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The Special Relationship: John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra (Video)

Former and current members of the LSO reunite to celebrate the unique musical collaboration between John Williams and the legendary orchestra on historic film scores including Star Wars, Superman and Raiders of the Lost Ark

Hosted and Produced by Maurizio Caschetto and Tim Burden

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Maurizio Caschetto Insights & Analysis, Orchestras, People, Podcast, Video 2 Comments May 4, 2021March 31, 2022 3 Minutes

L.A. Studio Legends: Malcolm McNab

Legendary trumpet player talks his unparalleled career as studio musician in Hollywood and his journey with composer John Williams as principal trumpet on 40+ films between 1973 and 2011, including Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., Jurassic Park and the Indiana Jones films

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Maurizio Caschetto L.A. Studio Legends, Musicians, People, Podcast 3 Comments September 23, 2020March 30, 2022 7 Minutes

Anything Goes: Fortune, Glory and the Music of a Hero

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A look back to John Williams’ lively, exciting score for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom on the 35th anniversary of its theatrical release

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Maurizio Caschetto Essays, Insights & Analysis, The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration May 24, 2019March 30, 2022 14 Minutes

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"I don't draw a strict dividing line between the two aspects of my music. It's a working life, and when I find myself at my writing desk every day, whether it's for a film or a commissioned piece, in terms of the working day it's really, dare I say, all the same thing. I understand how Miklós Rózsa felt when he described his career as a 'double life', but I don't think in my life I've felt quite that divided up. There is these days a different psychology about film music in the wider musical community compared to the mentality in the period when Rózsa was active. I'm not so young any more, but many of the young composers of today are interested in film and most of them are willing to consider giving at least some of their time to film composition. [...] I'm as painfully aware of visual distractions and how they can detract from the pure art of music as anyone else, but I think we all need to be aware that writing for film is going to be part of what composers of the future do." —John Williams

The Legacy of John Williams Editor-in-Chief Maurizio Caschetto was kindly invited by the super-passionate Luke Bugg @thegeekofsteel to be guest on his terrific Superman podcast show.

‘I have been very fortunate; I can’t say I was “mentored” by people like Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman, but in retrospect they befriended me; they would ask me to their homes for dinner and I didn’t think about any of it. I took it all pretty much in my stride. I worked as a pianist for these composers and some of them would begin to ask me to orchestrate things, which I could do, and eventually write scores for television shows. I don’t think I can say it was something I always wanted to do; it was just part of an evolution, a series of good luck turns. I can’t say to you that aged 22 I wanted to be a film composer; I didn’t have aspirations that high, frankly. I was interested in piano, I’d studied it, and was a fairly good pianist and a reasonably good sight reader – which helped in the studio work. I was blessed with a kind of luck and, fortunately, I was able to do the work when it came along. But it was not part of a plan or an ambition of mine. I simply put one foot in front of the other.’

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🔴 NEW SINGLE: HAN SOLO AND THE PRINCESS from 'The Empire Strikes Back', for Violin and Orchestra 🎻 (VIDEO)

For the first time ever, Maestro John Williams appears on the cover of prestigious classical music magazine "Musica" in Italy. Inside an interview with @anne_sophie_mutter by Nicola Cattò and a very insightful essay by @simone_pedroni detailing the incredible musical career of Maestro Williams.

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