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“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

Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto and Tim Burden

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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

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"A five-note motif in some ways may not be a melody. It may be more of a signal than it is a melody. Melody may need seven or eight or twelve notes to be defined as a melody or to have that effect. But to reduce things down to a very few notes... I find that very difficult to do. Some of these themes that I will write like 'Superman', where you hear it and you hear Superman, probably took me weeks to find. It is a very simple tune but changing things, having it go up, down, less, usually simplifying it... to try to reduce it to an essential message that is more than a signal but less than a melody, that can be done repeatedly in the piece that it will guide people in terms of emotional and character identification... it's fun to do, but it's very difficult. I think that's the hardest part of it all: tune writing, motivic construction, and so on." — John Williams

Sunday April 18 at 5.30pm UK time, our friend #conductor Ben Palmer (@conductorben) will lead the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck in a concert featuring beloved selections of film music, including many pieces by John Williams.

THE LEGACY OF JOHN WILLIAMS PODCAST REACHES 50,000+ DOWNLOADS!

It's official! Lucasfilm just announced that composer John Williams will score the fifth installment of the adventures of Indiana Jones.

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JOHN WILLIAMS RETURNS ON THE CONCERT STAGE TO DEBUT HIS NEW VIOLIN CONCERTO COMPOSED FOR ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER

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