Author of JOHN WILLIAMS: A COMPOSER'S LIFE (Oxford University Press, September 2025)
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The L.A. Phil's post-Dudamel future with Daniel Harding includes a leadership shakeup
Kim Noltemy, president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and new Music Director Daniel Harding at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Harding is replacing Gustavo Dudamel and will work under a new shared leadership model implemented by Noltemy.(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) “There’s nothing more difficult than taking something that’s really, really good and trying to make it better,” says Daniel Harding, newly appointed music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Martin Sheen vouches for patriotism and hope in dark times with 'American Mosaic'
Three guys walk into a bar. One is a composer whose heroes are Aaron Copland and John Williams; one is a former U.S. history teacher who takes photos of American landscapes and faces; the other is a Hollywood lion and social activist known for playing an idealist (and ideal) American president.
New York Philharmonic to Play Score of Jordan Peele's Get Out Live
"I find that first-time film composers create movies that stand out,” said Jordan Peele, writer-director of Get Out. Peele was talking (in 2017) about composer Michael Abels, who had indeed never scored a feature film before the two created their singular horror-comedy about the specters of racism and slavery that haunt present-day America. The spooky social thriller garnered four Academy Award nominations and won Peele the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. But Abels was no novice.
Anthony Hopkins, composer? How the actor collaborated with Gustavo Dudamel on his debut album
Anthony Hopkins will release his debut album of classical compositions, "Life Is a Dream," through Decca Classics later this month.(Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Life begins as a fanfare — a regal entry heralded by brass — and ends as a solo cello lament and the serene acceptance of death as sung by a choir. Everything in between is a dream, at least according to Anthony Hopkins, composer of orchestral music.
'La La Land' kid from Sydney nails Ryan Gosling solos at the Greek Theatre
Tim Greiving Mon, 3 August 2026 at 10:00 am UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "He's playing better than most of the professional pianists I've worked with," says composer Justin Hurwitz of pianist Sterling Nasa, shown performing "La La Land in Concert" on Saturday at the Greek Theatre. Here's to the ones who dream.
John Williams and Steven Spielberg — the perfect pairing that almost never was
It seems written in the stars that John Williams and Steven Spielberg would team up to make the biggest blockbusters with the most...
Episode 9: Why Henry Thomas Loves Spielberg/Williams
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -51:59 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Henry Thomas has done a lot of great work since he broke into the world zeitgeist as the ten-year-old star of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982. His credits include Legends of the Fall, All the Pretty Horses, and Gangs of New York, and he’s recently been a key player in Mike Flanagan’s repertory company in spooky Netflix series like The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass.
Episode 6: Why Scott Aukerman Loves Spielberg/Williams
Why We Love Spielberg/Williams Episode 6: Why Scott Aukerman Loves Spielberg/Williams 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:08:39 -1:08:39 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Episode 6: Why Scott Aukerman Loves Spielberg/Williams Score Mockerman pauses his three hundred other podcasts to chat with me about John Williams... and other stuff. Hey Nong Man! Maybe it was hearing Scott Aukerman sing his silly version of “Cantina Band” with his funny pal Paul F.
Eric André just dropped an insane classical album — and it's actually pretty brilliant
“Guys, thank you for coming to my midlife crisis,” said Eric André, standing on a podium in front of the Colburn Orchestra in a black tuxedo with tails and wielding a baton. “I started getting tattoos,” he continued, “and then I thought: not difficult enough. Why don’t I compose some really niche, obscure film scores for films that don’t exist and burden your Monday night?” Imagine getting high and watching a concert where Bugs Bunny conducts an orchestra, except Bugs Bunny is on cocaine.
Episode 5: Why Christopher McQuarrie Loves Spielberg/Williams
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:04:40 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Christopher McQuarrie is one of us. He, too, was drawn to the holy mountain… in his case, somewhat literally.
John Williams returns to North Hollywood High, which honors him with new performing arts center
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Famed film composer John Williams, 94, smiles after helping to cut the ribbon dedicating the new state-of-the-art John Williams Performing Arts Center at his alma mater, North Hollywood High School. Joining Williams from left are Scott M. Schmerelson, board president of LAUSD, film producer Kathleen Kennedy and Williams' wife Samantha Williams.
John Williams returns to North Hollywood High, which honors him with new performing arts center
3 days ago Ving Rhames is "feeling fine" after collapsing at a restaurant in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, editors at TMZ reported that the actor suffered a medical emergency while dining at the Granville restaurant in North Hollywood with his family that afternoon. Rhames was transported to hospital. But in a statement issued to Variety, a spokesperson confirmed that the 66-year-old was doing OK and "on his way home" again.
Episode 2: Why Anne Spielberg Loves Spielberg/Williams
Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -22:20 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Spielbergs from L to R: Anne, Nancy, Steven, and Sue My first special guest truly merits the word special: Anne Spielberg, the director’s sister. She grew up with him, was closest to him in age, and they bonded over a shared love of movie music.
Baz Luhrmann will make you fall in love with Elvis Presley
"You are my favorite customer," Baz Luhrmann tells me on a recent Zoom call from the sunny Chateau Marmont in Hollywood. The director is on a worldwide blitz to promote his new film, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert — which opens wide this week — and he says this, not to flatter me, but because I've just called his film a miracle. See, I've never cared a lick about Elvis Presley, who would have turned 91 in January, had he not died in 1977 at the age of 42.
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