto Conductors, Interviews, Orchestras, Podcast, Recordings April 9, 2021April 10, 2021 6 Minutes

John Williams: The American Sound

A selection of American-sounding pieces by the Maestro, curated and presented by The Legacy of John Williams, to celebrate Inauguration Day

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Maurizio Caschetto General Information, Recordings January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 2 Minutes

“They’re Already Here”: Mike Matessino Talks ‘War of the Worlds’

Exclusive video podcast with soundtrack record producer Mike Matessino discussing his restoration work on John Williams’s thrilling score for the sci-fi classic directed by Steven Spielberg in 2005

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Maurizio Caschetto Insights & Analysis, Interviews, Podcast, Recordings, The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration October 12, 2020 4 Minutes

From Vienna To Hollywood… and Back Again

A reflection on the historical and cultural significance of John Williams’s performances with the Wiener Philharmoniker in January 2020, now released internationally by the Deutsche Grammophon label

John Williams conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at the Musikverein in Vienna in January 2020 (Photo © Terry Linke / Deutsche Grammophon)

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Maurizio Caschetto Essays, Live Performance, Recordings, Reflections September 7, 2020September 8, 2020 11 Minutes

On Green Shores, Distant Lands, Farms and Rivers: Mike Matessino Talks ‘Far and Away’ and ‘The River’

Exclusive podcast interview with soundtrack producer Mike Matessino on his restoration work for two lesser-known scores from John Williams’ filmography

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Maurizio Caschetto Interviews, Podcast, Recordings 1 Comment May 12, 2020March 17, 2021 4 Minutes

Exclusive Interview: Paddy Moloney

Legendary leader of Irish folk music group The Chieftains talks with The Legacy of John Williams about the collaboration with the Maestro on the score for Far and Away, recently released on a new expanded remastered edition by La-La Land Records.

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Maurizio Caschetto Interviews, Musicians, Podcast, Recordings 1 Comment March 14, 2020July 27, 2020 2 Minutes

Symphony of Elements: Interview with Mike Matessino on the ‘Disaster Movie Soundtrack Collection’

An exclusive podcast with soundtrack producer Mike Matessino on his restoration work for the Disaster Movie Soundtrack Collection – Music by John Williams, and the remastered expansions of Monsignor and Minority Report

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Maurizio Caschetto Interviews, Podcast, Recordings 1 Comment December 11, 2019July 27, 2020 3 Minutes

Taking Flight: A Conversation with Mike Matessino on SUPERMAN 40th Anniversary Soundtrack (Part 2)

Part 2 of the exclusive podcast featuring producer Mike Matessino on Superman: The Movie 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition, a new release from La-La Land Records of John Williams’ soaring score

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Maurizio Caschetto Insights & Analysis, Interviews, Podcast, Recordings 1 Comment February 25, 2019July 27, 2020 2 Minutes

Taking Flight: A Conversation with Mike Matessino on SUPERMAN 40th Anniversary Soundtrack (Part 1)

An exclusive interview with producer Mike Matessino on Superman: The Movie 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition, a new release from La-La Land Records of John Williams’ soaring score

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Maurizio Caschetto Insights & Analysis, Interviews, Podcast, Recordings 2 Comments February 18, 2019July 27, 2020 2 Minutes

The Legacy of John Williams Podcast: Latest Episodes

L.A. Studio Legends #12: Stephen Erdody
Heavens and Dreamscapes: Mike Matessino Talks 'Images' and 'Always'
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From Anne-Sophie Mutter, here's a few pics from the rehearsals of John Williams' Violin Concerto No.2, which will premiere at the @tanglewoodmusicfestival tomorrow, July 24, with the Maestro himself conducting the @bostonsymphony Orchestra and the renowned violinist.

📣 COMING SOON on The Legacy of John Williams 🎙

We mourn legendary director Richard Donner, who passed away at age 91 on July 5, 2021.

"I first began studying music, if I can call it that, in the 1930s as a piano student. I’ve always had good teachers…who were colleagues of my father… [I] worked seriously at the piano through my teenage years and studied with Rosina Lhévinne at Juilliard briefly in the early middle ’50s, both in New York at the Juilliard School and later out here at the old Los Angeles Conservatory on Figueroa Street, where she used to come give master classes in the summer. But I also played the trombone, and picked up trumpets and various instruments, even scrubbed on a cello occasionally. I had an orchestration teacher, Robert Van Eps, who was always explaining to me that in order to understand the orchestra, you need to play one member of each group of the orchestra – a wind, a string, a percussion, a brass, well enough to sit in a school rehearsal… Those were among the greatest lessons that I’ve had in my life…"

📣 NEW PODCAST EPISODE! 🎙

📣 THE FILM MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS is the revised and updated edition of Emilio Audissino's groundbreaking best-selling book from 2014 where he discusses John Williams' unique approach to film composition by examining his neoclassical style in context, demonstrating how he revived and revised classical Hollywood music. In this new edition, Audissino expands and further illuminates on the Maestro's creative process and achievements in film music, including the most recent Star Wars sequels. The book also presents an in-depth analysis of Williams' iconic score for the 1979 film version of DRACULA directed by John Badham.

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