Category: Legacy Conversations

Legacy Conversations: Adam Michalak

Randy Kerber (left) with Adam Michalak (Photo: Dan Goldwasser)

Music Scoring Mixer and Recordist talks his experience working at Sony Pictures Scoring Stage on numerous film score recordings, including many projects with John Williams

Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto
Special Guest: Doug Lacey

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Legacy Conversations: Joanne Pearce Martin

LA Phil Principal Pianist/Keyboardist talks about her unique experience of recording the piano solos for Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, including the original score by John Williams

Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto

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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

Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto and Tim Burden

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Legacy Conversations: Remembering Alexander Courage

A tribute to the award-winning composer, arranger and orchestrator who collaborated with John Williams on many projects, as remembered by his stepdaughter Renata Pompelli

Featuring Special Guest Mike Matessino

Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto and Tim Burden

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Legacy Conversations Video Series Ep.3: Sarah Willis

Berlin Philharmonic French Horn player and music educator extraordinaire talks her lifelong love for the music of John Williams and the unforgettable experience of performing his music under the Maestro’s baton

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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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Legacy Conversations: Steven C. Smith and William Stromberg

Steven C. Smith (Photo © Mark A. Vieira)
William Stromberg

Author Steven C. Smith and composer & conductor William Stromberg discuss the lineage that connects John Williams and the great composers of the Golden Age of Hollywood, including Bernard Herrmann and Max Steiner

Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto

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Legacy Conversations: Kevin Puts

Acclaimed contemporary classical composer talks his career and his cinematic music for the concert hall, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Silent Night, his approach to composition and how much John Williams’ music inspired him to become a composer

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