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A 1977 disco arrangement of John Williams's (USA) music to Star Wars - entitled "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" - by record producer Meco, aka Domenico Monardo (USA), remains the only instrumental single to have reached platinum status, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold more than 2 million units.
John Williams & Vienna Philharmonic – Williams: Theme from “Jurassic Park”Discover “John Williams in Vienna”: http://dg.lnk.to/Williams Hollywood legend Joh...
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John Williams. Actor: Dial M for Murder. John Williams was a tall, urbane Anglo-American actor best known for his role as Chief Inspector Hubbard in Dial M for Murder (1954), a role he played on Broadway, in Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film, and on television in 1958.
John Williams works with London Symphony Orchestra musicians at a recording session of his score for the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. John Willams at work, in an undated photo. John Williams during his time in the Air Force: “I was 19 or 20 years old. I would do arrangements for concert band.
I play on two tracks on jazz pianist/composer Kate Williams' album Finding Home featuring vocalist Georgia Mancio, jazz trio and string quartet. The recording won album of the year at the 2020 UK Parliamentary Jazz Awards. Here is the link to one of them; listen to Kate's arrangement of Victor Jara's Caminando, Caminando. New CD "Vivaldi, Etc ...
In 2021, Williams premiered his second violin concerto with the BSO at Tanglewood along with soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter, for whom he composed the work. In January 1980, Williams was named 19th music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, succeeding the legendary Arthur Fiedler. He currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor ...
Jun 26, 2023 · John Williams poses with C3P0 after the Boston Pops on April 29, 1980. By Janet Knott/The Boston Globe/Getty Images. Williams defined the sound of a whole era of moviegoing.
