Chicago Tribune — Among the film composers presently active in Hollywood studios, there aren’t many whose music can enthrall you without any movie around them. John Williams, who returned to a sold-out Orchestra Hall on Thursday night to conduct the Chicago Symphony... more info

Metal Injection — John Williams would be proud. The post GALACTIC EMPIRE Announces New Album And Drops New Song "Scherzo For X-Wings" appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — It’s impossible to imagine Steven Spielberg’s cinematic reign without John Williams. The composer has given life and indelible melodies both to Spielberg’s blockbuster adventures (“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “E.T... more info

Sky News — Star Wars composer John Williams has announced the next episode of the saga will be his last, leaving a vacuum in the force. more info

Chorus.fm — John Williams spoke with KUSC, a Californian classical radio station, and said that he believes the upcoming Star Wars movie (Episode 9) will be his final score for the franchise. http://www.kusc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-02-15-williams-the... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, the Oscar-winning composer has gifted all his music and sketchbooks to The Juilliard School. more info

NME — 'Episode IX' is set to be his last 'Star Wars' composer John Williams Star Wars composer John Williams has indicated that he will only score one more franchise movie. Film music icon Williams …Continue reading » The post John Williams to qui... more info

Stereogum — In a repeat of the Golden Globes, French composer Alexandre Desplat has won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for his work on Guillermo del Toro's The Shape Of Water. at the Oscars tonight. He beat out a field of competitors that also include... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Consider these numbers: 86, 60, 51. That’s how old John Williams is, how many years he’s been composing for film and television, and how many Oscar nominations he has earned. It adds up to a staggering, unprecedented career — one... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Family Flicks Teenagers Scott Baio and Jodie Foster gave new meaning to baby-faced gangsters and molls in Bugsy Malone, the 1976 kid-friendly mobster musical written and directed by Alan Parker. Score by John Williams. UCLA Film & Television Archive,... more info