Maurizio Caschetto
Founder, Editor and Producer
Maurizio is a top-tier professional of the broadcast television industry in Italy since 1999 with a lifelong love for John Williams’ music. He runs The Legacy of John Williams since 2018, making it a trusted repository of information about the composer.
Tim Burden
Producer and Content Manager
Tim is an Event & Concert Producer, Radio Host and Voice Over Talent. A longtime passionate fan of John Williams and film music, he’s member of the International Film Music Critics Association and regular contributor of FSM Online.
Mike Matessino
Chief Contributor
Mike Matessino is a Grammy-nominated soundtrack album producer and has worked for John Williams restoring many of his classic scores for acclaimed archival soundtrack releases. He is a regular guest of TLOJW podcast.
Miguel Andrade
Contributor and Consultant
Miguel is a Fine Arts teacher from Portugal with a lifelong devotion for John Williams’ music. He is a renowned authority among fans and has gathered one of the largest collections of John Williams recordings in the world.
Ilaria Ruffoni
Social Media and PR
Ilaria has a strong passion for movies, tv, social media and everything pop culture – but mostly cats, really. She’s into ballet and will occasionally do pliés around you. Ilaria works as PA to CEO and CFO at an international media company.
Gianmaria Caschetto
Illustrator and Contributor
Gianmaria is a freelance illustrator and IT Support Engineer based in Belgium with a deep admiration for Maestro Williams and music in general. He also collaborates in activities promoting Italian culture in foreign countries.
Tim Greiving
Contributing Writer
Tim is a film music journalist and historian in Los Angeles. He writes regularly for the L.A. Times and teaches film music history at the University of Southern California. He is the author of John Williams: A Composer’s Life (Oxford University Press, 2025).
Frank Lehman
Contributing Writer
Frank is an Associate Professor of Music at Tufts University, specializing in film music, music theory, and John Williams. He is the author of forthcoming book The Skywalker Symphonies: Musical Storytelling in Star Wars (Oxford University Press)
The staff at The Legacy of John Williams wishes to thank all their friends and people who support the project, with a special mention to Jason LeBlanc, Doug Lacey, Jim Ware, Neil Bulk, John Takis, Roberto Pugliese, Simone Pedroni, Emilio Audissino, Antonio Di Iorio, MV Gerhard, Matt Verboys.
Thanks also to the many fans and experts who have enriched the internet over the years with a great wealth of information: Jeff Eldridge, Ricard L. Befan, Markus Hable, David Vincent, Jos Graumans.
This project is dedicated to the loving memory of my father Giuseppe Caschetto (1938-2008), who taught me to love life and movies. Grazie, papà.
-Maurizio
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